The Legacy of Milos Forman
In 1978, esteemed director Milos Forman and his Screenwriting mentor Frank Daniel were appointed co-chairs of the Film Program. Under their leadership, the program flourished and became the world-renowned institution of film education that it is today. In many ways, Forman was the "creative founder" of Columbia Film, having shaped and refined its commitment to narrative filmmaking anchored in strong screenplays. He gave it a character as distinct as his own—original, passionate, intelligent, and international.
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The British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA) recently announced the cohorts of its various 2022 programs and several Columbia filmmakers have been selected to join the academy’s prestigious ranks.
In this series, we catch up with Columbia filmmakers who have recently graduated to chat about their time in the Film Program, what they’re doing now, and their goals for the future. This week, we spoke with alumna Ida Yazdi ’22.
Two projects from Columbia filmmakers took home prizes at the 2022 Gotham Awards.
2nd Chance is the latest film from acclaimed filmmaker Associate Professor Ramin Bahrani (CC ’96).
Alumnus Ken Kristensen ‘08 has writing credit on Shantaram, a new series which premiered on Apple TV+ on October 28.
Three films by Columbia filmmakers screened at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (also known as PÖFF – Pimedate Ööde FilmiFestival), which ran from November 11-23, 2022.
Film student Hongwei Wu has been awarded full production funding for her short film, FISHTANK, through the acclaimed Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women's Filmmaker Program.
LGBTQ+ film and media organization, NewFest, and Netflix have teamed up and created a new initiative called the New Voices Filmmaker Grant in order to support emerging LGBTQ+ filmmakers by distributing a total of $100,000 in funds to support projects in development.
Enloquecer, a first-year film from Screenwriting student Hector Prats, has been lighting up the local festival scene and shows no signs of stopping.
Several films from Columbia filmmakers are among the 2022 Award Winners at the New Orleans Film Festival.
Alumna Katie Silberman ’12 is the writer and producer of Don’t Worry Darling, the new film directed by Olivia Wilde that has been making waves since its premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival.
Professor Bogdan George Apetri juggles teaching and making movies, and offers advice to budding auteurs.
