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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Alumnus Nathan Floody '12 has been busy this year as an editor on two successful shows, Hulu’s Life & Beth as well as Peacock’s Girls5eva.
Update: May 4, 2022
Two Columbia filmmakers were awarded honors at the 2022 Aspen Shortsfest. They are: Olive Nwosu ’21 and Adjunct Assistant Professor Harris Doran.
The Columbia University Film Festival (CUFF) will present its annual Andrew Sarris Award to Canadian director and screenwriter Deborah Chow ’03.
Undergraduate Film alumnus Asher Grodman '10 (CC) has landed a starring role on Ghosts, a new comedy from CBS.
The 2022 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival, which ran from March 11-20, featured several projects from Columbia filmmakers.
The Columbia University Film Festival (CUFF) is a celebration of the Film Program’s students and alumni, screening shorts from exciting emerging talents, and bringing filmmakers together. For this series, we reached out to the filmmakers behind just a few of CUFF’s most unique films to talk about craft, process, and story. In this edition, we chatted with Daniel Byers and Fernando González Ortiz about ancient humans, the Mandalorian, and making up a paleolithic language for their film The Lion and the Firebird.
Although their Commencements were virtual, these graduates are delighted to join the celebration this year with the Class of 2022, and they have a lot of good advice to offer about the future both on and off campus.
Creative Producing alumna Sarah-Kate Fenelon ‘18 is a producer on season two of the acclaimed Amazon series, Good Omens.
To ease the transition from film school into the industry, Columbia University School of the Arts' Dean’s Council launched an initiative that connects those striving to make a name for themselves with those who have. Veteran alumni provide recent alumni ongoing guidance, contacts, and support while also strengthening the Columbia network around the world. In this series, we feature those pairs. We spoke with alumna Alana Mayo '06 (Columbia College) and her mentee, alumnus Jungyoon Kim '20 (School of the Arts, Film).
Alumna Sian Edwards-Beal '00 recently screened her latest feature film, HERE. IS. BETTER. at the ReelAbilities NY Film Festival in April.
Film Chair and Associate Professor of Professional Practice Jack Lechner wrote a chapter of the anthology Fifty Key Stage Musicals, a book edited By Robert W. Schneider and Shannon Agnew. Lechner’s chapter is titled ‘Falsettos’ and is about the 1992 musical of the same name. The book was recently published by Routledge and can be purchased here.
Alumnus Adewale Olukayode '21 is among the four emerging filmmakers selected to participate in the Woodstock Film Festival's Filmmakers Residency/Incubator program.
