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 94th annual Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Seven films from Columbia filmmakers have received nominations.
Alumna Ama Quao ’18 served as a staff writer on the debut seasons of Hulu’s How I Met Your Father and Freeform's Single Drunk Female.
Clara Sola, a feature film co-written and directed by alumna Nathalie Álvarez Mesén '19, was the big winner at the Guldbagge Awards from the Swedish Film Institute, taking home five awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, and Best Screenplay.
Alumni Nicole Holofcener '88 and Ashley Lyle '07 ('02 CC) are among the honorees of the 2022 Final Draft Awards.
Miracle, written, directed, produced, and edited by Assistant Professor and Film Program alumnus Bogdan George Apetri '06, won the Don Quixote Prize at the 2022 Tromsø International Film Festival.
Columbia’s Digital Storytelling Lab, headed by Associate Professor of Professional Practice Lance Weiler, premieres its project Blockchain Fairy Tales at this year’s Slamdance Film Festival. Set up in collaboration with many co-creators and supported by the festival, Blockchain Fairy Tales (BFT) is a storytelling experience that ignites imaginations, the idea of speculative futures, and renders the sharing of resources and information as a tactile experience.
Three Columbia alumnae have been selected to participate in this year’s 20th edition of Berlinale Talents at the Berlin International Film Festival. Alumna Maya Korn '19, alumna Ellie Foumbi '17 and alumna Marta Cruañas Compés '20 are part of the 200 new additions to the Berlinale Talents network and will connect with their new cohort digitally from February 12-17, 2022 during the festival.
Cha Cha Real Smooth, a feature film produced by alumnus Erik Feig '92 (CC), won the Audience Award in the U.S. Drama Competition at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
Five Columbia artists have projects that have been nominated for the 2022 GLAAD Media Awards. They are: Ray Yeung ’13, Manuela Sosa ’19, Joey Odom ’19, Ashley Lyle '07 ('02 CC), and Professor Tom Kalin.
Animation Conversations is an interview series with Film faculty, students, and alumni where we discuss working as screenwriters, directors, and producers in the animation industry.
On Friday, January 21, 2022, second-year Creative Producing student Kaelo Iyizoba participated in a panel presented by Blackhouse Foundation and Meta at the Sundance Film Festival’s Filmmakers Lodge.
Adjunct Assistant Professor Diana Peralta has been selected as one of the 5 inaugural fellows for the Ojalá Ignition Lab.
