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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Director Mounia Akl ’16 recently won the Audience Award at the 65th BFI London Film Festival for her debut feature film Costa Brava Lebanon, which Akl co-wrote with fellow alumna Clara Roquet ’16.
Stars Behind The Stars is a bi-weekly series featuring theatre makers behind the scenes.
Miracle, a feature film written, directed, produced and edited by Assistant Professor and alumnus Bogan Apetri '06, took home the Grand Prix at the 37th edition of the Warsaw Film Festival last week.
Describe The Night is the new play directed by Assistant Professor Lisa Milinazzo.
Alumnus Patrick Clement '20 has been selected as one of six screenwriters to participate in the Black List Features Lab.
Alumna Lauren Wolkstein ’10 recently directed Episode 7 of the new DC Comics adaptation, Y: The Last Man, which aired on Hulu last Monday, October 11, 2021.
Three films by Columbia University filmmakers will screen at the 2021 Bushwick Film Festival.
Three filmmakers have been honored at the 29th annual Hamptons International Film Festival, which took place from October 7-13, 2021. They are: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović ’17, Olive Nwosu ’21, and student Kathy E. Mitrani.
Hello 1st Year MFA Students, I am contacting you to let you know that due to changes in instructor availability and class schedules, we have had to re-do the Directing 2 workshop assignments.
Two short films by Columbia University filmmakers premiered on Hulu as part of the streaming network's Bite Size Halloween series.
Alumna Gina Atwater '11 recently signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix in which she will create, write, and produce new series and other projects for the streaming service while focusing on content across multiple genres that put traditionally underrepresented characters front and center.
Two films by Columbia filmmakers received an Emmy at the 42nd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards on September 29, 2021. Belly of the Beast, a feature documentary produced by alumna Angela Tucker '05, took home the Emmy in the Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary category while The Story of Plastic, a feature documentary produced by alumna Kyle Cadotte '17, won in the Outstanding Writing: Documentary category.
