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.
News
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.
Playwriting alumna Kristin Slaney '16 and Film alumnus Jabari McDonald '18 both participated in Outfest’s 2021 Screenwriting Lab as two of eleven writers earlier this month.
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.
Driving the Green Book, a documentary project produced by alumni Mike De Caro '12 and Saro Varjabedian '13, was selected to participate in Film Independent's Docuseries Intensive workshop.
Alumna Ashley Lyle ’07 (CC ’02) is the co-creator of Yellowjackets, a new Showtime series that will premiere on November 14, 2021.
Alumnus Erlingur Thoroddsen '13 is set to write and direct an English-language remake of his own 2017 Icelandic film Rift (original title: Rökkur) for Wayward Entertainment.
Black as Night, a feature horror film written by alumnus Sherman Payne '10, premiered on Amazon Prime Video on October 1, 2021.
