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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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.
Professor Trey Ellis is the author of “The Long Way Around,” a new fiction podcast that will premiere this fall.
Two films by Columbia filmmakers were selected to participate in the Asian Project Market during the Busan International Film Festival from October 12 to 14, 2021.
The New York State Writers Institute announced this week that Ayad Akhtar ’02 has been named the State Author.
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.
Film student Celine Sutter was awarded a 2021 New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) Scholarship.
The Conference of the Birds by alumnus Kevin Contento ’18 was awarded both the Directors’ Choice Award and the Audience Choice Award at the 2021 Tallahassee Film Festival.
