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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After winning the Camera D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival last month, Film alumna Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović ’17 has been signed by UTA and the Brillstein Entertainment Group.
Sundance Institute has announced the recipients of their inaugural Uprise Grant Fund, which seeks to support BIPOC artists whose work has been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Venice International Film Festival has announced its lineup for the 78th iteration of the festival, taking place September 1–11, 2021.
Down with the King, produced by Rob Cristiano '13, has been acquired by Visit Films for worldwide distribution.
At this weekend's closing ceremony on the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière, the jury of the Festival de Cannes gathered to announce the 74th annual winners of this most prestigious film festival. Film alumni Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović '17 and Frank Graziano '18 were awarded the Camera d'Or for Murina, and alumna Jasmin Freitas Tenucci '20 was given a Special Jury Mention for her short film, Céu de Agosto (August Sky).
Acting Alumna Rebecca Henderson '06 is featured in the film Werewolves Within directed by Josh Ruben.
Cosmic Dawn, a film starring Emmanuelle Chriqui (Entourage) and Camille Rowe (The Deep House) and co-produced by Film alumni Joseph Raso '04 and Mark Raso '12, has been acquired by levelFILM and Cranked Up (an arm of Good Deed Entertainment) for North American distribution.
Naysayer is the new web series developed and produced by a team of alumni.
Columbia University Film and Media Studies BA alumna Peier Tracy Shen ’17 (CC) and MFA Film student Olive Nwosu are both featured in Who Will Start Another Fire, a nine-part film anthology presented by the new distribution initiative, Dedza Films.
Numerous projects helmed by Columbia University faculty and alumni have been nominated for the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards. They are: Dick Johnson Is Dead, The Social Dilemma, Lovecraft Country, Indian Matchmaking, and The Handmaid's Tale.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently announced its list of 2021 invitees, and four Film alumni are among them. Ben Odell '04 (Overboard, How to Be a Latin Lover) and Adjunct Professor Shrihari Sathe '09 (The Sweet Requiem, It Felt Like Love) have both been invited to join the Producer's Branch, Cherien Dabis '04 (May in the Summer, Amreeka) has been invited to join the Director's Branch, and Angela Tucker '05 (Belly of the Beast, (A)Sexual) has been invited to join the Documentary Branch.
Alumni Nicholas Payne Santos ’19 and Maya Korn ’19 were both selected to participate in the 2021 Frontières co-production genre market.
