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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Humanitas has announced that Film student Felix van Kann is a finalist for the 2021-22 David and Lynn Angell College Comedy Fellowship.
Hector's Woman (La Mujer de Hector), written & directed by Columbia University Film Program student Ricardo Varona and produced by fellow student Annie Pettinga and alumnus Tony Yang '20, recently won the award for Best Short Film at the New Faces, New Voices Film Festival.
Alumnus and adjunct faculty member Sherman Payne ’10 has been tapped to adapt Razorblade Tears for Paramount.
Three Columbia filmmakers have had their screenplays selected to participate in Cine Qua Non Lab’s esteemed script revision lab.
On Wednesday, the Student Academy Awards announced their finalists for the 2021 competition, naming Film alumna Victoria Rivera '20 among them. Three other students and alumni from the Columbia community were also named: Journalism student Zoe Ramushu, and alumni Sarah Collins (JRN '20) and David Peter Hansen (JRN '21) are all in the running for this prestigious film award.
Six feature films and one narrative series by faculty and alumni have been selected by The Gotham Film & Media Institute for its Gotham Week Project Market, which will be held virtually from September 19–24, 2021.
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.
