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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On A Global Scale is a bi-weekly series about international co-productions by Columbia filmmakers.
Tickets are now on sale for the 33rd annual Columbia University Film Festival(CUFF).
Professor Tom Kalin recently directed an episode for a limited series that is set to premiere on FX soon.
Four alumni have been selected to participate in The Salon's inaugural Salon Mentorship Program.
Two Columbia filmmakers and their scripts were selected to participate in the second edition of the program in Saudi Arabia.
Three Columbia alumni have had their projects selected for Torino FilmLab’s 2021 Scriptlab.
Two projects by Columbia filmmakers are set to show at the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival (CPH:DOX) from April 21 to May 2.
'Dalia' a short film directed by alumnus Brúsi Ólason '20, written by alumna Leticia Andrea Akel Escárate '18, and produced by alumnus Kári Úlfsso '20, won the Special Jury Prize at the Euregion Film Festival in the Netherlands, where it screened in February. Ólason was also interviewed about the film by CineSud. You can watch it here.
Lurkers, a novel written by film alumna, author, and director Sandi Tan '00, will be published by Soho Press on March 30, 2021.
Sophie Jones, executive produced by alumna Nicole Holofcener '88, is now playing in theaters and on VOD.
On A Global Scale is a bi-weekly series about international co-productions by Columbia filmmakers.
Alumna Julia Solomonoff '00 was named Chair of the Graduate Film Program at New York University.
