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
Alumna Marie Jamora '05 is set to direct a forthcoming episode of the sixth season of the show Queen Sugar, which will premiere on OWN this fall.
On A Global Scale is a bi-weekly series about international co-productions by Columbia filmmakers.
The Columbia University Film Festival (CUFF) will present its annual Andrew Sarris Award to Palestian-American filmmaker and Film Program alumna Cherien Dabis ’04.
Starz is developing Professor Jamal Joseph’s memoir, Panther Baby, into a drama.
Beauty Marks, a short film directed by alumna Gina Hackett '20, co-written by Hackett and alumnus Waleed Alqahtani '20, produced by alumna Christina Wood '20, and edited by alumnus Cameron Bruce Nelson '20, had its world premiere at the RapidLion - South African International Film Festival in Johannesburg on April 9. Beauty Marks ran in the Student Short program and will soon also screen at the Columbia University Film Festival.
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.
