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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Black Prom, a short film produced by alumna Avril Speaks '03 and Home, a short film written and directed by alumna Ellie Foumbi '17, are now available to watch on the Netflix Film Club channel on YouTube as part of a showcase co-presented by Netflix and Film Independent.
Behind the D4 is an interview series about the D4 films made by Film MFA Program students.
Out of the Past, Into the Future is a bi-weekly series that aims to chronicle a limitless scope of work by Columbia filmmakers representative of the past, present, and future.
Three Columbia Films were selected to screen at the South By Southwest (SXSW) film festival this year.
Two films by Columbia filmmakers are shortlisted for the 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs): The Mauritanian, co-written by Film alumni Rory Haines ’11 and Sohrab Noshirvani ’12, and The White Tiger, directed, produced, and adapted for the screen by Associate Professor Ramin Bahrani (CC ’96) and associate produced by Film alumnus Mark Haynes Film alumnus Raj Trivedi ’17 worked on the film as Hindi translator.
The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on April 25, 2021, more than two months later than the time of the ceremony last year.
On A Global Scale is a bi-weekly series about international co-productions by Columbia filmmakers.
Little Big Women, co-written by alumna Maya Huang '16, is now available to view on. The film premiered at the 2020 Busan International Film Festival in Taiwan in October.
Permits and Approvals, written and directed by student Jackie Todd, produced by student Caitlin Ferrell and co-produced by student Tyler St. Pierre, screened at the Nevermore Film Festival from February 26 to March 4, 2021.
Professor and Head of the Screenwriting Concentration Jamal Joseph is featured as an interviewee in the BBC documentary series Can't Get You Out of My Head in the episode titled “Shooting and F**king are the Same Thing.
Alumna Annemarie Jacir '02 took home the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at the 18th edition of the Berlinale Co-Production Market for her project The Oblivion Theory last week.
Columbia College alumna and Film major Sasha Stewart ’09 wrote and co-produced the new Netflix docuseries Amend: The Fight for America.
