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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Four films written and directed by Columbia filmmakers will screen at the Miami Film Festival at Miami Dade College from March 5 to March 14, 2021. They are: Buzzkill, The Coronation Así en la Tierra, and Aburo.
The winners of the Golden Globe Awards 2021 were announced on Sunday, and Jodie Foster won the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for The Mauritanian.
Carol Becker, Dean of Faculty at Columbia University School of the Arts, has announced that Ayad Akhtar '02, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of 'Disgraced' and author of 'Homeland Elegies', will be the speaker at the School’s virtual recognition of graduates, to be posted online on Friday, April 30 at 12:30 pm.
Celebrating its eighth year of connecting talented alumni with the film industry, the& Columbia Blue List represents the finest unproduced screenplays and television pilots written by recent graduates the Columbia University School of the Arts graduate Film Program.
The short drama Outsiders , directed by Film student Gleb Osatinksi and co-written by Osatinski and alumnus Joshua Harris ’20, won the award for Best Student Film at the Paris Film Festival.
For George on His 30th Birthday, written, directed & featuring music by alumna Ursula Ellis '17 is now available to view on Directors Notes and Film Shortage.
Associate Professor Ramin Bahrani (CC '96) is set to write, direct and produce the feature film Amnesty based on the novel by Aravind Adiga (CC '97) for Netflix.
Professor James Schamus is crafting a Spanish-Language series for Netflix Mexico with co-screenwriter Monika Reevlla (The House of Flowers and Someone Has to Die) and author Fernanda Melchor (Hurricane Season).
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The final season of, a series co-created, co-executive produced and written by alumnus Francisco Angones '11 and written by alumni Robert Snow '10, Christian Magalhaes '10 and Rachel Vine '06, will come to an end with a 90-minute series finale which will air on March 15, 2021.
Columbia filmmakers celebrated another successful year at the 26th Annual DGA Student Film Awards for African American, Asian American, Latino and women directors. After taking home prizes in the past editions, Columbia filmmakers won four of the eight eastern regional honors of the prestigious award.
Seven films by Columbia filmmakers have been longlisted for the 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs). They are The White Tiger The Mauritanian, The Truffle Hunters Becoming, Dick Johnson is Dead, Athlete A All In: The Fight for Democracy, The Assistant, and 'm No Longer Here.
