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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Five projects by Columbia filmmakers have been shortlisted at this year’s 93rd edition of the Academy Awards.
On A Global Scale is a bi-weekly series about international co-productions by Columbia filmmakers.
Film student Adewale Olukayode has been nominated for this year's NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Short Form, Live Action for his film Home The film was produced by alumni Jungyoon Kim ’20 and Najah Diop ’20, and film student Henry Arroyo. There were four other short form films nominated in the category.
Clara Sola, a feature film co-written and directed by alumna Nathalie Álvarez Mesén '19, won the TitraFilm Award in the Work in Progress competition at the 12th edition of the Les Arcs Film Festival in January 2021.
Three projects by Columbia filmmakers have been nominated for a Documentary Motion Picture Prize at this year’s PGA Awards.
Four short films by Columbia filmmakers are set to screen in the Shorts Selection at the Portland International Film Festival from March 5 to March 14, 2021.
Yasmine/Jasmine, a feature project written by alumna Yossera Bouchtia '19, was selected to participate in Cinephilia Productions' 2021 Film Development Workroom.
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.
Here, we talk with Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in Film and Theatre David Klass about the recent Netflix adaptation of his thriller novel Out of Time, what inspires him to write, and how COVID-19 has affected his teaching.
Season two of the dark comedy Dickinson features Acting alumni Joey Odom ’19 and Manuela Sosa ’19. Both Odom and Sosa appear in the first episode, Odom as Archibald and Sosa as Young Woman #2.
Film alumnus Gregory Kershaw ’11, Associate Professor and Chair of the Creative Producing Concentration Maureen A. Ryan, and former staff member Lauren Domino have been recognized by the National Board of Review. Kershaw’s film The Truffle Hunters and Ryan’s film Dick Johnson is Dead were both finalists for Best Documentary 2020, and Domino’s film Time won in the same category.
