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
The British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA) has announced the newest roster of its Newcomers program with an impressive showing of Columbia filmmakers.
'Blue Grey' by Fourth-Year Katie Kim and Alumna Flora Jiwu Hwang '20 Wins Best Short Award at SESIFF
The short film Blue Grey, written and directed by Directing Student Katie Kim, with Creative Producing Alumna Flora Jiwu Hwang ’20 as Producer and lead actor, won Best Short Award at the 12th annual Seoul International Extreme Short Image and Film Festival (SESIFF).
Postman, written & directed by student Minkyu Kang and produced by students Bofan Zhang and Robert Jones, will screen at the San Diego International Film Festival (SDIFF) from October 15-18. A short, shown in the "On Pins & Needles" category, Postman is about a mail carrier who finds a dying painter left alone in an unlocked apartment.
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Unnatural Selection, a teleplay co-written by Karlee Roberts ’20 and her sister Marlee Roberts, is a finalist in the Humanitas Carol Mendelsohn College Drama Fellowship.
Anita, written & directed by student Sushma Khadepaun and co-produced by Sasha John '17, was selected as a 2020 National Board of Review Student Grant winner.
Down Dog, a short film directed by student Shae Xu, written by alumna Claire Brooks ’20 and produced by alumna Mackenzie Lyle '20 and student I-Hui Lee, was screened virtually at the Urbanworld Film Festival through September 27, and will screen at the NewFest New York LGBTQ + Film Festival from October 16-27. NewFest is New York’s largest presenter of LGBTQ film & media and the largest convener of LGBTQ audiences in the city.
Student Kevin Haefelin won the Maverick Award for Best Student Short Film at the Woodstock Film Festival 2020 for his film Trumpet. Written and directed by Haefelin, produced by Youmi Haefelin-Roch and with student Alex Yarber serving as Unit Production Manager, Trumpet took the edge over five other shorts in its section.
Film alumnus Kevin Lau ’13 writes for HBO’s Lovecraft Country. Lau co-wrote the show’s sixth episode, “Meet Me in Daegu,” with series creator Misha Green, and he is credited as story editor on all eight episodes.
To Sonny, written by alumna Maggie Briggs '19 and co-directed by Briggs and alumnus Federico Spiazzi '18, will screen at the Aesthetica Short Film Festival, November 3-30.
