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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At this years’ 45th Annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the Toronto International Film Festival International Critics’ Prize, currently known as the FIPRESCI Prize, was awarded to alumna Déa Kulumbegashvili '18, for her debut feature film, Beginning. In 1992, FIPRESCI launched an award at TIFF to honor the best film by a first-time director, as selected by an appointed jury of eight international film critics.
Unorthodox, a Netflix Original show created by undergraduate Film Studies alumna Anna Winger '93, won an Emmy for Best Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama Special at last night’s 72nd Emmy Awards.
Long time Adjunct Associate Professor Loren-Paul Caplin, will release his new book, Writing Compelling Dialogue for Film and TV: The Art & Craft of Raising Your Voice on Screen, on October 2, 2020.
Alumna Angela Tucker ’05 was selected as a recipient of the William Greaves Fund by Firelight Media for her work in documentary filmmaking.
American Thief, co-written by film alumni Missy Hernandez ’17, Miguel Silveira ’15 and Michel Stolnicki ’17, directed by Silveira and produced by Stolnicki, will have its international debut at the Oldenburg International Film Festival.
This Is Paris, a documentary about the life of Paris Hilton that was co-produced by alumna Tobey List '10, premiered on Youtube on September 14, 2020.
Entre tú y Milagros, a short film directed by alumna Mariana Saffon '19, written by Saffon and alumna Nathalie Álvarez Mesén '19, produced by Saffon and current student Jorge Granados Ross, associate produced by alumnus Saim Sadiq '19 and edited by alumnus Andrew Stephen Lee '18 won the Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film at the 77th Annual Venice International Film Festival.
Alumnus Toby Fell-Holden '13 was chosen as one of four participants for the inaugural 1497 Writer's Lab focused on South Asian screenwriters.
Film alumnus Ayad Akhtar ’02 will succeed novelist Jennifer Egan as PEN America’s next president on December 2, 2020.
Recent alumna Haya B. AlGhanim '20 and her screenplay Road 250 have been selected to participate in the Rawi Screenwriters Lab in Jordan this year.
Film students Daniel Byers and Werner Traut wasted no time during the COVID-19 crisis.
