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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It Cuts Deep, a feature horror-comedy written and directed by alumnus Nicholas Payne Santos '19, produced by Kristy Richman '19, and assistant directed by Rtusha Kulkarni '19, was picked up for North American distribution by Dark Sky Films and is being repped by their parent company MPI at the virtual Cannes Market.
Karaoke King, a feature project written and directed by alumna Federica Gianni '17, is a finalist for SFFILM's Spring 2020 Rainin Grant.
Oax.D.F.L.A.N.O.H.K stands for Oaxaca, Mexico City, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Hong Kong: these are all the places where alumnus ektor garcia ’16 has exhibited his artwork.
Eight Columbia filmmakers were recently invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as part of an initiative to change its otherwise long-term white-male dominance.
The School for Good and Evil, the first book of a fairytale fantasy novel series written by film alumnus Soman Chainani '08, will be adapted into a feature film by Netflix.
Many alumni and current students showed their work at last week’s Palm Springs International Shortfest 2020.
It has already been a successful year for alumna Grace Edwards '10.
Alumna Xixi Wang '19 and current student Nehir Tuna have been selected as 2020 Director and Screenwriting Lab Fellows by the Sundance Institute.
Professor Eric Mendelsohn sat down with film director John Badham last month to discuss Badham’s work and style.
The Ashland Independent Film Festival is an annual event that is held in Ashland, Southern Oregon every spring.
Ayaan, a short film written and directed by alumna Alies Sluiter '20, produced by alumna Meng Xiong '19, and associate produced by alumna Federica Belletti '18, is currently screening at two of Australia’s biggest film festivals. It had its world premiere at the Sydney Film Festival where it was nominated for the Dendy Live Action Short Award. The film will also screen at the St Kilda Short Film Festival where it also received nominations for Best Short Film and Best Actor for Trevor Jamieson. Both festivals are Academy Award accredited.
Professor of Professional Practice Bette Gordon will be the focus of Directed by Bette Gordon, a special streaming program on the Criterion Channel highlighting Gordon’s influential role in the independent cinema community on June 17.
