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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Staff member Sarah Congress will present a portion of her new musical, Lars’s Hostel, as part of the New Work Series’ Emerging Artist Theatre program this fall.
Despite the fact that the event couldn’t take place this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Aspen Shortsfest Film Festival virtually announced the winners of its 29th edition with great successes for two Columbia films.
Little Fires Everywhere, Hulu’s new hit show, was co-written and co-executive produced by film alumna Amy Talkington '99.
Tumbling Towards Home, co-written & directed by alumna Imelda O'Reilly '08, won the Bronze Remi Award at the Worldfest-Houston Film Festival.
Melina León '08, an alumna of the MFA Directing program, was chosen as the winner of the Premios Wapa, an award given by Wapa Magazine recognizing women who break stereotypes with their work.
Tangles and Knots, written & directed by alumna Renee Marie Petropoulos '17, was nominated for both Best International Short Film & Best Performance in a Drama at the NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Awards, which has been postponed currently due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Diversity in Film is a bi-weekly series covering underrepresented groups in Film.
Alumni Gauri Adelkar '19 and Lauren López de Victoria '19 were selected to participate in this year’s Film Independent Project Involve program.
Bye Bye Body, written and directed by current student Charlotte Benbeniste and produced by current student Barbara Twist, was selected to screen at the Atlanta Film Festival.
Current Student Moara Passoni’s debut feature film, Ecstasy, screened online as part of the CPH:DOX Festival in late March.
Darling, directed and co-written by current student Saim Sadiq, co-written by current student Rodney Llaverias, co-produced by current student Jasmin Tenucci, and produced by alumna Mahak Jiwani ’18, continues to make waves on the festival circuit, winning the Special Jury Recognition Prize at this year’s South by SouthwestXSW festival.
Columbia undergraduate alumna Anna Winger '93, along with Alexa Karolinski, created the acclaimed series Unorthodox, which premiered on Netflix March 26th, 2020.
