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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Uncle Peckerhead, a feature horror-comedy produced by alumni Nicholas Payne Santos '19 and Kristy Richman '19 and assistant directed by alumna Andrea Goocher '19, celebrated its world premiere at Panic Fest in Kansas City earlier this year where it was named among the Best of Fest.
Alumnus Toby Fell-Holden '13 was selected as one of Film London's 2020 Lodestars.
Anna Rebek takes on the task of creating an original Horror work with her Director’s Thesis GASP!
Columbia University undergraduate film alumna Mason Speta ‘17 works on acquisitions at the film distribution company Neon and was thus part of the team that brought Parasite to the United States.
Just across the Columbia University gates, the 10th edition of the Athena Film Festival took place on Barnard College’s campus from February 27 - March 1 with five Columbia filmmakers showing their work.
The SXSW Film Festival returns to Austin from March 13 - March 22 with many Columbia filmmakers participating in the 23rd edition of the festival. Ten of Columbia’s writers, directors, actors and producers are heading to Texas to present their work on six different films at this year’s festival.
On A Global Scale is a bi-weekly series about international co-productions by Columbia filmmakers.
After its successful run at the Santa Barbara Film Festival in January 2020, The Restoration, written and directed by alumnus Alonso Llosa '16 and produced by alumnus Gustavo Rosa '16, was picked up by Shoreline Entertainment for worldwide distribution and will be introduced to buyers at this year’s European Film Market at the Berlinale from February 20 to February 27.
Alumna Jessica Shields ’18 has been selected for the AFI Directing Workshop for Women Class of 2021.
Facebook Watch’s new series Limetown, directed by alumna Rebecca Thomas '13, premiered late last year to rave reviews.
Dominated by conversations about inclusivity, this year’s Oscars ceremony were attended by several Columbia filmmakers.
Two films by Columbia filmmakers have recently been added to the prestigious National Film Registry.
