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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2020 is proving to be an eventful year for faculty member and co-head of the TV Writing concentration David Klass.
Our Albertinia, written and directed by alumna Chantel Clark '18 and produced by Clark, Morgan Ackley '18 and Sarah Kate Fenelon '18, will screen at the Gorée Cinéma Festival in Senegal, the Africa International Film Festival in Nigeria, and the St. Louis International Film Festival this month.
Elsa and Anna are back! Frozen 2, written and co-directed by alumna and Academy Award winner Jennifer Lee '05 hit theatres worldwide last month on November 22nd and has since developed into a huge success.
Two Columbia films were announced as winners in the IFP’s inaugural Student Short Film Showcase at the Gotham Awards this week.
Ford v Ferrari, the newest film by alumnus James Mangold ’99, crossed a major box office milestone by surpassing $200 million in global ticket sales
Alumnus Roberto Bentivegna ’10 will adapt a nonfiction account of the Gucci fashion family for the screen, with Ridley Scott directing.
On A Global Scale is a bi-weekly series about international co-productions by Columbia filmmakers.
Two films by Columbia filmmakers were nominated for the 35th annual Independent Spirit Awards last week.
Diversity in Film is a bi-weekly series covering underrepresented groups in Film.
This week, we sat down with recent graduate Rtusha Kulkarni ’19 to discuss how her cinephile parents changed her life, learning not to whitewash her own characters, and the importance of diversity in TV writers’ rooms. Kulkarni is an Indian American writer, director, and producer from Minnesota.
First Time, written & directed by current student Shu Gao and produced by current student Molly Jiang, won the Best Director Award at the sixth annual Portland Comedy Film Festival last week.
The last and coming weeks have been great for Faculty Member and Directing Concentration Supervisor Tom Kalin.
On A Global Scale is a bi-weekly series about international co-productions by Columbia filmmakers.
