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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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.
Pour One Out: Cocktail Odes to TV's Most Dearly Departed, written by fiction alumnus Chris Vola ’10, was published by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, last month.
Low Tide, written & directed by Kevin McMullin ’14, is now playing in select theaters and available to stream online.
Mountainfilm has awarded current student Gabriele Urbonaite its 2019 Emerging Filmmaker Fellowship for her short documentary in development, Solastalgia.
Two films by alumnus Tanuj Chopra ‘06, Punching at the Sun and Chee and T have been named on the LA Times list of “The 20 best Asian American films of the last 20 years.” The list, created by more than 20 Asian American film critics, puts Punching at the Sun at the 25th spot while Chee and T lands in 56th place.
Three Columbia alumni released Semper Fi, a feature film starring Jai Courtney and distributed by Lionsgate, earlier this month.
Alumnus Adam Salky '08 directed the Lifetime TV movie The College Admissions Scandal which has earned great acclaim from The New Yorker Magazine and other outlets.
