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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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.
Recent alumnus David Mar Stefansson ’19 is set to write for the new original Netflix show Katla, co-created by the award-winning Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur and showrunner Sigurjón Kjartansson.
Diversity in Film is a bi-weekly series covering underrepresented groups in Film.
Reprisal, a series directed by alumnus Jonathan Van Tulleken ’10, will premiere on Hulu in December.
The Edge of Democracy, co-written & associate produced by current student Moara Passoni, was nominated for two Critics' Choice Documentary Awards for Best Political Documentary and Best Narration.
