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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The future looks bright for current student King Lu. He was selected as one of three finalists for the 2019-2020 Humanitas Carol Mendelsohn College Drama Fellowship for his teleplay From June to July. If chosen as the winner, Lu would continue the University’s success in the competition after Jessica Shields ‘18 was awarded the Fellowship last year.
Current student Asad Farooqui and alumna Fany de la Chica '18 are featured in this year’s Nashville Film Festival.
On A Global Scale is a bi-weekly series about international co-productions by Columbia filmmakers.
Sister Aimee, co-written and co-directed by alumni Marie Schlingmann ’16 and Samantha Buck ’16 had its theatrical debut at the Village East Cinema in New York and at the Laemmle Glendale in Los Angeles last week before its digital release on October 1st.
Alumni Cyril Aris '17, Antoneta Kusijanović '17 and Lauren Wolkstein '10 as well as Professor Katherine Dieckmann were invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Five films from Columbia alumni and students will show at the 30th edition of the New Orleans Film Festival. This year’s festival runs from October 16-23.
King in the Wilderness, an HBO documentary produced by Professor Trey Ellis about the last three days of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, took home the Emmy for Outstanding Historical Documentary last night.
Three films by Columbia filmmakers were selected to screen at the 46th Annual Telluride Film Festival, Mizaru, Night Swim, and Ford v Ferrari.
Three works by Columbia filmmakers premiered at the 57th Annual New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center, Fit Model and The Raven.
Several Columbia filmmakers screened work at the prestigious 2019 Toronto International Film Festival this month.
Socrates, a film produced by Professor Ramin Bahrani, won the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Award in the category “Someone to Watch.” The film also earned nominations for Best Male Lead and the John Casavettes award given to the best feature made for under $500,000.
Sudarshan Suresh '19 and Barbara Cigarroa '18 were selected for Filmmaker Magazine's '25 New Faces of Independent Film' 2019 list.
