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  1. Chris W

    Columbia Film School MFA Applicants 2026

    Are you applying to Columbia film school for an MFA? This is the thread for all 2026 application year discussions. Reply to this thread to meet your fellow applicants. Our interview with the Columbia admissions team can be found here...
  2. DeeforDi

    Interviewed Columbia SOA S&D MFA

    Everything went well during the interview and the professors were very nice and friendly. :):):) And so far I'm still waiting for the email from them with the zoom link..
  3. Z

    Admitted (After Interview) Columbia University School of the Arts

    The application process was really demanding. It required a lot of creative works such as feature film treatment, a script sample, film prompt, autobiographical essay. The visual submission was optional so I didn't attach it. It took a lot of time to prepare everything and to make sure...
    • Zhani
    • Application
    • accepted columbia creative producing
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: 2025 Fall Entry
  4. C

    Interview Scheduled Columbia 2025

    Since this is my second time applying, I was already familiar with the application. The application consists of a personal statement, writing sample, treatment, prompt and an optional visual sample. Everything was straightforward, except rewriting all new materials took more effort the second time.
    • cj180
    • Application
    • columbia directing screenwriting
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: 2025 Fall Entry
  5. A

    Attending (Off Waitlist After Interview) Columbia - Writing for Film & Television MFA - Fall 2025

    Everything has gone smoothly. The admissions office representative I connected with was very warm and helpful! Pleasantly surprised to have received an interview invite. Admitted off the waitlist for Screenwriting & Directing instead of Writing for Film & TV... which I'm okay with! Attending.
    • asterism
    • Application
    • columbia fall 2025 mfa screenwriting writing for film and television
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: 2025 Fall Entry
  6. S

    Denied (After Interview) Columbia Writing for Film & Television MFA - 2025

    Smooth; my first time applying Re: questions, Columbia SOA's admissions department was responsive, generous, and helpful. I spoke with a current student with the help of their incredible Admissions Assistant. Denied on 3/28 after interview on 2/24. I thought the interview was extremely...
  7. villainesfilles

    Waitlisted (After Interview) Columbia University Creative Producing MFA Fall 2025

    Pretty simple, had to do more creative samples than other applications. They also wanted a dramatic writing sample in prose format which was new. This one will take longer because of more written creative materials.
  8. D

    Formatting (and examples) of one-page feature film treatment for MFA applications?

    I'm applying for some MFA film programs and I'm currently working on my Feature Film Treatment for Columbia and NYU. I've got a longer treatment (nearly 20 pages) but I'm struggling with getting it into one page, double spaced, 12pt Courier font. The Columbia prompt reads: Feature film...
  9. C

    Columbia SOA MFA Directing & Screenwriting Fall 2025

    Where are all the Columbia MFA Directing & Screenwriting applicants at?
  10. filmschooluvr2000

    NYU vs. Columbia

    I was curious if anyone has insight on the tendency for Columbia to offer scholarships for graduate MFA directing / screenwriting students? I've read that NYU typically offers at most around 25,000 per student per year, but I was curious how Columbia compares to this. Thank you kindly in advance!
  11. Tal Lazar, Professor at Columbia University and CCNY, on Choosing the Right Film School (Part 2)

    Tal Lazar, Professor at Columbia University and CCNY, on Choosing the Right Film School (Part 2)

    Exclusively for our Supporting Members, this is the second part of our 1.5-hour interview with award-winning filmmaker and educator Tal Lazar. FilmSchool.org is 100% advertisement-free ,so without our Supporting Members, in-depth articles and interviews like this one would not be possible...
  12. Tal Lazar, Professor at Columbia University and CCNY, on Choosing the Right Film School (Part 1)

    Tal Lazar, Professor at Columbia University and CCNY, on Choosing the Right Film School (Part 1)

    Tal Lazar is an award-winning cinematographer, producer, and educator who has studied and taught at some of the most prolific film schools in the world. In the past, Lazar taught at the American Film Institute Conservatory, where he also earned an MFA in Cinematography, along with Columbia...
  13. C

    NYU or Columbia for Screenwriting?

    April 15 is coming up and I still have a decision to make! I am very grateful to have been accepted into MFA programs at both NYU (Dramatic Writing) and Columbia (Film - Writing for Film and TV Concentration). I am most interested in TV writing, but excited to learn other formats as well. I am...
  14. TalLazar

    Going to film school at the age of AI

    Hello everyone, My name is Tal Lazar. I am a cinematographer and educator. I have taught at the American Film Institute Conservatory for 7 years and currently teaching for Columbia University School of the Art film program, as well as other film schools and programs. I have participated in...
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    Chapman (Directing) or Columbia (Screenwriting/Directing)

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  16. Z

    Admitted but Not Attending (After Interview) Columbia Fall 2024 Screenwriting/Directing

    Hello! I didn't find this site until after I had applied and interviewed, and been accepted. Wish I had this resource during all the nerve wracking hours developing these materials and prepping for the interview. But still had fun, regardless. Hope this helps!
  17. F

    Admitted (Off Waitlist After Interview) Columbia University Writing for Film and TV MFA - Fall 2024

    Application was straightforward and I enjoyed writing for the prompt, although the page limit was quite short. Excited to learn more about this new writing concentration accelerated program.
  18. m_w

    Genuine Advice Needed!! - I aspire to become a cinematographer

    To provide context on my future goal, I aspire to become a cinematographer. I'm pretty much clear about my future. Nevertheless, I want to learn all aspects of filmmaking before diving into cinematography. Oh also, I'm an international student Okay, so I need genuine advice from people who are...
  19. HannahLSam

    Denied (After Interview) Columbia - Directing/Screenwriting Film MFA

    The application process went well. Just a lot of drafting, writing and revising to make sure that all the components they ask for is done appropriately. The prompts were fun to write stories about and find unique ways to interpret the meaning of them!
  20. E

    Waitlisted (After Interview) Columbia MFA Directing & Screenwriting - Fall 2024

    It went well. I enjoyed the process of working on several different creative writing supplements and tried to come up with some stories that weren't obvious with the given prompts. I had a short film that I already was working on before the application process that I was able to use in my...

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