Columbia SOA MFA Directing & Screenwriting Fall 2025

[ilochris]

Hey Congratulations! Thank you for updating! I’m also waiting!

Thanks! Wishing you the best of luck!

 

[Chris W]

HI! I just got accepted off the waitlist!

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[cj180]

I got accepted off the waitlist too!

 

[ilochris]

I got accepted off the waitlist too!

Congrats!!

 

[cj180]

Congrats!!

Thanks! Congrats to you too!!!

 

[Chris W]

Our latest interview with longtime FilmSchool.org member @Patrick Clement and Columbia Screenwriting/Directing grad is up:

Article '“The Blood Is More Conceptual”: Exploring the Vision of Seabold Krebs (AKA Patrick Clement) in “Bury Me When I’m Dead” (Part 1)'

If you’ve been following Seabold Krebs’s rebellious path through the world of indie film, you might not immediately connect him to Patrick Clement. Krebs is Clement’s gritty alter ego, a rule breaker who gleefully shows his characters spiraling under the weight of their poor decisions and the...

• Alexa P.
• Jul 18, 2025
• 10 min read
• Category: Filmmaking
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Article '“The Blood Is More Conceptual”: Exploring the Vision of Seabold Krebs (AKA Patrick Clement) in “Bury Me When I’m Dead” (Part 2)'

This is the second and final installment of FilmSchool.org's interview with writer-director Seabold Krebs (AKA Patrick Clement), whose feature "Bury Me When I’m Dead" releases July 18 on digital platforms and VOD. In this installment, Clement/Krebs reflects on his experience at Columbia's MFA...

• Alexa P.
• Jul 18, 2025
• 7 min read
• Category: Supporting Member Exclusives
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His feature premieres today. Check it out!

Read our original interview with Patrick here:

Article 'Q & A With Patrick Clement, Columbia MFA Screenwriting & Directing Student'

"I went to Columbia because I wanted to be a better storyteller and understanding structure... and I do think my storytelling has gotten better and more complex and deeper and I'm really grateful to Columbia.... they delivered exactly what I expected them to deliver." Recently I had the...

• Chris W
• May 19, 2019
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[Patrick Clement]

Congratulations everyone who got in!