We are proud to share the news that three recent
Columbia Journalism School alumni have been shortlisted for the 2019
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Student Film Award.
Stephanie Tangkilisan (M.S. Documentary '18) has been recognized for her short documentary
Trouble Finds You.
Ingrid Holmquist (M.S. Documentary '18) and
Sana Malik (M.S. Documentary '18) have been recognized for their short documentary
Guanajuato Norte. Our graduates made these films as students in the
Master of Science Program, Documentary Specialization. The BAFTA shortlist is composed of 60 films that have been selected from 568 submissions from film schools that represent 38 countries across the world. From this list, BAFTA members will select three nominees in the three categories - Live Action, Documentary, and Animation - who will compete for awards at its gala event held on July 9, 2019.
Trouble Finds You is an intimate portrait of a young man swept up in New York’s biggest untold criminal justice story. Watch the trailer below.
Guanajuato Norte is about a man from Guanajuato, Mexico who crossed the border to work on a farm in Connecticut and contends with being away from his family for years to help support their dreams and build a new life for them. Watch the trailer below.
The students selected for Columbia Journalism School's M.S.
Documentary Specialization are trained to be independent film producers and directors. Under the direction of Professor
June Cross and a distinguished group of long form storytellers, including Professor
Betsy West, they undertake courses in journalism production, visual storytelling, camerawork, editing; and receive one-on-one coaching from a faculty advisor. Students also learn the business side of documentaries - negotiating partnerships, rights and clearances, and how to develop a winning production trailer. Their Master's project, the capstone of their studies at Columbia Journalism School, is a short documentary expected to be of professional quality. The completed films are shown at Columbia Journalism School's annual
Doc Fest, which is open to the public.
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