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  • person holding flowers accepting award with laurel on image reading  Jecheon International Music and Film Festival official competition new talent, grand prize

    Student Scores Big With Grand Prize Win at International Music and Film Festival

    Sep 26, 2025

    The Jecheon International Music and Film Festival honored Sunny Youm, an MFA student studying Music Composition for the Screen at Columbia College Chicago, with the grand prize for new talent.

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    Academy Award Voter Kubilay Uner Talks Oscar-Nominated Film Scores

    Feb 24, 2025

    Kubilay Uner, director of Columbia College Chicago’s top-rated Music Composition for the Screen program, reflects on his first year as voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and shares his insights on this year’s five nominated original film scores.

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    Columbia's Kubilay Uner to Join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

    Jul 01, 2024

    Kubilay Uner leads Columbia’s Music Composition for the Screen program, which has been ranked the best in the world by “The Hollywood Reporter.”

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    Columbia to Confer Honorary Degrees on Two Higher Education Trailblazers at its May 2024 Commencement

    May 02, 2024

    Higher education leaders Nivine Megahed, president of National Louis University, and Raymond E. Crossman, president of Adler University, will be honored at the college’s 2024 Commencement ceremonies

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    Film Composer and Professor Discusses Original Score Oscar Nominees

    Mar 04, 2024

    Kubilay Uner, who leads Columbia's top-ranked music composition for screen program, on his favorite Academy Award-nominated score and his best bet for this year's winner.

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    When the World Is Your Classroom, You Make Amazing Discoveries

    Jan 30, 2024

    Columbia College Chicago students take courses during January, or J-Term, that allow them to explore places such as Paris, Rome, and Buenos Aires, expanding their learning about culture, art, and themselves.

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    Alum Filmmaker's Short Selected for Inclusion at Berlin Film Festival

    Jan 23, 2024

    “Shi Ri Fan Gu” (“Sojourn to Shangri-La”), a film by Yihan Lin MFA ’21, makes its international debut in February.

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    Alum-Made Documentary About Mushers and Their Sled Dogs Now Streaming on PBS, Amazon Prime, and Apple TV+

    Jan 12, 2024

    “Musher,” a film made by Columbia College Chicago alums, follows four women and their dogs as they prepare for an annual race in the upper peninsula of Michigan.

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    Associate Professor in Communication Is Keynote Speaker at Fulbright Conference in Romania

    Nov 01, 2023

    At the International Conference and Training on Digital and Media Education, Yonty Friesem discusses how Columbia students learn to identity misinformation.

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    Columbia Alums Have Films Showcased During Cannes Film Festival

    May 11, 2023

    The prestigious annual international festival presents important professional opportunities for filmmakers.

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    MAM Alum Alissa Klaus on Art, Community, and Career Fulfillment

    May 08, 2023

    How centering professional growth on arts institutions led one Columbia College Chicago MAM alum to a rewarding career in museums.

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    Arts Management Master's Degree Opens Doors of Opportunity for Museum Professional Jessica Meis

    Apr 24, 2023

    Graduate student works as a collections assistant at Columbia's Museum of Contemporary Photography.

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    Alum George Chen on Building a Life in Development

    Apr 10, 2023

    How supporting the arts became a calling and a passion for one #Columalum.

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    DeAndre James Allen-Toole '15, MFA '17 Receives ASCAP Foundation Michelle and Dean Kay Award

    Dec 19, 2022

    Noted for his eclectic style, Allen-Toole — who earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Columbia College Chicago — wrote the music for the neo-western film “God’s Country.”

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    Screenplay by Alum Michael Burgner MFA '14 Makes 2022 Black List

    Dec 16, 2022

    Black List films have earned 54 Academy Awards since 2005, including four of the last 12 Best Picture Oscars.

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    Student Short Screened and Named Finalist at 2022 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival

    Nov 23, 2022

    Columbia College Chicago students Chengyu Lu and Yixi Luo (Micro) screen their film “Far Above the Starry Sky” at annual festival in Xiamen.

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    Columbia Alums' Student Films Featured at Chicago Horror Film Festival

    Sep 20, 2022

    Get your Halloween season off to a spooky cinematic start and check out Columbia-made films on September 24 and 25.

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    Civic Media Students Win Top Honors in the 2022 AEJMC Student Magazine Contest

    Sep 16, 2022

    Columbia graduate students Francia Garcia Hernandez and Jordyn Harrison recognized for stories written in Professor Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin’s Solutions Journalism class.

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