Columbia University

Columbia University's School of the Arts, founded in 1965 and located in New York City, is one of the nation's premier fine arts graduate institutions, offering MFA degrees in Film, Theatre, Visual Arts, and Writing, as well as an MA in Film and Media Studies. Its Film Program — often ranked among the top five film schools in the world — is known as the 'Story School,' emphasizing narrative filmmaking and screenwriting through concentrations in Screenwriting/Directing, Creative Producing, and Writing for Film & Television. Alumni have earned Academy Awards, Emmys, and top prizes at Sundance, Cannes, Venice, and Berlin, and include directors Kathryn Bigelow, James Mangold, Nicole Holofcener, Lisa Cholodenko, and Simon Kinberg.