On behalf of President Lee C. Bollinger and Jean Magnano Bollinger, the Arts Initiative and the Columbia Alumni Association are pleased to offer every Class of 2008 graduate a free one-year Columbia Alumni Arts League membership. CAAL Members have access to discounts and special benefits at more than fifty of New York City’s finest cultural institutions and take part in exclusive arts events with fellow alumni and artists.

From a New York Times article published Sunday, March 23, 2008:

Phenom Director Goes to War
By KATRINA ONSTAD

TORONTO

KIMBERLY PEIRCE talked at double speed and walked faster, cutting through a hotel lobby during an interview, huge strides belying her tiny stature. And yet, while she appeared to be trailed by those little horizontal stripes that indicate a cartoon character’s speediness, Ms. Peirce is slow at something: making movies. It has taken her nine years to follow up her much lauded feature debut, “Boys Don’t Cry.” (more…)

Life After the MFA
Independent Publishers’ Panel
Tuesday, March 4th
413 Dodge Hall, 8PM

featuring

Rob Spillman
TIN HOUSE BOOKS

Matvei Yankelevich
UGLY DUCKLING PRESS

Martha Rhodes
FOUR WAY BOOKS

Jill Schoolman
ARCHIPELAGO PRESS

Richard Nash
SOFTSKULL PRESS

Also see the attached flyer.

And mark your calendars for our next Life After the MFA event:
Tuesday, March 25th
Dodge 413, 8PM
Panel featuring Editors from Major Publishing Houses
Come gaze on the face of the editor who will publish your best-selling memoir/novel/masterpiece;
editors from Random House, Harcourt, Ecco/HarperCollins, and FSG will be participating, among others.
Independent Press Panel pdf

For those who missed it, SoA Film Alumnus Rajnesh Domalpalli (‘06) and Film faculty member Ira Deutchman were interviewed this morning on NY1’s "Money Matters" segment.  The interview centered around the release of Domalpalli’s film Vanaja and the challenges of shooting a feature film on a limited budget.  Vanaja is currently playing downtown at Cinema Vilage.

The NY1 segment can be found here. 

Filmmaker magazine’s annual survey of new talent, 25 New Faces of Independent Film, includes five current or past Columbia students.

The five include:   (more…)