MARK YOUR CALENDARS for the Annual CCE MEDIA NETWORKING NIGHT (now with a pre-night workshop!)

Networking (Practice: Role Play) Workshop
March 26th, 1pm, 413 Dodge Hall
Get some hot tips for leaving a lasting impression when networking.

followed by:

MEDIA NETWORKING NIGHT
Wednesday, March 26th, 7pm, Low Memorial Library
It’s your chance to shine, come to this event and get to know the media industry’s movers and shakers.

This is a HUGE event, attended by some of the largest names in many industries. DO NOT MISS THIS!

For a rundown on the success of last year’s event, click here.
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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 Panel featuring Editors from Major Publishing Houses
Tuesday, March 25th (the Tuesday after Spring Break): 8 pm

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.

Columbia University Center for Career Education presents:

Inside the Academic Search Committee -  Faculty Panel

April 17, 2007 at 6:00pm
Philosophy 301

What are the expectations of faculty hiring committees for entry-level candidates?  What preparation is critical to a successful academic job search? If you are interested in how to prepare for an academic, research, or scholarly career, this panel is for you. (more…)

The SoA Artists’ Resource Center & The Columbia Unversity Center for Career Education present:  

Artists’ Survival Tools II
Jobs/Internships/Freelancing Search Techniques for Artists
Come learn the things you need to know to find that perfect full-time, part-time, temporary, freelance and/or internship gig.

Wednesday, April  11th at 1pm,
LeRoy Neiman Gallery (310 Dodge Hall)
Lunch will be served

If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Marjorie Orcel-Cozart – mro2105@columbia.edu

I look forward to seeing you there.

Marjorie Orcel – Cozart, Artists’ Resource Center Coordinator

While the School of the Arts Film Division readies for its own film festival, exciting things are happening downtown, just as they happened in Park City, Utah earlier this year.

For the second year in a row, Columbia University has a major presence at the Tribeca Film Festival. In a banner year already marked by unprecedented success at the Sundance Film Festival, alumni and current students of the School of the Arts Film Division, a former SOA faculty member, and a Columbia College alumna will screen ten new films at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Topping last year’s impressive showing, this year’s festival will unveil three features and seven shorts. 

The films to be screened include the features Blue State, directed and written by Marshall Lewy, (Film ’06); Normal Adolescent Behavior, directed and written by Beth Schacter. (Film ’04); and Take the Bridge, directed by Sergio M. Castilla, a former Film Division professor. The shorts are A Warm, Comforting Home, directed by Annette Apitz (Film ’98); Dear Lemon Lima, directed and written by Suzi Yoonessi (Film ’06); Happiness, directed and written by Sophie Barthes (MIA ’03); Lock, directed by Ming Kai Leung (Film ’06); Raving, directed and written by Julia Stiles (CC ’06); Red Shoes, directed and written by Li-Anne Huang (Film ’08); and Thorndike, directed and written by Chris Teague (Film ’06).

The festival runs April 25 through May 6. For ticket information and screening times and locations, visit the Tribeca Film Festival site.

Last night, hundreds of students from an array of Columbia schools gathered in Low Rotunda to take part in the annual Columbia University Center for Career Education (CCE) "Media and Publishing Networking Night."   For those SoA students and alumni who participated, it was an amazing event, attracting over 100 professionals working in a diverse set of media and publishing fields, including film and theatre, online and new media, freelance work, print journalism, broadcast journalism, book publishing, and marketing, public relations & advertising. (more…)

Tonight!
The Columbia University Center for Career Education presents:

Media & Publishing Networking Night
TONIGHT! March 28, 2007 at 7pm
Low Rotunda, Low Library
Professional attire is required.

NOTE: YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT BY VISITING: http://www.cce.columbia.edu/events/index.php and hitting the "Register" button.

An opportunity for students to meet professionals who want to share their experience by networking with students on the wide variety of industries represented in the media and publishing fields including communications, television, film, radio, advertising, public relations, publishing and more. (more…)

Careers In: The Performing and Fine Arts

March 21, 2007 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Center for Career Education Conference Room, East Campus

Featuring some of our very own SoA alumni who will share their real-life experiences in the art world. The alumni panel is about managing your career in the performing arts or fine arts. How do painters, actors, sculptors, and other artists create and manage their careers? What resources do they use? How do they find opportunities? Columbia alumni who primarily work as artists will share their stories, insights, and advice. For further information regarding this event, please contact Beth Olson or  by sending email to bo2145@columbia.edu or by calling 854-5609 or you may contact the Artist’s Resource Center: Marjorie Orcel-Cozart via email at  mro2105@columbia.edu.  Register today at: http://www.cce.columbia.edu/events/index.php.

This Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list is designed to help SoA students make the transition from coursework into what we call “Research Arts” status. (more…)

NOTE: This event is open only to Columbia MFA Writing students.

Life After the MFA: Literary Magazines Panel

Monday February 12th at 8:00pm in Dodge 413

You’ve probably heard that editors and agents are more likely to respond to your query letter if you have already managed to publish your work in magazines and journals. (more…)