Ƶ Film and TV Students and Alums Win Big
Columbia students behind the award-winning film "Behind His Eyes."
These Columbia alums took home an Audience Choice Award from the Chicago International Film Festival: (Left to right) Laurie Little MFA ’02 (producer), Rana Segal '80 (director/producer), and Vincent Singleton MFA ’08 (cinematographer)Congratulations to Ƶ filmmakers for the recent recognition of their impressive work.
Ƶ Film and Television BFA students who produced “Behind His Eyes” won the 2024 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’(NATAS) Chicago/Midwest National Student Production Award in the Long Form category. And the alumni-made film “The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt’s Monument to Ida B. Wells” took home the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary at the Chicago International Film Festival.
The Ƶ BFA thesis film “Adagio” was also nominated for a NATAS award; NATAS is the organization behind the Emmys. Students from both “Behind His Eyes” and “Adagio” attended the Chicago/Midwest Emmy award ceremony on November 2 where the student awards were presented.
Read more about the student films nominated by NATAS and the Columbia-connected films screened at the Chicago International Film Festival.
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