Fall 2025 Department: Film

Fall 2025 Film UN1000 INTRO TO FILM & MEDIA STUDIES
Section 001	INTRO TO FILM & MEDIA STU Call Number: 11486 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 30 students (70 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: corequisite FILM UN 1001 Instructor: Jane Gaines
Fall 2025 Film UN1001 INTRO-FILM & MEDIA STUDIES-DIS
Section 001	INTRO-FILM & MEDIA STUDIE Call Number: 11491 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 13 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Discussion section starts the 2nd week of the semester. Instructor: Yuwen Zhang
Section 002	INTRO-FILM & MEDIA STUDIE Call Number: 11493 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 17 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Class begins the 2nd week of the semester. Instructor: Eva Gretskaya
Fall 2025 Film UN2020 CINEMA HIST II: 1930-1960
Section 001	Call Number: 13005 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 53 students (60 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: corequisite FILM UN 2021 Instructor: Ronald Gregg
Fall 2025 Film UN2021 CINEMA HIST II-1930-1960-DIS
Section 001	CINEMA HIST II-1930-1960- Call Number: 12568 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 20 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full Notes: Class begins the 2nd week of the semester. Instructor: Mitch Camarda
Section 002	CINEMA HIST II-1930-1960- Call Number: 12570 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 19 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Class begins the 2nd week of the semester. Instructor: Kate Dirienzi
Section 003	CINEMA HIST II-1930-1960- Call Number: 14761 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 15 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Disc section starts the 2nd week of the semester. Instructor: Yihong Lee
Fall 2025 Film UN2030 CINEMA HIST III:1960-1990
Section 001	Call Number: 11494 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 44 students (60 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: corequisite FILM UN 2031 Instructor: Annette Insdorf
Fall 2025 Film UN2031 CINEMA HIST III:1960-1990-DISC
Section 001	CINEMA HIST III:1960-1990 Call Number: 11495 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Discussion sessions will begin the 2nd week of the semester Instructor: Ria A Vieira
Section 002	CINEMA HIST III:1960-1990 Call Number: 11496 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 17 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Class will begin the 2nd week of the semester. Instructor: Oksana Mirzoyan
Section 003	CINEMA HIST III:1960-1990 Call Number: 11497 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 15 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Class will begin the 2nd week of the semester. Instructor: Mary C Walker
Fall 2025 Film UN2132 American Film: Cult & Exploitation
Section 001	Amer Film: Cult & Exploit Call Number: 11487 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 48 students (90 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Undergrad Only. Must register for Disc Section Instructor: Robert King
Fall 2025 Film UN2133 American Film: Cult & Exploitation DISC
Section 001	American Film: Cult & Ex Call Number: 11498 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 13 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Class begins the 2nd week of the semester. Instructor: Ethan Mattheus
Section 002	American Film: Cult & Ex Call Number: 16980 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 16 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Luis A Portela Vazquez
Section 004	American Film: Cult & Ex Call Number: 11499 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 19 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Course begins the second week of the semester Instructor: Sophia Jones
Fall 2025 Film UN2136 American Film: Film Noir
Section 001	Call Number: 11488 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 27 students (55 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Co-requisit FILM2137 Discussion Section Instructor: James A Schamus
Fall 2025 Film UN2137 American Film: Film Noir DISC
Section 001	American Film: Film Noir Call Number: 12574 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 19 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Discussion Section begins second week of the semester. Instructor: Jiayi Li
Section 003	American Film: Film Noir Call Number: 13008 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 8 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Corequisite with Film Noir FILM 2136 Instructor: Byung Joon Lee
Fall 2025 Film UN2410 LAB IN WRITING FILM CRITICISM
Section 001	LAB IN WRITING FILM CRITI Call Number: 12707 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 10 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Permission req. Send writing sample to cj2374columbia.edu Instructor: Caryn James
Fall 2025 Film UN2420 LABORATORY IN SCREENWRITING
Section 001	LABORATORY IN SCREENWRITI Call Number: 16982 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 10 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Nana F Duffuor
Section 002	LABORATORY IN SCREENWRITI Call Number: 13607 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full Instructor: Kali A Kahn
Section 003	LABORATORY IN SCREENWRITI Call Number: 13608 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 8 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Katherine Burns
Fall 2025 Film UN2510 LAB IN FICTION FILMMAKING
Section 001	Call Number: 16981 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Priority to declared Film & Media Studies majors Instructor: Greta Diaz Moreau
Section 002	Call Number: 16989 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 6 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Priority given to declared Film majors Instructor: Daryl Wang
Fall 2025 Film UN3055 Film Adaptation
Section 001	Call Number: 14152 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 6 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Stephen Molton
Fall 2025 Film UN3900 SENIOR SEMINAR IN FILM STUDIES
Section 001	SENIOR SEMINAR IN FILM ST Call Number: 11489 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 15 students (14 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full Notes: Film and Media Studies Majors only Instructor: Racquel Gates
Fall 2025 Film UN3915 ADVANCED FILM PRODUCTION PRACTICE
Section 001	ADVANCED FILM PRODUCTION PRACT Call Number: 14238 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 8 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: For Sr FMS maj. Prereq: Lab in Fict or Nonfic Filmmaking Instructor: Hector Prats I Castro
Fall 2025 Film UN3920 SENIOR SEM IN SCREENWRITING
Section 001	SENIOR SEM IN SCREENWRITI Call Number: 11490 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 15 students (15 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full Notes: Film and Media Studies Majors only Instructor: Loren-Paul Caplin
Fall 2025 Film GU4000 FILM AND MEDIA THEORY
Section 001	Call Number: 13006 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 64 students (65 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Undergraduates must register for FILM GU4001 Instructor: Nico Baumbach
Fall 2025 Film GU4001 FILM & MEDIA THEORY-DISC
Section 001	Call Number: 20536 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 18 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Class will begin the 2nd week of the semester Instructor: Philip Gilstrap
Section 002	Call Number: 13007 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 17 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Class will begin the 2nd week of the semester. Instructor: Juntong Wu
Section 003	Call Number: 19814 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 14 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Class will begin the 2nd week of the semester. Instructor: Carley J Pinke
Section 004	Call Number: 13009 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 13 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Will start the 2nd week of the semester. Instructor: Sidnee Lim
Fall 2025 Film GU4109 Auteur Study: Lubitsch and Wilder
Section 001	Auteur Stu: Lubitsch & Wi Call Number: 12686 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (15 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Priority to Film & Media Studies. Instructor will admit from Instructor: Ronald Gregg
Fall 2025 Film GU4300 Black Film and Media
Section 001	Call Number: 13010 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 15 students (65 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Discussion sections are for Undergraduate students only. Instructor: Racquel Gates
Fall 2025 Film GU4301 Black Film and Media Discussion
Section 001	Black Film and Media DISC Call Number: 13011 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Class begins the second week of the semester Instructor: Laila A Bearden
Fall 2025 Film GU4920 Seeing Narrative
Section 001	Call Number: 13012 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (13 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Instructor permission required. Please see CourseWorks. Instructor: James A Schamus
Fall 2025 Film GU4946 Soviet Avant-garde Cinema of the 20s
Section 001	Soviet Avant-garde Cinema Call Number: 15692 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 6 students (15 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Anastasia Kostina
Fall 2025 Film GU4951 NEW MEDIA ART
Section 001	Call Number: 12692 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 21 students (26 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructors: Lance Weiler and Regina Harsanyi
Fall 2025 Film GU4955 History of American Television
Section 001	History of American Telev Call Number: 14268 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 16 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Ben Alexander
Fall 2025 Film GR5015 CINEMA HIST II: 1930-1960
Section 001	Call Number: 13013 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 3 students (15 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Ronald Gregg
Fall 2025 Film GR5020 CINEMA HIST III:1960-1990
Section 001	Call Number: 13083 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 3 students (5 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Annette Insdorf
Fall 2025 Film AF5100 ELEMENTS OF DRAMATIC NARRATIVE
Section 001	ELEMENTS OF DRAMATIC NARR Call Number: 13085 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 90 students (95 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: For 1st year MFA Film students only. Instructor: Andrew S Bienen
Fall 2025 Film AF5110 SCREENWRITING I
Section 001	Call Number: 15697 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Jamal Joseph
Section 002	Call Number: 15698 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 10 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Rania Attieh
Section 003	Call Number: 15699 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Jamal Joseph
Section 004	Call Number: 15624 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Minhal Baig
Section 005	Call Number: 15700 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 14 students (14 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: This section for WFTV Only Instructor: Daniel Kleinman
Section 006	Call Number: 15701 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Keith Bunin
Section 007	Call Number: 18510 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Yared Zeleke
Section 008	Call Number: 19876 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 10 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: For 1st year Film MFA students Instructor: Lucy Teitler
Fall 2025 Film AF5132 American Film: Cult & Exploitation
Section 001	Amer Film: Cult & Exploit Call Number: 14139 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 10 students (10 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full Instructor: Robert King
Fall 2025 Film AF5136 American Film: Film Noir
Section 001	Call Number: 13371 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 4 students (10 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: James A Schamus
Fall 2025 Film AF5200 FUNDAMENTALS OF DIRECTING
Section 001	Call Number: 14140 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 90 students (95 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: For 1st year MFA Film students Only. Instructor: Bette Gordon
Fall 2025 Film AF5201 Fundamentals of Directing Lab: Secrets o
Section 001	Fund of Dir Lab: Short Fi Call Number: 15695 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 90 students (95 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Req lab of Fund. of Directing. Meets Fall A 9/3 to 10/15 Instructor: Daniel Kleinman
Fall 2025 Film AF5210 DIRECTING I
Section 001	Call Number: 16952 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Hilary Brougher
Section 002	Call Number: 16953 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Hilary Brougher
Section 003	Call Number: 16954 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Ramin Bahrani
Section 004	Call Number: 16956 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Bogdan G Apetri
Section 005	Call Number: 16955 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Bette Gordon
Section 006	Call Number: 16957 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Anocha Suwichakornpong
Section 007	Call Number: 18511 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Carlo Mirabella-Davis
Section 008	Call Number: 20052 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 10 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Ian W Olds
Fall 2025 Film AF5230 DIRECTING ACTORS I
Section 001	Call Number: 16958 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Emil Benjamin
Section 002	Call Number: 18552 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Mikael Sodersten
Section 003	Call Number: 16959 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Jodie Markell
Section 004	Call Number: 19846 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Keith Manning
Section 005	Call Number: 16960 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: John Rubin
Section 006	Call Number: 16961 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Abigail Zealey Bess
Section 007	Call Number: 19847 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Jennifer McCabe
Section 008	Call Number: 19887 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Eli Pauley
Fall 2025 Film AF5250 FUNDAMENTALS OF EDITING
Section 001	Call Number: 13665 Points: 1.5 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full Notes: FALL A -For 2nd year MFA Directing/Screenwriting students on Instructor: Joshua Lee
Section 002	Call Number: 13088 Points: 1.5 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 13 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full Notes: 2nd-Year Scr/Dir students only. FALL A Instructor: Elizabeth Kling
Section 003	Call Number: 13089 Points: 1.5 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 10 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: FALL A For 2nd yr MFA Screenwriting/Directing Film Students Instructor: Elizabeth Kling
Fall 2025 Film AF5305 ROLE OF THE PRODUCER
Section 001	Call Number: 15696 Points: 1.5 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 91 students (95 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: For MFA Film 1st year students only - Fall B Instructor: Jack Lechner
Fall 2025 Film AF5400 PRACTICAL PRODUCTION I
Section 001	Call Number: 13090 Points: 1.5 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 90 students (95 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Schedule specifics will be given in class. First-year MFA Fi Instructor: Joshua R Troxler
Fall 2025 Film AF5420 TECH ARTS:POST PRODUCTION
Section 001	Call Number: 19945 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 90 students (95 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: For 1st year MFA Film students only. Instructor: Michael J Cacioppo Belantara
Fall 2025 Film AF5430 TECH ARTS
Section 001	TECH ARTS: CAMERA & LENSES Call Number: 18823 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Film subterm A - Meets in the Nash Production Center - Room Instructor: Gregg L Conde
Section 002	TECH ARTS: GRIP & ELECTRIC Call Number: 18818 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Film Subterm A - Meets in the Production Center Instructor: Matthew D Farrell
Section 003	TECH ARTS: CINEMA AUDIO Call Number: 18847 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 10 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Film Subterm A - Class meets in the Nash Production Center r Instructor: Michael O'Brien
Section 004	TECH ARTS: CAMERA & LENSES Call Number: 18872 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Fall Subterm B - Meets in the Nash Production Center - Room Instructor: Gregg L Conde
Section 005	TECH ARTS: GRIP & ELECTRIC Call Number: 18891 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 10 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Film Subterm B - Meets in the Nash Production Center - Room Instructor: Matthew D Farrell
Section 006	TECH ARTS: CINEMA AUDIO Call Number: 18912 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Film subterm B - Meets in the Nash Production Center - Room Instructor: Michael O'Brien
Section 007	TECH ARTS: CAMERA & LENSES Call Number: 19970 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Class Meets Fall B Instructor: Saro Varjabedian
Section 008	TECH ARTS: CINEMA AUDIO Call Number: 19971 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Class Meets Fall B Instructor: Sean O'Neil
Fall 2025 Film GR5700 CINEMA/MEDIA HISTORIOGRAPHY
Section 001	CINEMA/MEDIA HISTORIOGRAP Call Number: 12895 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 21 students (25 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: For 1st yr MA Film and Media Studies students Instructor: Jane Gaines
Fall 2025 Film AF5800 INTERNSHIP
Section 001	Call Number: 20650 Points: 1-3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 0 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Hanna Seifu
Section 002	Call Number: 20651 Points: 1-3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 1 student (10 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Maureen A Ryan
Section 003	Call Number: 20652 Points: 1-3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 0 students (10 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Jack Lechner
Section 004	Call Number: 20653 Points: 1-3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 0 students (10 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Mynette Louie
Fall 2025 Film AF6055 Adaptation
Section 001	Call Number: 13730 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 19 students (30 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Required for WFTV Instructor: Galt V Niederhoffer
Fall 2025 Film AF6110 SCREENWRITING THREE
Section 001	Call Number: 13483 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: For 2nd year MFA Film students only Instructor: Minhal Baig
Section 002	Call Number: 13251 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: For 2nd Year WFTV students only Instructor: Christina Lazaridi
Section 003	Call Number: 13252 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Andrew S Bienen
Section 004	Call Number: 13253 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Trey Ellis
Fall 2025 Film AF6210 DIRECTING III
Section 001	Call Number: 13254 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 9 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Tom Kalin
Section 002	Call Number: 13257 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 9 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Eric Mendelsohn
Section 003	Call Number: 13358 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 8 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Eric Mendelsohn
Section 004	Call Number: 13299 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 9 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Tom Kalin
Fall 2025 Film AF6240 DIRECTING ACTORS III
Section 001	Call Number: 13303 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Jon Shear
Section 002	Call Number: 13300 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 10 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Lisa Milinazzo
Section 004	Call Number: 13302 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 13 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Shira-Lee Shalit
Fall 2025 Film AF6300 THE BUSINESS OF FILM
Section 001	Call Number: 13538 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 46 students (60 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: BU/Law students if interested please email id3columbia.edu. Instructor: Ira Deutchman
Fall 2025 Film AF6310 FEATURE FILM DEVELOPMENT
Section 001	Call Number: 13605 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 10 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Film MFA 2nd year Creative Producers only Instructor: Mynette Louie
Section 002	Call Number: 13606 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 10 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Film MFA 2nd year Creative Producers only. Instructor: Diane Houslin
Fall 2025 Film AF6330 WRIT/SCRIPT ANALYSIS-PRODUCERS
Section 001	WRIT/SCRIPT ANALYSIS-PROD Call Number: 13406 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 10 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: For 2nd yr MFA Film Creative Producers only Instructor: Jack Lechner
Fall 2025 Film AF6340 PRE-PROD OF A MOTION PICTURE
Section 001	PRE-PROD OF A MOTION PICT Call Number: 13481 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 10 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: For 2nd year Creative Producers only Instructor: Dana Kuznetzkoff
Fall 2025 Film AF6810 Coding for Media Studies
Section 001	Call Number: 13604 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 9 students (15 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructors: Robert King and Behrang M Garakani
Fall 2025 Film GR6905 What Is An Image?
Section 001	Call Number: 15623 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 7 students (15 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Wanda Strauven
Fall 2025 Film GR6985 The Deaths of Cinema
Section 001	Call Number: 13867 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 19 students (18 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full Instructor: Dennis Lim
Fall 2025 Film AF8110 TV PILOT: COMEDY & DRAMA
Section 001	Call Number: 13602 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (10 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full Instructor: David Klass
Section 002	Call Number: 13853 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 13 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full Instructor: Blair Singer
Section 003	Call Number: 13603 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 13 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full Notes: This section for WFTV students only Instructor: Carter Bays
Section 004	Call Number: 13864 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 8 students (9 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Ed Decter
Section 005	Call Number: 18195 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: This section for Writing Program Students Only Instructor: Alice O'Neill
Fall 2025 Film AF8305 DIGITAL STORY TELLING I: History and The
Section 001	HISTORY&THEORY OF INTERACTIVIT Call Number: 13601 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 13 students (17 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Class starts the second week of classes Instructor: Char Simpson
Fall 2025 Film AF8315 Digital Storytelling III: Immersive Prod
Section 001	DS III: Immersive Product Call Number: 15711 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 15 students (18 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: All students are welcome to register. Instructor: Lance Weiler
Fall 2025 Film AF8320 DOCUMENTARY PRODUCING
Section 001	Call Number: 13172 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full Instructor: Chloe Gbai
Fall 2025 Film AF8360 Writing For the Screen
Section 001	Call Number: 13600 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 7 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Ramin C Serry
Fall 2025 Film AF8420 Tech Arts: Advanced Post Production
Section 001	Tech Arts: Adv Post Produ Call Number: 13539 Points: 1.5 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 9 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Class starts in Fall B. Instructor: Michael J Cacioppo Belantara
Fall 2025 Film AF8900 THESIS PREP SEMINAR
Section 001	Call Number: 16059 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (18 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Jason R Lariviere
Section 002	Call Number: 16060 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (14 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Phoebe Y Chen
Fall 2025 Film AF9100 SCREENWRITING THESIS WORKSHOP
Section 001	SCREENWRITING THESIS ADVSMNT Call Number: 13596 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 7 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Meets Every Other Week - For Students of Advisor Christina L Instructor: Christina Lazaridi
Section 002	SCREENWRITING THESIS ADVSMNT Call Number: 13854 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 5 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Meets alternate weeks - check schedule with instructor Instructor: Jamal Joseph
Section 003	SCREENWRITING THESIS ADVSMNT Call Number: 13597 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 7 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Meets alternate weeks - check schedule with instructor Instructor: Trey Ellis
Fall 2025 Film AF9101 TV WRITING THESIS WORKSHOP
Section 001	TV WRITING THESIS WORKSHO Call Number: 13595 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 8 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Course meets every other week. Instructor: Blair Singer
Fall 2025 Film AF9110 WORKSHOP IN SCRIPT REVISION
Section 001	WORKSHOP IN SCRIPT REVISI Call Number: 17975 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Application required. Instructor: David B Schwab
Section 002	WORKSHOP IN SCRIPT REVISI Call Number: 17977 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 7 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Application required. Instructor: Rafael L Pedreira
Section 003	WORKSHOP IN SCRIPT REVISI Call Number: 17976 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 9 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Application required. Instructor: Christina Lazaridi
Fall 2025 Film AF9120 TV REVISION
Section 001	Call Number: 17973 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 9 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Application required. Instructor: Benjamin Robbins
Section 002	Call Number: 17974 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 9 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Application required. Instructor: Matthew R Fennell
Fall 2025 Film AF9150 Portfolio Film Workshop
Section 001	Call Number: 18166 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 10 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Restricted to Scr/TV writing concentrates Instructor: Bogdan G Apetri
Fall 2025 Film AF9210 DIRECTING THESIS ADVISEMENT
Section 001	Call Number: 13584 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 5 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Every other week Instructor: Ramin Bahrani
Section 002	Call Number: 13585 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 6 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Meets every other week Instructor: Hilary Brougher
Section 003	Call Number: 13586 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 6 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Every other week Instructor: Bette Gordon
Section 004	Call Number: 13587 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 6 students (15 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Every other week. Instructor: Tom Kalin
Section 005	Call Number: 13592 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 9 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Class meets alt weeks - check schedule with instructor Instructor: Eric Mendelsohn
Section 006	Call Number: 13593 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 7 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Every other week Instructor: Bogdan G Apetri
Section 007	Call Number: 13594 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 6 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Every other week Instructor: Anocha Suwichakornpong
Fall 2025 Film AF9300 PRODUCING THESIS ADVISEMENT
Section 001	PRODUCING THESIS ADVISEME Call Number: 13580 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 8 students (24 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Jack Lechner
Section 002	PRODUCING THESIS ADVISEME Call Number: 13581 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 5 students (24 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Maureen A Ryan
Section 003	PRODUCING THESIS ADVISEME Call Number: 13582 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 6 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Mynette Louie
Fall 2025 Film AF9360 Writing for the Screen
Section 001	The Pilot Call Number: 13575 Points: 0 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 7 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: Research Arts Instructor: Kate Cortesi
Fall 2025 Film AF9700 GRADUATE RESEARCH THESIS
Section 001	Call Number: 14103 Points: 3 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 22 students (28 max) as of May 18, 2026 Instructor: Nico Baumbach
Fall 2025 Film AF9800 FILM RESEARCH ARTS INTERNSHIP
Section 001	INTERNSHIP-FILM RES ARTS Call Number: 13661 Points: 1-6 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 2 students (10 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: MUST HAVE COMPLETED AS LEAST 60 POINTS Instructor: Hanna Seifu
Section 002	INTERNSHIP-FILM RES ARTS Call Number: 13662 Points: 1-6 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 2 students (10 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: MUST HAVE COMPLETED AS LEAST 60 POINTS Instructor: Jack Lechner
Section 003	INTERNSHIP-FILM RES ARTS Call Number: 13663 Points: 1-6 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 3 students (10 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: MUST HAVE COMPLETE 60 POINTS Instructor: Maureen A Ryan
Section 004	INTERNSHIP-FILM RES ARTS Call Number: 13664 Points: 1-6 View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil Enrollment: 5 students (10 max) as of May 18, 2026 Notes: MUST HAVE COMPLETED AS LEAST 60 POINTS Instructor: Mynette Louie

Fall 2025 Film UN1000
INTRO TO FILM & MEDIA STUDIES

Section 001

Call Number:: 11486
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 30 students (70 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: corequisite FILM UN 1001
Instructor:: Jane Gaines

Fall 2025 Film UN1001
INTRO-FILM & MEDIA STUDIES-DIS

Section 001

Call Number:: 11491
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 13 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Discussion section starts the 2nd week of the semester.
Instructor:: Yuwen Zhang

Section 002

Call Number:: 11493
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 17 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Class begins the 2nd week of the semester.
Instructor:: Eva Gretskaya

Fall 2025 Film UN2020
CINEMA HIST II: 1930-1960

Section 001

Call Number:: 13005
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 53 students (60 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: corequisite FILM UN 2021
Instructor:: Ronald Gregg

Fall 2025 Film UN2021
CINEMA HIST II-1930-1960-DIS

Section 001

Call Number:: 12568
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 20 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full
Notes:: Class begins the 2nd week of the semester.
Instructor:: Mitch Camarda

Section 002

Call Number:: 12570
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 19 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Class begins the 2nd week of the semester.
Instructor:: Kate Dirienzi

Section 003

Call Number:: 14761
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 15 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Disc section starts the 2nd week of the semester.
Instructor:: Yihong Lee

Fall 2025 Film UN2030
CINEMA HIST III:1960-1990

Section 001

Call Number:: 11494
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 44 students (60 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: corequisite FILM UN 2031
Instructor:: Annette Insdorf

Fall 2025 Film UN2031
CINEMA HIST III:1960-1990-DISC

Section 001

Call Number:: 11495
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 12 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Discussion sessions will begin the 2nd week of the semester
Instructor:: Ria A Vieira

Section 002

Call Number:: 11496
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 17 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Class will begin the 2nd week of the semester.
Instructor:: Oksana Mirzoyan

Section 003

Call Number:: 11497
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 15 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Class will begin the 2nd week of the semester.
Instructor:: Mary C Walker

Fall 2025 Film UN2132
American Film: Cult & Exploitation

Section 001

Call Number:: 11487
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 48 students (90 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Undergrad Only. Must register for Disc Section
Instructor:: Robert King

Fall 2025 Film UN2133
American Film: Cult & Exploitation DISC

Section 001

Call Number:: 11498
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 13 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Class begins the 2nd week of the semester.
Instructor:: Ethan Mattheus

Section 002

Call Number:: 16980
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 16 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Luis A Portela Vazquez

Section 004

Call Number:: 11499
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 19 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Course begins the second week of the semester
Instructor:: Sophia Jones

Fall 2025 Film UN2136
American Film: Film Noir

Section 001

Call Number:: 11488
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 27 students (55 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Co-requisit FILM2137 Discussion Section
Instructor:: James A Schamus

Fall 2025 Film UN2137
American Film: Film Noir DISC

Section 001

Call Number:: 12574
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 19 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Discussion Section begins second week of the semester.
Instructor:: Jiayi Li

Section 003

Call Number:: 13008
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 8 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Corequisite with Film Noir FILM 2136
Instructor:: Byung Joon Lee

Fall 2025 Film UN2410
LAB IN WRITING FILM CRITICISM

Section 001

Call Number:: 12707
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 10 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Permission req. Send writing sample to cj2374columbia.edu
Instructor:: Caryn James

Fall 2025 Film UN2420
LABORATORY IN SCREENWRITING

Section 001

Call Number:: 16982
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 10 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Nana F Duffuor

Section 002

Call Number:: 13607
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full
Instructor:: Kali A Kahn

Section 003

Call Number:: 13608
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 8 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Katherine Burns

Fall 2025 Film UN2510
LAB IN FICTION FILMMAKING

Section 001

Call Number:: 16981
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Priority to declared Film & Media Studies majors
Instructor:: Greta Diaz Moreau

Section 002

Call Number:: 16989
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 6 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Priority given to declared Film majors
Instructor:: Daryl Wang

Fall 2025 Film UN3055
Film Adaptation

Section 001

Call Number:: 14152
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 6 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Stephen Molton

Fall 2025 Film UN3900
SENIOR SEMINAR IN FILM STUDIES

Section 001

Call Number:: 11489
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 15 students (14 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full
Notes:: Film and Media Studies Majors only
Instructor:: Racquel Gates

Fall 2025 Film UN3915
ADVANCED FILM PRODUCTION PRACTICE

Section 001

Call Number:: 14238
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 8 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: For Sr FMS maj. Prereq: Lab in Fict or Nonfic Filmmaking
Instructor:: Hector Prats I Castro

Fall 2025 Film UN3920
SENIOR SEM IN SCREENWRITING

Section 001

Call Number:: 11490
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 15 students (15 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full
Notes:: Film and Media Studies Majors only
Instructor:: Loren-Paul Caplin

Fall 2025 Film GU4000
FILM AND MEDIA THEORY

Section 001

Call Number:: 13006
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 64 students (65 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Undergraduates must register for FILM GU4001
Instructor:: Nico Baumbach

Fall 2025 Film GU4001
FILM & MEDIA THEORY-DISC

Section 001

Call Number:: 20536
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 18 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Class will begin the 2nd week of the semester
Instructor:: Philip Gilstrap

Section 002

Call Number:: 13007
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 17 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Class will begin the 2nd week of the semester.
Instructor:: Juntong Wu

Section 003

Call Number:: 19814
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 14 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Class will begin the 2nd week of the semester.
Instructor:: Carley J Pinke

Section 004

Call Number:: 13009
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 13 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Will start the 2nd week of the semester.
Instructor:: Sidnee Lim

Fall 2025 Film GU4109
Auteur Study: Lubitsch and Wilder

Section 001

Call Number:: 12686
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 12 students (15 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Priority to Film & Media Studies. Instructor will admit from
Instructor:: Ronald Gregg

Fall 2025 Film GU4300
Black Film and Media

Section 001

Call Number:: 13010
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 15 students (65 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Discussion sections are for Undergraduate students only.
Instructor:: Racquel Gates

Fall 2025 Film GU4301
Black Film and Media Discussion

Section 001

Call Number:: 13011
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 11 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Class begins the second week of the semester
Instructor:: Laila A Bearden

Fall 2025 Film GU4920
Seeing Narrative

Section 001

Call Number:: 13012
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 12 students (13 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Instructor permission required. Please see CourseWorks.
Instructor:: James A Schamus

Fall 2025 Film GU4946
Soviet Avant-garde Cinema of the 20s

Section 001

Call Number:: 15692
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 6 students (15 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Anastasia Kostina

Fall 2025 Film GU4951
NEW MEDIA ART

Section 001

Call Number:: 12692
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 21 students (26 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructors:: Lance Weiler and Regina Harsanyi

Fall 2025 Film GU4955
History of American Television

Section 001

Call Number:: 14268
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 16 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Ben Alexander

Fall 2025 Film GR5015
CINEMA HIST II: 1930-1960

Section 001

Call Number:: 13013
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 3 students (15 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Ronald Gregg

Fall 2025 Film GR5020
CINEMA HIST III:1960-1990

Section 001

Call Number:: 13083
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 3 students (5 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Annette Insdorf

Fall 2025 Film AF5100
ELEMENTS OF DRAMATIC NARRATIVE

Section 001

Call Number:: 13085
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 90 students (95 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: For 1st year MFA Film students only.
Instructor:: Andrew S Bienen

Fall 2025 Film AF5110
SCREENWRITING I

Section 001

Call Number:: 15697
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Jamal Joseph

Section 002

Call Number:: 15698
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 10 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Rania Attieh

Section 003

Call Number:: 15699
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Jamal Joseph

Section 004

Call Number:: 15624
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Minhal Baig

Section 005

Call Number:: 15700
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 14 students (14 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: This section for WFTV Only
Instructor:: Daniel Kleinman

Section 006

Call Number:: 15701
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Keith Bunin

Section 007

Call Number:: 18510
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Yared Zeleke

Section 008

Call Number:: 19876
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 10 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: For 1st year Film MFA students
Instructor:: Lucy Teitler

Fall 2025 Film AF5132
American Film: Cult & Exploitation

Section 001

Call Number:: 14139
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 10 students (10 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full
Instructor:: Robert King

Fall 2025 Film AF5136
American Film: Film Noir

Section 001

Call Number:: 13371
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 4 students (10 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: James A Schamus

Fall 2025 Film AF5200
FUNDAMENTALS OF DIRECTING

Section 001

Call Number:: 14140
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 90 students (95 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: For 1st year MFA Film students Only.
Instructor:: Bette Gordon

Fall 2025 Film AF5201
Fundamentals of Directing Lab: Secrets o

Section 001

Call Number:: 15695
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 90 students (95 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Req lab of Fund. of Directing. Meets Fall A 9/3 to 10/15
Instructor:: Daniel Kleinman

Fall 2025 Film AF5210
DIRECTING I

Section 001

Call Number:: 16952
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Hilary Brougher

Section 002

Call Number:: 16953
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Hilary Brougher

Section 003

Call Number:: 16954
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Ramin Bahrani

Section 004

Call Number:: 16956
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Bogdan G Apetri

Section 005

Call Number:: 16955
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Bette Gordon

Section 006

Call Number:: 16957
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Anocha Suwichakornpong

Section 007

Call Number:: 18511
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Carlo Mirabella-Davis

Section 008

Call Number:: 20052
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 10 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Ian W Olds

Fall 2025 Film AF5230
DIRECTING ACTORS I

Section 001

Call Number:: 16958
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Emil Benjamin

Section 002

Call Number:: 18552
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Mikael Sodersten

Section 003

Call Number:: 16959
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Jodie Markell

Section 004

Call Number:: 19846
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Keith Manning

Section 005

Call Number:: 16960
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: John Rubin

Section 006

Call Number:: 16961
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Abigail Zealey Bess

Section 007

Call Number:: 19847
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Jennifer McCabe

Section 008

Call Number:: 19887
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Eli Pauley

Fall 2025 Film AF5250
FUNDAMENTALS OF EDITING

Section 001

Call Number:: 13665
Points:: 1.5
Enrollment:: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full
Notes:: FALL A -For 2nd year MFA Directing/Screenwriting students on
Instructor:: Joshua Lee

Section 002

Call Number:: 13088
Points:: 1.5
Enrollment:: 13 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full
Notes:: 2nd-Year Scr/Dir students only. FALL A
Instructor:: Elizabeth Kling

Section 003

Call Number:: 13089
Points:: 1.5
Enrollment:: 10 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: FALL A For 2nd yr MFA Screenwriting/Directing Film Students
Instructor:: Elizabeth Kling

Fall 2025 Film AF5305
ROLE OF THE PRODUCER

Section 001

Call Number:: 15696
Points:: 1.5
Enrollment:: 91 students (95 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: For MFA Film 1st year students only - Fall B
Instructor:: Jack Lechner

Fall 2025 Film AF5400
PRACTICAL PRODUCTION I

Section 001

Call Number:: 13090
Points:: 1.5
Enrollment:: 90 students (95 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Schedule specifics will be given in class. First-year MFA Fi
Instructor:: Joshua R Troxler

Fall 2025 Film AF5420
TECH ARTS:POST PRODUCTION

Section 001

Call Number:: 19945
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 90 students (95 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: For 1st year MFA Film students only.
Instructor:: Michael J Cacioppo Belantara

Fall 2025 Film AF5430
TECH ARTS

Section 001

Call Number:: 18823
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Film subterm A - Meets in the Nash Production Center - Room
Instructor:: Gregg L Conde

Section 002

Call Number:: 18818
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Film Subterm A - Meets in the Production Center
Instructor:: Matthew D Farrell

Section 003

Call Number:: 18847
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 10 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Film Subterm A - Class meets in the Nash Production Center r
Instructor:: Michael O'Brien

Section 004

Call Number:: 18872
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Fall Subterm B - Meets in the Nash Production Center - Room
Instructor:: Gregg L Conde

Section 005

Call Number:: 18891
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 10 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Film Subterm B - Meets in the Nash Production Center - Room
Instructor:: Matthew D Farrell

Section 006

Call Number:: 18912
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Film subterm B - Meets in the Nash Production Center - Room
Instructor:: Michael O'Brien

Section 007

Call Number:: 19970
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Class Meets Fall B
Instructor:: Saro Varjabedian

Section 008

Call Number:: 19971
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Class Meets Fall B
Instructor:: Sean O'Neil

Fall 2025 Film GR5700
CINEMA/MEDIA HISTORIOGRAPHY

Section 001

Call Number:: 12895
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 21 students (25 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: For 1st yr MA Film and Media Studies students
Instructor:: Jane Gaines

Fall 2025 Film AF5800
INTERNSHIP

Section 001

Call Number:: 20650
Points:: 1-3
Enrollment:: 0 students (20 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Hanna Seifu

Section 002

Call Number:: 20651
Points:: 1-3
Enrollment:: 1 student (10 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Maureen A Ryan

Section 003

Call Number:: 20652
Points:: 1-3
Enrollment:: 0 students (10 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Jack Lechner

Section 004

Call Number:: 20653
Points:: 1-3
Enrollment:: 0 students (10 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Mynette Louie

Fall 2025 Film AF6055
Adaptation

Section 001

Call Number:: 13730
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 19 students (30 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Required for WFTV
Instructor:: Galt V Niederhoffer

Fall 2025 Film AF6110
SCREENWRITING THREE

Section 001

Call Number:: 13483
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 12 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: For 2nd year MFA Film students only
Instructor:: Minhal Baig

Section 002

Call Number:: 13251
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 12 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: For 2nd Year WFTV students only
Instructor:: Christina Lazaridi

Section 003

Call Number:: 13252
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 12 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Andrew S Bienen

Section 004

Call Number:: 13253
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 12 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Trey Ellis

Fall 2025 Film AF6210
DIRECTING III

Section 001

Call Number:: 13254
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 9 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Tom Kalin

Section 002

Call Number:: 13257
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 9 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Eric Mendelsohn

Section 003

Call Number:: 13358
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 8 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Eric Mendelsohn

Section 004

Call Number:: 13299
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 9 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Tom Kalin

Fall 2025 Film AF6240
DIRECTING ACTORS III

Section 001

Call Number:: 13303
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Jon Shear

Section 002

Call Number:: 13300
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 10 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Lisa Milinazzo

Section 004

Call Number:: 13302
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 13 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Shira-Lee Shalit

Fall 2025 Film AF6300
THE BUSINESS OF FILM

Section 001

Call Number:: 13538
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 46 students (60 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: BU/Law students if interested please email id3columbia.edu.
Instructor:: Ira Deutchman

Fall 2025 Film AF6310
FEATURE FILM DEVELOPMENT

Section 001

Call Number:: 13605
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 10 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Film MFA 2nd year Creative Producers only
Instructor:: Mynette Louie

Section 002

Call Number:: 13606
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 10 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Film MFA 2nd year Creative Producers only.
Instructor:: Diane Houslin

Fall 2025 Film AF6330
WRIT/SCRIPT ANALYSIS-PRODUCERS

Section 001

Call Number:: 13406
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 10 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: For 2nd yr MFA Film Creative Producers only
Instructor:: Jack Lechner

Fall 2025 Film AF6340
PRE-PROD OF A MOTION PICTURE

Section 001

Call Number:: 13481
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 10 students (11 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: For 2nd year Creative Producers only
Instructor:: Dana Kuznetzkoff

Fall 2025 Film AF6810
Coding for Media Studies

Section 001

Call Number:: 13604
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 9 students (15 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructors:: Robert King and Behrang M Garakani

Fall 2025 Film GR6905
What Is An Image?

Section 001

Call Number:: 15623
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 7 students (15 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Wanda Strauven

Fall 2025 Film GR6985
The Deaths of Cinema

Section 001

Call Number:: 13867
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 19 students (18 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full
Instructor:: Dennis Lim

Fall 2025 Film AF8110
TV PILOT: COMEDY & DRAMA

Section 001

Call Number:: 13602
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 12 students (10 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full
Instructor:: David Klass

Section 002

Call Number:: 13853
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 13 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full
Instructor:: Blair Singer

Section 003

Call Number:: 13603
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 13 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full
Notes:: This section for WFTV students only
Instructor:: Carter Bays

Section 004

Call Number:: 13864
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 8 students (9 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Ed Decter

Section 005

Call Number:: 18195
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: This section for Writing Program Students Only
Instructor:: Alice O'Neill

Fall 2025 Film AF8305
DIGITAL STORY TELLING I: History and The

Section 001

Call Number:: 13601
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 13 students (17 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Class starts the second week of classes
Instructor:: Char Simpson

Fall 2025 Film AF8315
Digital Storytelling III: Immersive Prod

Section 001

Call Number:: 15711
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 15 students (18 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: All students are welcome to register.
Instructor:: Lance Weiler

Fall 2025 Film AF8320
DOCUMENTARY PRODUCING

Section 001

Call Number:: 13172
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 12 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026 / Full
Instructor:: Chloe Gbai

Fall 2025 Film AF8360
Writing For the Screen

Section 001

Call Number:: 13600
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 7 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Ramin C Serry

Fall 2025 Film AF8420
Tech Arts: Advanced Post Production

Section 001

Call Number:: 13539
Points:: 1.5
Enrollment:: 9 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Class starts in Fall B.
Instructor:: Michael J Cacioppo Belantara

Fall 2025 Film AF8900
THESIS PREP SEMINAR

Section 001

Call Number:: 16059
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 11 students (18 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Jason R Lariviere

Section 002

Call Number:: 16060
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 11 students (14 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Phoebe Y Chen

Fall 2025 Film AF9100
SCREENWRITING THESIS WORKSHOP

Section 001

Call Number:: 13596
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 7 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Meets Every Other Week - For Students of Advisor Christina L
Instructor:: Christina Lazaridi

Section 002

Call Number:: 13854
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 5 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Meets alternate weeks - check schedule with instructor
Instructor:: Jamal Joseph

Section 003

Call Number:: 13597
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 7 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Meets alternate weeks - check schedule with instructor
Instructor:: Trey Ellis

Fall 2025 Film AF9101
TV WRITING THESIS WORKSHOP

Section 001

Call Number:: 13595
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 8 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Course meets every other week.
Instructor:: Blair Singer

Fall 2025 Film AF9110
WORKSHOP IN SCRIPT REVISION

Section 001

Call Number:: 17975
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 11 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Application required.
Instructor:: David B Schwab

Section 002

Call Number:: 17977
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 7 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Application required.
Instructor:: Rafael L Pedreira

Section 003

Call Number:: 17976
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 9 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Application required.
Instructor:: Christina Lazaridi

Fall 2025 Film AF9120
TV REVISION

Section 001

Call Number:: 17973
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 9 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Application required.
Instructor:: Benjamin Robbins

Section 002

Call Number:: 17974
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 9 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Application required.
Instructor:: Matthew R Fennell

Fall 2025 Film AF9150
Portfolio Film Workshop

Section 001

Call Number:: 18166
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 10 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Restricted to Scr/TV writing concentrates
Instructor:: Bogdan G Apetri

Fall 2025 Film AF9210
DIRECTING THESIS ADVISEMENT

Section 001

Call Number:: 13584
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 5 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Every other week
Instructor:: Ramin Bahrani

Section 002

Call Number:: 13585
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 6 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Meets every other week
Instructor:: Hilary Brougher

Section 003

Call Number:: 13586
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 6 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Every other week
Instructor:: Bette Gordon

Section 004

Call Number:: 13587
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 6 students (15 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Every other week.
Instructor:: Tom Kalin

Section 005

Call Number:: 13592
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 9 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Class meets alt weeks - check schedule with instructor
Instructor:: Eric Mendelsohn

Section 006

Call Number:: 13593
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 7 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Every other week
Instructor:: Bogdan G Apetri

Section 007

Call Number:: 13594
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 6 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Every other week
Instructor:: Anocha Suwichakornpong

Fall 2025 Film AF9300
PRODUCING THESIS ADVISEMENT

Section 001

Call Number:: 13580
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 8 students (24 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Jack Lechner

Section 002

Call Number:: 13581
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 5 students (24 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Maureen A Ryan

Section 003

Call Number:: 13582
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 6 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Mynette Louie

Fall 2025 Film AF9360
Writing for the Screen

Section 001

Call Number:: 13575
Points:: 0
Enrollment:: 7 students (12 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: Research Arts
Instructor:: Kate Cortesi

Fall 2025 Film AF9700
GRADUATE RESEARCH THESIS

Section 001

Call Number:: 14103
Points:: 3
Enrollment:: 22 students (28 max) as of May 18, 2026
Instructor:: Nico Baumbach

Fall 2025 Film AF9800
FILM RESEARCH ARTS INTERNSHIP

Section 001

Call Number:: 13661
Points:: 1-6
Enrollment:: 2 students (10 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: MUST HAVE COMPLETED AS LEAST 60 POINTS
Instructor:: Hanna Seifu

Section 002

Call Number:: 13662
Points:: 1-6
Enrollment:: 2 students (10 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: MUST HAVE COMPLETED AS LEAST 60 POINTS
Instructor:: Jack Lechner

Section 003

Call Number:: 13663
Points:: 1-6
Enrollment:: 3 students (10 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: MUST HAVE COMPLETE 60 POINTS
Instructor:: Maureen A Ryan

Section 004

Call Number:: 13664
Points:: 1-6
Enrollment:: 5 students (10 max) as of May 18, 2026
Notes:: MUST HAVE COMPLETED AS LEAST 60 POINTS
Instructor:: Mynette Louie

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Fall 2025 Department: Film

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INTRO TO FILM & MEDIA STU

INTRO-FILM & MEDIA STUDIE

INTRO-FILM & MEDIA STUDIE

CINEMA HIST II-1930-1960-

CINEMA HIST II-1930-1960-

CINEMA HIST II-1930-1960-

CINEMA HIST III:1960-1990

CINEMA HIST III:1960-1990

CINEMA HIST III:1960-1990

Amer Film: Cult & Exploit

American Film: Cult & Ex

American Film: Cult & Ex

American Film: Cult & Ex

American Film: Film Noir

American Film: Film Noir

LAB IN WRITING FILM CRITI

LABORATORY IN SCREENWRITI

LABORATORY IN SCREENWRITI

LABORATORY IN SCREENWRITI

SENIOR SEMINAR IN FILM ST

ADVANCED FILM PRODUCTION PRACT

SENIOR SEM IN SCREENWRITI

Auteur Stu: Lubitsch & Wi

Black Film and Media DISC

Soviet Avant-garde Cinema

History of American Telev

ELEMENTS OF DRAMATIC NARR

Amer Film: Cult & Exploit

Fund of Dir Lab: Short Fi

TECH ARTS: CAMERA & LENSES

TECH ARTS: GRIP & ELECTRIC

TECH ARTS: CINEMA AUDIO

TECH ARTS: CAMERA & LENSES

TECH ARTS: GRIP & ELECTRIC

TECH ARTS: CINEMA AUDIO

TECH ARTS: CAMERA & LENSES

TECH ARTS: CINEMA AUDIO

CINEMA/MEDIA HISTORIOGRAP

WRIT/SCRIPT ANALYSIS-PROD

PRE-PROD OF A MOTION PICT

HISTORY&THEORY OF INTERACTIVIT

DS III: Immersive Product

Tech Arts: Adv Post Produ

SCREENWRITING THESIS ADVSMNT

SCREENWRITING THESIS ADVSMNT

SCREENWRITING THESIS ADVSMNT

TV WRITING THESIS WORKSHO

WORKSHOP IN SCRIPT REVISI

WORKSHOP IN SCRIPT REVISI

WORKSHOP IN SCRIPT REVISI

PRODUCING THESIS ADVISEME

PRODUCING THESIS ADVISEME

PRODUCING THESIS ADVISEME

The Pilot

INTERNSHIP-FILM RES ARTS

INTERNSHIP-FILM RES ARTS

INTERNSHIP-FILM RES ARTS

INTERNSHIP-FILM RES ARTS

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