In conjunction with the Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film, TV & New Media of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, this fund supports annual awards of up to $200,000, given to alumni and/or thesis-level graduate students to direct their first feature film (either narrative or documentary). These awards are for alumni and/or thesis students in the Graduate Film Program or alumni of the Undergraduate Department of Film and Television who graduated within five years of the current award year.
Dear Alumni and Thesis Students,
For many years, Chris Columbus and Richard Vague have been working with the Kanbar Institute of Film & TV to offer awards to recent alumni and graduate thesis students to produce their first feature films. The Columbus/Vague Film Production Fund has been instrumental in funding recently released films such as PARIAH by Dee Rees (MFA '07), ON THE ICE by Andrew MacLean (MFA '08), and MAGIC VALLEY by Jaffe Zinn (BFA '03).
We are in the process of reviewing and revising the selection process and payment structure for the awards. We hope to announce in the coming months an updated 2012 selection process timeline with the kickoff event to be held in late fall. While we work to confirm the date, I would like to assure you that once the process is finalized and the announcement is made, you will have at least 3 months to submit your materials.
My apologies for the delay in the process. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
Patti Pearson
We are excited to announce the finalists for the 2011 Chris Columbus Richard Vague Film Production Fund.
The following filmmakers will be invited to the Tisch School of the Arts to pitch their film in early October!
2011 GRADUATE FILM DEPARTMENT ALUMNI FINALISTS
Dara Bratt – ResonanceSara Colangelo – Little Accidents
Alexandra Gordon – It Had To Be You
Shaka King – Newlyweeds
Chloe Zhao – Lee
2011 UNDERGRADUATE FILM & TV DEPARTMENT ALUMNI FINALISTS
Nicholas Brennan – Hard Rock HavanaJames Darling – Entanglement
Elaine Liu – A Long Way Home
Emma Lundberg – Directions
Kristina Woo – Movers and Shakers
The application period is now closed.
Please follow the link to your right or the links below for more information:
Applications will be made available in 2012. Email and web announcements will be made to the NYU community when the applications become available.
