School of Film and Television

Bring your creative ideas to life on screens big and small while mastering media production skills at the School of Film and Television. Ranked among the best by Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and MovieMaker, Columbia offers hands-on learning in producing, screenwriting, directing, production design, cinematography, editing, and sound on location and on both physical and virtual production sets. Collaborate with Columbia's community of actors, writers, and game designers to make movie magic, and take advantage of the Semester in LA program to gain entertainment industry experience and make connections through internships and networking events.

Undergraduate Programs

Graduate Degrees

Minors

  • Cinema and Television Studies
    Cinema and Television Studies minors will analyze the new screen culture of the 21st century. In particular, you'll closely analyze cinema and television texts; write different kinds of critical, analytical, and research essays; study global and historical trends in cinema and television; read major theorists and philosophers of the disciplines; and explore the aesthetic and cultural convergence between television and cinema.
  • Video Production
    Today’s video-centric, web-driven culture creates demand for content creation and editing skills in many arenas besides television and film. Video production skills can support your work in virtually any major and enhance your employability at graduation.
  • Writing for Television
    Television is flourishing on networks, cable channels, and especially online, and it needs stories—tons of them. Columbia’s Writing for Television minor prepares you to become a scriptwriter who can focus on a career in television or create story content as part of a broader production, artistic, or communications career.
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Faculty

Our faculty are accomplished industry pros who bring expertise to the classroom, mentoring students through production, storytelling and technical mastery.

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Facilities

Facilities include our state-of-the-art Media Production Center, where students get hands-on experience with innovative equipment like the Volume Wall.

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Alumni

Our alumni are award-winning professionals and leaders in their field.

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Upcoming Events

  • NOVOCAINE Advance Screening
    Hangout event with pizza, advance screening of Paramount Pictures NOVOCAINE and FREE merch giveaways for the Columbia College Chicago community! Join student organizations Columbia Horror Picture Show, Cult Cinema Club and Student Government Association in partnership with School of FIlm and Television. Register/RSVP on this link. First come, first served. Learn more and watch the...Get the details
  • DROP Advance Screening
    Free advance screening of DROP produced by Blum(house) and Bay for the Columbia College Chicago community. See DROP first before it opens in theater on 4/11/25. Join student organizations and others for a hangout with giveaways prior to the screening. Watch the trailer and learn more at https://www.dropthemovie.com/....Get the details
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