CINEMA AND TELEVISION ARTS
MEDIA PRODUCTION CENTER Make your film and television productions in our 35,500-square-foot flagship media-making facility. The building features three production soundstages, multi-cam capabilities, digital labs, a fabrication shop, and classrooms.
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Top American Film School, 2023 — Hollywood Reporter
Top Film School, 2022 — TheWrap
Best Film Schools, 2023 — Variety
CINEMA AND TELEVISION ARTS
SHAPE WHAT’S NEXT IN FILM AND TV Creative careers are made here. Immerse yourself in the film and television industry quickly and in meaningful ways at Columbia College Chicago’s Cinema and Television Arts department. Here, you’ll learn from faculty who are active in the industry, and you’ll get relevant, hands-on experiences during your first year.
MAJORS
Columbia is deeply connected to the industry in Chicago and on both coasts. We produce sought-after graduates and have an engaged alumni base ready to help. Offering a growth-focused environment within a creativecentered school, Columbia is where you can find support and empowerment from your peers and faculty.
Cinema and Television Studies
Tell the stories you want and become who you want to be at Columbia College Chicago’s Cinema and Television Arts department.
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Get hands-on experiences by developing scripts and producing, directing, and editing film and TV projects. Gain valuable skills from industry-connected faculty, many of whom are producers, directors, editors, and writers. Participate in internships and networking events with award-winning alums, including those found at Columbia’s Semester in LA program.
Film and Television (BA | BFA) Television Writing and Business (BFA)
MINORS Video Production Writing for Television
NOTABLE ALUM
CHRISTIAN SPRENGER ’07 Christian Sprenger is a cinematographer who has been nominated for four Emmy awards (for Glow, Station Eleven, and Atlanta) and has won two for his work on Atlanta. He is also known for his work on Baskets, Last Man on Earth, and Reservation Dogs.
NOTABLE ALUM
LENA WAITHE ’06 Creator and producer of The Chi, Lena Waithe was the first Black woman to win the Emmy for Comedy Writing for a Television Series. Through her company Hillman Grad Productions, she has produced documentaries and films, including the Emmynominated Being Mary Tyler Moore.
NOTABLE ALUM
PAUL GARNES ’96, HDR ’16 Paul Garnes — who has worked in production roles on films and television series for Disney, Dreamworks, HBO, BET, and Paramount Pictures — is head of production at ARRAY Filmworks and is an award-winning producer of Selma, Queen Sugar, and more.
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