FMI MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

FMI is a partner of Columbia University School Of the Arts, enabling up-and-coming student filmmakers in their MFA thesis year to produce their graduation short film. Since 2014, we have mentored four director-producer teams per year, some of which went on to premiere their work at festivals worldwide, including Venice Biennale, Cannes, Berlinale, Telluride, TIFF, and Sundance.

11 YEARS. 44 FILMS AND COUNTING.

  • Kathrina Otto-Bernstein at Columbia Unviersity in 2024

  • Hazel Mckibbin at the Palm Spring ShortFest with She Always Wins

  • Obraza/Resentment at Berlinale 2023

  • Darling wins Best Short Film at Venice Biennale 2019

  • Everything’s Fine: A Panick Attack in D Major wins Emmy for Best Comedy Series, 39th College Television Awards‍

  • Markus Wulf at Berlinale 2019 with Louis I, King of Sheep

  • Francisca Alegria wins Sundance 2017 Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction

  • Refuge at the Montclair Film Festival 2019

  • The President’s Visit wins at the Dubai International Film Festival