Presented by Film Columbus, Gateway Film Center, and the Greater Columbus Arts Council. Join us for an exciting event where we delve into the secrets of creating outstanding films! Whether you’re a budding filmmaker or simply passionate about movies, this in-person gathering is perfect for you. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to take your film-making to the next level with writer/director Jennifer Reeder!

Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture. A towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between cultural icon Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. A 2023 Venice selection, and Bradley Cooper’s sophomore feature (following 2018’s A Star Is Born). | Country: United States | Language: English

Bonus content coming March 22! Academy Award winner, Best Animated Feature. A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. Opening film of the 2023 Toronto Film Festival. | Country: Japan | Language: English; select screenings in Japanese with English subtitles

Embraced as a cherished holiday tradition by families around the world, Frank Capra’s heart-warming masterpiece about how the life of one good man can change the world forever. | Country: United States | Language: English, French

Discover the wondrous story of how Willy became the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker. Nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor ( Timothée Chalamet). | Country: United States | Language: English

Grand Jury Prize winner, 2023 Cannes Film Festival. A tragicomic romance about two lonely souls in search of their first love. Selected as the official Finnish entry for Best International Feature at the 96th Academy Awards. Nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress (Alma Pöysti). | Country: Finland, Germany | Language: Finnish with English subtitles

Years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow is the last hope for his family. When he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird, the female tribute from impoverished District 12, Snow sees an opportunity to shift their fates.| Country: United States | Language: English

Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 96th Academy Awards. This riveting exploration of rebellion, memory, and sisterhood unpacks a complex family history to examine how a Tunisian woman’s children were radicalized by Islamic extremists. Winner of Best Documentary at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and the Independent Spirit Awards. | Country: France, Tunisia, Germany, Saudi Arabia | Language: Arabic with English subtitles

Winner, Cannes 2023 Best Screenplay. From Academy Award-nominee Hirokazu Kore-eda – a mother demands answers when a teacher bullies her son, but the truth is far more complex than expected. | Country: Japan | Language: Japanese with English subtitles

A twisted noir out of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. In 1960s Massachusetts, an unhappy prison secretary is beguiled by a new co-worker who pulls her into complicity in a crime that surpasses her wildest imaginings. Received three nominations for the 2024 Independent Spirit Awards. | Country: United States | Language: English

Yule crack up! Clarke Griswold does his best to orchestrate a traditional happy family Christmas, but is thwarted by odious relatives, bah-humbug neighbors, and plain old bad luck. | Country: United States | Language: English

Academy Award winner, Best Supporting Actress (Randolph). A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school forms an unexpected bond with a belligerent student he’s stuck supervising over the winter holiday. World Premiere, 2023 Telluride Film Festival. Winner of two Golden Globe awards (Randolph and Giamatti). | Country: United States | Language: English

A beautifully wicked gothic thriller from the mind behind 2020’s Promising Young Woman. Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton. World Premiere, 2023 Telluride Film Festival. Nominated for Best Actor (Barry Keoghan) and Best Supporting Actress (Rosamund Pike) at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards. | Country: United States | Language: English

The Bat, the Cat, the Penguin. With his iconic follow-up to 1989’s Batman, Tim Burton introduced a darker tone to superhero films. | Country: United States, United Kingdom | Language: English

Academy Award winner, Best Visual Effects. In postwar Japan, a new reign begins. Commemorating the 70th anniversary of Godzilla, the first new Toho Godzilla film since 2016’s Shin Godzilla premiered at the 2023 Tokyo Film Festival. | Country: Japan | Language: Japanese with English subtitles

A hapless family man finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. Then his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn. World Premiere, 2023 Toronto Film Festival. Nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor (Nicolas Cage). | Country: United States | Language: English