Academic Programs

3 Emmy Nominations for “A Girl in the River,” Edited by NYFA Master Class Lecturer Geof Bartz
August 3, 2017

3 Emmy Nominations for “A Girl in the River,” Edited by NYFA Master Class Lecturer Geof Bartz

“A Girl in the River” has been nominated for three Emmy Awards, including Best Documentary and Best Documentary Short. The HBO documentary was edited by New York Film Academy’s own…

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NYFA Alumni and Faculty Crew “Dead House” for LionsGate and Laugh Out Loud
August 3, 2017

NYFA Alumni and Faculty Crew “Dead House” for LionsGate and Laugh Out Loud

The New York Film Academy community played an integral part in the making of “Dead House” (King Bach, Emmanuel Hudson, D.C Young Fly), a new scripted sitcom from one of…

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NYFA Photography Alumna Sinem Yazici Continues Her Meteoric Rise
August 3, 2017

NYFA Photography Alumna Sinem Yazici Continues Her Meteoric Rise

NYFA photography alumna Sinem Yazici is no stranger to success. As her interview with Asli Pelit illustrates, Sinem was a successful ad agency director before the age of 30 in…

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NYFA Veteran BFA Film and MFA Screenwriting Alumnus Joins We Are The Mighty
August 3, 2017

NYFA Veteran BFA Film and MFA Screenwriting Alumnus Joins We Are The Mighty

NYFA Veteran alumnus Tim Kirkpatrick is on the road to success, joining the team at We Are The Mighty (WATM) after completing both is BFA in Filmmaking and MFA in…

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Broadcast Journalism Updates for August 2
August 3, 2017

Broadcast Journalism Updates for August 2

Recently I wrote about how NBC News has developed a daily news program for distribution exclusively via Snapchat Discover. And while I can’t tell you how big an audience the…

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NYFA’s Ragga Thordarson Continues to Garner International Recognition
July 31, 2017

NYFA’s Ragga Thordarson Continues to Garner International Recognition

NYFA’s Ragga Thordarson continues to garner international recognition, this time in her native country of Iceland. Interviewed by Morgunblaðið, one Iceland’s leading papers, Ragga spoke of her success in the…

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NYFA Documentary Filmmaking Students’ “Where Cultures Collide” to Air on KCETLink
July 27, 2017

NYFA Documentary Filmmaking Students’ “Where Cultures Collide” to Air on KCETLink

“Where Cultures Collide,” a web series produced and directed by NYFA’s MFA Documentary students in Los Angeles, is set to be published by PBS affiliate KCETLink starting August 1, 2017….

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NYFA Veterans Attend Exclusive Screening of “Dunkirk”
July 27, 2017

NYFA Veterans Attend Exclusive Screening of “Dunkirk”

This month, NYFA Veterans were invited to attend an exclusive pre-release screening of feature film “Dunkirk,” through the Motion Picture and Television Relief Fund’s (MPTF) Veteran Benefits Assistance Program. NYFA Veterans…

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NYFA Los Angeles Welcomes Casting Director Nancy Nayor as Guest Speaker
July 27, 2017

NYFA Los Angeles Welcomes Casting Director Nancy Nayor as Guest Speaker

This month, New York Film Academy Summer program acting for film and filmmaking students were invited to a Q & A with casting directing extraordinaire, Nancy Nayor after watching “Before I…

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