“Breakfast in Beirut” Nominated Film of the Year
When we last caught up with New York Film Academy MFA Filmmaking graduate Farah Fuad ALHashem, she had been at dozens of festivals around the world to screen her film Breakfast in…
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April 15, 2016
April 14, 2016
NYFA Students Learn Cutting Edge Techniques in Image Based Lighting for VFX
Virtual lighting expert and Animation department faculty member Fred Durand treated students of chair of animation Mark Sawicki’s digital effects cinematography class to a guest lecture and demonstration of Image…
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April 13, 2016
“Frankie” Selected for Prestigious Nastro d’Argento
One of the most prestigious honors for a filmmaker in Italy is to have his or her film selected into the “Nastri d’Argento,” which is essentially the Italian Academy Awards where journalists…
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April 12, 2016
NYFA South Beach’s Movement Club Performs at Olympia Theater
New York Film Academy South Beach Instructor Susie K. Taylor founded The Movement Club as an outreach organization of students whose purpose is to spread light through the “healing art of acting.” Late last…
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April 11, 2016
NYFA Presents “Stranger Than Fiction” at IFC Center
New York Film Academy is excited to present the 2016 Spring Season of NYC’s cutting-edge documentary film series, Stranger Than Fiction, Starting April 12! Stranger Than Fiction, the weekly documentary film…
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April 11, 2016
A Talk with the VFX Artists Behind ‘Sharknado’
A storm whipped through the New York Film Academy Theatre last week—a combination of wind, water and sharks, known by the title Sharknado. After the screening, NYFA students welcomed Emmy Winning VFX…
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April 8, 2016
Screenwriting Panel: Life in Transmedia
On Thursday, March 24th, the New York Film Academy’s Screenwriting Department, in cooperation with Final Draft, hosted the third, and final, in its second annual series of “Life In” panels….
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April 7, 2016
3D Animation Alumni Highlight: Yukari Akaba
After graduating from New York Film Academy’s One-Year 3D Animation & Visual FX Conservatory, Yukari Akaba created a reel to showcase her talent and capabilities in the craft. From her reel, which…
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April 5, 2016
Mindfruit Studio Stops in at NYFA’s Stop Motion Class
Last week New York Film Academy’s 3D Animation and VFX students got to meet and talk with Damon Stea and Cassandra Chowdhury, the dynamic duo who run Mindfruit Studios. Mindfruit…
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