Academic Programs

NYFA Documentary Dept. Well Represented at Sundance
December 23, 2013

NYFA Documentary Dept. Well Represented at Sundance

The Sundance Film Festival is one of the premier film festivals that takes place annually in Utah. If you’re a documentary filmmaker, this is where you want to premiere and…

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Emmy Award Winner Jane Hanson Speaks to Broadcast Journalism Students
December 20, 2013

Emmy Award Winner Jane Hanson Speaks to Broadcast Journalism Students

We had an early Christmas present recently, as three-time Emmy Award winner Jane Hanson visited New York Film Academy‘s Battery Park campus to meet with our Broadcast Journalism students. Jane…

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MFA Cinematography Students Get Hands-On Lecture at Sony Studios
December 19, 2013

MFA Cinematography Students Get Hands-On Lecture at Sony Studios

Thanks to New York Film Academy Instructor Suki Medencevic, the January 2013 MFA Cinematography students had a rare and amazing opportunity to travel to Sony Studios where they had a…

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December 16, 2013

NYFA Abu Dhabi Acting Grad Stars in Dubai International Film Fest’s ‘Best Film Award’ Winner

Congratulations to New York Film Academy Abu Dhabi Acting graduate, Fatima Al Taei, for her role in Don’t Leave Me, directed by Khalid Al Mahmood. The film received the Best…

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NYFA Grad Wins Best Director for ‘The Duck Diaries’
December 13, 2013

NYFA Grad Wins Best Director for ‘The Duck Diaries’

Digital Filmmaking Graduate, Matt Twomey, recently won the Best Director award at the NYC Independent Film Festival for his feature documentary, The Duck Diaries: A Cold War Quest for Friendship Across the…

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On Set of ‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ with NYFA’s Acting Students
December 12, 2013

On Set of ‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ with NYFA’s Acting Students

New York Film Academy Acting students recently had the rare opportunity of stepping onto one of the busiest sets in television, NCIS: Los Angeles as well as visiting their post…

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Head of Casting for Paramount Pictures Gives Advice to NYFA Acting Students
December 12, 2013

Head of Casting for Paramount Pictures Gives Advice to NYFA Acting Students

Tuesday night, Producer Tova Laiter brought us Casting Director Joseph Middleton to Warner Bros Theater 4 and we had yet another full house of New York Film Academy students. Middleton is…

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December 11, 2013

Do Video Games Have an Impact on How Movies are Made?

The tools that are used to make the 3D worlds of video games are largely the same as the tools used to make 3D effects in feature films. So from…

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NYFA Students Star in Richie Ramone’s New Music Video
December 9, 2013

NYFA Students Star in Richie Ramone’s New Music Video

As the drummer of the legendary New York punk rock group, The Ramones, Richie Ramone channels his experiences to perform in the short film/music video, Criminal, directed by Steven Hanft….

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