Documentary Final Film Screening
This past Friday, the New York Film Academy Documentary Program held their final film screening at NYFA’s Union Square Screening Room. Our audience was treated to nine wonderful documentaries from...
View ArticlePower of Introverts
Imagine a viral video taking off without the assistance of precious kittens or babies. Well, leave it up to a New York Film Academy graduate to accomplish that feat. 2011 Directing grad, Daniel Lomas’...
View ArticleMusical Theatre and Filmmaking in Rio
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View ArticleNollywood Star Gives Back
After her successful debut as writer, director and producer of the award-winning film “Through the Glass,” A-List Nollywood actress Stephanie Okereke-Linus, a graduate of the New York Film Academy, is...
View ArticleRing in 2013 With the New York Film Academy!
Happy New Year from the New York Film Academy! With 2012 coming to a close, we’re proud to have had another year of graduates moving on to direct feature films, award winning documentaries, and acting...
View ArticleFinding Luck With ‘The Lucky One’
Filmmaker Bala Balakrishnan graduated from New York Film Academy in 2010. Shortly after graduation, he wrote, produced, and directed a short film called The Lucky One. It made the festival rounds in...
View ArticleFestival Updates for Lifeless
New York Film Academy’s Musical Theatre and Film Conservatory movie musical, LIFELESS #BeingKindaDeadSortaSucks, continues its film festival tour with three new updates: Award of Merit from THE...
View ArticleActing Grad on a Roll: True Blood, Grey’s & Californication
Since landing the Lifetime film William & Kate, New York Film Academy Acting Conservatory graduate, Camilla Luddington, has been on a major roll. She starred in an entire season of Showtime’s...
View ArticleFantasia on Comedy and Tragedy
Louis Fantasia in ‘Double Bass’ New York Film Academy’s Chair of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Louis Fantasia, wrote the book on Shakespeare. Literally. As the author of Instant Shakespeare, his book...
View ArticleLenox Coffee Provides Perfect Set
Coming off the success of their last movie musical, Lifeless, New York Film Academy’s Musical Theatre program is thrilled to be shooting the next movie musical, Gingerbread House, at Lenox Coffee. The...
View ArticleAllegiance Playing at Chinese Theatre
ALLEGIANCE is a feature film that was written and directed by Michael Connors, and produced by Sean Mullin — two film instructors at New York Film Academy. The film stars Bow Wow, Seth Gabel, and...
View ArticleTouchdown for NYFA Grad
Michael Neelsen, a graduate of the One-Year Filmmaking program at New York Film Academy’s Los Angeles campus, has found success with a boutique video agency he started with his father in 2009. With a...
View ArticleNYFA Guest Speaker Nominated for Oscar!
Event moderator Tova Laiter with Oscar nominee John Gatins Congratulations to screenwriter (and recent New York Film Academy guest speaker) John Gatins for his Oscar nomination for Best Original...
View ArticlePhoto Chosen to Represent NYFA Photography
Walking around the streets of New York, you may have noticed our new photography ad. Its intention was to capture one’s attention and indeed it has. In fact, it even caught New York Film Academy Acting...
View ArticleIt Felt Like Love at Sundance
The Sundance Film Festival is infamous for starting the careers of many young actors and filmmakers. With the 2013 festival kicking off tomorrow, we find one of our very own, Ronen Rubinstein, starring...
View ArticleScholarship Opportunity with NCAC Film Contest
New York Film Academy will be providing a workshop scholarship to the winner of the National Coalition Against Censorship YFEN film contest. Post your favorite video to your Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr,...
View ArticleAuditions in Austin
Hey, Texas, the New York Film Academy is coming to visit! We’re looking for talented actors and actresses who are interested in pursuing hands-on training in the field of acting and musical theatre....
View ArticleTween Grad Wins Best Documentary
Trailer: Yuck – A 4th Grader’s Short Documentary About School Lunch (2012) from Maxwell Project on Vimeo. New York Film Academy Tween Camp graduate, Zachary Maxwell has received a lot of buzz with his...
View ArticlePromised Land Screening at NYFA Union Square
New York Film Academy students and alumni are invited a special screening of Promised Land, directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Matt Damon. A special thanks to Focus Features for providing a 35mm...
View ArticleNYFA Instructor Shooting for Disney on the Slopes
Award-winning cinematographer (and NYFA instructor) Suki Medencevic is currently shooting a highly-anticipated snowboarding film for Disney. Though details are quite hush-hush, we know there is some...
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