NYFA Acting Alumna Ingrid Vollset to Appear in “You Can’t Say No” with Peter...
New York Film Academy Acting for Film alumna Ingrid Vollset was born in Los Angeles to Norwegian parents and moved back to Norway at an early age where she spent her childhood and early adolescence....
View ArticleNYFA Students Have a Blast at Jessica Chastain’s Movie Preview
Last week a group of New York Film Academy (NYFA) students and alumni were part of a selected audience invited to see the new movie “Miss Sloane,” starring two-time Oscar-nominated actress, Jessica...
View ArticleNYFA Broadcast Journalism Grad Covers Venice Film Festival
Soon you will be seeing Hollywood stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone on NYFA News as part of a wonderful story that recent New York Film Academy Broadcast Journalism alumna Federica Polidoro produced...
View ArticleNYFA Student’s “The Jackal” Earns Best Director Award at the Hollywood...
Finding people who are completely dedicated to their careers can often be difficult. We had the opportunity to speak with Aisultan Seitov, a young student who is truly dedicated to his passion. His...
View ArticleNYFA Australia Student’s “The Undeniable Truth” Finalist at Roma Cinema DOC...
Chris Le Roy is a current Filmmaking student at the New York Film Academy Australia, Gold Coast. His digital dialogue, “The Undeniable Truth,” has been accepted as a finalist in the Roma Cinema DOC...
View ArticleAward-Winning NYFA Grad’s Newest Film Tackles Native Americans’ Struggle in...
Renae Maihi is a New Zealand Film Commission Grant Recipient, who attended the New York Film Academy 8-Week Filmmaking Program on a Professional Development Award. She is currently an award-winning and...
View ArticleNYFA Doc Students Talk with Legendary Documentary Filmmakers Chris Hegedus...
On November 21, 2016, MFA documentary students from New York Film Academy Los Angeles had the opportunity to listen in on a conversation with legendary documentary filmmakers Chris Hegedus and D.A....
View ArticleNYFA Improv Instructor Bill Watterson to Premiere “Dave Made a Maze” at...
New York Film Academy Improv instructor Bill Watterson’s directorial debut film, “Dave Made a Maze,” was recently highlighted in Variety as a ‘notable title’ in competition at Slamdance 2017. The...
View ArticleNYFA Welcomes President of Entertainment at Fox Broadcasting, David Madden
On Wednesday, November 30, David Madden, President of Entertainment at Fox Broadcasting, held a Q & A for students perusing degrees in Acting, Directing, and Filmmaking. Madden has helped bring...
View ArticleNYFA Alumna’s Award-Winning Doc Captures Saudi Arabian Culture
Coming off of her documentary short film, “Historic Jeddah,” which screened at the International Film Festival Manhattan in 2015, One Year Filmmaking Conservatory Program and the Eight-week Filmmaking...
View ArticleA Day at the Opera for Music Appreciation Class
A new class in the Liberal Arts and Sciences department, Music Appreciation, is in session at the New York Film Academy’s Los Angeles campus. The aim of the program is to introduce and acquaint...
View ArticleNYFA Musical Theatre Students Hit the Recording Studio for Upcoming Movie...
In addition to live musical productions at theaters in New York City, the New York Film Academy Musical Theatre Program produces movie musicals as part of the second year in the program. Students play...
View ArticleFilm and Video Game Writer Patrick Hegarty Speaks to Business of...
Recently, film and video game writer Patrick Hegarty dropped by New York Film Academy’s Business of Screenwriting class to share his remarkable journey of how this one-time professional NFL football...
View ArticleNYFA Students Attend Early Screening of “La La Land”
New York Film Academy students from the Los Angeles campus were treated to an early screening of the Oscar contender musical, “La La Land.” Written and directed by Damien Chazelle (“Whiplash” and “10...
View ArticleNYFA South Beach Student Wins Best Short Film at SoFlo WebFest in Miami
New York Film Academy South Beach student Marcus Wells won Best Short Film at the South Florida Web Fest (#SOFLOWEBFEST) in Miami for his mid-thesis film, “Soiled Roots.” South Florida WebFest is...
View ArticleBroadcast Journalism Alumna Wins Rio WebFest Award
All of us at the New York Film Academy are so proud of what Brazilian Broadcast Journalism alumna Paula Varejao has accomplished. Last week she won a prestigious Rio WebFest award. Paula is a...
View ArticleNYFA LA Annual Holiday Celebration
The Los Angeles campus of the New York Film Academy held their annual Holiday Celebration. The evening began with performances from the Glee Club and the NYFA Improv Troupe. The Glee Club performed an...
View ArticleNew York Film Academy Sits Down with Actress Kim Cattrall
This past Friday, Dec. 9th, the New York Film Academy’s new theater at 17 Battery Place hosted Kim Cattrall for an exclusive Q&A with Acting for Film Chair Glynis Rigsby and Chair of the Department...
View ArticleNYFA Grad’s Debut Feature “El Camino” Now Available on Amazon and DVD
“Being able to attend the program on the historic Universal Studios backlot was a dream come true,” said New York Film Academy Los Angeles 1-Year Filmmaking alumnus Sean Bauer. “I was very young at the...
View ArticleNew York Film Academy Visits Kiev, Ukraine
The New York Film Academy College of Visual & Performing Arts (NYFA) is a truly international educational institution. With schools in six cities across three countries, and programs in many more,...
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