Faculty Directory

Steven Wieclaw

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Steve is an award-winning writer and director who also freelances in editing and sound recording/design for international film and television productions. Born and raised in Ohio, he received his undergraduate degree with honors in Applied Sociology at Ohio State University. He spent a number of years as a professional musician (trumpet and vocals) traveling the world with touring bands and cruise ships. After a long corporate career as a business analyst, Steve decided to pursue his passion for storytelling and moved to Miami, where he graduated from New York Film Academy with a Master’s degree in Filmmaking.

Steve is based in Miami, Florida while actively writing, directing, and editing narrative films of all genres. He is the Equipment Supervisor for NYFA Miami in addition to teaching screenwriting, directing, producing, and audio for College level classes and the short term workshops.

Natasha Wolfgang

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MFA, American Film Institute. Natasha is an artist, both traditional and digital. She started her career as a costume designer, and worked on period films in Europe. After moving to the US, she continued work in New York’s Off-Broadway theater scene. Natasha has also worked on shorts and features in various art department positions and has several years of experience working as an interior designer.

Nicholas Yellen

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Nick founded NYCA, a Manhattan based literary agency representing screenwriters, directors, playwrights, TV writers, and novelists where he has set up projects at almost every major studio and TV network.

Nick co-founded Edwards-Yellen Entertainment (EYE), a literary management/film and television production company based in Los Angeles. While with EYE, the company had a 2-picture production deal with ABC-Productions. He produced I Know What You Did with Rosanna Arquette, the VH1 TV movie Out of Sync, Retribution for the SAT1 cable network, and the feature If Tomorrow Comes with James Franco. EYE also had development deals with many of the major networks and studios including ABC, Hearst Entertainment, VH1, Phoenix Pictures, Edward R. Pressman, Warner Bros., Alan Landsberg Productions, The Wolper Organization, Lifetime Network, All Girl Productions, and Wilshire Court among others. Nick also worked on the movie Intent for Columbia/Tri-Star.

Theatrically, Nick helped produce the musicals Lucky in the Rain, for the Goodspeed Opera House and Say Yes at the Berkshire Theatre Festival. Nick started his career in film and television at International Creative Management (ICM), then the world’s largest talent agency. After leaving ICM, Nick managed the Geffen Records recording artist Graveyard Train. Nick began his career as an FM-Radio disc jockey in Saratoga, NY and San Antonio, TX.

Andrew Young

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Andrew Young is an award-winning filmmaker, photographer, and professor based in New York City. His visual and lighting work has been featured in film festivals all over the world: from New York, Seoul, Edinburgh, and Cannes. Andrew loves hitting the campaign trail, having filmed and photographed progressive candidates like Senator Elizabeth Warren and former Congressman Joe Kennedy.

Andrew has an MFA in Cinematography from Boston University, and is now thrilled to be teaching film, photography, and visual storytelling at NYFA and SUNY WCC.

His creative work centers around the concept of magical realism, or finding meaning and magic in mundane things.