Dreaming of an Electric City
New York Film Academy MFA Film graduate Nick DeRuve is in pre-production on his first feature film, Electric City. As Nick describes it, “[It] is a gritty drama about a thirteen-year-old who…
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May 14, 2012
April 9, 2012
New York Film Academy Welcomes “Rocky” Director John G. Avildsen
Oscar-winning director John G. Avildsen joined students at New York Film Academy for a Q&A following a screening of his film, Rocky. The excited students filled the theater to capacity, and cheered when the opening credits…
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April 3, 2012
New York Film Academy’s Student Spotlight: Paris Bauldwin on Cannes and Eric Roberts
MFA Film student Paris Bauldwin recently finished her thesis film, Chrysalis. The film centers on Abigail Hunter, a struggling waitress with little direction in her life, aside from drugs. Her aimless…
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March 28, 2012
New York Film Academy’s Alumni Spotlight: Marshall Lewy
Writer/director Marshall Lewy is riding the success of his film California Solo that was an Official Selection at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Writing for the Huffington Post, film critic…
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March 22, 2012
Rob Reiner Visits the New York Film Academy
Legendary director Rob Reiner visited New York Film Academy and shared an advance screening of his upcoming film, The Magic of Belle Isle, a comedy-drama starring Morgan Freeman and Virginia…
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March 16, 2012
New York Film Academy’s Student Spotlight: Ana Paula Manzato
As we mentioned before, New York Film Academy is proud to be in lovely Rio de Janeiro. Throughout the week we’re showcasing our wonderful NYFA Brazilian students. Today we spoke…
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March 16, 2012
Whatever Happened to Francis Ford Coppola?
Last week was the 40th Anniversary of The Godfather. I don’t know if you saw it but the AMC channel aired it repeatedly during the week. Watching those films again, it made…
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March 6, 2012
New York Film Academy’s Student Spotlight: Aldo Filiberto
MFA Film student Aldo Filiberto recently finished work on his thesis film, The Fortune Theory. Originally from Palermo, Italy, Aldo first came to NYFA in 2006 for an 8-Week Filmmaking program….
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May 13, 2010
Is New York Film Academy a College?
Many times people ask me “Is New York Film Academy a college?”. For the sake of time, the answer is yes. But if you have the time, you may be…
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