Academic Programs

A Conversation With Nigerian Filmmaker and NYFA Filmmaking Alum Michael Obiazi Abadi
July 14, 2022

A Conversation With Nigerian Filmmaker and NYFA Filmmaking Alum Michael Obiazi Abadi

NYFA One -Year Filmmaking alum Michael Obiazi Abadi first fell in love with filmmaking because of  “the ability to tell stories and tell them how you wish.”  Abadi told NYFA…

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NYFA Community Represented at the 2022 Emmy Award Nominations
July 13, 2022

NYFA Community Represented at the 2022 Emmy Award Nominations

  The Television Academy announced the nominations for the 74th annual Emmy awards on Tuesday, July 14th. The 2022 award season looks promising and exciting for the NYFA community. NYFA…

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From Marketer to Production Manager: Q&A with NYFA Editing Alum Alessandra Auster
July 7, 2022

From Marketer to Production Manager: Q&A with NYFA Editing Alum Alessandra Auster

2020 was a rollercoaster of a year. There were many challenges and uncomfortable moments that required us to adapt quickly but though it was a difficult time, 2020 helped us…

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NYFA BFA FILMMAKING ALUM RAQUEL BORDIN WORKS ON PIXAR’S ‘LIGHTYEAR’
July 6, 2022

NYFA BFA FILMMAKING ALUM RAQUEL BORDIN WORKS ON PIXAR’S ‘LIGHTYEAR’

After Walt Disney Studios released the film franchises’ first installment in 1995, Toy Story became a force to be reckoned with in the animation world. Toy Story was the first ‘3D’ style computer-animated feature…

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NYFA Alum Tyler D. Lambert Premieres Web Series at The American Black Film Festival
June 24, 2022

NYFA Alum Tyler D. Lambert Premieres Web Series at The American Black Film Festival

In 1997, after an illuminating trip to a leading film festival, Jeff Friday founded The American Black Film Festival(ABFF). Since opening its doors in Miami, ABFF has been dedicated to…

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NYFA Documentary Professor Claudia Raschke is the Cinematographer for Peabody Award-Winning Doc “My Name is Pauli Murray”
June 15, 2022

NYFA Documentary Professor Claudia Raschke is the Cinematographer for Peabody Award-Winning Doc “My Name is Pauli Murray”

  NYFA Documentary Professor Claudia Raschke is the Cinematographer for Peabody Award-Winning Doc “My Name is Pauli Murray”   Since 1940, the Peabody Awards have been recognizing outstanding work in…

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Q&A with MFA Filmmaking Alum Felipe Holguin
June 10, 2022

Q&A with MFA Filmmaking Alum Felipe Holguin

Since graduating, New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Filmmaking alum Felipe Holguin has been making ground-breaking work, capturing sincere and comical portraits of people in and around his native Colombia. …

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Xiamen University (XMU), China
June 10, 2022

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Xiamen University (XMU), China

New York Film Academy (NYFA) and Xiamen University (XMU), one of the top academic institutions in Southern China, held a virtual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony on June 7,…

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New York Film Academy Community Shines at 2022 Tribeca Film Festival
June 8, 2022

New York Film Academy Community Shines at 2022 Tribeca Film Festival

  The Tribeca Film Festival is back for its 20th year and the legendary festival shows no signs of letting us down with their line-up filled with eclectic stories and…

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