Academic Programs

NYFA Named Top Film School in North America in 2022 by Variety
June 3, 2022

NYFA Named Top Film School in North America in 2022 by Variety

    Every year, Variety magazine compiles a comprehensive list of the best film schools in the industry. This year, the New York Film Academy (NYFA) was named among the…

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NYFA Screenwriting and Producing Graduates Celebrate with Industry Pitch Fest
May 27, 2022

NYFA Screenwriting and Producing Graduates Celebrate with Industry Pitch Fest

On Thursday, April 21st, 2022, graduating MFA and BFA Screenwriting and Producing students gathered to pitch their thesis projects to industry professionals at an in-person Pitch Fest!  We celebrated their…

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“Unsettled History: America, China, and the Doolittle Tokyo Raid” by Bill Einreinhofer Premieres at the NYFA New York City Campus Theater
May 26, 2022

“Unsettled History: America, China, and the Doolittle Tokyo Raid” by Bill Einreinhofer Premieres at the NYFA New York City Campus Theater

On May 18, New York Film Academy Broadcast Journalism Chair Emeritus Bill Einreinhofer premiered his new documentary Unsettled History: America, China, and the Doolittle Tokyo Raid at the NYFA New…

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NYFA Acting for Film Alum Natasha Thahane Stars in Netflix Film
May 26, 2022

NYFA Acting for Film Alum Natasha Thahane Stars in Netflix Film

NYFA Acting for Film alum Natasha Thahane is a South African actress and model known for her work in Blood & Water, The Queen and many more prominent South African…

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Q&A with NYFA Australia Acting Alum Prem Sagar
May 24, 2022

Q&A with NYFA Australia Acting Alum Prem Sagar

NYFA Australia Acting for Film Alum Prem Sagar is an actor, dancer of various disciplines. Prem Sagar studied at The Temple of Fine Arts in Johor Bahru and Kuala Lumpur….

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES SCRIPT CONSULTANT MICHAEL SCHULMAN
May 20, 2022

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES SCRIPT CONSULTANT MICHAEL SCHULMAN

New York Film Academy (NYFA) had the honor of hosting a live video Q&A with Michael Schulman to discuss his script analysis work for Netflix with NYFA students and alumni. Tova Laiter, Director of…

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Q&A with ‘Station Eleven’ Showrunner Patrick Sommerville
May 20, 2022

Q&A with ‘Station Eleven’ Showrunner Patrick Sommerville

  New York Film Academy (NYFA) had the honor of hosting a live video Q&A with STATION ELEVEN Showrunner PATRICK SOMERVILLE to discuss the writers room, the importance of having…

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NYFA Acting Alum Adlih Torres Debuts in Final Season of This is Us
May 20, 2022

NYFA Acting Alum Adlih Torres Debuts in Final Season of This is Us

May 20, 2022 In 2015, writer Dan Fogelman began developing This is Us as an 80-page movie script for ABC Studios. In 2016, This is Us premiered as a series…

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NYFA Filmmaking Alum Sidney Esiri’s First Feature Film
May 16, 2022

NYFA Filmmaking Alum Sidney Esiri’s First Feature Film

NYFA Filmmaking Alum Sidney Esiri‘s journey has not been linear. Instead, it has wrapped around the Nigerian entertainment industry, health industry and military. Esiri, commonly known as Dr. Sid, is…

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