Academic Programs

NYFA Acting for Film Alumna Samantha Hamadeh Hosts Comedy Central Arabia’s “Ridiculousness Arabia”
August 18, 2017

NYFA Acting for Film Alumna Samantha Hamadeh Hosts Comedy Central Arabia’s “Ridiculousness Arabia”

In 2010 Samantha Hamadeh graduated from the One Year Acting Program at New York Film Academy. Her 3.9 GPA should have tipped everyone off that she was headed toward great…

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NLGJA’s Excellence in Documentary Award Winner is “Romeo Romeo” by NYFA’s Lizzie Gottlieb
August 18, 2017

NLGJA’s Excellence in Documentary Award Winner is “Romeo Romeo” by NYFA’s Lizzie Gottlieb

The prestigious Excellence in Documentary Award by the National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association (NLGJA) has been awarded to “Romeo, Romeo,” a documentary feature directed by New York Film Academy…

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VR and AR Crash Course with pioneering developer and NYFA instructor, Aaron Pulkka
August 18, 2017

VR and AR Crash Course with pioneering developer and NYFA instructor, Aaron Pulkka

NYFA instructor, Aaron Pulkka is a pioneer in the virtual reality and augmented reality having created groundbreaking projects going back to his days creating Aladdin’s Magic Carpet Ride as a…

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NYFA Power Couple Haik Gazarian & Valentina Rendón Share Their Success Story
August 18, 2017

NYFA Power Couple Haik Gazarian & Valentina Rendón Share Their Success Story

At the New York Film Academy, it is not uncommon to see actors and directors who have already made great strides in their career seek a focused short-term learning experience…

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NYFA Acting for Film Alumnus Hayden Szeto Visits Los Angeles Campus as Guest Speaker
August 17, 2017

NYFA Acting for Film Alumnus Hayden Szeto Visits Los Angeles Campus as Guest Speaker

On Tuesday, August 15 New York Film Academy alumnus Hayden Szeto returned to the Los Angeles campus to share his latest hit “The Edge of Seventeen.” Q and A Series…

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NYFA Acting Instructor’s “The Good Catholic” Distributed by Broadgreen Pictures and Gravitas Ventures
August 16, 2017

NYFA Acting Instructor’s “The Good Catholic” Distributed by Broadgreen Pictures and Gravitas Ventures

This September, New York Film Academy Instructors Zachary Spicer and John Robert Armstrong’s independent feature “The Good Catholic” will release in more than 20 cities across the U.S. and 15…

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A Q&A at NYFA Los Angeles With Disney Head of Animation Amy Lawson Smeed
August 16, 2017

A Q&A at NYFA Los Angeles With Disney Head of Animation Amy Lawson Smeed

This August, Head of Animation for Walt Disney Studios Amy Lawson Smeed gave a rousing Q and A at the Los Angeles campus of the New York Film Academy, after…

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NYFA Photography Department Hosts Giant Artists Guest Lecture Series
August 16, 2017

NYFA Photography Department Hosts Giant Artists Guest Lecture Series

Early this August, Jennifer Jenkins from Giant Artists gave the first of three lectures for the New York Film Academy Photography Department’s summer series. In attendance were students interested in…

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NYFA Collaborates With Prestigious Saudi Festival Hakaya Misk in Riyadh
August 14, 2017

NYFA Collaborates With Prestigious Saudi Festival Hakaya Misk in Riyadh

The New York Film Academy has played an active role by offering workshops and training through a collaboration with the prestigious youth arts festival of Hakaya Misk, in Riyadh, Saudi…

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