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NYFA SCREENWRITING ALUM MOHAMED DIAB DIRECTS MARVEL STUDIOS “MOON KNIGHT”
April 11, 2022

NYFA SCREENWRITING ALUM MOHAMED DIAB DIRECTS MARVEL STUDIOS “MOON KNIGHT”

  NYFA Screenwriting Alum Mohamed Diab Directs Marvel Studios “Moon Knight” April 7, 2022 Marvel’s first Arab director may be new to Hollywood filmmaking, but Mohamed Diab has an internationally-acclaimed…

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FILMS FROM NYFA AUSTRALIA ALUMNI SELECTED FOR GOLD COAST FILM FESTIVAL
April 4, 2022

FILMS FROM NYFA AUSTRALIA ALUMNI SELECTED FOR GOLD COAST FILM FESTIVAL

Drum roll please! NYFA Australia Filmmaking Alum Stephen Osborne is no stranger to successful film releases. Since his short film, Jane, which he created as a New York Film Academy Australia…

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Q&A with NYFA Acting Alum Amanda Azevedo
April 1, 2022

Q&A with NYFA Acting Alum Amanda Azevedo

NYFA Acting for Film alum and Brazilian actress Amanda Azevedo recently starred in Netflix’s Back to 15 as Luiza, a seemingly-perfect young girl struggling with her desire to please everyone…

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NYFA ALUM LANA CONDOR STARS IN “MOONSHOT”
March 30, 2022

NYFA ALUM LANA CONDOR STARS IN “MOONSHOT”

NYFA Acting Alum Lana Condor is no stranger to rom-coms with the To All The Boys I’ve Loved trilogy sitting comfortably under her belt. Since graduating from Acting for Film at NYFA’s camps, Condor has…

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Q&A With NYFA Student Israa Al-Kamali
March 9, 2022

Q&A With NYFA Student Israa Al-Kamali

NYFA MFA Filmmaking student Israa Al-Kamali decided not to bring a seat to the table but instead build a table of her own. Israa, who is of Iraqi origin, co-founded…

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NYFA ALUM JOINS AS PRODUCER FOR OSCAR-NOMINATED FILM, “BESTIA”
March 7, 2022

NYFA ALUM JOINS AS PRODUCER FOR OSCAR-NOMINATED FILM, “BESTIA”

Last year, Mexican film producer and NYFA BFA alum Mariana Méndez Alejandre joined the Oscar and Annie-nominated short film Bestia as co-producer alongside Tevo Diaz from Trebol3, a Chilean production company. Mariana…

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NYFA Alum Issa Rae Wins at 2022 NAACP Image Awards
March 2, 2022

NYFA Alum Issa Rae Wins at 2022 NAACP Image Awards

HBO aired the last episode of the hit-show Insecure on December 26, 2021. In its wake the show left millions of sad (but proud) fans behind and took with it…

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NYFA Screenwriting Instructor, Alex Simmons, Featured in the Golden Globe Awards Online Magazine
March 1, 2022

NYFA Screenwriting Instructor, Alex Simmons, Featured in the Golden Globe Awards Online Magazine

NYFA Screenwriting instructor Alex Simmons was recently featured in the Golden Globes Awards Online Magazine for his groundbreaking work in the comic industry. Simmons, a comic book creator, and a…

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MAISA SILVA PRESSES CONTROL + Z IRL ON NETFLIX’S ‘BACK TO 15’
February 28, 2022

MAISA SILVA PRESSES CONTROL + Z IRL ON NETFLIX’S ‘BACK TO 15’

NYFA Acting for Film Teen Camp alum Maisa Silva boasts an impressive 41.2 million followers on Instagram, 11.4 million on Twitter, 14 million on Facebook and 5.79 million subscribers on Youtube. All…

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