Academic Programs

NYFA Grad’s “The Kobal Report” Screens at LA Film Awards and NYC Indie Film Awards
March 30, 2017

NYFA Grad’s “The Kobal Report” Screens at LA Film Awards and NYC Indie Film Awards

Recent New York Film Academy Filmmaking graduate Javier Alfonso Bartolozzi’s thesis film, “The Kobal Report,” has been selected to screen at the Los Angeles Film Awards, NYC Indie Film Awards, and…

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Emily Seale-Jones Returns to NYFA to Talk About Creating Content
March 29, 2017

Emily Seale-Jones Returns to NYFA to Talk About Creating Content

The Acting for Film Department at the New York Film Academy has started a new Industry Trend series, which welcomes recent graduates who are at early and mid-level stages of their…

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NYFA Acting for Film Grad’s “Proceed with Caution” Available on Amazon
March 28, 2017

NYFA Acting for Film Grad’s “Proceed with Caution” Available on Amazon

New York Film Academy Acting for Film alumnus Kojo Boama’s newest short film, “Proceed With Caution,” has been picked up by Amazon Prime video. “Proceed with Caution,” written by NYFA alumnus Joey…

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Juanjo Gimenez Screens Palm d’Or Winning Short “Timecode” at NYFA LA
March 28, 2017

Juanjo Gimenez Screens Palm d’Or Winning Short “Timecode” at NYFA LA

Juanjo Gimenez brought his Oscar-nominated and Palm d’Or winning short “Timecode” to the New York Film Academy’s Los Angeles campus. The writer and director stayed after the screening to discuss…

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NYFA Alumna’s Thesis Film “My Lover Never Came” Wins Three Awards at NYC Indie Film Awards
March 27, 2017

NYFA Alumna’s Thesis Film “My Lover Never Came” Wins Three Awards at NYC Indie Film Awards

Growing up in Myanmar, Moe Myat May Zarchi was very interested in a variety of movies from art house cinema to american independent films, and also reading about film history. Though adept…

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NYFA Acting for Film Alumna’s “Frisky” Gets Distribution from Gravitas
March 24, 2017

NYFA Acting for Film Alumna’s “Frisky” Gets Distribution from Gravitas

Shot on a mere five thousand dollars, 8-Week Acting for Film alumna Claudia Pickering’s film, “Frisky,” was recently digitally released by Gravitas — which happens to be the same distribution company who distributed her former…

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NYFA Welcomes VR Software Architect Chris Bobotis
March 24, 2017

NYFA Welcomes VR Software Architect Chris Bobotis

Last week, the New York Film Academy welcomed well-known VR artist, Chris Bobotis, to speak to students in our new VR program. Bobotis is the Co-Founder and 360/VR Software Architect at…

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NYFA Musical Theatre Alumna Stars in “The Little Mermaid” Musical in São Paulo
March 23, 2017

NYFA Musical Theatre Alumna Stars in “The Little Mermaid” Musical in São Paulo

After graduating from the New York Film Academy, Musical Theatre alumna Anna Luisa Preto returned to her home country of Brazil where she was cast to play the Little Mermaid in “The Little…

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NYFA Movie Musical “Streetwrite” Premieres at The Cutting Room
March 22, 2017

NYFA Movie Musical “Streetwrite” Premieres at The Cutting Room

On Sunday, March 12, one of the New York Film Academy’s newest movie musicals, “Streetwrite,” held a very well attended premiere screening at The Cutting Room in Manhattan. The film was…

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