Academic Programs

NYFA Doc Students Talk with Legendary Documentary Filmmakers Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker
December 2, 2016

NYFA Doc Students Talk with Legendary Documentary Filmmakers Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker

On November 21, 2016, MFA documentary students from New York Film Academy Los Angeles had the opportunity to listen in on a conversation with legendary documentary filmmakers Chris Hegedus and…

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Award-Winning NYFA Grad’s Newest Film Tackles Native Americans’ Struggle in “Mannahatta”
December 1, 2016

Award-Winning NYFA Grad’s Newest Film Tackles Native Americans’ Struggle in “Mannahatta”

Renae Maihi is a New Zealand Film Commission Grant Recipient, who attended the New York Film Academy 8-Week Filmmaking Program on a Professional Development Award. She is currently an award-winning and…

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NYFA Student’s “The Jackal” Earns Best Director Award at the Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival
November 30, 2016

NYFA Student’s “The Jackal” Earns Best Director Award at the Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival

Finding people who are completely dedicated to their careers can often be difficult. We had the opportunity to speak with Aisultan Seitov, a young student who is truly dedicated to…

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NYFA Broadcast Journalism Grad Covers Venice Film Festival
November 29, 2016

NYFA Broadcast Journalism Grad Covers Venice Film Festival

Soon you will be seeing Hollywood stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone on NYFA News as part of a wonderful story that recent New York Film Academy Broadcast Journalism alumna Federica Polidoro…

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NYFA Acting Alumna Ingrid Vollset to Appear in “You Can’t Say No” with Peter Fonda
November 24, 2016

NYFA Acting Alumna Ingrid Vollset to Appear in “You Can’t Say No” with Peter Fonda

New York Film Academy Acting for Film alumna Ingrid Vollset was born in Los Angeles to Norwegian parents and moved back to Norway at an early age where she spent…

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NYFA LA Sits Down with Reailty TV Showrunner Eric Streit
November 18, 2016

NYFA LA Sits Down with Reailty TV Showrunner Eric Streit

It’s not every day that New York Film Academy documentary students have a chance to meet a man whose past jobs range from running for U.S. Congress in Kentucky to…

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Ralph Gibson, Chair of NYFA’s Department of Contemporary Photography, Opens Major Exhibition in Paris
November 17, 2016

Ralph Gibson, Chair of NYFA’s Department of Contemporary Photography, Opens Major Exhibition in Paris

Recently, the renowned photographer, and NYFA’s Chair of the Department of Contemporary Photography, Ralph Gibson, opened a major photography exhibition at the prominent Galerie Thierry Bigaignon in Paris. The famous…

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Fashion Photography from NYFA Alumnus Viktor Klimenko
November 16, 2016

Fashion Photography from NYFA Alumnus Viktor Klimenko

For as long as he can remember, New York Film Academy Photography alumnus, Viktor Klimenko has a fondness for the arts. His interest and pursuits began in fashion after designing his own…

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NYFA Presents Artwork of Beijing Film Academy’s Sun Lijun
November 16, 2016

NYFA Presents Artwork of Beijing Film Academy’s Sun Lijun

This month, the New York Film Academy held an event that presented the work of Sun Lijun “Fan Beilu,” which included traditional art and his documentary “Go Together.” Professor Sun Lijun, vice president…

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