Academic Programs

NYFA Explores LA Neighborhoods in New Doc-Series
July 8, 2015

NYFA Explores LA Neighborhoods in New Doc-Series

The New York Film Academy has gathered an award-winning team of industry professionals to produce a mini-documentary series about the neighborhoods of Los Angeles. Three very different people tell us…

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NYFA Los Angeles Hosts 3-Week Workshop for NYFA Australian Acting Students
July 7, 2015

NYFA Los Angeles Hosts 3-Week Workshop for NYFA Australian Acting Students

On Monday the 8th of June, four students from the New York Film Academy’s Gold Coast location, three students from NYFA Sydney, and acting instructor Hunter McMahon departed Australia and…

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Russian Student Shoots Video Spot for Nike
July 7, 2015

Russian Student Shoots Video Spot for Nike

Recently, one of our Russian filmmaking students, Sergei Frante, was asked to shoot a video spot for Nike in Moscow (seen above). “To be honest, this was one of the coolest…

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Instructor Zack Stoff Works as Research Consultant to Benicio Del Toro
July 6, 2015

Instructor Zack Stoff Works as Research Consultant to Benicio Del Toro

Perhaps one of the most notorious drug lords of our time, Pablo Escobar has been an appealing character often explored in film and television over the years. In writer/director Andrea…

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#NYFASummer Photo Contest
July 2, 2015

#NYFASummer Photo Contest

With New York Film Academy Summer Camp Programs officially happening all around the world, we thought it was time again to see what you’re all up to. And what’s the…

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NYFA Documentary Instructor Editor on HBO’s ‘Larry Kramer’ Doc
June 29, 2015

NYFA Documentary Instructor Editor on HBO’s ‘Larry Kramer’ Doc

New York Film Academy Documentary Master Class Instructor and Curriculum Adviser, Geof Bartz’s latest documentary, Larry Kramer: In Love and Anger, airs tonight on HBO! As Supervising Editor of HBO Documentary…

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MFA Cinematographers Film Underwater
June 29, 2015

MFA Cinematographers Film Underwater

Our MFA Cinematography students literally dive head first into the world of underwater filmmaking. Shot with a Canon 5D in Hyrdoflex housing, students were able to capture the cinematic magic…

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Director Mel Rodriguez and Actor Micah Hauptman Screen ‘In Stereo’
June 24, 2015

Director Mel Rodriguez and Actor Micah Hauptman Screen ‘In Stereo’

This past Monday, June 23rd, the New York Film Academy in Union Square played host to an early screening of the upcoming New York indie, In Stereo, which was directed…

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Matthew Jennison on Starting His Screenwriting Career from a ‘Wonder Woman’ Spec
June 23, 2015

Matthew Jennison on Starting His Screenwriting Career from a ‘Wonder Woman’ Spec

This past semester, screenwriter Matthew Jennison visited with our Business of Screenwriting students to regale his improbable story about how he literally sold his first project to Warner Bros.—without any…

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