Academic Programs

Portuguese Filmmaking Grad Directs Award-Winning Commercial
June 11, 2015

Portuguese Filmmaking Grad Directs Award-Winning Commercial

Directing commercials can not only be a creative and rewarding career, it can also propel directors into the world of feature directing. Just have a look at David Fincher or Michel Gondry’s…

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Jamaican Novelist Roger Williams Sets Sights on Film
June 11, 2015

Jamaican Novelist Roger Williams Sets Sights on Film

Already with a successful novel under his belt, American-based Jamaican novelist, Roger Williams, came to the New York Film Academy to expand his creative writing abilities in the field of screenwriting….

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Cinematography Grad Captures New York’s ‘Queens of Flesh & Blood’
June 9, 2015

Cinematography Grad Captures New York’s ‘Queens of Flesh & Blood’

Queens of Flesh & Blood is a fashion piece statement that celebrates the hard-working women who inhabit one of the toughest cities in the world. Shot in the streets of…

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NYFA South Beach Open House with Ralph Gibson and Col. Jacobs
June 9, 2015

NYFA South Beach Open House with Ralph Gibson and Col. Jacobs

In a full room of prospective students, the New York Film Academy South Beach hosted an Open House with award-winning photographer Ralph Gibson and Medal of Honor recipient Colonel Jack…

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High School Camp Grad’s Short Awarded ‘Short of the Week’
June 8, 2015

High School Camp Grad’s Short Awarded ‘Short of the Week’

With summer approaching, we’ve been looking back at what some of our High School Summer Camp graduates are working on today. Last week, we stumbled across a “Short of the Week” from New…

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New York Film Academy Musical Theatre Program Shines in ‘Chess’
June 4, 2015

New York Film Academy Musical Theatre Program Shines in ‘Chess’

One of the many enticing aspects of being a student in New York Film Academy’s Musical Theatre School is the opportunity to perform in a MainStage musical production in New…

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Luther Gurlach and Tintype Photography
June 4, 2015

Luther Gurlach and Tintype Photography

Photographs with the image printed on a metal service are called tintype. The process behind this is called wet plate collodion; it is a mixture of chemicals that are light…

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NYFA to Create Promo for Teens Take the Met
June 4, 2015

NYFA to Create Promo for Teens Take the Met

New York Film Academy will send a crew of top graduates to the Metropolitan Museum tomorrow to create a documentary/promo of their signature teen event, TEENS TAKE THE MET. The…

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BFA Filmmaking Grad Finalist in CineGear 2015 Film Series at Paramount Studios
June 3, 2015

BFA Filmmaking Grad Finalist in CineGear 2015 Film Series at Paramount Studios

When our filmmaking students graduate from the New York Film Academy, they bring with them a thesis film that they can be proud of. Often the short film will be his…

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