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NYFA ALUM PRIYA DARSHINI NOMINATED AT 2021 GRAMMY AWARDS FOR BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
March 11, 2021

NYFA ALUM PRIYA DARSHINI NOMINATED AT 2021 GRAMMY AWARDS FOR BEST NEW AGE ALBUM

It’s music’s biggest night and this year, NYFA Acting and Filmmaking alum Priya Darshini is nominated for Best New Age Album at the 63rd Annual Grammys for her debut album Periphery….

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NYFA Alum Priya Darshini Nominated at 2021 Grammy Awards For Best New Age Album
March 11, 2021

NYFA Alum Priya Darshini Nominated at 2021 Grammy Awards For Best New Age Album

Music’s biggest night of the year will include NYFA Acting and Filmmaking alum Priya Darshini, who is nominated for Best New Age Album at the 63rd Annual Grammys for her…

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Producer & NYFA Alum Alex Lampsos on His Latest Film “Breaking Fast”
March 8, 2021

Producer & NYFA Alum Alex Lampsos on His Latest Film “Breaking Fast”

Born in Beirut and brought up in Abu Dhabi and Canada, Alex Lampsos was always drawn to film and entertainment. From his beginnings in the film festival to producing indie…

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NYFA Instructor Tim Fielder Featured by “The New York Times”
March 5, 2021

NYFA Instructor Tim Fielder Featured by “The New York Times”

In a February profile piece, The New York Times (NYT) penned a profile citing a boom in comic books and graphic novels that focus on Afrofuturism, a cultural aesthetic that describes the intersection…

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More Than a Career Move: Filmmaking as a Medium of Truth With NYFA Documentary Alum Jia Wertz
March 4, 2021

More Than a Career Move: Filmmaking as a Medium of Truth With NYFA Documentary Alum Jia Wertz

Canadian native Jia Wertz exited a 20-year career in the fashion corporate world to dive into the filmmaking industry. With a background in photography and a passion for social issues…

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“Invisible Love” From NYFA’s Bill Einreinhofer Wins Big at Paris International Film Festival
March 3, 2021

“Invisible Love” From NYFA’s Bill Einreinhofer Wins Big at Paris International Film Festival

Chair of the Broadcast Journalism department at New York Film Academy, Bill Einreinhofer has a lot to celebrate after his film Invisible Love won three major awards at the Paris…

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NYFA Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Lizzie Gottlieb Featured by ‘Insider’ to Talk About New Film “Turn Every Page”
March 2, 2021

NYFA Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Lizzie Gottlieb Featured by ‘Insider’ to Talk About New Film “Turn Every Page”

NYFA Documentary instructor Lizzie Gottlieb has been directing film and theater in New York for the past couple of decades. As a director, Gottlieb has worked with Peter Dinklage, Ethan…

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Actress Alaina Huffman Studies Filmmaking With New York Film Academy
March 2, 2021

Actress Alaina Huffman Studies Filmmaking With New York Film Academy

Veteran actress and producer Alaina Huffman is no stranger to the film business and has appeared on some of your favorite shows and films over the past couple of decades….

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NYFA South Beach Instructor Daniel Abrusci Wins Gold Promax Award
February 25, 2021

NYFA South Beach Instructor Daniel Abrusci Wins Gold Promax Award

New York Film Academy is excited to share that Filmmaking instructor Daniel Abrusci has won a Gold Promax Award for outstanding achievement in sound design and mixing on the Cbeebies…

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