Financing Your Indie Film and Developing an Audience
Rohit Gupta is a Mumbai native who came to the United States over 12 years ago. Coming from a family of entrepreneurs, Rohit didn’t have “the slightest idea about filmmaking”…
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June 28, 2012
June 26, 2012
Sarah Louise Wilson’s Feature to Air on PBS This Weekend!
New York Film Academy MFA Film student Sarah Louise Wilson is riding a wave of success. Her films have played at 30 festivals worldwide. Her first short film, which premiered 3…
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June 25, 2012
Pixar’s Rules for Great Storytelling
Thanks to department chair Eric Conner of the screenwriting program for this great tip! A story artist at Pixar Animation Studios had been tweeting a series of “story basics” which…
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June 21, 2012
Brazilian Women Rock Behind the Cameras
Gabriela Egito is a New York Film Academy alumna living in Los Angeles, with a Masters in Film from Brazil. She has three short films running the festival circuit worldwide,…
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June 20, 2012
The Collaborative Process of Storytelling
Meet Peter Allen Stone, an actor and teacher at the New York Film Academy who helped create the successful play Unnatural Acts. Receiving 3 Drama Desk Nominations including “Best Play”,…
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June 19, 2012
Michael Staininger on Directing His First Feature
Imagine being in charge of a 2 million dollar feature film, written and produced by the same guy who wrote The Crow. Your only experience is from directing a student…
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June 14, 2012
Superheroes are Taking Over Hollywood (and I Feel Fine)
Eric Conner is the Chair of the Screenwriting Department for New York Film Academy’s Universal Studios – Los Angeles campus. With an MFA degree from USC School of Cinema and…
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June 13, 2012
Marko Nabersnik’s Path to Success
Director Marko Nabersnik attended an 8-week Film Workshop at New York Film Academy in 1996. His first film, Rooster’s Breakfast, won numerous national awards and became the biggest box office…
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June 11, 2012
The Art of Impact with James Lecesne
James Lecesne is an Academy award winning filmmaker, teacher, and philanthropist. It’s been an exciting time for James with a Tony nomination for The Best Man and soon after that receiving…
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