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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June 11, 2012
June 7, 2012
Deciphering Stanley Kubrick at the New York Film Academy
Director and NYFA Editing Instructor Rodney Ascher recently returned from the Cannes Film Festival where his first feature film, Room 237, was one of only two American films in the Directors’ Fortnight. His…
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May 31, 2012
International Documentary Association Hires Rocio Mesa
Sabine Sighicelli is the Chair of Documentary Filmmaking at the New York Film Academy, Universal Studios campus. A documentary writer, producer, director, and associate producer, she has worked in the…
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May 30, 2012
Pietro Schito on Cultivating Ideas
Oscar-nominated actress Emily Watson with Pietro Schito on the set of Little Boy “Ever since I learned what screenwriting was, I have always wanted to do that,” explains screenwriter Pietro…
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May 29, 2012
The Psychology of Learning Film
David Egozi was a college student visiting New York from his hometown of Miami, Florida. One weekend, he saw a magazine advertisement about a certain film school. As the son…
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May 24, 2012
Showing The World Your Truth
Fito Pardo graduated from New York Film Academy in the late 90’s. Since then, he has gone on to direct short films and music videos, has worked as cinematographer on…
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May 22, 2012
Amy Heckerling: Doing Things Her Own Way
Amy Heckerling visited students at the New York Film Academy for a screening of her hit film Clueless. The writer/director garnered both critical praise and impressive box office success with…
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May 16, 2012
From a Roman Garage to Successful Filmmaker
Luigi Benvisto was born in Varese, Italy with dreams of filmmaking and New York City. After discovering his passion while shooting short films on his digital camera, Luigi moved to…
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May 14, 2012
Dreaming of an Electric City
New York Film Academy MFA Film graduate Nick DeRuve is in pre-production on his first feature film, Electric City. As Nick describes it, “[It] is a gritty drama about a thirteen-year-old who…
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