One Graduate’s Journey to the Cannes Film Festival
New York Film Academy Abu Dhabi grad Faraz Waqar’s graduation thesis film 9:11 AM was selected for its world premiere at the Festival de Cannes 2012 Short Films Corner. The…
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April 3, 2012
April 2, 2012
Five Viral Videos That Changed the World
Andrea Swift is the department chair of Documentary Filmmaking at the New York Film Academy’s New York City campus. She has written, directed, and produced many projects, having been awarded…
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March 28, 2012
New York Film Academy’s Alumni Spotlight: Marshall Lewy
Writer/director Marshall Lewy is riding the success of his film California Solo that was an Official Selection at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Writing for the Huffington Post, film critic…
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March 22, 2012
Rob Reiner Visits the New York Film Academy
Legendary director Rob Reiner visited New York Film Academy and shared an advance screening of his upcoming film, The Magic of Belle Isle, a comedy-drama starring Morgan Freeman and Virginia…
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March 20, 2012
Evelyne Binsack: Defeating Mt. Everest and Reaching New Heights
Documentary student Evelyne Binsack was already a celebrity before attending New York Film Academy. In 2001, she became the first Swiss woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the…
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March 16, 2012
New York Film Academy’s Student Spotlight: Ana Paula Manzato
As we mentioned before, New York Film Academy is proud to be in lovely Rio de Janeiro. Throughout the week we’re showcasing our wonderful NYFA Brazilian students. Today we spoke…
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March 16, 2012
Whatever Happened to Francis Ford Coppola?
Last week was the 40th Anniversary of The Godfather. I don’t know if you saw it but the AMC channel aired it repeatedly during the week. Watching those films again, it made…
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March 14, 2012
New York Film Academy’s Silu Yu Shines In China
Actress Silu Yu (余思潞) has found success after finishing New York Film Academy’s 1-Year Acting program in New York City. She explains, “After graduating in 2009 from NYFA, I moved…
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March 8, 2012
New York Film Academy’s Top 5 Robert De Niro Acting Roles
Roger Del Pozo is the Director of Acting Admissions at the New York Film Academy. In addition to his work at NYFA, he has also been a casting director in…
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