Academic Programs

Oscar-Winning Special Effects Make-Up Artists Tom Woodruff and Alec Gillis Speak at New York Film Academy
May 24, 2011

Oscar-Winning Special Effects Make-Up Artists Tom Woodruff and Alec Gillis Speak at New York Film Academy

New York Film Academy hosted a talk for students this week with special effects makeup artists Tom Woodruff and Alec Gillis. Woodruff and Gillis have collaborated on some of the…

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Star Wars Actor Billy Dee Williams Receives Honorary MFA Degree at New York Film Academy Event Moderated by Oscar-Winning Actor Louis Gossett Jr.
May 20, 2011

Star Wars Actor Billy Dee Williams Receives Honorary MFA Degree at New York Film Academy Event Moderated by Oscar-Winning Actor Louis Gossett Jr.

New York Film Academy Los Angeles was thrilled to host a conversation between veteran actors Billy Dee Williams and Academy-Award winner Louis Gossett Jr. on May 18, 2011. Academy-Award Winner…

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New York Film Academy Documentary Profiles Brigitte Harris, Sentenced for Avenging Childhood Abuse
May 3, 2011

New York Film Academy Documentary Profiles Brigitte Harris, Sentenced for Avenging Childhood Abuse

Bedford Correctional Facility, the only maximum security facility for women in the State of New York Bianca Zanini Vasconcellos is a student in New York Film Academy’s one-year documentary conservatory….

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April 29, 2011

CASTNYFA: An Exclusive New York Film Academy Casting Service

CASTNYFA is a New York Film Academy exclusive casting service. At a CASTNYFA event New York Film Academy actors can expect to audition for up to 90 New York Film Academy…

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New York Film Academy Graduate Tackles the 1953 CIA Coup In New Documentary
April 26, 2011

New York Film Academy Graduate Tackles the 1953 CIA Coup In New Documentary

Joe Ayella is a graduate of New York Film Academy’s short-term filmmaking workshop in Portugal. His documentary American Coup tells the story of the 1953 coup carried out by the…

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New York Film Academy Music Video Debuts on Rolling Stone!
April 25, 2011

New York Film Academy Music Video Debuts on Rolling Stone!

New York Film Academy MFA Graduate Richard (Rick) Greenwood originally approached LA based punk rock band Living Dead Lights about using song “To All The Youth” for his NYFA thesis…

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New York Film Academy Graduate Rohit Gupta Nominated for Several Awards at World Music and Independent Film Festival
April 25, 2011

New York Film Academy Graduate Rohit Gupta Nominated for Several Awards at World Music and Independent Film Festival

New York Film Academy One-Year Filmmaking Graduate Rohit Gupta is back on the festival circuit with feature film Life! Camera  Action…, which has just been nominated for several awards at…

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New York Film Academy Students Premiere New Web Series
April 20, 2011

New York Film Academy Students Premiere New Web Series

http://vimeo.com/22514262 When nine students in a New York Film Academy acting class met this past September, there was an immediate chemistry between them. The students, who were all passionate about…

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New York Film Academy Acting Graduate Growing an Impressive Resume in Italy
April 14, 2011

New York Film Academy Acting Graduate Growing an Impressive Resume in Italy

New York Film Academy four week acting workshop graduate Jacopo Sarno, has been growing an impressive resume since returning to Italy. Jacopo recently played a main role in Italian Christmas…

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