Academic Programs

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Saana Laigren Wins Best Foreign Actress at Chandra Khamini International Film Festival
October 14, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Saana Laigren Wins Best Foreign Actress at Chandra Khamini International Film Festival

Saana Laigren, graduate of the 1-Year Acting for Film conservatory at New York Film Academy Los Angeles (NYFA-LA), recently won Best Foreign Actress at Chandra Khamini International Film Festival. Laigren…

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Photo Arts Conservatory at New York Film Academy Los Angeles (PAC at NYFA-LA) Faculty Updates
October 10, 2019

Photo Arts Conservatory at New York Film Academy Los Angeles (PAC at NYFA-LA) Faculty Updates

Here are the latest updates from faculty members of the Photo Arts Conservatory at New York Film Academy Los Angeles (PAC at NYFA-LA): Naomi White, Co-Char of the PAC at…

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New York Film Academy Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Claudia Raschke & Alum Todd Leatherman Work on Nat Geo’s Activate
October 4, 2019

New York Film Academy Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Claudia Raschke & Alum Todd Leatherman Work on Nat Geo’s Activate

Activate: The Global Citizen Movement, a new six-part documentary series from National Geographic, features cinematography from New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Filmmaking instructor Claudia Raschke; NYFA Documentary alum Todd…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Photography Exhibit a Huge Success at This Year’s Photoville
October 3, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Photography Exhibit a Huge Success at This Year’s Photoville

This year’s Photoville was yet another huge hit, including the exhibit by the New York Film Academy (NYFA) Photography department. The annual photo festival held at Brooklyn Bridge Park took…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Game Design Alum Drew Fletcher Works on ‘Avatar’ Game
October 3, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Game Design Alum Drew Fletcher Works on ‘Avatar’ Game

Drew Fletcher, graduate of the MFA in Game Design program at New York Film Academy (NYFA) is working on the video game adaptation for the massive blockbuster Avatar franchise. The…

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A Banner Year for New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Alfonso Perugini
October 2, 2019

A Banner Year for New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Alfonso Perugini

For New York Film Academy (NYFA) alum Alfonso Perugini, 2019 is shaping up to be a banner year. Since graduating the 2-Year Filmmaking conservatory in 2015, Perugini has worked on…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Dr. Ariel Orama López Films Award-Winning ‘One’
October 2, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Dr. Ariel Orama López Films Award-Winning ‘One’

One—an experimental film about Hurricane Maria and the devastation it wreaked on Puerto Rico in 2017—filmed by New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film alum Dr. Ariel Orama López,…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) 3D Animation & VFX Instructor Kelley Williams Works on ‘Frozen II’
October 1, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) 3D Animation & VFX Instructor Kelley Williams Works on ‘Frozen II’

A new trailer for the Disney film Frozen II was recently released, featuring animation work from New York Film Academy (NYFA) 3D Animation & Visual Effects instructor Kelley Williams. Williams…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Musical Theatre Alum Lisa Monde Stars in Off-Broadway Anne Frank Musical
October 1, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Musical Theatre Alum Lisa Monde Stars in Off-Broadway Anne Frank Musical

Lisa Monde, an alum of the Professional Conservatory of Musical Theatre at New York Film Academy (PCMT at NYFA) recently appeared in Anne Frank, The Musical, an Off-Broadway limited production…

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