Academic Programs

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Abhimanyu Dassani’s Film Wins Toronto International Film Festival Award
September 30, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Abhimanyu Dassani’s Film Wins Toronto International Film Festival Award

New York Film Academy (NYFA) alum Abhimanyu Dassani’s cinematic debut, Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota (The Man Who Feels No Pain), recently won the People’s Choice Award in the 2018…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum A.J. Rivera Joins All-Star Cast of Netflix’s “Another Life”
September 28, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum A.J. Rivera Joins All-Star Cast of Netflix’s “Another Life”

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film alum A.J. Rivera is following up several high-profile guest roles on television with a starring role in Netflix’s highly-anticipated new sci-fi drama,…

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Soap Hub Celebrates New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Chad Duell
September 27, 2018

Soap Hub Celebrates New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Chad Duell

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film alum Chad Duell has been a soap opera mainstay for some time now and has amassed quite a few fans, but it’s…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Screenwriting Grads Celebrate With an Industry Pitch Fest
September 26, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Screenwriting Grads Celebrate With an Industry Pitch Fest

It was that time of year once more as graduating BFA New York Film Academy (NYFA) Screenwriting students recently attended their culminating Industry Pitch Fest Event, held at the penthouse ballroom of the Andaz…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Alum Releases Chilling Doc “A Sniper’s War”
September 25, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Alum Releases Chilling Doc “A Sniper’s War”

New York Film Academy (NYFA) alum Olya Schechter recently released her film, A Sniper’s War, to rave reviews. The harrowing documentary focuses on a Serbian sniper named Deki, whose anti-US…

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Q&A with New York Film Academy (NYFA) Doc Instructor Maxine Trump
September 24, 2018

Q&A with New York Film Academy (NYFA) Doc Instructor Maxine Trump

Maxine Trump is a filmmaker, producer, editor, and author. She is based in Brooklyn and teaches Documentary at the New York Film Academy. Her films Musicwood and To Kid or…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) to Host National Bullying Prevention Month Screening of “Thirsty”
September 21, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) to Host National Bullying Prevention Month Screening of “Thirsty”

October is National Bullying Prevention Month and to bring awareness to the cause, the Filmmaking school at New York Film Academy (NYFA) is hosting a screening of Thirsty with its…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Hosts PDN’s 30 2018 Panel
September 21, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Hosts PDN’s 30 2018 Panel

Next week, Photo District News (PDN) will present PDN‘s 30 2018: Strategies for Launching and Building a Career, featuring their new and emerging photographers to watch. The New York Film Academy…

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Q&A With New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Horacio Martinez
September 17, 2018

Q&A With New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Horacio Martinez

Horacio Martinez graduated from New York Film Academy’s 1-Year Cinematography program last year, but the hard-working lover of film finds education everywhere he goes. That includes everything he learns whole…

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