Chinese Consul General Chen Li Visits NYFA in New York
On February 24, Mr. Chen Li, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in New York, visited the New York Film Academy’s New York Campus and met with NYFA…
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March 6, 2025
February 11, 2025
Q&A with Bob Ahmed
Meet Pakistani-American writer and director Bob Ahmed, an alum of NYFA’s short-term filmmaking workshop. We recently caught up with Bob to discuss his career and latest project. 1. Congratulations on…
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November 26, 2024 | Study Abroad
Shanghai Normal University Visits NYFA
On November 4, 2024, the New York Film Academy’s New York City campus hosted students and faculty from Shanghai Normal University (SHNU) for a one-week documentary filmmaking workshop, Seeing New York. The special program was…
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August 22, 2024
NYFA Los Angeles Holds an Immersive Crane Workshop
This July, NYFA’s Cinematography department held a hands-on Crane Workshop for MFA Cinematography students. In this immersive workshop, students worked directly with this essential filmmaking tool, a 32-foot telescoping crane…
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August 5, 2024
MFA in Producing Alum Helen Sun Wins at One Earth Film Festival
Helen Sun, a recent MFA in Producing graduate of the New York Film Academy, and fellow filmmaking student Laura Malatos, tied for the Sally Stovall Award for Creativity in the…
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August 2, 2024
BFA Students Build Set From Scratch in Hands-on Production Design Workshop
This July, the Spring BFA class took a creative leap with their Production Workshop, focusing on the often-overlooked aspect of production design. This hands-on experience was not just about theoretical…
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July 24, 2024
NYFA Partners with Steve Harvey, Newly Developed Botswana Ignite
Primetime Emmy-nominee Steve Harvey, actor, comedian, producer, host of Family Feud, and previously, the host of The Steve Harvey Show, recently announced his Foundation’s creation of a filmmaking academy in…
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July 18, 2024
NYFA Alum Beatriz Santamaria Pinha Directs Ed Sheeran’s “That’s On Me” Music Video
NYFA is proud to announce that alumni Beatriz Santamaria Pinha directed four-time Grammy award-winning Ed Sheeran’s “That’s On Me” music video. Pinha, who graduated from our 1-Year Filmmaking program and…
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May 23, 2024
NYFA Cinematography Alum Ilaria Serantoni is Booked and Busy
It’s Spring, and NYFA Cinematography alum Ilaria Serantoni has graciously made time in her very busy schedule to talk to NYFA. We’re at the Coppola Cafe in Manhattan, and early…
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