NYFA Alums and Faculty Make Waves at DOC NYC
The renowned documentary film festival DOC NYC is back for another year. Held annually in New York City, DOC NYC strongly focuses on non-fiction storytelling and provides a platform for…
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November 7, 2023
June 27, 2023
NYFA INSTRUCTOR TOMMY MADDOX-UPSHAW, ASC WINS BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
NYFA Cinematography instructor Tommy Maddox-Upshaw, ASC grew up in Boston and first became interested in the world of cinematography when his sister Kyla got him a job as a Production Assistant…
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March 28, 2023
NYFA Welcomes MA Producing for Executives Graduates
NYFA’s Los Angeles staff, students, and faculty welcomed five graduates of the MA Producing for Executives Program. As part of their trip to the United States, the graduates traveled from…
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March 15, 2023
NYFA Alum James Friend Wins the Best Cinematography Oscar for All Quiet on the Western Front
Continuing success for NYFA alumni is always something to celebrate—and this year, Cinematographer and NYFA alum James Friend won the Academy Award for best cinematography for his work on All…
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January 17, 2023
FESTIVAL FAVORITE ‘SHIRAMPARI’ DOCUMENTARY HEADED TO 2023 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
The highly-anticipated Sundance Film Festival will be live and in-person in Park City, Utah, this year for the first time since 2020. The festival, which will run from January 19 – 29,…
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January 17, 2023
NYFA Celebrates MA Producing for Executives Program’s Recent Graduates
NYFA held a virtual event on January 5th, 2023, to celebrate the school’s MA Producing for Executives program. The program’s students joined the call to share memories of their studies…
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December 16, 2022
Janek Ambros, MFA Producing Alum, Produces Festival Hits ‘Ukrainians in Exile’ and ‘Monica’
UPDATE: In May 2023, the Los Angeles-based filmmaker and NYFA alum received the ‘Auteur Filmmaker Award’ at the Roots of Europe International Film Festival. The festival screened Ambros’ films Son…
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November 29, 2022
NYFA ALUM MOHAMED AL SALMAN’S FEATURE ‘RAVEN SONG’ IS SAUDI ARABIA’S PICK FOR 95TH ACADEMY AWARDS
For the 95th Academy Awards in March 2023, Saudi Arabia nominated a coming-of-age comedy to represent the Kingdom. The feature film Raven Song (2023), directed and written by NYFA 1-Year Filmmaking program alum Mohamed…
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November 28, 2022
NYFA WELCOMES SCREENWRITING ALUM AND MARVEL STUDIOS DIRECTOR MOHAMED DIAB TO LOS ANGELES FOR Q&A
Years ago, Mohamed Diab was a 1-Year Screenwriting program student studying at the NYFA Los Angeles campus. Today, he is the lead director and executive producer of Marvel Studios’ Emmy Award-winning series Moon Knight, available to…
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