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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES HAWK KOCH, ICONIC PRODUCER, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES (AMPAS) AND CO-FOUNDER OF PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA (PGA)
May 4, 2020

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES HAWK KOCH, ICONIC PRODUCER, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES (AMPAS) AND CO-FOUNDER OF PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA (PGA)

On Wednesday, April 22, New York Film Academy (NYFA) had the pleasure of hosting a live video Q&A with the veteran producer, former president of the Academy (AMPAS), and co-founder…

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING ALUM ILARIA POLSONETTI EDITS COVID-19 SPECIAL REPORT FOR VICE NEWS TONIGHT
April 30, 2020

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING ALUM ILARIA POLSONETTI EDITS COVID-19 SPECIAL REPORT FOR VICE NEWS TONIGHT

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Filmmaking alum Ilaria Polsonetti edited a special report for VICE News Tonight. The documentary segment is called “COVID-19: Italy’s Tragedy,” and explores the deeply unsettling and devastating impact…

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES ACTOR DENIS O’HARE AND WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER SARAH PIROZEK
April 23, 2020

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES ACTOR DENIS O’HARE AND WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER SARAH PIROZEK

On Wednesday, April 15, New York Film Academy (NYFA) had the esteemed honor to host actor Denis O’Hare and writer, director, and producer Sarah Pirozek as part of The 20/20 Series, created by NYFA’s…

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VARIETY NAMES NYFA AS A TOP FILM SCHOOL FOR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR
April 21, 2020

VARIETY NAMES NYFA AS A TOP FILM SCHOOL FOR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

The New York Film Academy (NYFA) has been recognized as one of Variety’s Top Film Schools for 2020. This is the fourth consecutive year that NYFA has been included in…

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES ‘THE WRONG KIND OF WOMEN’ AUTHOR NAOMI MCDOUGALL JONES
March 30, 2020

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES ‘THE WRONG KIND OF WOMEN’ AUTHOR NAOMI MCDOUGALL JONES

On Tuesday, March 3, New York Film Academy (NYFA) had the pleasure of hosting writer, actress, and producer, Naomi McDougall Jones, to discuss her latest book, The Wrong Kind of Women…

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING ALUM PEDRO ÁLVAREZ GALES WORKS ON NETFLIX’S ‘TIGER KING’
March 27, 2020

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING ALUM PEDRO ÁLVAREZ GALES WORKS ON NETFLIX’S ‘TIGER KING’

Netflix has become an essential service now more than ever while most of the world stays indoors, and seemingly everyone watching Netflix is watching its latest original docuseries, Tiger King, co-edited…

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) AFA ACTING FOR FILM ALUM STARS IN BBC’S NOUGHTS + CROSSES
March 25, 2020

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) AFA ACTING FOR FILM ALUM STARS IN BBC’S NOUGHTS + CROSSES

New York Film Academy (NYFA) AFA Acting for FIlm alum Masali Baduza has landed one of the lead roles in BBC’s buzzworthy new adaptation of Noughts + Crosses. Baduza originally hails…

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) SOUTH BEACH MFA FILMMAKING STUDENT WINS AWARD AT MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL
March 24, 2020

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) SOUTH BEACH MFA FILMMAKING STUDENT WINS AWARD AT MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL

New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Filmmaking student Bruklyn Miller nabbed the top prize at the Wolfson CinemaSlam Production Grant Competition during the Miami Film Festival. The Wolfson CinemaSlam Production…

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NETFLIX PRESENTS TWO SHORT FILMS BY NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) ALUMNI
March 13, 2020

NETFLIX PRESENTS TWO SHORT FILMS BY NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) ALUMNI

In the interest of promoting social issues and international diversity, Netflix has curated a series of six films from Saudi Arabia, including two shorts by New York Film Academy (NYFA)…

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