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AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR & CINEMATOGRAPHER LIZ HINLEIN JOINS NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) AS CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF FILMMAKING & CINEMATOGRAPHY
March 13, 2020

AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR & CINEMATOGRAPHER LIZ HINLEIN JOINS NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) AS CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF FILMMAKING & CINEMATOGRAPHY

New York Film Academy (NYFA) is delighted to announce the addition of award-winning director and cinematographer Liz Hinlein to our faculty as the new Creative Director of Filmmaking & Cinematography….

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) MUSICAL THEATRE ALUM ILDA MASON PERFORMS IN BROADWAY’S ‘WEST SIDE STORY’
March 1, 2020

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) MUSICAL THEATRE ALUM ILDA MASON PERFORMS IN BROADWAY’S ‘WEST SIDE STORY’

Professional Conservatory of Musical Theatre (PCMT at NYFA) alum Ilda Mason made her Broadway debut in the upcoming stage revival of West Side Story, which officially opened February 20 at the Broadway…

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES ‘THE BLACK GODFATHER’ PRODUCER NICOLE AVANT
February 25, 2020

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES ‘THE BLACK GODFATHER’ PRODUCER NICOLE AVANT

On Tuesday, February 18, New York Film Academy (NYFA) had the pleasure to host Nicole Avant, former US ambassador and producer of the award-winning Netflix documentary The Black Godfather. Tova Laiter,…

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NYFA DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING ALUM ELAINE MINIONIS WINS REGIONAL EMMY FOR DOCUMENTARY “UNCANNY: THE DOLLS OF MARIANA MONTEAGUDO”
February 18, 2020

NYFA DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING ALUM ELAINE MINIONIS WINS REGIONAL EMMY FOR DOCUMENTARY “UNCANNY: THE DOLLS OF MARIANA MONTEAGUDO”

NYFA is excited to celebrate Documentary Filmmaking alum Elaine Minionis joining the ranks of multiple creatives who have had the distinguished honor of being awarded an Emmy. The regional Emmy,…

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING ALUM GARY BENCHEGHIB JOINS GRETA THUNBERG AT DAVOS WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
February 18, 2020

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING ALUM GARY BENCHEGHIB JOINS GRETA THUNBERG AT DAVOS WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Filmmaking alum Gary Bencheghib was invited to speak about his work at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos in January. Davos, an annual…

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PHOTO ARTS CONSERVATORY AT NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (PAC AT NYFA) SHOWCASES WORK AT PHOTO LA
February 18, 2020

PHOTO ARTS CONSERVATORY AT NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (PAC AT NYFA) SHOWCASES WORK AT PHOTO LA

This year, the Photo Arts Conservatory at New York Film Academy (PAC at NYFA) participated in Photo LA, an annual event for local and global artists to share their work…

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY CINEMATOGRAPHY ALUM SHOOTS AWKWAFINA’S AWARD-WINNING FILM ‘THE FAREWELL’
February 13, 2020

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY CINEMATOGRAPHY ALUM SHOOTS AWKWAFINA’S AWARD-WINNING FILM ‘THE FAREWELL’

The Farewell, the multiple award-winning drama-comedy film starring Awkwafina, was shot by director of photography and New York Film Academy Cinematography alum Anna Franquesa-Solano, with BFA Filmmaking alum Qianying Zhou…

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) 3D ANIMATION & VFX ALUM DANIELA LOBO DIAS WORKS ON ‘SONIC THE HEDGEHOG’
February 13, 2020

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) 3D ANIMATION & VFX ALUM DANIELA LOBO DIAS WORKS ON ‘SONIC THE HEDGEHOG’

New York Film Academy (NYFA) 3D Animation & VFX alum Daniela Lobo Dias has been doing animation work on some of Hollywood’s biggest movies since graduating NYFA in 2015, including…

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‘ARABIAN ALIEN’ BY NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) STUDENT NOMINATED AT SUNDANCE 2020
January 23, 2020

‘ARABIAN ALIEN’ BY NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) STUDENT NOMINATED AT SUNDANCE 2020

New York Film Academy (NYFA) BFA Screenwriting student Meshal Al Jaser is headed to Utah later this month–his short film, Arabian Alien, will screen in this year’s lineup at the Sundance…

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