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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES ‘THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE’ AND ‘THE TOMORROW WAR’ WRITER/DIRECTOR CHRIS MCKAY TO THE Q&A-LIST SERIES
November 11, 2021

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES ‘THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE’ AND ‘THE TOMORROW WAR’ WRITER/DIRECTOR CHRIS MCKAY TO THE Q&A-LIST SERIES

New York Film Academy (NYFA) had the honor of hosting a live video Q&A with Chris McKay, writer, and director of box-office hits including The LEGO BATMAN Movie (2017) and THE TOMORROW WAR…

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NYFA COMMUNITY REPRESENTED IN THE 47TH PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD NOMINATIONS
November 10, 2021

NYFA COMMUNITY REPRESENTED IN THE 47TH PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD NOMINATIONS

The New York Film Academy (NYFA) is pleased to announce and congratulate a record number of alumni and guest speakers nominated for a People’s Choice Award. This publicly celebrated event…

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NYFA DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING ALUM PEDRO PEIRA’S SCREENS ‘LA QUEENCIAÑERA’ AT OUTFEST FILM FESTIVAL
November 10, 2021

NYFA DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING ALUM PEDRO PEIRA’S SCREENS ‘LA QUEENCIAÑERA’ AT OUTFEST FILM FESTIVAL

At the 2021 Outfest Los Angeles Film Festival, NYFA alum Pedro Peira screened his documentary, LA Queenciañera (2021) to a worldwide audience. The 2021 edition of Outfest ran from August 13th…

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NYFA FILMMAKING ALUMNI SHOOT DIGITAL ISSUE OF HARPER’S BAZAAR ROMANIA
November 9, 2021

NYFA FILMMAKING ALUMNI SHOOT DIGITAL ISSUE OF HARPER’S BAZAAR ROMANIA

Prominent fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar featured two New York Film Academy (NYFA) alumni following their work on a photoshoot and film. Arnav Kasbekar, a graduate of NYFA’s Filmmaking BFA program, collaborated…

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NYFA ALUMNI & STUDENTS SHOWCASE FILMS AT DOC NYC 2021
November 5, 2021

NYFA ALUMNI & STUDENTS SHOWCASE FILMS AT DOC NYC 2021

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Students and Filmmaking alumni will showcase their films at this year’s DOC NYC. DOC NYC celebrates documentary filmmaking and storytelling. The organization, run by Executive Director…

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NYFA’S OWN BOB EISENHARDT RELEASES DOCUMENTARY FILM ‘THE RESCUE’ ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
October 28, 2021

NYFA’S OWN BOB EISENHARDT RELEASES DOCUMENTARY FILM ‘THE RESCUE’ ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Update as of 3/14/2022:The film The Rescue is the winner of the ‘Audience Choice Prize’ under the Cinema Eye Audience Awards. The film crew was also nominated for an award under the…

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3D ANIMATION & VFX ALUM FRANCESCO PANZIERI ON ‘DUNE’ COMING SOON TO THEATERS
October 25, 2021

3D ANIMATION & VFX ALUM FRANCESCO PANZIERI ON ‘DUNE’ COMING SOON TO THEATERS

*Warning: movie spoilers ahead* NYFA 3D Animation & VFX alum Francesco Panzieri has a long list of credits ranging from Hollywood A-list films and popular TV series including, Clash of the Titans (2010), For Colored…

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3D ANIMATION & VFX ALUM FRANCESCO PANZIERI ON ‘DUNE’ COMING SOON TO THEATERS
October 25, 2021

3D ANIMATION & VFX ALUM FRANCESCO PANZIERI ON ‘DUNE’ COMING SOON TO THEATERS

*Warning: movie spoilers ahead* NYFA 3D Animation & VFX alum Francesco Panzieri has a long list of credits ranging from Hollywood A-list films and popular TV series including, Clash of the Titans (2010), For Colored…

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) ALUMNI MICHAEL GANDOLFINI AND GABRIELLA PIAZZA STAR IN ‘THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK’
October 22, 2021

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) ALUMNI MICHAEL GANDOLFINI AND GABRIELLA PIAZZA STAR IN ‘THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK’

New York Film Academy (NYFA) alumni Michael Gandolfini and Gabriella Piazza star in the much-anticipated feature film, The Many Saints of Newark (2021), released across the United States on October 1, 2021….

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