Student & Alumni Spotlights

Former NYFA Student’s ‘Utopia’ Earns Afghanistan’s Entry for Academy Award
October 30, 2015

Former NYFA Student’s ‘Utopia’ Earns Afghanistan’s Entry for Academy Award

Often times in filmmaking, producers and directors will “cheat” their location by recreating a scene on set or in a completely different country. With former New York Film Academy student Chris…

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NYFA Graduate Anthony O’Brien Talks Life After Film School
October 28, 2015

NYFA Graduate Anthony O’Brien Talks Life After Film School

The New York Film Academy Los Angeles was recently reunited with alumnus Anthony O’Brien to review his career since graduating in 2006. Students delighted in Anthony’s candid discussion of making…

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NYFA DOCUMENTARY GRADUATES TO PREMIERE AT PRESTIGIOUS DOC NYC FILM FESTIVAL
October 27, 2015

NYFA DOCUMENTARY GRADUATES TO PREMIERE AT PRESTIGIOUS DOC NYC FILM FESTIVAL

The New York Film Academy Documentary Department is proud to officially announce five of its recent graduates will premiere their new films at DOC NYC. All five documentary shorts will screen at…

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NYFA Abu Dhabi Student Awarded at SICFF for “Ice Flower”
October 26, 2015

NYFA Abu Dhabi Student Awarded at SICFF for “Ice Flower”

His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Kassimi, member of the Supreme Council and the governor of sharjah, awarded New York Film Academy student Shirin Abu Ouf for her documentary Ice Flower,…

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NYFA LA Documentary Student’s Short to Air on LA TV
October 26, 2015

NYFA LA Documentary Student’s Short to Air on LA TV

New York Film Academy Los Angeles documentary student Alejandro Talen’s Semester 2 social issue film Mark of the Four Waves has been picked up by local LA TV station LA18’s program “Kababayan…

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NYFA Sydney Grad Wins Best Film at Willoughby Shorts Film Festival
October 22, 2015

NYFA Sydney Grad Wins Best Film at Willoughby Shorts Film Festival

Angus Young is making a name for himself in Australia and no, it’s not as a lead guitarist for AC/DC. The New York Film Academy Sydney graduate recently won Best…

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Filmmaking Grad Sean Robinson’s “Indigo Grey: The Passage” Features Hammerstep and Soundtrack by Amy Lee
October 21, 2015

Filmmaking Grad Sean Robinson’s “Indigo Grey: The Passage” Features Hammerstep and Soundtrack by Amy Lee

In addition to the New York Film Academy’s intensive curriculum, which provides artists the opportunity to explore their craft in a hands-on environment, students are strongly encouraged to network both inside…

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Acting for Film Grad Cast on LMN’s ‘My Haunted House’
October 20, 2015

Acting for Film Grad Cast on LMN’s ‘My Haunted House’

One of the many appealing features of attending the New York Film Academy is your ability to study “bicoastally” at both our New York City and Los Angeles locations. Essentially,…

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Former NYFA Student to Screen “Historic Jeddah” at International Film Festival Manhattan
October 19, 2015

Former NYFA Student to Screen “Historic Jeddah” at International Film Festival Manhattan

We’re proud to announce that one of our former students, Jameelah Rose del Prado Lineses will be screening her documentary short film Historic Jeddah at the International Film Festival Manhattan 2015…

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