Student & Alumni Spotlights

MFA Grad’s ‘Breakfast in Beirut’ to Screen at Festivals Worldwide
August 24, 2015

MFA Grad’s ‘Breakfast in Beirut’ to Screen at Festivals Worldwide

Coming off the success of her award-winning short film, 7 Hours, which screened at over 30 film festivals across the world, New York Film Academy MFA Filmmaking graduate Farah Fuad ALHashem has…

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MFA Documentary Student’s ‘The Cost of Love’ Wins Indie Fest Award of Merit
August 20, 2015

MFA Documentary Student’s ‘The Cost of Love’ Wins Indie Fest Award of Merit

New York Film Academy MFA Documentary student Kai Lu’s ‘Year One’ film, The Cost of Love, recently won the 2015 Indie Fest Award of Merit and is an official selection…

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NYFA Student Rekha Rana Stars in Hit Bollywood Film
August 19, 2015

NYFA Student Rekha Rana Stars in Hit Bollywood Film

Students gathered in New York Film Academy’s Los Angeles theater to screen the hit Bollywood film Tara: The Journey of Love and Passion and participate in a Q&A with the…

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NYFA Alum Aubrey Plaza from ‘Parks & Recreation’ Revisits Her Alma Mater
August 10, 2015

NYFA Alum Aubrey Plaza from ‘Parks & Recreation’ Revisits Her Alma Mater

New York Film Academy students gathered in a theater on the Warner Bros. studios lot in Los Angeles to watch a special screening of the indie comedy Safety Not Guaranteed,…

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NYFA GRAD CHRIS LOFING’S THE GALLOWS SCREENS IN THEATERS WORLDWIDE
August 7, 2015

NYFA GRAD CHRIS LOFING’S THE GALLOWS SCREENS IN THEATERS WORLDWIDE

It’s the dream of every filmmaker who graduates from our programs to have a manager sign you and produce your feature film. That alone is a major accomplishment. In the…

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BFA Filmmaking Student Screens “The Script” at Bucheon Fantastic Film Fest
July 23, 2015

BFA Filmmaking Student Screens “The Script” at Bucheon Fantastic Film Fest

We’d like to congratulate one of our BFA Filmmaking students at New York Film Academy Los Angeles, Chang Hyun Park, whose short film The Script screened at the 19th Bucheon International Fantastic…

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NYFA Run Club Participates in Night Nation Run
July 14, 2015

NYFA Run Club Participates in Night Nation Run

Sometimes there’s nothing more rewarding than a good run. It clears your mind, relieves stress, and occasionally sparks a creative idea for that film or script you’re working on. This…

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Chris Lofing Returns to NYFA to Screen Debut Horror Film ‘The Gallows’
July 9, 2015

Chris Lofing Returns to NYFA to Screen Debut Horror Film ‘The Gallows’

Every low-budget horror filmmaker’s dream is to have his or her work seen by producer Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Purge, Whiplash). In the case of New York Film…

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NYFA Los Angeles Hosts 3-Week Workshop for NYFA Australian Acting Students
July 7, 2015

NYFA Los Angeles Hosts 3-Week Workshop for NYFA Australian Acting Students

On Monday the 8th of June, four students from the New York Film Academy’s Gold Coast location, three students from NYFA Sydney, and acting instructor Hunter McMahon departed Australia and…

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