Student & Alumni Spotlights

NYFA Grad Knocks a Homer at Garden State Film Festival
April 26, 2013

NYFA Grad Knocks a Homer at Garden State Film Festival

Perhaps you’ve heard the tale of the legendary Babe Ruth, hitting a home run for a bedridden boy during the 1926 World Series. If you haven’t, then you may want…

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NYFA Acting Grad Produces Children’s Web Series
April 16, 2013

NYFA Acting Grad Produces Children’s Web Series

Since living in the states, British native Danielle Kronenberg has starred in over 10 independent films and is currently producing, directing, and acting in her own children’s web series. The New…

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Producing Grad Tackles Gun Control
April 10, 2013

Producing Grad Tackles Gun Control

Films are and have always been an important way to make a difference. That is exactly why New York Film Academy One-Year Producing graduate, Ella Nuortila is producing a new short…

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Al Pacino’s Daughter Julie Premieres ‘Billy Bates’
April 2, 2013

Al Pacino’s Daughter Julie Premieres ‘Billy Bates’

After forming her own production company, Poverty Row Entertainment, with writer/director Jennifer DeLia, New York native and New York Film Academy alum, Julie Pacino produced the feature film Billy Bates….

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On Becoming a Man Wins Best Comedic Short
March 23, 2013

On Becoming a Man Wins Best Comedic Short

MFA Filmmaking student Kevin Resnick’s first year film, On Becoming a Man, is currently making the rounds on the festival circuit. It already won Best Comedic Short at the IFS…

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Taiwanese Celeb Attends NYFA Acting Workshop
March 11, 2013

Taiwanese Celeb Attends NYFA Acting Workshop

Hannah Quinlivan recently finished a 8-Week Acting for Film Workshop at New York Film Academy’s Los Angeles campus. The Taiwanese-Australian actress first gained attention in Taiwan when she joined a…

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February 28, 2013

Louis Mole Talks About NYFA’s Documentary Program

Documentary graduate, Louis Mole, sits down with us to discuss his experience at the New York Film Academy. “It is such a hands-on intensive course, and it really drills into…

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The Girl Next Door
February 26, 2013

The Girl Next Door

With 5 years of college education and some work in television and media, Andrea Picco was looking for a school that focused on the hands-on experience and not just theory….

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NYFA Grad Melissa Palazuelos as Head Writer on ‘Gossip Girl Acapulco’
February 15, 2013

NYFA Grad Melissa Palazuelos as Head Writer on ‘Gossip Girl Acapulco’

MFA Screenwriting grad Melissa Palazuelos is currently working as head writer on Gossip Girl Acapulco, a Mexican adaptation of the hit American television show. Just six months after her graduation,…

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