Michael Staininger on Directing His First Feature
Imagine being in charge of a 2 million dollar feature film, written and produced by the same guy who wrote The Crow. Your only experience is from directing a student…
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June 19, 2012
June 13, 2012
Marko Nabersnik’s Path to Success
Director Marko Nabersnik attended an 8-week Film Workshop at New York Film Academy in 1996. His first film, Rooster’s Breakfast, won numerous national awards and became the biggest box office…
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May 31, 2012
International Documentary Association Hires Rocio Mesa
Sabine Sighicelli is the Chair of Documentary Filmmaking at the New York Film Academy, Universal Studios campus. A documentary writer, producer, director, and associate producer, she has worked in the…
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May 30, 2012
Pietro Schito on Cultivating Ideas
Oscar-nominated actress Emily Watson with Pietro Schito on the set of Little Boy “Ever since I learned what screenwriting was, I have always wanted to do that,” explains screenwriter Pietro…
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May 29, 2012
The Psychology of Learning Film
David Egozi was a college student visiting New York from his hometown of Miami, Florida. One weekend, he saw a magazine advertisement about a certain film school. As the son…
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May 24, 2012
Showing The World Your Truth
Fito Pardo graduated from New York Film Academy in the late 90’s. Since then, he has gone on to direct short films and music videos, has worked as cinematographer on…
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May 16, 2012
From a Roman Garage to Successful Filmmaker
Luigi Benvisto was born in Varese, Italy with dreams of filmmaking and New York City. After discovering his passion while shooting short films on his digital camera, Luigi moved to…
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May 14, 2012
Dreaming of an Electric City
New York Film Academy MFA Film graduate Nick DeRuve is in pre-production on his first feature film, Electric City. As Nick describes it, “[It] is a gritty drama about a thirteen-year-old who…
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May 3, 2012
NYFA in Paris, je t’aime!
Jean-Baptiste Gueniffey is a Parisian storyteller who made his way to New York City in search of the truth. We asked, “What truth?” He simply replied, “The truth.” By the…
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