Student & Alumni Spotlights

2020 Nordic International Film Festival Founded by NYFA Alumni Has Covid Safe Drive-In
October 30, 2020

2020 Nordic International Film Festival Founded by NYFA Alumni Has Covid Safe Drive-In

Now in its 6th year, the Nordic International Film Festival (NIFF) founded by New York Film Academy alumni Linnea Larsdotter and Johan Matton required some creative problem solving to pull…

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NYFA Filmmaking Alum Alessandro Marcon Debuts Short Film “Anemone” at Italy’s Prestigious Trieste Science + Fiction Festival
October 29, 2020

NYFA Filmmaking Alum Alessandro Marcon Debuts Short Film “Anemone” at Italy’s Prestigious Trieste Science + Fiction Festival

Italian native Alessandro Marcon grew up in the small town of Conegliano, just one hour away from Venice, and had big dreams of becoming a film director. After attending Graphic…

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NYFA Alum Jaq Walker Talks South Beach and The Round Table Collective
October 29, 2020

NYFA Alum Jaq Walker Talks South Beach and The Round Table Collective

Jaq Walker is a recent graduate of the BFA Acting for Film program at NYFA’s South Beach Campus. Walker who considers Memphis, Tennessee his home town grew up an army…

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NYFA Alum David Oulton’s Talk Show “Face to Face with David” to Premiere Season 2 on Amazon Prime
October 28, 2020

NYFA Alum David Oulton’s Talk Show “Face to Face with David” to Premiere Season 2 on Amazon Prime

New York Film Academy Acting for Film alum David Oulton is set to premiere the second season of his show Face to Face with David on Amazon Prime Video.  The…

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NYFA Acting for Film Alum George Carson on the Challenges and Rewards From Creating His First Feature Film ‘GetMeLovedUp.com’
October 27, 2020

NYFA Acting for Film Alum George Carson on the Challenges and Rewards From Creating His First Feature Film ‘GetMeLovedUp.com’

It can be tough and challenging to create any kind of film for the first time, but especially your first feature film. New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film…

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NYFA Alum Matthew Avery Berg Screens ‘Accomplice’ in National Film Festival for Talented Youth
October 27, 2020

NYFA Alum Matthew Avery Berg Screens ‘Accomplice’ in National Film Festival for Talented Youth

Science fiction has a unique ability to drop audiences into a futuristic or unrealistic world and make us think beyond the realm of our everyday existence. In writing and directing…

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NYFA Recent Top Stories
October 27, 2020

NYFA Recent Top Stories

With all of these awards and big-name projects it’s hard to believe that it wasn’t always this way for Billy Porter. It’s easier to believe that this happened over night….

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NYFA Alum Catalina Loret Screens Experimental Short ‘Flores Dentro’ in National Film Festival for Talented Youth
October 26, 2020

NYFA Alum Catalina Loret Screens Experimental Short ‘Flores Dentro’ in National Film Festival for Talented Youth

Hailing from Merida, a seaside town in the southeast of Mexico, New York Film Academy alum Catalina Loret (Fall 2015 BFA Filmmaking) “grew up on the beach, exploring the underwater…

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NYFA Acting Alum Sèdo Tossou Featured in “Dream Life” and Kaminski’s “Upgrade Reality”
October 26, 2020

NYFA Acting Alum Sèdo Tossou Featured in “Dream Life” and Kaminski’s “Upgrade Reality”

New York Film Academy alum Sèdo Tossou has kept busy since graduating from the 1-Year Acting for Film program in Los Angeles. He recently completed a nine-episode stint on FYI’s Dream…

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