Student & Alumni Spotlights

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Furaha Bayibsa Authors New Book, ‘Children’
October 17, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Furaha Bayibsa Authors New Book, ‘Children’

Children, a new book written by New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking alum Furaha Bayibsa, was released last month. Bayibsa has been very busy since graduating the Fall 2015 1-Year…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) BFA Photography Alum Lotta Lemetti Featured in Float Magazine
October 16, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) BFA Photography Alum Lotta Lemetti Featured in Float Magazine

New York Film Academy (NYFA) BFA Photography alum Lotta Lemetti had her series The Ordinary recently featured in popular photo magazine, Float, as their latest issue’s cover story. The Finnish-born…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) BFA Photography Student Joseph Ford Photographs Jeff Bezos, Blac Chyna, and More
October 16, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) BFA Photography Student Joseph Ford Photographs Jeff Bezos, Blac Chyna, and More

Joseph Ford, current BFA Photography student at New York Film Academy (NYFA), recently captured photo coverage of the Amazon float at the 2019 SF Gay Pride parade, including Amazon founder…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Damon J. Barnes Screens ‘Straight to Hell’
October 16, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Damon J. Barnes Screens ‘Straight to Hell’

Straight to Hell, a period comedy written and directed by New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking alum Damon J. Barnes and produced by NYFA Filmmaking alum Furaha Bayibsa, screened last…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Photography Camp Alum Sydney Ciardi Wins Griffin Foundation Scholarship
October 15, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Photography Camp Alum Sydney Ciardi Wins Griffin Foundation Scholarship

Sydney Ciardi, an alum of the New York Film Academy (NYFA) Photography Camp for Teens, has won a Griffin Foundation scholarship for her incredible work. The Arthur Griffin Foundation for…

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New York Film Academy Australia Alumni Release Action Short ‘Round Trip’
October 15, 2019

New York Film Academy Australia Alumni Release Action Short ‘Round Trip’

Round Trip, a six-minute action film written and directed by New York Film Academy Australia alum Ren Thackham and starring NYFA Australia alum Danny Bolt, recently went online after a…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Students & Alumni Featured in VoyageLA Magazine
October 15, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Students & Alumni Featured in VoyageLA Magazine

VoyageLA, the flagship publication for Voyage Group of Magazines, is a media and city guide for Los Angeles that aims to authentically represent a wide variety of artists and communities,…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Saana Laigren Wins Best Foreign Actress at Chandra Khamini International Film Festival
October 14, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Saana Laigren Wins Best Foreign Actress at Chandra Khamini International Film Festival

Saana Laigren, graduate of the 1-Year Acting for Film conservatory at New York Film Academy Los Angeles (NYFA-LA), recently won Best Foreign Actress at Chandra Khamini International Film Festival. Laigren…

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New York Film Academy Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Claudia Raschke & Alum Todd Leatherman Work on Nat Geo’s Activate
October 4, 2019

New York Film Academy Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Claudia Raschke & Alum Todd Leatherman Work on Nat Geo’s Activate

Activate: The Global Citizen Movement, a new six-part documentary series from National Geographic, features cinematography from New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Filmmaking instructor Claudia Raschke; NYFA Documentary alum Todd…

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