Student & Alumni Spotlights

A Conversation with NYFA Alum and 9-1-1: Lone Star Actor Ronen Rubinstein
July 27, 2022

A Conversation with NYFA Alum and 9-1-1: Lone Star Actor Ronen Rubinstein

  July 27, 2022 On July 6, NYFA welcomed Ronen Rubinstein at the Los Angeles campus for a Q & A. Rubinstein currently stars in Ryan Murphy’s 9-1-1: Lone Star…

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A Conversation with NYFA MFA Acting for Film Alum Logan Arneson
July 15, 2022

A Conversation with NYFA MFA Acting for Film Alum Logan Arneson

NYFA MFA Acting for Film alum Logan Arneson is a professional voice over actor and podcast sound editor. Since graduating from NYFA, Arneson has worked on 3 international podcasts and…

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A Conversation With Nigerian Filmmaker and NYFA Filmmaking Alum Michael Obiazi Abadi
July 14, 2022

A Conversation With Nigerian Filmmaker and NYFA Filmmaking Alum Michael Obiazi Abadi

NYFA One -Year Filmmaking alum Michael Obiazi Abadi first fell in love with filmmaking because of  “the ability to tell stories and tell them how you wish.”  Abadi told NYFA…

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Six NYFA Alumni Screen Films at  Micheaux Film Festival’s 4th Edition
July 13, 2022

Six NYFA Alumni Screen Films at Micheaux Film Festival’s 4th Edition

Six New York Film Academy (NYFA) alumni will screen their films at the Los Angeles-based Micheaux Film Festival. This year, at the festival’s fourth edition, participants will engage in a…

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NYFA MFA Grad Jumanah Abdul Volunteers at This Year’s ‘Produced By’ Conference
July 13, 2022

NYFA MFA Grad Jumanah Abdul Volunteers at This Year’s ‘Produced By’ Conference

New York Film Academy (NYFA) alum Jumanah Abdul was one of several alumni to volunteer for this year’s ’Produced By’ Conference, presented by the Producers Guild of America (PGA). The…

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From Marketer to Production Manager: Q&A with NYFA Editing Alum Alessandra Auster
July 7, 2022

From Marketer to Production Manager: Q&A with NYFA Editing Alum Alessandra Auster

2020 was a rollercoaster of a year. There were many challenges and uncomfortable moments that required us to adapt quickly but though it was a difficult time, 2020 helped us…

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NYFA BFA FILMMAKING ALUM RAQUEL BORDIN WORKS ON PIXAR’S ‘LIGHTYEAR’
July 6, 2022

NYFA BFA FILMMAKING ALUM RAQUEL BORDIN WORKS ON PIXAR’S ‘LIGHTYEAR’

After Walt Disney Studios released the film franchises’ first installment in 1995, Toy Story became a force to be reckoned with in the animation world. Toy Story was the first ‘3D’ style computer-animated feature…

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NYFA Alumni Take Center Stage at Dance with Films
June 15, 2022

NYFA Alumni Take Center Stage at Dance with Films

  This June, LA’s defiantly independent film festival, DANCES WITH FILMS (DWF:LA), celebrates 25 years of championing innovation, talent, and creativity with a 2022 lineup that founders Leslee Scallon and…

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Q&A with MFA Filmmaking Alum Felipe Holguin
June 10, 2022

Q&A with MFA Filmmaking Alum Felipe Holguin

Since graduating, New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Filmmaking alum Felipe Holguin has been making ground-breaking work, capturing sincere and comical portraits of people in and around his native Colombia. …

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