Student & Alumni Spotlights

NYFA Doc Grads Work on Ryan Gosling GQ Video
January 26, 2017

NYFA Doc Grads Work on Ryan Gosling GQ Video

With a record number of Academy Award nominations, “La La Land” is certainly the talk-of-the-town. Recently, GQ provided a behind the scenes with “La La Land” star Ryan Gosling at a…

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NYFA NYC Spring 2016 Filmmaking Commencement and Final Screenings
January 25, 2017

NYFA NYC Spring 2016 Filmmaking Commencement and Final Screenings

Last week, the New York Film Academy New York campus held the Spring 2016 Filmmaking Commencement and Final Screenings. The two-day event held an opening reception for students, friends and…

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NYFA Alumnus Jean de Meuron’s “La Femme et le TGV” Nominated for Academy Award
January 24, 2017

NYFA Alumnus Jean de Meuron’s “La Femme et le TGV” Nominated for Academy Award

Back in 2009, the New York Film Academy awarded a Tuition Grant to a passionate young filmmaker from Switzerland, Jean de Meuron. While at NYFA, de Meuron got a full scope of the…

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Broadcast Journalism Alumni Highlights: Inauguration and NY Trade Show Coverage
January 23, 2017

Broadcast Journalism Alumni Highlights: Inauguration and NY Trade Show Coverage

New York Film Academy Broadcast Journalism grad George Colli was in the middle of all the activity taking place in Washington, DC last week. First, the Cox Media Group correspondent…

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NYFA Doc Alumnus Working as Associate Producer at NBC
January 20, 2017

NYFA Doc Alumnus Working as Associate Producer at NBC

After four years as a middle school teacher, CJ Ferroni noticed his students would often have laser focus when watching a documentary on a subject he was teaching. His fascination…

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NYFA Alumna Produces Six Feature Films in Three Years
January 19, 2017

NYFA Alumna Produces Six Feature Films in Three Years

Producing six features in three years since graduating from film school sounds impossible. However, New York Film Academy graduate, Mariietta Volynska, proved that you can do it as long as you…

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NYFA Grad’s “4 Quarters of Silence” Doc to Premiere at ReelAbilities Film Festival
January 19, 2017

NYFA Grad’s “4 Quarters of Silence” Doc to Premiere at ReelAbilities Film Festival

Under his label of Broadway Productions, New York Film Academy Filmmaking alumnus Cody Broadway will be premiering his new documentary short film, “4 Quarters of Silence,” at the ReelAbilities Film Festival in New…

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NYFA FILMMAKING ALUM ERIC DEMEUSY WINS EMMY FOR “STRANGER THINGS” TITLE DESIGN
January 18, 2017

NYFA FILMMAKING ALUM ERIC DEMEUSY WINS EMMY FOR “STRANGER THINGS” TITLE DESIGN

If you’re one of the millions of viewers who’ve had the “Stranger Things” theme stuck in their head at some point in the last two years, New York Film Academy…

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NYFA GRAD’S ‘THE SQUARE’ NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR
January 16, 2017

NYFA GRAD’S ‘THE SQUARE’ NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR

The Square, shot and co-produced by New York Film Academy graduate Muhammad Hamdy, has been nominated as one of five documentaries for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film, directed…

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