Student & Alumni Spotlights

Students and Alumni Meet with Agents
July 21, 2016

Students and Alumni Meet with Agents

As the clock struck 7:00 at the New York Film Academy Los Angeles Campus the lobby began to fill with acting students and alumni. Agents from Abrams Artists Agency, Central…

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NYFA Doc Grad’s “Legacy” Wins Award at the White House
July 21, 2016

NYFA Doc Grad’s “Legacy” Wins Award at the White House

The tradition of cowboying is alive and well—in Brooklyn. In former New York Film Academy Documentary student Amy Wright‘s film, Legacy, which premiered at DOC NYC in 2015, Wright takes a…

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16mm Camera Test at Griffith Park
July 20, 2016

16mm Camera Test at Griffith Park

As a part of Six-Week 16mm & HD New York Film Academy Filmmaking Camp our students learn how to actually shoot on film. Why, you may ask? Well, regardless of the fact that…

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Alumna Nabs Portuguese-Brazilian Award
July 18, 2016

Alumna Nabs Portuguese-Brazilian Award

NYFA alumna, Gabby Egito, was recently honored with the Portuguese-Brazilian Award, one of the most important accolades of Lusophone communities in the United States. The honorees list was handpicked by a…

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NYFA News on the Scene with President Obama
July 14, 2016

NYFA News on the Scene with President Obama

Earlier this year two of our Broadcast Journalism students — Alisa Rajkitkul and Urvashi Barua — became accredited White House reporters. This means they are entitled to attend any White House media…

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MFA Photography Grad Nominated as Top 15 Best National Cosplay Photographer of 2016
July 14, 2016

MFA Photography Grad Nominated as Top 15 Best National Cosplay Photographer of 2016

MFA Photography Alumnus, Alify Nasution, has been nominated by Cosplay Gen Magazine as one of the top 15 Best National cosplay Photographers of 2016. Nasution is a fine art photographer,…

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David Bowers Speaks with Summer High School Students
July 13, 2016

David Bowers Speaks with Summer High School Students

This week, director David Bowers brought his latest project, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, the third installment in the Wimpy Kid franchise, to screen at the New York…

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Former Student to Present Photo Exhibition at Cloud Gallery in NYC
July 12, 2016

Former Student to Present Photo Exhibition at Cloud Gallery in NYC

Born and raised in Hong Kong, the New York based photographer and former New York Film Academy Photography student Stone Wong has been featured in Gothesque Magazine and Nam Magazine. With…

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NYFA Doc Grad Directs Award-Winning Feature “Gazelle: The Love Issue”
July 11, 2016

NYFA Doc Grad Directs Award-Winning Feature “Gazelle: The Love Issue”

Gazelle: The Love Issues, directed by New York Film Academy One-Year Documentary graduate Cesar Terranova, started as a five minute short project. It then grew into a feature documentary and became…

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