Alum

Q&A With South Beach Alum Yulia Korotkova on “Waters” and What Inspires Her as a Creator
February 15, 2021 | Acting

Q&A With South Beach Alum Yulia Korotkova on “Waters” and What Inspires Her as a Creator

Like many creatives, New York Film Academy (NYFA) South Beach alum Yulia Korotkovia was focused on finishing her degree and doing it during a pandemic. Not to let the current…

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A Q&A With Acting Alum Chandrika Ravi on Her Favorite Projects and Admiration For Indian Cinema
January 18, 2021 | Acting

A Q&A With Acting Alum Chandrika Ravi on Her Favorite Projects and Admiration For Indian Cinema

Chandrika Ravi took the Indian film industry by storm after debuting in the 2018 Tamil comedy blockbuster Irattu Arayil Murattu Kuthu, immediately followed by the Tamil thriller, Sei. Among other…

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Q&A With The Academy Director of MultiChoice Talent Factory East Africa Academy and NYFA Filmmaking Alum Njoki Muhoho
December 10, 2020 | Film

Q&A With The Academy Director of MultiChoice Talent Factory East Africa Academy and NYFA Filmmaking Alum Njoki Muhoho

Njoki Muhoho is a lover of growing organizations to support people and takes pleasure in scripting and producing films, so don’t ask her to choose one career over the other….

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NYFA Alum Francesco Panzieri on What It’s Like Being The Compositing Supervisor on a Netflix Film
November 13, 2020 | Q&As

NYFA Alum Francesco Panzieri on What It’s Like Being The Compositing Supervisor on a Netflix Film

Netflix’s upcoming release of the holiday musical feature film Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (“Jingle Jangle”) will see NYFA alum Francesco Panzieri among the film’s credits as the film’s compositing…

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Q&A With NYFA Filmmaking Alum Somasekhar “Som” Kovvuri on Becoming a Filmmaker, Working With His Wife, and Producing “Freddie’s Piano”
November 9, 2020 | Film

Q&A With NYFA Filmmaking Alum Somasekhar “Som” Kovvuri on Becoming a Filmmaker, Working With His Wife, and Producing “Freddie’s Piano”

In 2018, Somasekhar “Som” Kovvuri decided to leave his job and pursue his dream of finally becoming a filmmaker. With a younger son in Berklee College of Music in Boston,…

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Q&A With NYFA Producing Alum Max Peltz on the Role of a Producer and His Recent Documentary Releases ‘In The Cold Dark Night’ and ‘Bad Hombres’
October 14, 2020 | Q&As

Q&A With NYFA Producing Alum Max Peltz on the Role of a Producer and His Recent Documentary Releases ‘In The Cold Dark Night’ and ‘Bad Hombres’

UK native and co-founder of Lone Wolf Studios Max Peltz has had a bustling career since he finished his 1-Year Producing program at NYFA in 2013. From learning about what…

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Q&A With NYFA Alum & Game Designer Grettir Ólafsson on Life After NYFA
October 13, 2020 | Q&As

Q&A With NYFA Alum & Game Designer Grettir Ólafsson on Life After NYFA

NYFA’s own Game Design instructor Scott Rogers caught up with Grettir Ólaffson, who recently graduated from the New York Film Academy’s Game Design program, to ask him about life after…

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Q&A With Acting for Film Alum Angela Blake on Studying at NYFA and Creating Her Own International Film Festival (SF3)
October 9, 2020 | Acting

Q&A With Acting for Film Alum Angela Blake on Studying at NYFA and Creating Her Own International Film Festival (SF3)

Native Australian Angela Blake grew up in Sydney, Australia and was surrounded by the arts from a young age. Now, Blake is a certified performer and the co-founder of SF3,…

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Q&A with NYFA Screenwriting Alum Miguel Ángel on Switching Careers and His Award-Winning Script ‘The Pink House’
October 7, 2020 | Q&As

Q&A with NYFA Screenwriting Alum Miguel Ángel on Switching Careers and His Award-Winning Script ‘The Pink House’

After spending years in his career as a journalist, Spanish native Miguel Ángel Parra realized it was time to make his dreams come true and make the jump from journalist…

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