New York Film Academy Alum Mirza Farhan Abbas (Mirzaab) Releases Film ‘The Chase’ on YouTube Amid the Global Pandemic and Discusses the Connection of Filmmaking and Reality
July 30, 2020

New York Film Academy Alum Mirza Farhan Abbas (Mirzaab) Releases Film ‘The Chase’ on YouTube Amid the Global Pandemic and Discusses the Connection of Filmmaking and Reality

Update: Mirzaab’s short film The Chase was chosen as the Official Selection at the Emirates Film Festival 7th edition held in Dubai in December 2021. The film won ‘Best Actress…

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‘Boxing Girls’ Features Two New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alumni
April 17, 2019

‘Boxing Girls’ Features Two New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alumni

Boxing Girls, a new Arabic-language drama from the Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC) premiered earlier this year and is the screenwriting debut of New York Film Academy (NYFA) alum Afnan…

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Harper’s Bazaar Profiles New York Film Academy Alum Khadijah Kudsi
December 27, 2017

Harper’s Bazaar Profiles New York Film Academy Alum Khadijah Kudsi

With the 14th Annual Dubai International Film Festival coming to a close this December, Harper’s Bazaar Arabia profiled six pioneering female filmmakers from the Middle East, including New York Film…

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NYFA Alum’s Latest Is Official Selection at the LICFF 2017
October 17, 2017

NYFA Alum’s Latest Is Official Selection at the LICFF 2017

“Lasting Silence,” a new short film by New York Film Academy alumnus Farhan Abbas, is an Official Selection at the 9th Annual Lahore International Children’s Film Festival. Abbas graduated from…

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NYFA Seeds in Abu Dhabi Blossom at Dubai International Film Festival
December 10, 2015

NYFA Seeds in Abu Dhabi Blossom at Dubai International Film Festival

The New York Film Academy’s Emirati students have reached the highest number of films accepted into the prestigious Dubai International Film Festival 2015. More than 10 as crew members with…

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NYFA Abu Dhabi Student Awarded at SICFF for “Ice Flower”
October 26, 2015

NYFA Abu Dhabi Student Awarded at SICFF for “Ice Flower”

His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Kassimi, member of the Supreme Council and the governor of sharjah, awarded New York Film Academy student Shirin Abu Ouf for her documentary Ice Flower,…

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NYFA Abu Dhabi Student to Screen at Malmo Arab Film Festival
September 17, 2015

NYFA Abu Dhabi Student to Screen at Malmo Arab Film Festival

One-Year Filmmaking student from New York Film Academy Abu Dhabi, Latifa Assade, recently had her first semester film accepted into the Malmo Arab Film Festival MAFF short film corner in Sweden….

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Mohamed Luqman Wins Best Aspiring Filmmaker Award at ZUMEFF
May 19, 2015

Mohamed Luqman Wins Best Aspiring Filmmaker Award at ZUMEFF

Under the patronage of Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna Bint Khaled Al Qasimi, Minister of International Cooperation and Development, President of Zayed University, the 6th edition of Zayed University Middle East…

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Emirati Graduate Directs First Feature “Abdullah”
April 30, 2015

Emirati Graduate Directs First Feature “Abdullah”

Given the various locations of the New York Film Academy all over the world, often students have the opportunity to explore multiple locations while studying for a certificate or degree….

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