Alumni Events

NYFA Brazilian Alumni Reunite in São Paulo
June 8, 2023

NYFA Brazilian Alumni Reunite in São Paulo

In March 2023, NYFA representatives Roger DelPozo, Miriam Estevam, and Larissa Korolkovas traveled to São Paulo, Brazil, to meet with NYFA alums living in Brazil. It was a great turnout,…

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Peacock Original ‘Hell of a Cruise’ Produced by NYFA Alum Mehdi Darlis
October 28, 2022

Peacock Original ‘Hell of a Cruise’ Produced by NYFA Alum Mehdi Darlis

You’re stuck on a cruise ship for fourteen days. A mysterious illness is spreading as fast as the Motaba virus in the movie Outbreak (1995). Sounds like a nightmare–except it…

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NYFA Alumni Virtual Career Meet and Greet with NPACT
July 14, 2022

NYFA Alumni Virtual Career Meet and Greet with NPACT

On June 16th, 2022 the New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alumni Affairs Department co-hosted a Virtual Career Meet and Greet for alumni from the NYFA Los Angeles Campus. The special…

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New York Film Academy Looks Back at the 2021 Highlights
February 14, 2022

New York Film Academy Looks Back at the 2021 Highlights

2021 felt like a collective fever dream – a little strange but certainly not as unpredictable as its predecessor. This was a good year! In the midst of this reflection,…

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OSCARS 2022: FULL LIST OF WINNERS
February 9, 2022

OSCARS 2022: FULL LIST OF WINNERS

  The nominations for the 94th Annual Academy Awards are in! This year’s nominees were announced by the internet’s favorites Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan on Tuesday, February 8th….

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NYFA MFA Filmmaking Alum Hongyu “Neo” Li on Life After Graduation as a Development Executive
December 21, 2021

NYFA MFA Filmmaking Alum Hongyu “Neo” Li on Life After Graduation as a Development Executive

New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Filmmaking alum Hongyu “Neo” Li has been hired as the Development Executive and In-House Writer for Starlight Media. The production and finance company has…

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NYFA MFA Screenwriting Alum Bruce Purnell’s New Feature ‘Boxing Day’ Unwrapped for the Holidays
December 16, 2021

NYFA MFA Screenwriting Alum Bruce Purnell’s New Feature ‘Boxing Day’ Unwrapped for the Holidays

Bruce Purnell, New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Screenwriting alum, director and producer, has a new feature film coming this holiday season. Boxing Day, the story about a British author…

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Nika Nikanava’s ‘Generation 328’ Wins Best Student Short at 2021 Woodstock Film Festival
November 19, 2021

Nika Nikanava’s ‘Generation 328’ Wins Best Student Short at 2021 Woodstock Film Festival

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Filmmaking graduate, Veranika (Nika) Nikanava, won “Best Student Short” at the 2021 Woodstock Film Festival with her short film, Generation 328. After passing in a…

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Recent NYFA Screenwriting Alumni Celebrate with Industry Pitch Fest
October 25, 2021

Recent NYFA Screenwriting Alumni Celebrate with Industry Pitch Fest

Due to the global pandemic NYFA, like most of the world, turned to remote education and many of NYFA LA’s recent Screenwriting graduates took classes, developed and workshopped their stories,…

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