Diversity

NYFA SCREENWRITING ALUM MOHAMED DIAB DIRECTS MARVEL STUDIOS “MOON KNIGHT”
April 11, 2022

NYFA SCREENWRITING ALUM MOHAMED DIAB DIRECTS MARVEL STUDIOS “MOON KNIGHT”

  NYFA Screenwriting Alum Mohamed Diab Directs Marvel Studios “Moon Knight” April 7, 2022 Marvel’s first Arab director may be new to Hollywood filmmaking, but Mohamed Diab has an internationally-acclaimed…

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NYFA Alum Issa Rae Wins at 2022 NAACP Image Awards
March 2, 2022

NYFA Alum Issa Rae Wins at 2022 NAACP Image Awards

HBO aired the last episode of the hit-show Insecure on December 26, 2021. In its wake the show left millions of sad (but proud) fans behind and took with it…

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Q&A with 10 ARTS Foundation Scholarship Recipient, Lena McKnight
February 23, 2022

Q&A with 10 ARTS Foundation Scholarship Recipient, Lena McKnight

~Made possible by the generous support of the Hilaria & Alec Baldwin Foundation~ Lena McKnight was born in Norfolk, Virginia and raised in Harlem, New York. Lena attended the New…

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NYFA Filmmaking Alum, Aditya J. Patwardhan’s, Film is Streaming on Amazon Prime!
February 21, 2022

NYFA Filmmaking Alum, Aditya J. Patwardhan’s, Film is Streaming on Amazon Prime!

NYFA Filmmaking Alum Aditya J. Patwardhan has been making waves since graduating in 2014 from our Film and Media Production program. Aditya hails from Jaipur, India and has directed an…

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Q&A with NYFA Screenwriting Alum Shreyas Ayaluri
February 18, 2022

Q&A with NYFA Screenwriting Alum Shreyas Ayaluri

NYFA One-Year Screenwriting alum Shreyas Ayaluri hails from India and currently resides in Los Angeles, California were he’s been working as a screenwriter since graduating in 2018. Shreyas’ recent film…

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Q&A with BFA Acting for Film Student Rosario Amico
February 18, 2022

Q&A with BFA Acting for Film Student Rosario Amico

NYFA BFA Acting for Film Student Rosario Amico has had the unique opportunity to work on set of A Good Cop while also completing his BFA at New York Film Academy….

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Q&A with Army Veteran and NYFA Photography and Cinematography Alum Xavier Velasquez
February 11, 2022

Q&A with Army Veteran and NYFA Photography and Cinematography Alum Xavier Velasquez

Two-time New York Film Academy (NYFA) Photography and Cinematography Alum Xavier Velasquez has been making waves in sound design and cinematography since graduating from NYFA in 2019. Velasquez spoke with…

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Q&A with NYFA MFA Screenwriting & MFA Acting for Film Alum Antaneise Jasonya
February 5, 2022

Q&A with NYFA MFA Screenwriting & MFA Acting for Film Alum Antaneise Jasonya

New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Screenwriting and MFA Acting for Film alum Antaneise Jasonya is an actor and writer from the south suburbs of Chicago, Illinois and recently booked…

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New York Film Academy/DeWitt Clinton High School Fourth Annual Teen Workshop
January 31, 2022

New York Film Academy/DeWitt Clinton High School Fourth Annual Teen Workshop

New York Film Academy (NYFA) recently completed its 8-Week Digital Storytelling workshop for students from DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx.  Participants screened their completed short films to a…

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