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NYFA Musical Theatre Alum Felipe Vasquez Encamilla to Perform in BroadwayMania’s Virtual Production of “In The Heights”
April 20, 2021

NYFA Musical Theatre Alum Felipe Vasquez Encamilla to Perform in BroadwayMania’s Virtual Production of “In The Heights”

A performer and an alum of NYFA’s 2-Year Professional Conservatory of Musical Theatre (PCMT) program, Felipe Vasquez Encamilla, like many others, was devastated when the pandemic hit and productions shuttered…

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Films From NYFA Australia Alumni Will Screen at 2021 Gold Coast Film Festival
April 15, 2021

Films From NYFA Australia Alumni Will Screen at 2021 Gold Coast Film Festival

New York Film Academy Australia is excited to share that alumni Stephen Osborne, Josh Hale, and Luke Speech have been selected to screen their films at the 2021 Gold Coast…

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New York Film Academy Awards MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy Students With 8-Week Program Scholarship
April 15, 2021

New York Film Academy Awards MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy Students With 8-Week Program Scholarship

MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF), a New York Film Academy (NYFA) partner, recently announced the graduation of 60 students from the Lusaka, Nairobi, and Lagos MTF Academy hubs.  Through their partnership…

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NYFA Filmmaking Instructor Braden Duemmler’s Film “What Lies Below” Lands on Netflix
April 7, 2021

NYFA Filmmaking Instructor Braden Duemmler’s Film “What Lies Below” Lands on Netflix

NYFA instructor Braden Duemmler’s film What Lies Below is currently has the the #1 spot on Netflix’s Top 10 in the U.S. Today spot, a coveted ranking across all streaming…

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New York Film Academy Partners with the 2021 FOLCS – International Short Film Competition
March 31, 2021

New York Film Academy Partners with the 2021 FOLCS – International Short Film Competition

New York Film Academy (NYFA) is excited to announce another year of partnership with the Forum on Life, Culture and Society (FOLCS) International Short Film Competition in a five-day virtual…

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NYFA Australia Alum Julian Lawrence Works on “Godzilla vs. Kong”
March 26, 2021

NYFA Australia Alum Julian Lawrence Works on “Godzilla vs. Kong”

New York Film Academy Australia (NYFA Australia) alum Julian Lawrence has multiple blockbusters under his belt. Having tackled Aquaman, Pacific Rim: Uprising, Thor: Ragnarok, and many others, Lawrence will now add one of the…

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NYFA Alum Rajni Mysore Chamaraj on Working With Her Sister and Studying in Los Angeles
March 24, 2021

NYFA Alum Rajni Mysore Chamaraj on Working With Her Sister and Studying in Los Angeles

Rajni Mysore Chamaraj, along with her younger sister Shynica Mysore Chamaraj made The Day I Met Joshua, a short film about a social media influencer who encounters a path of…

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NYFA Filmmaking Alum Meital Cohen Navarro Wins George Sidney Independent Film Competition For Best Narrative Short
March 22, 2021

NYFA Filmmaking Alum Meital Cohen Navarro Wins George Sidney Independent Film Competition For Best Narrative Short

New York Film Academy (NYFA) is thrilled to announce that MFA Filmmaking alum Meital Cohen Navarro has won the George Sidney Independent Film Competition at the world-class San Luis Obispo International Festival (SLO Film…

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The 93rd Academy Awards Includes NYFA Alum Shivani Rawat’s “The Trial of The Chicago 7”
March 17, 2021

The 93rd Academy Awards Includes NYFA Alum Shivani Rawat’s “The Trial of The Chicago 7”

On Monday morning, Oscar hopefuls awaited as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (“The Academy”) announced the highly anticipated list of Academy Award nominees vying for a gold statue at…

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