Guest Speakers

Nicole Clemens, President of Television at Paramount & Paramount +, Talks Legacy IP’s & Industry Tips
August 26, 2022

Nicole Clemens, President of Television at Paramount & Paramount +, Talks Legacy IP’s & Industry Tips

  New York Film Academy (NYFA) had the honor of hosting a live video Q&A with Nicole Clemens to discuss content acquisition and studio production with NYFA students and alumni….

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A Conversation with Award-Winning Actor, Writer & Director Billy Porter
July 29, 2022

A Conversation with Award-Winning Actor, Writer & Director Billy Porter

July 28, 2022 New York Film Academy (NYFA) had the honor of hosting a live video Q&A with Billy Porter, an award-winning actor, singer, director, composer and playwright to discuss…

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES THE TEAM BEHIND “THREE MONTHS” JARED FRIEDER, DANIEL DUBIECKI AND LARA ALAMEDDINE
June 27, 2022

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES THE TEAM BEHIND “THREE MONTHS” JARED FRIEDER, DANIEL DUBIECKI AND LARA ALAMEDDINE

New York Film Academy (NYFA) had the honor of hosting a live video Q&A with Jared Frieder, Daniel Dubiecki and Lara Alameddine to discuss the process of bringing Three Months to the…

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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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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES “SHANG-CHI” DIRECTOR, DESTIN DANIEL CRETTON AND ACTOR, SIMU LIU
February 4, 2022

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES “SHANG-CHI” DIRECTOR, DESTIN DANIEL CRETTON AND ACTOR, SIMU LIU

New York Film Academy (NYFA) had the honor of hosting a live video Q&A with Shang-Chi director, Destin Daniel Cretton and lead actor, Simu Liu to discuss representation and creating the world of Shang-Chi. Tova Laiter, Director…

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Deadline Magazine Interviews NYFA’s Colonel Jack Jacobs on Roku Docu-Series ‘Ten Weeks’
December 10, 2021

Deadline Magazine Interviews NYFA’s Colonel Jack Jacobs on Roku Docu-Series ‘Ten Weeks’

New York Film Academy’s (NYFA) Division of Veteran Services (DVS) is delighted to share a recent news piece highlighting Colonel Jack Jacobs, Medal of Honor recipient, and Chair of NYFA’s…

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES WRITER/DIRECTOR HANNAH MARKS & ACTOR BEN ROSENFIELD
December 3, 2021

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES WRITER/DIRECTOR HANNAH MARKS & ACTOR BEN ROSENFIELD

Tova Laiter (above left) with Ben Rosenfield (above right) and Hannah Marks (bottom) New York Film Academy (NYFA) had the honor of hosting a live video Q&A with writer/director Hannah Marks…

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES ‘THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE’ AND ‘THE TOMORROW WAR’ WRITER/DIRECTOR CHRIS MCKAY TO THE Q&A-LIST SERIES
November 11, 2021

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES ‘THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE’ AND ‘THE TOMORROW WAR’ WRITER/DIRECTOR CHRIS MCKAY TO THE Q&A-LIST SERIES

New York Film Academy (NYFA) had the honor of hosting a live video Q&A with Chris McKay, writer, and director of box-office hits including The LEGO BATMAN Movie (2017) and THE TOMORROW WAR…

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES NETFLIX’S ‘BLOOD BROTHERS’ DIRECTOR & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MARCUS A. CLARKE TO THE Q&A-LIST SERIES
October 4, 2021

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES NETFLIX’S ‘BLOOD BROTHERS’ DIRECTOR & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MARCUS A. CLARKE TO THE Q&A-LIST SERIES

MARCUS A. CLARKE, Brooklyn-born director and producer, joined NYFA’s virtual Q&A-List Series with Tova Laiter in a live video interview. Clarke, director and executive producer of the acclaimed Netflix documentary, Blood…

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