Documentary Filmmaking

NYFA Grad Wins at Abu Dhabi Film Festival
October 31, 2013

NYFA Grad Wins at Abu Dhabi Film Festival

On Wednesday night, the Abu Dhabi Film Festival announced the winners of the Black Pearl Awards for the Emirates Film Competition and the Short Film Competition. The awards were presented in…

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Congrats to NYFA Instructors Barbara Multer-Wellin & Al Hallack
September 13, 2013

Congrats to NYFA Instructors Barbara Multer-Wellin & Al Hallack

New York Film Academy History of Documentary Instructor Barbara Multer-Wellin recently won an EMMY or Best Public Service /Informational Programming for Your Turn To Care,  a 4-part documentary multi-platform news…

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You’re Invited to the 2013 NYFA Documentary Film Festival
September 10, 2013

You’re Invited to the 2013 NYFA Documentary Film Festival

Tuesday, September 10, 2011 Screening at 6:00pm Reception to Follow The Screening Room at NYFA’s Union Square campus 100 East 17th Street New York, New York 10003 Why did Lauraʼs…

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NYFA Students to Screen ‘Alumbrones’ on July 9th
July 1, 2013

NYFA Students to Screen ‘Alumbrones’ on July 9th

Join us in Union Square July 9th at 7:30pm for a screening of a new documentary filmed in Cuba! The film, Alumbrones, was directed and produced by New York Film Academy student,…

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Working with Robert Redford After NYFA
May 28, 2013

Working with Robert Redford After NYFA

Acclaimed actor, Robert Redford has announced his first television series. Guess who just got hired as his Production Coordinator? None other than New York Film Academy Documentary Department grad, Andrea Blake! Andrea graduated just over…

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Tony Gerber’s TED Talks Education Premieres on PBS
May 7, 2013

Tony Gerber’s TED Talks Education Premieres on PBS

What brings Hip Hop star, John Legend, America’s richest man, Bill Gates, paradigm-shifter TED and New York Film Academy Documentary professor, Tony Gerber together with the top education thought-leaders from…

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February 28, 2013

Louis Mole Talks About NYFA’s Documentary Program

Documentary graduate, Louis Mole, sits down with us to discuss his experience at the New York Film Academy. “It is such a hands-on intensive course, and it really drills into…

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The Girl Next Door
February 26, 2013

The Girl Next Door

With 5 years of college education and some work in television and media, Andrea Picco was looking for a school that focused on the hands-on experience and not just theory….

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The Square Premieres at Sundance
January 25, 2013

The Square Premieres at Sundance

Congratulations to Mohamed Hamdy, New York Film Academy Documentary graduate and Cinematographer of the much anticipated, The Square, which premiered at The Sundance Film Festival! The Square, a new film by Jehane Noujaim,…

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