Q&A with NYFA Acting Alum Amanda Azevedo
NYFA Acting for Film alum and Brazilian actress Amanda Azevedo recently starred in Netflix’s Back to 15 as Luiza, a seemingly-perfect young girl struggling with her desire to please everyone…
Learn MoreNYFA Acting for Film alum and Brazilian actress Amanda Azevedo recently starred in Netflix’s Back to 15 as Luiza, a seemingly-perfect young girl struggling with her desire to please everyone…
Learn MoreNYFA MFA Filmmaking student Israa Al-Kamali decided not to bring a seat to the table but instead build a table of her own. Israa, who is of Iraqi origin, co-founded…
Learn More~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…
Learn MoreNYFA 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…
Learn MoreNew 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…
Learn MoreThese days there’s very little we can be sure of: Will this pandemic ever end? Will we ever pay off our student loans? Will we share one bathroom with five roommates…
Learn More*Spoilers for Insecure ahead proceed with caution and tissues. NYFA Guest Speakers, Instructors and Alumni leave their mark as the NAACP Image Award nominations are announced. Leading the pack is NYFA Alum Issa Rae who continues…
Learn MoreIn a virtual ceremony on December 14th, 2021, the New York Film Academy (NYFA) and the Sichuan University of Media and Communications (SUMC) celebrated the launch of a collaborative bachelor’s…
Learn MoreNYFA Filmmaking alum Gianluigi Carella joined the directorial roster at Stept Studios, a creative and production studio known for its advertising. Carella is a graduate of NYFA’s 1-Year Filmmaking conservatory…
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