Q&A with NYFA Acting Alum Amanda Azevedo
April 1, 2022

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…

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Q&A With NYFA Student Israa Al-Kamali
March 9, 2022

Q&A With NYFA Student Israa Al-Kamali

NYFA 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…

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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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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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NYFA ALUM & INDIE DARLING, AUBREY PLAZA, RETURNS TO SUNDANCE
January 28, 2022

NYFA ALUM & INDIE DARLING, AUBREY PLAZA, RETURNS TO SUNDANCE

These 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…

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EVERYTHINGS GONNA BE NOMINATED?! NYFA ALUM ISSA RAE LEADS NOMINATIONS AT 2022 NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
January 26, 2022

EVERYTHINGS GONNA BE NOMINATED?! NYFA ALUM ISSA RAE LEADS NOMINATIONS AT 2022 NAACP IMAGE AWARDS

*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…

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New York Film Academy & Sichuan University of Media and Communications Launch New Degree in Filmmaking
December 20, 2021

New York Film Academy & Sichuan University of Media and Communications Launch New Degree in Filmmaking

In 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…

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Gianluigi Carella To Become A Director for Stept Studios
November 5, 2021

Gianluigi Carella To Become A Director for Stept Studios

NYFA 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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