Academic Programs

Film and Video Game Writer Patrick Hegarty Speaks to Business of Screenwriting Class
December 9, 2016

Film and Video Game Writer Patrick Hegarty Speaks to Business of Screenwriting Class

Recently, film and video game writer Patrick Hegarty dropped by New York Film Academy’s Business of Screenwriting class to share his remarkable journey of how this one-time professional NFL football…

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NYFA Musical Theatre Students Hit the Recording Studio for Upcoming Movie Musical
December 8, 2016

NYFA Musical Theatre Students Hit the Recording Studio for Upcoming Movie Musical

In addition to live musical productions at theaters in New York City, the New York Film Academy Musical Theatre Program produces movie musicals as part of the second year in the…

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NYFA Alumna’s Award-Winning Doc Captures Saudi Arabian Culture
December 6, 2016

NYFA Alumna’s Award-Winning Doc Captures Saudi Arabian Culture

Coming off of her documentary short film, “Historic Jeddah,” which screened at the International Film Festival Manhattan in 2015, One Year Filmmaking Conservatory Program and the Eight-week Filmmaking Workshop alumna Jameelah Rose Lineses…

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NYFA Improv Instructor Bill Watterson to Premiere “Dave Made a Maze” at Slamdance 2017
December 2, 2016

NYFA Improv Instructor Bill Watterson to Premiere “Dave Made a Maze” at Slamdance 2017

New York Film Academy Improv instructor Bill Watterson’s directorial debut film, “Dave Made a Maze,” was recently highlighted in Variety as a ‘notable title’ in competition at Slamdance 2017. The festival, which launched…

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NYFA Doc Students Talk with Legendary Documentary Filmmakers Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker
December 2, 2016

NYFA Doc Students Talk with Legendary Documentary Filmmakers Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker

On November 21, 2016, MFA documentary students from New York Film Academy Los Angeles had the opportunity to listen in on a conversation with legendary documentary filmmakers Chris Hegedus and…

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Award-Winning NYFA Grad’s Newest Film Tackles Native Americans’ Struggle in “Mannahatta”
December 1, 2016

Award-Winning NYFA Grad’s Newest Film Tackles Native Americans’ Struggle in “Mannahatta”

Renae Maihi is a New Zealand Film Commission Grant Recipient, who attended the New York Film Academy 8-Week Filmmaking Program on a Professional Development Award. She is currently an award-winning and…

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NYFA Student’s “The Jackal” Earns Best Director Award at the Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival
November 30, 2016

NYFA Student’s “The Jackal” Earns Best Director Award at the Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival

Finding people who are completely dedicated to their careers can often be difficult. We had the opportunity to speak with Aisultan Seitov, a young student who is truly dedicated to…

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NYFA Broadcast Journalism Grad Covers Venice Film Festival
November 29, 2016

NYFA Broadcast Journalism Grad Covers Venice Film Festival

Soon you will be seeing Hollywood stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone on NYFA News as part of a wonderful story that recent New York Film Academy Broadcast Journalism alumna Federica Polidoro…

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NYFA Acting Alumna Ingrid Vollset to Appear in “You Can’t Say No” with Peter Fonda
November 24, 2016

NYFA Acting Alumna Ingrid Vollset to Appear in “You Can’t Say No” with Peter Fonda

New York Film Academy Acting for Film alumna Ingrid Vollset was born in Los Angeles to Norwegian parents and moved back to Norway at an early age where she spent…

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