Academic Programs

Producing Grad’s “Long Island Lights” Wins Best Web Series at LA International Film Fest
October 17, 2016

Producing Grad’s “Long Island Lights” Wins Best Web Series at LA International Film Fest

New York Film Academy Producing alumnus Anthony Scordio won Best Web Series / New Media at the Los Angeles International Film Festival Awards for his pilot of the half hour comedy show, “Long Island Lights.”…

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Musical Theatre Alumnus Roy Khoury Brings Broadway to Lebanon
October 14, 2016

Musical Theatre Alumnus Roy Khoury Brings Broadway to Lebanon

New York Film Academy Musical Theatre alumnus Roy Khoury came to the Academy to pursue his childhood dream of performing on Broadway. However, Khoury took it one step further by…

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NYFA Instructor Joe Burke Stars in Romantic Dramedy “Dependent’s Day”
October 13, 2016

NYFA Instructor Joe Burke Stars in Romantic Dramedy “Dependent’s Day”

With gender equality being ever more present in today’s modern relationships, the upcoming film, “Dependent’s Day,” tackles this theme after the leading woman claims her boyfriend as a dependent on her…

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NYFA Presents Screening Series with Jonathan Demme
October 12, 2016

NYFA Presents Screening Series with Jonathan Demme

New York Film Academy is pleased to present Academy Award winner, Jonathan Demme, with a retrospective of his documentary films in the special Fall season of Thom Powers’ “Stranger Than Fiction” screening series…

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MFA Photography Alumnus’ Fashion Work Featured in Elléments Magazine
October 11, 2016

MFA Photography Alumnus’ Fashion Work Featured in Elléments Magazine

September was a triumphant month for MFA Photography alumnus Michael Iloba. If you happen to have read the fashion and beauty magazine Elléments, you would have come across Iloba’s fashion photography work,…

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Discussion with “Better Call Saul” Writer Gordon Smith
October 10, 2016

Discussion with “Better Call Saul” Writer Gordon Smith

Gordon Smith began his career as an assistant to creator and showrunner Vince Gilligan, during his Breaking Bad run. He was promoted to full-time writer on the Breaking Bad spinoff,…

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NYFA Australia Alum’s “Ice Cold” Wins Best Foreign Short at Action on Film Festival
October 7, 2016

NYFA Australia Alum’s “Ice Cold” Wins Best Foreign Short at Action on Film Festival

Writer, Director, Producer and Editor Jonathan Gesthuizen’s short film “Ice Cold,” which he produced while attending the New York Film Academy Australia, Gold Coast, officially won Best Foreign Short Film at…

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NYFA Doc Alumni Screen “Freya” at G2 Green Earth Film Festival
October 6, 2016

NYFA Doc Alumni Screen “Freya” at G2 Green Earth Film Festival

Alumni from the New York Film Academy Los Angeles Documentary Film program gathered at the G2 Green Earth Film Festival for the screening of a film they made on a…

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Alexender Simoes Covers New York Fashion Week
September 30, 2016

Alexender Simoes Covers New York Fashion Week

Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Alexender Simoes came to the New York Film Academy to not only familiarize himself with the craft of photography, but also to learn…

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