Academic Programs

NYFA Doc Grad’s “Legacy” Wins Award at the White House
July 21, 2016

NYFA Doc Grad’s “Legacy” Wins Award at the White House

The tradition of cowboying is alive and well—in Brooklyn. In former New York Film Academy Documentary student Amy Wright‘s film, Legacy, which premiered at DOC NYC in 2015, Wright takes a…

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16mm Camera Test at Griffith Park
July 20, 2016

16mm Camera Test at Griffith Park

As a part of Six-Week 16mm & HD New York Film Academy Filmmaking Camp our students learn how to actually shoot on film. Why, you may ask? Well, regardless of the fact that…

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MFA Cinematography Students Film Scenes for Master’s Lighting Workshop
July 20, 2016

MFA Cinematography Students Film Scenes for Master’s Lighting Workshop

The Fall 2015 MFA Cinematography students have just completed Master’s Lighting, one of several major workshop classes in the third semester of the MFA Cinematography program. The class was taught…

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Finding Your Visual Identity in the Digital Age with Ralph Gibson
July 19, 2016

Finding Your Visual Identity in the Digital Age with Ralph Gibson

Each month the New York Film Academy’s various locations holds an Open House for applicants and those interested in learning more about the hands-on programs offered in each specific discipline. This…

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Alumna Nabs Portuguese-Brazilian Award
July 18, 2016

Alumna Nabs Portuguese-Brazilian Award

NYFA alumna, Gabby Egito, was recently honored with the Portuguese-Brazilian Award, one of the most important accolades of Lusophone communities in the United States. The honorees list was handpicked by a…

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NYFA News on the Scene with President Obama
July 14, 2016

NYFA News on the Scene with President Obama

Earlier this year two of our Broadcast Journalism students — Alisa Rajkitkul and Urvashi Barua — became accredited White House reporters. This means they are entitled to attend any White House media…

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MFA Photography Grad Nominated as Top 15 Best National Cosplay Photographer of 2016
July 14, 2016

MFA Photography Grad Nominated as Top 15 Best National Cosplay Photographer of 2016

MFA Photography Alumnus, Alify Nasution, has been nominated by Cosplay Gen Magazine as one of the top 15 Best National cosplay Photographers of 2016. Nasution is a fine art photographer,…

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Sony Chair Michael Lynton Says Now is the Best Time to Make Movies
July 13, 2016

Sony Chair Michael Lynton Says Now is the Best Time to Make Movies

With Sony’s new Ghostbusters film coming out this Friday, the timing couldn’t have been any better to welcome Chair of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Michael Lynton, to the New York Film…

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David Bowers Speaks with Summer High School Students
July 13, 2016

David Bowers Speaks with Summer High School Students

This week, director David Bowers brought his latest project, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, the third installment in the Wimpy Kid franchise, to screen at the New York…

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