Academic Programs

Academy Award Nominated Producer Screens “What Happened, Miss Simone?”
May 13, 2016

Academy Award Nominated Producer Screens “What Happened, Miss Simone?”

As part of a joint collaboration between the Documentary and Producing Schools, the New York Film Academy welcomed back former NYFA instructor Amy Hobby to screen her Academy Award nominated…

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Sinem Yazici: From Advertising Manager to Fashion Photographer
May 12, 2016

Sinem Yazici: From Advertising Manager to Fashion Photographer

As a graduate from the New York Film Academy Photography School, Sinem Yazici has worked with numerous clients, publications, and agencies. Some of her many clients include Mavi USA, Kikiriki USA, MBM Paris,…

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Lee Sheldon on Writing for Games
May 11, 2016

Lee Sheldon on Writing for Games

Last week, New York Film Academy Game Design Chair Phoebe Elefante welcomed guest speaker Lee Sheldon to the classroom. Sheldon is a professional game writer and designer currently working on his 43rd…

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Producing Student Accepted into Producers Guild Student Program
May 11, 2016

Producing Student Accepted into Producers Guild Student Program

With graduation coming up on May 27th, 2016 for New York Film Academy One Year Producing Conservatory student John ‘Six’ Reilly, the timing of his recent acceptance into the Producers Guild of America Student…

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Photography Instructor Wins Webby & People’s Voice Award for “The Dawn of the Killer Robot”
May 10, 2016

Photography Instructor Wins Webby & People’s Voice Award for “The Dawn of the Killer Robot”

Photography Instructor, Connelly La Mar’s documentary The Dawn of the Killer Robots—which he and his team at Motherboard pitched, shot and produced for VICE—was awarded both a Webby Award and a People’s Voice…

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Filmmakers Meet Composers Through “Speed Dates”
May 10, 2016

Filmmakers Meet Composers Through “Speed Dates”

What happens when thirty composers meet thirty filmmakers and have five minutes to introduce themselves and then move on? It may sound like an exercise in speed dating but the…

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Representatives from Brave New Films Discuss Documentaries and Gun Control
May 9, 2016

Representatives from Brave New Films Discuss Documentaries and Gun Control

New York Film Academy students welcomed representatives from Brave New Films—Laurie Jones and Tommie Bayliss—after a screening of their documentary, Making a Killing: Guns, Greed and the NRA. The event was…

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Broadcast Journalism School Weekly Recap
May 9, 2016

Broadcast Journalism School Weekly Recap

There was a big shake-up at CBS News, with the network opting to run their digital news service—called CBSN—on the broadcast network on weekends, instead of producing a separate evening…

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“Good Luck Chuck” Screening at NYFA Los Angeles
May 6, 2016

“Good Luck Chuck” Screening at NYFA Los Angeles

On Thursday, April 21st, New York Film Academy students were treated to a screening and Q & A of the hit Dane Cook / Jessica Alba romantic comedy, Good Luck…

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