Academic Programs

Tommy Upshaw: ‘Straight Outta NYFA’
February 8, 2016

Tommy Upshaw: ‘Straight Outta NYFA’

With close to nineteen years of professional experience in the film industry, New York Film Academy Los Angeles Cinematography Instructor Tommy “Maddox” Upshaw began his career as a teenager taking whatever…

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Producing Grads Team Up for “Lilin’s Brood”
February 5, 2016

Producing Grads Team Up for “Lilin’s Brood”

Nothing like cuddling up with your loved one on Valentine’s Day with a psychological thriller, chiller/horror film. Come on, you know it sounds great. Now that you’re convinced, we have the…

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Tony-Nominated Actor Jonathan Groff of Netflix’s Mindhunter Holds Master Class for Musical Theatre Program
February 5, 2016

Tony-Nominated Actor Jonathan Groff of Netflix’s Mindhunter Holds Master Class for Musical Theatre Program

The New York Film Academy Musical Theatre Program was honored to welcome Tony-nominated actor, Jonathan Groff, to a Master Class Lecture. Currently starring as King George III in the new…

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Sanzhar Madiyev Stars in Russia’s Highly Anticipated ‘Zaschitniki’
February 4, 2016

Sanzhar Madiyev Stars in Russia’s Highly Anticipated ‘Zaschitniki’

In 2011 “Kazakhfilm” studio sent a group of young filmmakers to the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles for a 4-week Filmmaking Workshop. Among them was an aspiring actor and director…

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NYFA Students Launch Web Series Tackling US-Arab Racial Conflicts
February 3, 2016

NYFA Students Launch Web Series Tackling US-Arab Racial Conflicts

AlArabiya, the largest and most respected Middle Eastern news outlet, has given a huge boost to the social media efforts of a group of New York Film Academy students who…

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Dimitris Tranos Becoming a ‘Rising Star’ in Filmmaking
February 2, 2016

Dimitris Tranos Becoming a ‘Rising Star’ in Filmmaking

Former MA Film and Media Production student Dimitris Tranos decided to tackle a difficult subject in his New York Film Academy thesis film. The film, Heavy Cross, triggered by his grandfather’s irreversible…

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Los Angeles Photography & Documentary Students Visit Arizona
February 1, 2016

Los Angeles Photography & Documentary Students Visit Arizona

DAY ONE Students from the Documentary and Photography Departments from New York Film Academy’s Los Angeles campus recently gathered before the crack of dawn to catch a flight to Phoenix,…

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NYFA MA Grad Konstantin Frolov on How to Be Productive
January 29, 2016

NYFA MA Grad Konstantin Frolov on How to Be Productive

After taking a look at the list of successful projects that New York Film Academy graduate Konstantin Frolov worked on during his first year after graduating, we can confidently say…

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Broadcast Journalism Grad Andras Takacs Selected for Inaugural “Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe: Media”
January 29, 2016

Broadcast Journalism Grad Andras Takacs Selected for Inaugural “Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe: Media”

Award-winning Hungarian journalist and documentary filmmaker Andras Takacs took the hands-on training he got as a student in the New York Film Academy Broadcast Journalism program and literally travelled around…

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