Academic Programs

The Polls Are In: Movies Cost Too Much
January 14, 2015

The Polls Are In: Movies Cost Too Much

A new survey released by PricewaterhouseCoopers this week revealed that more than half of those polled don’t go to the movies more often because of rising ticket prices. As usual,…

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NYFA Grad Finalist for Doritos “Crash the Super Bowl” Grand Prize
January 13, 2015

NYFA Grad Finalist for Doritos “Crash the Super Bowl” Grand Prize

Do not underestimate the power of the craving for Doritos. At least the New York Film Academy isn’t. Of the ten finalists in the Doritos “Crash the Super Bowl” contest,…

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Filmmaker Nathan Scoggins Gives Career Advice and Inspiration in his Visit to NYFA
January 13, 2015

Filmmaker Nathan Scoggins Gives Career Advice and Inspiration in his Visit to NYFA

On December 2nd, 2014, screenwriter and director Nathan Scoggins sat down with NYFA’s Business of Screenwriting class to tell his tale of how this son of a pastor from Warwick,…

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Ken Lerner Brings His Vast Acting Experience to NYFA
January 12, 2015

Ken Lerner Brings His Vast Acting Experience to NYFA

One of the finest and most accomplished feelings for a teacher is when his or her pupils succeed in the real world. Such is the case with New York Film Academy’s…

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#MyBoyhood: How Would You Have Aged in ‘Boyhood’?
January 12, 2015

#MyBoyhood: How Would You Have Aged in ‘Boyhood’?

As the groundbreaking Richard Linklater film Boyhood continues to pick up steam with its Golden Globe Award for Best Picture, Drama, we at the New York Film Academy thought it’d be…

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NYFA Grad & Instructor’s Doritos Commercial Finalist to Air on Super Bowl
January 7, 2015

NYFA Grad & Instructor’s Doritos Commercial Finalist to Air on Super Bowl

With the NFL Playoffs in full swing, remaining teams are battling it out on the field for their dream of playing in the biggest sporting event of them all: the…

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Producing Grad Khalid Hasan Khan Making Waves in Pakistan with ‘Hotal’
January 6, 2015

Producing Grad Khalid Hasan Khan Making Waves in Pakistan with ‘Hotal’

Growing up in Pakistan on Hollywood films, TV and even cartoons, New York Film Academy Producing graduate Khalid Hasan Khan found his venture to NYFA Los Angeles’ film school inevitable. It was at…

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Hollywood Horror Writer & NYFA Instructor Talks Screenwriting
January 5, 2015

Hollywood Horror Writer & NYFA Instructor Talks Screenwriting

On November 25th, 2014, screenwriter and New York Film Academy writing instructor Dan Kay swung by our Business of Screenwriting class to regale his story of how he went from…

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Screening of ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ with Casting Director David Rubin
January 2, 2015

Screening of ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ with Casting Director David Rubin

UPDATE (August 9, 2019): Casting Director David Rubin has been elected President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which annually presides over the most prestigious award ceremony…

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