Academic Programs

Celebrity Photographer and WireImage.com Co-Founder Jeff Vespa Visits NYFA
November 25, 2014

Celebrity Photographer and WireImage.com Co-Founder Jeff Vespa Visits NYFA

j The New York Film Academy Los Angeles was honored to welcome celebrity photographer and co-founder of WireImage.com, Jeff Vespa, for a viewing of his work and Q&A. Mr. Vespa…

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Texas Photographic Society Call for Entries
November 25, 2014

Texas Photographic Society Call for Entries

The New York Film Academy came across another terrific opportunity for our photography students. The Texas Photographic Society, a non-profit organization that celebrates the photographic arts, inspires the creative development…

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Producing an Award-Winning Film on a Budget
November 24, 2014

Producing an Award-Winning Film on a Budget

One of the more celebrated thesis films from the New York Film Academy was Andrey Trevgoda‘s, The Bicycle. The short film, which was beautifully shot, screened at a number of film festivals around…

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Broadcast Journalism Students Go Behind-the-Scenes of “Rachael”
November 24, 2014

Broadcast Journalism Students Go Behind-the-Scenes of “Rachael”

Part of what makes the New York Film Academy’s Broadcast Journalism program special is the access students have to New York City-based productions. Recently our students got a behind-the-scenes look…

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Filmmaker Rowan Joffe Screens His New Thriller Starring Nicole Kidman & Colin Firth
November 21, 2014

Filmmaker Rowan Joffe Screens His New Thriller Starring Nicole Kidman & Colin Firth

Award-winning writer/director Rowan Joffe visited New York Film Academy’s Los Angeles branch to screen thriller Before I Go To Sleep, which he adapted for the screen from a S.J. Watson…

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Watch NYFA Documentary Instructor’s Award-Winning ‘Baja Secret Miracle’
November 21, 2014

Watch NYFA Documentary Instructor’s Award-Winning ‘Baja Secret Miracle’

Once again, we’d like to point out a member of our esteemed faculty, Documentary Instructor Eliana Alvarez Martinez, whose film won the Viewster Audience Award and $20,000 for Al Gore’s Climate…

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Director Jeff Preiss Discusses Sundance Award-Winning ‘Low Down’
November 20, 2014

Director Jeff Preiss Discusses Sundance Award-Winning ‘Low Down’

This past Wednesday night, the New York Film Academy in Union Square held a special screening of the star-studded film, Low Down. The emotional drama is based on Amy-Jo Albany’s…

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NYFA Basketball Kicks off in NYC
November 19, 2014

NYFA Basketball Kicks off in NYC

Due to the success of our basketball team in Los Angeles, the New York Film Academy in New York City started a league of its own. The league was established to promote…

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Producer Bobby Sabelhaus Sits Down with NYFA Screenwriting Students
November 18, 2014

Producer Bobby Sabelhaus Sits Down with NYFA Screenwriting Students

On November 3rd, 2014, Bobby Sabelhaus sat down with New York Film Academy’s Business of Screenwriting class, regaling his unique story of how this one-time #1 national high school quarterback…

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