The New York Film Academy & India’s Bollywood
India’s film industry, colloquially known as Bollywood, is the biggest in the world, and aspiring Indian filmmakers need an edge, (or a connection), in order to get a leg up…
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June 21, 2010
How do I pay for film or acting school?
We get a lot of questions at the New York Film Academy about paying for your film and acting education. Our friends in the Financial Aid Department gave us some…
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June 15, 2010
NYC vs LA: Which NYFA campus is right for me?
VS A question we hear often from prospective NYFA students is “which location is right for me?” The decision between attending the New York Film Academy at Universal Studios in Los Angeles,…
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May 26, 2010
NYFA Graduate’s Film Sweeps African Academy Awards
The African Movie Academy Awards saw quite a bit of NYFA graduate Kunle Afolayan’s feature film, The Figurine, during their 2010 ceremonies. Out of the ten awards for which it was…
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May 13, 2010
Is New York Film Academy a College?
Many times people ask me “Is New York Film Academy a college?”. For the sake of time, the answer is yes. But if you have the time, you may be…
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May 5, 2010
NYFA Student Omri Bezalel Interviews George Lucas
Photo: Courtesy of The Jewish Chronicle Online New York Film Academy student Omri Bezalel learned that good deeds and great filmmaking sometimes produce unexpected rewards when he was granted the opportunity…
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May 3, 2010
NYFA Graduate Ben Adler’s Bagatelle
Graduate of the New York Film Academy’s 2002/03 one year program, Ben Adler, has been keeping busy since his time with us at NYFA. For the past four years, Adler…
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April 27, 2010
NYFA Graduate Brett Carlson Writer & Director of "Take My Wife"
A gigolo, a hitman and a couple of unhappy husbands walk into a bar; unfortunately, the pimp they’re supposed to meet “inconsiderately” drops dead before showing up to sort everyone…
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April 23, 2010
New York Film Academy Teaches Film Workshops in Abuja, Nigeria
This past spring, the New York Film Academy visited Abuja, Nigeria, to train aspiring filmmakers in a four-week film workshop. Thirty faculty members from our New York and LA locations traveled…
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