Academic Programs

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Game Design Welcomes Veteran Writer & Game Designer John Zuur Platten 
August 7, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Game Design Welcomes Veteran Writer & Game Designer John Zuur Platten 

On July 18, 2019, New York Film Academy (NYFA) hosted veteran writer and game designer John Zuur Platten.  Zuur Platten came to speak at NYFA as part of the school’s…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Game Design Alum Guillermo Quesada Helps Develop The Lion King VR Set
August 6, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Game Design Alum Guillermo Quesada Helps Develop The Lion King VR Set

Magnopus, the visual development company that employs New York Film Academy (NYFA) Game Design alum Guillermo Quesada, helped create Disney’s new remake of The Lion King in an innovative, groundbreaking…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Movie Musical ‘Kaya: Taste of Paradise’ to Screen in Montreal
August 5, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Movie Musical ‘Kaya: Taste of Paradise’ to Screen in Montreal

Kaya: Taste of Paradise, the movie musical directed by Paul Warner for the Professional Conservatory at New York Film Academy (PCMT at NYFA), will be screening as part of Never…

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Pakistan Visiting Counselors Tour & Workshop Hosted by New York Film Academy (NYFA) 
August 5, 2019

Pakistan Visiting Counselors Tour & Workshop Hosted by New York Film Academy (NYFA) 

For a third year in a row, New York Film Academy College of Visual & Performing Arts (NYFA) was delighted to welcome a group of more than 20 Pakistani high…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Producing Students Aliza Jafri and Jon Legarda Win LA Live Score Film Festival
August 2, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Producing Students Aliza Jafri and Jon Legarda Win LA Live Score Film Festival

New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA in Producing student Aliza Jafri and 1-Year Producing student Jon Legarda won big at this year’s Los Angeles Live Score Film Festival, coming away…

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Photographer Tory Rust Gives Guest Lecture at New York Film Academy (NYFA)
August 1, 2019

Photographer Tory Rust Gives Guest Lecture at New York Film Academy (NYFA)

On July 16, New York Film Academy (NYFA) welcomed Brooklyn-based photographer and director Tory Rust for a guest lecture at the New York campus. Raised in Fargo, North Dakota, Rust…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Issa Rae Executive Produces HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show
August 1, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Issa Rae Executive Produces HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show

This Friday, HBO will premiere its newest comedy series, A Black Lady Sketch Show, executive produced by New York Film Academy (NYFA) alum Issa Rae and created by Robin Thede….

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Two New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Filmmaking Alumni Work on CNN’s ‘The Movies!’
August 1, 2019

Two New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Filmmaking Alumni Work on CNN’s ‘The Movies!’

Rachael Pelzer and William Nestlehutt, both alumni of New York Film Academy’s Documentary Filmmaking school, have worked on the buzzworthy new documentary miniseries from CNN, The Movies! The Movies! is…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) BFA Photography Alum Alina Grafkina Is Everywhere
July 31, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) BFA Photography Alum Alina Grafkina Is Everywhere

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Photography alum Alina Grafkina has not been shy about showing off her amazing work; in addition to numerous publications, she just recently had her images…

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