Academic Programs

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Q&A with ‘Dear White People’’s Chuck Hayward
February 15, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Q&A with ‘Dear White People’’s Chuck Hayward

On Wednesday, February 13, as part of celebrating Black History Month, New York Film Academy (NYFA) and the NYFA African Black American Film Society hosted a screening of two episodes…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Jessica Wolfson Produces and Directs ‘The Columnists’ for WSJ. Magazine
February 15, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Jessica Wolfson Produces and Directs ‘The Columnists’ for WSJ. Magazine

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Jessica Wolfson produced and directed The Columnists for WSJ. Magazine, a video series of intimate conversations with renowned figures reflecting on various…

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Producing Department Industry Speaker Series Welcomes ‘The Rider’ Producer and Sound Recordist
February 13, 2019

Producing Department Industry Speaker Series Welcomes ‘The Rider’ Producer and Sound Recordist

On Monday, February 11, the Producing Department Industry Speaker Series welcomed producer Mollye Asher to the New York Film Academy (NYFA) for a “Conversation with” and Q&A session moderated by NYFA…

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Q&A with NYFA Instructor and ‘Project Blue Book’ Creator David O’Leary
February 12, 2019

Q&A with NYFA Instructor and ‘Project Blue Book’ Creator David O’Leary

On Tuesday, January 15, New York Film Academy (NYFA) hosted a screening of the pilot episode of Project Blue Book, a new original series from HISTORY (formerly The History Channel)…

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2019 BAFTA Nominations Include Documentaries Worked On By New York Film Academy (NYFA) Faculty
February 11, 2019

2019 BAFTA Nominations Include Documentaries Worked On By New York Film Academy (NYFA) Faculty

UPDATE: The winners were announced last night, February 11. The list includes Free Solo, which won Best Documentary, and which was edited by New York Film Academy (NYFA) instructor Bob…

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Q&A with New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Furaha Bayibsa
February 11, 2019

Q&A with New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Furaha Bayibsa

New York Film Academy (NYFA) alum Furaha Bayibsa has kept herself very busy since graduating the Fall 2015 1-year Filmmaking program—not just as a writer and director, but as a…

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The BAFTA New York / New York Film Academy (NYFA) / DeWitt Clinton High School Digital Storytelling Program Holds Graduation Screening
February 8, 2019

The BAFTA New York / New York Film Academy (NYFA) / DeWitt Clinton High School Digital Storytelling Program Holds Graduation Screening

The BAFTA New York / New York Film Academy (NYFA) / DeWitt Clinton High School Digital Storytelling Program recently held its first graduation ceremony, screening the students’ newly completed short films. Over…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Broadcast Journalism Update – February 7, 2019
February 7, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Broadcast Journalism Update – February 7, 2019

One of the truisms in our field is that you never know where you will find yourself, and what you will be doing there. When planning my career, the idea…

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Q&A with Marvel Studios Science Advisor and Quantum Physicist Dr. Spiros Michalakis
February 6, 2019

Q&A with Marvel Studios Science Advisor and Quantum Physicist Dr. Spiros Michalakis

On January 17, Cal Tech quantum physicist Dr. Spiros Michalakis came to speak to New York Film Academy (NYFA) at our Los Angeles campus, and spoke with students about his…

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