Academic Programs

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Alum Releases Chilling Doc “A Sniper’s War”
September 25, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Alum Releases Chilling Doc “A Sniper’s War”

New York Film Academy (NYFA) alum Olya Schechter recently released her film, A Sniper’s War, to rave reviews. The harrowing documentary focuses on a Serbian sniper named Deki, whose anti-US…

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Q&A with New York Film Academy (NYFA) Doc Instructor Maxine Trump
September 24, 2018

Q&A with New York Film Academy (NYFA) Doc Instructor Maxine Trump

Maxine Trump is a filmmaker, producer, editor, and author. She is based in Brooklyn and teaches Documentary at the New York Film Academy. Her films Musicwood and To Kid or…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) to Host National Bullying Prevention Month Screening of “Thirsty”
September 21, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) to Host National Bullying Prevention Month Screening of “Thirsty”

October is National Bullying Prevention Month and to bring awareness to the cause, the Filmmaking school at New York Film Academy (NYFA) is hosting a screening of Thirsty with its…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Hosts PDN’s 30 2018 Panel
September 21, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Hosts PDN’s 30 2018 Panel

Next week, Photo District News (PDN) will present PDN‘s 30 2018: Strategies for Launching and Building a Career, featuring their new and emerging photographers to watch. The New York Film Academy…

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Q&A With New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Horacio Martinez
September 17, 2018

Q&A With New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Horacio Martinez

Horacio Martinez graduated from New York Film Academy’s 1-Year Cinematography program last year, but the hard-working lover of film finds education everywhere he goes. That includes everything he learns whole…

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Broadcast Journalism Update: Pizza and Goodbyes
September 17, 2018

Broadcast Journalism Update: Pizza and Goodbyes

The big news at New York Film Academy (NYFA) last week was the graduation of the Spring 2018 1-year Broadcast Journalism students. That’s them below, with members of the NYFA…

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Ryûhei Kitamura and Aldo Shllaku Speak with New York Film Academy (NYFA)
September 14, 2018

Ryûhei Kitamura and Aldo Shllaku Speak with New York Film Academy (NYFA)

On July 25, 2018, the New York Film Academy (NYFA), hosted a screening of the film Downrange and a Q&A with Japanese director and writer, Ryûhei Kitamura, and Albanian composer,…

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Brooklyn’s Photoville to Exhibit Work from FAYN Magazine by New York Film Academy (NYFA)
September 13, 2018

Brooklyn’s Photoville to Exhibit Work from FAYN Magazine by New York Film Academy (NYFA)

Photoville, the popular photo festival at Brooklyn Bridge Park, is returning for its seventh consecutive year. The event will take place between September 13-16 & 20-23 and will again include…

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Broadcast Journalism Update: Visit to Beijing
September 12, 2018

Broadcast Journalism Update: Visit to Beijing

So, I am just back from a week in Beijing. It turned out to be very productive, from a number of different perspectives. In my role as Chair of the…

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