Faculty Highlights

Celebrating A Successful Shanghai Film Week at New York Film Academy
January 16, 2018

Celebrating A Successful Shanghai Film Week at New York Film Academy

The New York Film Academy (NYFA) was proud and honored to host Shanghai Film Week from Jan. 9-12, created in partnership with the Shanghai Film Group, Shanghai Film Art Academy,…

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New York Film Academy Alum & Associate Director of Recruitment Screens Powerful Documentary “I Heart Jenny”
December 20, 2017

New York Film Academy Alum & Associate Director of Recruitment Screens Powerful Documentary “I Heart Jenny”

“I Heart Jenny,” a heart-wrenching and beautiful documentary by producer and director Blake Babbitt, had a special screening this December at the New York Film Academy’s recently opened New York…

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New York Film Academy Broadcast Journalism School’s Last Weekly Update of 2017
December 18, 2017

New York Film Academy Broadcast Journalism School’s Last Weekly Update of 2017

As this is the final Weekly Update for 2017, I wanted to tell you about what some of the NYFA Broadcast Journalism graduates have been doing recently… Celina Liv Danielsen is…

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“Mindhunter” Screening with Guest Speaker Happy Anderson at New York Film Academy
December 12, 2017

“Mindhunter” Screening with Guest Speaker Happy Anderson at New York Film Academy

David Fincher’s critically-acclaimed Netflix series “Mindhunter” has been described by Slant Magazine as “addictive and resonant,” and features the work of two New York Film Academy (NYFA) instructors. In the…

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Sundance 2018 Will Feature Work by New York Film Academy Documentary & Filmmaking Instructors
December 1, 2017

Sundance 2018 Will Feature Work by New York Film Academy Documentary & Filmmaking Instructors

The Sundance Film Festival announced their 2018 slate this week, and the New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Filmmaking School is once again represented among the Sundance festival selections. As…

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New York Film Academy Screenwriting Instructor Paul Brown Teaches Master Class at GAFA
November 30, 2017

New York Film Academy Screenwriting Instructor Paul Brown Teaches Master Class at GAFA

On the morning of November 26, 2017, Paul Brown, a notable Hollywood writer, director, producer, as well as a screenwriting instructor at the New York Film Academy, arrived in Guangzhou,…

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New York Film Academy Documentary Program Chairs Interviewed in IDA’s Documentary Magazine
November 22, 2017

New York Film Academy Documentary Program Chairs Interviewed in IDA’s Documentary Magazine

Poised as the training ground for the next generation of leaders in this field, the New York Film Academy’s Documentary School was featured in the Fall 2017 edition of Documentary…

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NYFA Chair of Community Outreach Mason Richards Shows “The Seawall” at CCCADI
November 14, 2017

NYFA Chair of Community Outreach Mason Richards Shows “The Seawall” at CCCADI

NYFA Los Angeles Film Directing Faculty and Chair of Community Outreach Mason Richards wears many hats, both on and off campus — teacher, filmmaker, advocate, artist — and fearlessly explores…

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NYFA Faculty Spotlight: Leander Sales
November 14, 2017

NYFA Faculty Spotlight: Leander Sales

Leander Sales is a New York Film Academy educator and a renowned editor. He’s worked with legendary director Spike Lee as an Assistant Editor on “Do the Right Thing,” “Malcolm…

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