Film Festivals

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Abhimanyu Dassani’s Film Wins Toronto International Film Festival Award
September 30, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Abhimanyu Dassani’s Film Wins Toronto International Film Festival Award

New York Film Academy (NYFA) alum Abhimanyu Dassani’s cinematic debut, Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota (The Man Who Feels No Pain), recently won the People’s Choice Award in the 2018…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Sponsors Prestigious IFP Week 2018: Faculty Featured on Panels, NYFA Discounts, and More
September 11, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Sponsors Prestigious IFP Week 2018: Faculty Featured on Panels, NYFA Discounts, and More

The New York Film Academy (NYFA) is once again a proud sponsor of the famed industry gathering IFP Week 2018, in Brooklyn from September 15th through 20th. At this year’s event, NYFA faculty…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Students Win At Los Angeles Live Score Film Festival
August 8, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Students Win At Los Angeles Live Score Film Festival

The theater lights dimmed, the first frames of film flickered across the screen, and the orchestra played their opening bars. Orchestra? Yes, orchestra, for this wasn’t just any film screening….

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alumni Premiere Films at LA Shorts Fest
July 25, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alumni Premiere Films at LA Shorts Fest

What do New York Film Academy (NYFA) alumni Assem Yedgey, Dina Naji, and Zixian (Season) Ouyang have in common?  They all have thesis films premiering at the Los Angeles International Shorts…

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Five New York Film Academy Los Angeles Students Selected as Finalists in LA Live Score Film Festival
July 17, 2018

Five New York Film Academy Los Angeles Students Selected as Finalists in LA Live Score Film Festival

Whether a director is choosing a song to play in an onscreen location or adding a composed score to the soundtrack to punctuate an emotion, music is a key element…

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NYFA Alumni (& Brothers) Maan & Talha Bin Abdulrahman Are Saudi Film Trailblazers
July 13, 2018

NYFA Alumni (& Brothers) Maan & Talha Bin Abdulrahman Are Saudi Film Trailblazers

Five of the nine films premiered by Saudi Arabia at Cannes this year featured the work of NYFA students and alumni, including brothers and fellow BFA Filmmaking graduates Maan Bin…

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Eurasia International Film Festival (EIFF) Welcomes the New York Film Academy
July 13, 2018

Eurasia International Film Festival (EIFF) Welcomes the New York Film Academy

The New York Film Academy (NYFA) was honored to participate in the Eurasia International Film Festival this July in Astana, Kazakhstan, as a VIP guest on the red carpet and…

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New York Film Academy Partners with AT&T SHAPE
May 3, 2018

New York Film Academy Partners with AT&T SHAPE

We are excited to be working with AT&T this year on AT&T SHAPE being held at Warner Bros. Studios in Los Angeles on June 2-3, 2018. SHAPE is an immersive event…

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Platino Awards and New York Film Academy Industry Lab Collaborate on Eugenio Derbez & Rob Schneider Comedy Sketch
May 3, 2018

Platino Awards and New York Film Academy Industry Lab Collaborate on Eugenio Derbez & Rob Schneider Comedy Sketch

The New York Film Academy Industry Lab participated in the production of the fifth edition of the Platino Awards, which was celebrated April 29 at Riviera Maya and broadcast to more…

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