Film Festivals

NYFA Alumni Take Center Stage at Dance with Films
June 15, 2022

NYFA Alumni Take Center Stage at Dance with Films

  This June, LA’s defiantly independent film festival, DANCES WITH FILMS (DWF:LA), celebrates 25 years of championing innovation, talent, and creativity with a 2022 lineup that founders Leslee Scallon and…

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New York Film Academy Community Shines at 2022 Tribeca Film Festival
June 8, 2022

New York Film Academy Community Shines at 2022 Tribeca Film Festival

  The Tribeca Film Festival is back for its 20th year and the legendary festival shows no signs of letting us down with their line-up filled with eclectic stories and…

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NYFA Alumni Films at The American Pavilion
May 26, 2022

NYFA Alumni Films at The American Pavilion

May 26, 2022 Once a year, every year, the south of France becomes the premium destination for filmmakers and producers to gather at various film festivals like the Cannes Film…

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Q&A With NYFA Student Israa Al-Kamali
March 9, 2022

Q&A With NYFA Student Israa Al-Kamali

NYFA MFA Filmmaking student Israa Al-Kamali decided not to bring a seat to the table but instead build a table of her own. Israa, who is of Iraqi origin, co-founded…

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Q&A with NYFA Screenwriting Alum Shreyas Ayaluri
February 18, 2022

Q&A with NYFA Screenwriting Alum Shreyas Ayaluri

NYFA One-Year Screenwriting alum Shreyas Ayaluri hails from India and currently resides in Los Angeles, California were he’s been working as a screenwriter since graduating in 2018. Shreyas’ recent film…

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OSCARS 2022: FULL LIST OF WINNERS
February 9, 2022

OSCARS 2022: FULL LIST OF WINNERS

  The nominations for the 94th Annual Academy Awards are in! This year’s nominees were announced by the internet’s favorites Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan on Tuesday, February 8th….

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Q&A With NYFA Alum Marija Apcevska on Her Selection at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival
October 22, 2021

Q&A With NYFA Alum Marija Apcevska on Her Selection at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival

Film and Media Production alum, Marija Apcevska caught up with NYFA to share some exciting news. Her latest work, Severen Pol (North Pole) was selected in this year’s 2021 Cannes…

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Filmmaking Alum Jameelah Rose Lineses Discusses The Khatak Film Society
October 7, 2021

Filmmaking Alum Jameelah Rose Lineses Discusses The Khatak Film Society

Jameelah Rose Lineses, a New York Film Academy (NYFA)  1-Year Filmmaking alum spoke with us about her recent work founding the film organization Khatak Film Society.  Founded in 2020 and…

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NYFA Student Israa Al-Kamali Produces 2nd Annual Independent Iraqi Film Festival
September 30, 2021

NYFA Student Israa Al-Kamali Produces 2nd Annual Independent Iraqi Film Festival

NYFA Filmmaking student Israa Al-Kamali is co-founder of the Independent Iraqi Film Festival (IIFF) which is now celebrating its second year with a series of screenings of Iraqi-based films. The…

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