Film Festivals

7th Annual Nordic International Film Festival Partners with NYFA for Workshop Scholarship
August 23, 2021

7th Annual Nordic International Film Festival Partners with NYFA for Workshop Scholarship

The largest Nordic film festival outside of Europe takes the stage in its seventh year to showcase the power of international film. The 7th Nordic International Film Festival (NIFF) will…

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Films From NYFA Australia Alumni Will Screen at 2021 Gold Coast Film Festival
April 15, 2021

Films From NYFA Australia Alumni Will Screen at 2021 Gold Coast Film Festival

New York Film Academy Australia is excited to share that alumni Stephen Osborne, Josh Hale, and Luke Speech have been selected to screen their films at the 2021 Gold Coast…

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New York Film Academy Partners with the 2021 FOLCS – International Short Film Competition
March 31, 2021

New York Film Academy Partners with the 2021 FOLCS – International Short Film Competition

New York Film Academy (NYFA) is excited to announce another year of partnership with the Forum on Life, Culture and Society (FOLCS) International Short Film Competition in a five-day virtual…

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NYFA Alum Rajni Mysore Chamaraj on Working With Her Sister and Studying in Los Angeles
March 24, 2021

NYFA Alum Rajni Mysore Chamaraj on Working With Her Sister and Studying in Los Angeles

Rajni Mysore Chamaraj, along with her younger sister Shynica Mysore Chamaraj made The Day I Met Joshua, a short film about a social media influencer who encounters a path of…

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NYFA Filmmaking Alum Meital Cohen Navarro Wins George Sidney Independent Film Competition For Best Narrative Short
March 22, 2021

NYFA Filmmaking Alum Meital Cohen Navarro Wins George Sidney Independent Film Competition For Best Narrative Short

New York Film Academy (NYFA) is thrilled to announce that MFA Filmmaking alum Meital Cohen Navarro has won the George Sidney Independent Film Competition at the world-class San Luis Obispo International Festival (SLO Film…

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“Invisible Love” From NYFA’s Bill Einreinhofer Wins Big at Paris International Film Festival
March 3, 2021

“Invisible Love” From NYFA’s Bill Einreinhofer Wins Big at Paris International Film Festival

Chair of the Broadcast Journalism department at New York Film Academy, Bill Einreinhofer has a lot to celebrate after his film Invisible Love won three major awards at the Paris…

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Akinola Davies Jr. Awarded Short Film Grand Jury Prize at Sundance For Film “Lizard”
February 17, 2021

Akinola Davies Jr. Awarded Short Film Grand Jury Prize at Sundance For Film “Lizard”

New York Film Academy (NYFA) alum Akinola Davies Jr. has won big at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, winning the Short Film Grand Jury Prize for his film Lizard. The…

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NYFA Alum Boise Esquerra’s “Blackwater” Screens at 2021 Slamdance Film Festival
February 11, 2021

NYFA Alum Boise Esquerra’s “Blackwater” Screens at 2021 Slamdance Film Festival

Known both as a festival “by filmmakers, for filmmakers” and for its Oscar-qualifying short film awards, the Slamdance Film Festival has long been a mecca for emerging independent directors. This…

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NYFA Alumni Meshal Al Jaser, Tushar Tyagi, and Dr. Ariel Orama López Qualify for 93rd Academy Awards
January 27, 2021

NYFA Alumni Meshal Al Jaser, Tushar Tyagi, and Dr. Ariel Orama López Qualify for 93rd Academy Awards

New York Film Academy (NYFA) is excited to announce the eligibility of three alumni projects that are officially qualified to be nominated in the upcoming 93rd Academy Awards for the…

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