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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Division of Veteran Services Hosts Screening of Netflix’s ‘Medal of Honor’
February 4, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Division of Veteran Services Hosts Screening of Netflix’s ‘Medal of Honor’

A special screening of Netflix’s hit series, Medal of Honor, was held at the New York Film Academy (NYFA) Theater in New York City last week, hosted by NYFA’S Division…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Sam McKnight Shoots Hype Hair Cover
January 31, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Sam McKnight Shoots Hype Hair Cover

Sam McKnight, alum of both the AFA Filmmaking and 1-Year Photography conservatory at New York Film Academy (NYFA), recently had his work featured on the cover of Hype Hair magazine,…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Camp Alum David Murillo Racks Up Awards
January 31, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Camp Alum David Murillo Racks Up Awards

David Murillo, a 17-year-old filmmaker who attended the 6-Week Filmmaking camp at New York Film Academy (NYFA), has won more awards before his 18th birthday than most filmmakers do in…

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Short Film Associate Produced by New York Film Academy (NYFA) Student Aya Hamdan Competes at Sundance
January 23, 2019

Short Film Associate Produced by New York Film Academy (NYFA) Student Aya Hamdan Competes at Sundance

Dunya’s Day, a satirical short film tackling class privilege and associate produced by current New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary student Aya Hamdan, is premiering at this year’s Sundance Film…

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New York Film Academy Acting for Film Instructor Peter Allen Stone’s ‘Everygirl’ Premieres in Finland
January 18, 2019

New York Film Academy Acting for Film Instructor Peter Allen Stone’s ‘Everygirl’ Premieres in Finland

On January 18, Everygirl opened at the Kallio School in Helsinki, Finland. Directed by Annemari Untamala, the play was written by actor, director, and Acting for Film instructor at the New…

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Q&A with ‘A Country Christmas Story’ Filmmakers
January 5, 2019

Q&A with ‘A Country Christmas Story’ Filmmakers

On Friday, December 14, New York Film Academy (NYFA) hosted a screening of A Country Christmas Story (2013) followed by a Q&A with director and NYFA instructor Eric Bross, and…

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A Review of New York Film Academy’s 2018
January 4, 2019

A Review of New York Film Academy’s 2018

As we settle into 2019, we take a look back at New York Film Academy’s 2018 and the achievements and moments that made it another phenomenal year. Here are New…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Students Attend ‘The Price of Free’ Screening
January 3, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Students Attend ‘The Price of Free’ Screening

A select group of New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary and Filmmaking students were invited to attend The Price of Free, a feature-length documentary which screened on November 10, 2018…

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Netflix’s ‘Bird Box’ Features New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting Instructor Happy Anderson
January 2, 2019

Netflix’s ‘Bird Box’ Features New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting Instructor Happy Anderson

Just as 2018 was wrapping up, Netflix managed to squeeze one more buzzworthy hit movie into the zeitgeist with Bird Box, a post-apocalyptic thriller starring Sandra Bullock and featuring a…

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