Community Highlights

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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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Student Wins Big with ‘Lip Reader: Game of Detective’
December 27, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Student Wins Big with ‘Lip Reader: Game of Detective’

On December 20, New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA student Shi Tanxuan showcased his short film, Lip Reader: Game of Detective at the 15th Guangzhou College Student Film Festival, one…

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The Magic City: Florence, Italy
December 24, 2018

The Magic City: Florence, Italy

Recently, on a rainy afternoon in Florence, I had the wonderful opportunity to spend time with students at New York Film Academy’s (NYFA) Florence location, located in a charming state-of-the-art…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Musical Theatre School Produces “Kristy’s Lament: Another Awful Day with the MTA”
December 21, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Musical Theatre School Produces “Kristy’s Lament: Another Awful Day with the MTA”

You’d be hard pressed to find a New Yorker who doesn’t experience their fair share of frustration with the MTA, the corporation that runs the city’s sprawling and crowded transit…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Industry Lab Scores a Hit With ‘The Counter: 1960’
December 19, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Industry Lab Scores a Hit With ‘The Counter: 1960’

The New York Film Academy’s Industry Lab and African American Black Film Society (ABA) kicked off the first official screening of internationally acclaimed short film, The Counter: 1960. Seven Industry…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Holds Meet and Greet for Alumni
December 14, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Holds Meet and Greet for Alumni

On Thursday, December 6, New York Film Academy (NYFA) hosted a TALENT MEET AND GREET at its Los Angeles Campus. NYFA invited talent agents and managers from around Hollywood to meet…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Broadcast Journalism Holiday Update
December 10, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Broadcast Journalism Holiday Update

Lots happening at New York Film Academy (NYFA) over the past couple of weeks, and away from NYFA too. The September 8-week Broadcast Journalism workshop students graduated earlier this month….

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Los Angeles Holds Q&A with “Affairs of State” Director and Cast
December 7, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Los Angeles Holds Q&A with “Affairs of State” Director and Cast

On Monday, December 3rd, the New York Film Academy (NYFA) hosted a screening of Affairs of State followed by a Q&A with director and NYFA instructor, Eric Bross, producer, Stephen…

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Colonel Jack Jacobs Holds Lecture for New York Film Academy (NYFA) Los Angeles Veteran-Students
December 6, 2018

Colonel Jack Jacobs Holds Lecture for New York Film Academy (NYFA) Los Angeles Veteran-Students

On November 15, 2018 New York Film Academy Los Angeles veteran-students gathered in the NYFA Theater, for a special lecture from Medal of Honor Recipient and appointed Chair of NYFA’s Veterans…

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