NYFA Acting for Film Faculty: Interview with Lynda Goodfriend
Most of the time, if a famous New York stage director looked you in the eye and told you your acting was terrible, it might convince you that performing wasn’t…
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January 20, 2023
January 20, 2023
NYFA Screenwriting Faculty: Interview with Nunzio DeFilippis
The purpose of a writer is to elicit emotion. For Nunzio DeFilippis, Chair of Screenwriting and Dean of Faculty at NYFA’s Los Angeles campus, a story hasn’t served its purpose…
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January 20, 2023
NYFA Attends the Lunar New Year Reception Hosted by the Chinese Consulate General in New York
On January 17th, 2023, several NYFA staff and faculty members attended a Lunar New Year reception hosted by the Consul General of China’s Consulate in New York, Ambassador Huang Ping,…
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January 17, 2023
FESTIVAL FAVORITE ‘SHIRAMPARI’ DOCUMENTARY HEADED TO 2023 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
The highly-anticipated Sundance Film Festival will be live and in-person in Park City, Utah, this year for the first time since 2020. The festival, which will run from January 19 – 29,…
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January 17, 2023
NYFA Celebrates MA Producing for Executives Program’s Recent Graduates
NYFA held a virtual event on January 5th, 2023, to celebrate the school’s MA Producing for Executives program. The program’s students joined the call to share memories of their studies…
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January 11, 2023
Golden Globes 2023 Recap and Post-Show Highlights
From historic wins to memorable unscripted moments, this year’s Golden Globes set the stage for an incredible awards season. This year’s awards, televised after not being aired in 2022, showcased…
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January 3, 2023
New York Film Academy Looks Back at the 2022 Highlights
As the clock winds down on 2022 and ushers in a brand new year, now is the perfect time to take stock of our accomplishments. New York Film Academy (NYFA)…
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December 26, 2022
NYFA Acting Alum Sèdo Tossou Stars in “Black Santiago Club”
At NYFA, we are committed to developing multitalented students with creative goals in film, media, and television. Recently, we spoke with 2019 NYFA 1-Year Acting program alum Sèdo Tossou, star…
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December 16, 2022
Janek Ambros, MFA Producing Alum, Produces Festival Hits ‘Ukrainians in Exile’ and ‘Monica’
UPDATE: In May 2023, the Los Angeles-based filmmaker and NYFA alum received the ‘Auteur Filmmaker Award’ at the Roots of Europe International Film Festival. The festival screened Ambros’ films Son…
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