Community Highlights

NYFA Alumnus Dr. Mukesh Hariawala’s Journey from Heart Surgeon to Bollywood Actor
August 22, 2017

NYFA Alumnus Dr. Mukesh Hariawala’s Journey from Heart Surgeon to Bollywood Actor

While many adults around the world return to school to change careers, you don’t often hear about heart surgeons who decide to leave medicine to pursue acting — and then…

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NLGJA’s Excellence in Documentary Award Winner is “Romeo Romeo” by NYFA’s Lizzie Gottlieb
August 18, 2017

NLGJA’s Excellence in Documentary Award Winner is “Romeo Romeo” by NYFA’s Lizzie Gottlieb

The prestigious Excellence in Documentary Award by the National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association (NLGJA) has been awarded to “Romeo, Romeo,” a documentary feature directed by New York Film Academy…

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VR and AR Crash Course with pioneering developer and NYFA instructor, Aaron Pulkka
August 18, 2017

VR and AR Crash Course with pioneering developer and NYFA instructor, Aaron Pulkka

NYFA instructor, Aaron Pulkka is a pioneer in the virtual reality and augmented reality having created groundbreaking projects going back to his days creating Aladdin’s Magic Carpet Ride as a…

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NYFA Acting for Film Alumnus Hayden Szeto Visits Los Angeles Campus as Guest Speaker
August 17, 2017

NYFA Acting for Film Alumnus Hayden Szeto Visits Los Angeles Campus as Guest Speaker

On Tuesday, August 15 New York Film Academy alumnus Hayden Szeto returned to the Los Angeles campus to share his latest hit “The Edge of Seventeen.” Q and A Series…

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NYFA Acting Instructor’s “The Good Catholic” Distributed by Broadgreen Pictures and Gravitas Ventures
August 16, 2017

NYFA Acting Instructor’s “The Good Catholic” Distributed by Broadgreen Pictures and Gravitas Ventures

This September, New York Film Academy Instructors Zachary Spicer and John Robert Armstrong’s independent feature “The Good Catholic” will release in more than 20 cities across the U.S. and 15…

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NYFA Photography Department Hosts Giant Artists Guest Lecture Series
August 16, 2017

NYFA Photography Department Hosts Giant Artists Guest Lecture Series

Early this August, Jennifer Jenkins from Giant Artists gave the first of three lectures for the New York Film Academy Photography Department’s summer series. In attendance were students interested in…

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Mid-August Updates From the NYFA Broadcast Journalism School
August 14, 2017

Mid-August Updates From the NYFA Broadcast Journalism School

In journalism, we always try to “get ahead of the story.” That is, not just report what has already happened but also cover what may well happen next. TVNewser had…

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NYFA Collaborates With Prestigious Saudi Festival Hakaya Misk in Riyadh
August 14, 2017

NYFA Collaborates With Prestigious Saudi Festival Hakaya Misk in Riyadh

The New York Film Academy has played an active role by offering workshops and training through a collaboration with the prestigious youth arts festival of Hakaya Misk, in Riyadh, Saudi…

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NYFA+RED Audience Award
August 11, 2017

NYFA+RED Audience Award

What is the NYFA+RED Competition? New York Film Academy (NYFA) in partnership with RED affords NYFA students the unique opportunity to showcase some of their best work and win amazing…

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