Faculty Highlights

NYFA Filmmaking Instructor Braden Duemmler’s Film “What Lies Below” Lands on Netflix
April 7, 2021

NYFA Filmmaking Instructor Braden Duemmler’s Film “What Lies Below” Lands on Netflix

NYFA instructor Braden Duemmler’s film What Lies Below is currently has the the #1 spot on Netflix’s Top 10 in the U.S. Today spot, a coveted ranking across all streaming…

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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 Instructor Tim Fielder Featured by “The New York Times”
March 5, 2021

NYFA Instructor Tim Fielder Featured by “The New York Times”

In a February profile piece, The New York Times (NYT) penned a profile citing a boom in comic books and graphic novels that focus on Afrofuturism, a cultural aesthetic that describes the intersection…

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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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NYFA Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Lizzie Gottlieb Featured by ‘Insider’ to Talk About New Film “Turn Every Page”
March 2, 2021

NYFA Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Lizzie Gottlieb Featured by ‘Insider’ to Talk About New Film “Turn Every Page”

NYFA Documentary instructor Lizzie Gottlieb has been directing film and theater in New York for the past couple of decades. As a director, Gottlieb has worked with Peter Dinklage, Ethan…

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NYFA South Beach Instructor Daniel Abrusci Wins Gold Promax Award
February 25, 2021

NYFA South Beach Instructor Daniel Abrusci Wins Gold Promax Award

New York Film Academy is excited to share that Filmmaking instructor Daniel Abrusci has won a Gold Promax Award for outstanding achievement in sound design and mixing on the Cbeebies…

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NYFA Photography Alum Jon Henry Named on The “TIME 100 Next” List
February 24, 2021

NYFA Photography Alum Jon Henry Named on The “TIME 100 Next” List

New York Film Academy (NYFA) is excited to announce that Photography alum Jon Henry has been featured in TIME Magazine’s TIME 100 Next list for 2021. Last year, Henry won the prestigious Arnold Newman Prize…

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Meet NYFA Cinematography Instructor & ASC Member Tommy Maddox-Upshaw
February 23, 2021

Meet NYFA Cinematography Instructor & ASC Member Tommy Maddox-Upshaw

At New York Film Academy, the faculty is an incredibly talented group of artists that teach the next generation of filmmakers and creators all while being active members in their…

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Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Claudia Raschke Lenses Upcoming “FAUCI” Doc For National Geographic
February 9, 2021

Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Claudia Raschke Lenses Upcoming “FAUCI” Doc For National Geographic

UPDATE: NYFA Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Claudia Raschke is Director of Photography (DP) for the new series Land of the Giants: Titans of Tech premiering on CNN+. At New York Film…

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