Diversity

Emily Seale-Jones Returns to NYFA to Talk About Creating Content
March 29, 2017

Emily Seale-Jones Returns to NYFA to Talk About Creating Content

The Acting for Film Department at the New York Film Academy has started a new Industry Trend series, which welcomes recent graduates who are at early and mid-level stages of their…

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NYFA Alumna’s Thesis Film “My Lover Never Came” Wins Three Awards at NYC Indie Film Awards
March 27, 2017

NYFA Alumna’s Thesis Film “My Lover Never Came” Wins Three Awards at NYC Indie Film Awards

Growing up in Myanmar, Moe Myat May Zarchi was very interested in a variety of movies from art house cinema to american independent films, and also reading about film history. Though adept…

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NYFA Acting for Film Alumna’s “Frisky” Gets Distribution from Gravitas
March 24, 2017

NYFA Acting for Film Alumna’s “Frisky” Gets Distribution from Gravitas

Shot on a mere five thousand dollars, 8-Week Acting for Film alumna Claudia Pickering’s film, “Frisky,” was recently digitally released by Gravitas — which happens to be the same distribution company who distributed her former…

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NYFA Musical Theatre Alumna Stars in “The Little Mermaid” Musical in São Paulo
March 23, 2017

NYFA Musical Theatre Alumna Stars in “The Little Mermaid” Musical in São Paulo

After graduating from the New York Film Academy, Musical Theatre alumna Anna Luisa Preto returned to her home country of Brazil where she was cast to play the Little Mermaid in “The Little…

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NYFA Grad’s “The Dawn” to Screen at Kuwait Film Festival
March 20, 2017

NYFA Grad’s “The Dawn” to Screen at Kuwait Film Festival

Kuwaiti filmmaker and New York Film Academy alumnus Yousef Al-Qenaei’s short film, “The Dawn,” was very well received at the ADASA Festival and is due to screen at the Kuwait Film Festival…

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NYFA Alumni’s “I Am a Politician” to Air on HBO
March 14, 2017

NYFA Alumni’s “I Am a Politician” to Air on HBO

New York Film Academy alumni Susana Matos and Javier Colon have just finished their latest film “Yo soy un Politico” (I am a Politician). The film is about Carlos, an…

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NYFA Game Design Alumnus Creates His Own “Borders”
March 7, 2017

NYFA Game Design Alumnus Creates His Own “Borders”

One of the more controversial topics in recent months has been immigration and America’s stance on border control. Like other artists, New York Film Academy Game Design School alumnus Genaro Vallejo…

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NYFA Photography Alumni Spotlight: Eunnym Cho
March 6, 2017

NYFA Photography Alumni Spotlight: Eunnym Cho

Born in Seoul, South Korea with a background as a theater designer, photography has always been a passion for New York Film Academy Photography alumna, Eunnym Cho. Cho used her elaborate sets…

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NYFA Welcomes Renown Kazakh Cinematographer Azamat Dulatov
February 27, 2017

NYFA Welcomes Renown Kazakh Cinematographer Azamat Dulatov

Recently, Kazakh Cinematographer, Azamat Dulatov, and NYFA alumnus, Aisultan Seitov, gave a Q & A at the New York Film Academy Los Angeles following a screening of “The Jackal.” The…

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