#WomenOfNYFA

NYFA Doc Grad’s “Legacy” Wins Award at the White House
July 21, 2016

NYFA Doc Grad’s “Legacy” Wins Award at the White House

The tradition of cowboying is alive and well—in Brooklyn. In former New York Film Academy Documentary student Amy Wright‘s film, Legacy, which premiered at DOC NYC in 2015, Wright takes a…

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Alumna Nabs Portuguese-Brazilian Award
July 18, 2016

Alumna Nabs Portuguese-Brazilian Award

NYFA alumna, Gabby Egito, was recently honored with the Portuguese-Brazilian Award, one of the most important accolades of Lusophone communities in the United States. The honorees list was handpicked by a…

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NYFA Broadcast Journalism Students to Cover NATO Summit
July 5, 2016

NYFA Broadcast Journalism Students to Cover NATO Summit

One of the biggest global stories this week is the biennial heads-of-state NATO conference taking place in Poland. With Britain’s pending exit from the European Union, and continuing tensions between…

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Broadcast Journalism Grad Nour Idriss Hired by CBS News
June 28, 2016

Broadcast Journalism Grad Nour Idriss Hired by CBS News

Nour Idriss, a recent NYFA Broadcast Journalism graduate, has been hired to work as a Broadcast Associate at the CBS Evening News. Nour came to NYFA to make a major…

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New York Film Academy High School Camp Grad Spotlight: Oksana Kuzychenko
June 27, 2016

New York Film Academy High School Camp Grad Spotlight: Oksana Kuzychenko

Two-time champion of the Russian National Hip-Hop Dancing Championship among junior teams, Oksana Kuzychenko, has always wanted to dedicate her life to the preforming and visual arts. In her early childhood…

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BFA Photography Student Delivers TEDx Talk on “Why People Matter”
June 24, 2016

BFA Photography Student Delivers TEDx Talk on “Why People Matter”

In any work of art, or even in everyday life, it is important to emphasize with either the characters in a story or those around us. Recently, BFA Photography student, Brenda Cantu…

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NYFA Alumna Livi Zheng Screens Debut Feature “Brush with Danger”
June 16, 2016

NYFA Alumna Livi Zheng Screens Debut Feature “Brush with Danger”

On June 8th, New York Film Academy students were treated to an inspirational evening with one of their own when they attended a screening and Q&A with NYFA alumna, feature…

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A Talk with Fulbright Scholar Elena Kulikova
June 15, 2016

A Talk with Fulbright Scholar Elena Kulikova

Many young people who are dreaming of being able to enroll in a higher education institution in the United States often give up this idea because of high tuition costs….

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Starting a Career in Animation Through Social Media
June 14, 2016

Starting a Career in Animation Through Social Media

As a graduate of the 3D Animation program at the New York Film Academy, Eliska Podzimkova has utilized her skills and creativity through the emerging social media platform, Instagram. Since…

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