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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Roshni “Rush” Bhatia Wins WINGS Grant from Zonta Club
August 14, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Roshni “Rush” Bhatia Wins WINGS Grant from Zonta Club

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking alum Roshni “Rush” Bhatia was recently a Guest of Honor at the Zonta Club of Burbank and was awarded their WINGS grant, allowing her…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) BFA Acting for Film Alum Tayla Schaffner Writes, Produces, and Stars in Award-Winning ‘When It Rains’
April 30, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) BFA Acting for Film Alum Tayla Schaffner Writes, Produces, and Stars in Award-Winning ‘When It Rains’

Tayla Schaffner, graduate of the New York Film Academy (NYFA) BFA in Acting for Film program, has been turning heads with her thesis film When It Rains, which has been…

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‘Boxing Girls’ Features Two New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alumni
April 17, 2019

‘Boxing Girls’ Features Two New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alumni

Boxing Girls, a new Arabic-language drama from the Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC) premiered earlier this year and is the screenwriting debut of New York Film Academy (NYFA) alum Afnan…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Musical Theatre School Produces “Kristy’s Lament: Another Awful Day with the MTA”
December 21, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Musical Theatre School Produces “Kristy’s Lament: Another Awful Day with the MTA”

You’d be hard pressed to find a New Yorker who doesn’t experience their fair share of frustration with the MTA, the corporation that runs the city’s sprawling and crowded transit…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) and GreenLight Women Q&A with the Filmmakers of “Stuntwomen”
November 19, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) and GreenLight Women Q&A with the Filmmakers of “Stuntwomen”

On Saturday, November 10, New York Film Academy and GreenLight Women hosted a screening of the documentary, Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story, followed by a Q&A with director, April Wright;…

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Forbes Interviews New York Film Academy (NYFA) Broadcast Journalism Alum Alana Blaylock
November 13, 2018

Forbes Interviews New York Film Academy (NYFA) Broadcast Journalism Alum Alana Blaylock

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Alana Blaylock has had a productive career since finishing the 8-week Broadcast Journalism workshop at NYFA’s New York City campus in the summer of…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Alum Kendall Ciesemier Talks Activism, Social Causes
November 7, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Alum Kendall Ciesemier Talks Activism, Social Causes

Chicago native, New York-based producer, writer, and social entrepreneur Kendall Ciesemier has been making waves with breaking news stories and interviews about social causes ever since she was 11 years…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Cinematography Alum Jude Abadi Wins Best Student Cinematography Award
October 22, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Cinematography Alum Jude Abadi Wins Best Student Cinematography Award

This summer, New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Cinematography alum Jude Abadi added a very important accolade to her resume when she won the Best Student Cinematography Award at the…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Student and Faculty Work to Screen at DOC NYC 2018
October 18, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Student and Faculty Work to Screen at DOC NYC 2018

For the fourth consecutive year, the New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary School has been selected to screen a slate of exceptional student documentaries as part of the prestigious DOC NYC film…

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