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NYFA Alum Irene Mendez on Film Sustainability and a UN Campaign to Change The Film Production Landscape
February 16, 2021

NYFA Alum Irene Mendez on Film Sustainability and a UN Campaign to Change The Film Production Landscape

Spanish producer Irene Mendez has always been interested in visual storytelling. With her degree in communications coupled with her education from NYFA’s 1-Year Producing Conservatory, Mendez is seeking change in…

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NYFA Alum Boise Esquerra’s “Blackwater” Screens at 2021 Slamdance Film Festival
February 11, 2021

NYFA Alum Boise Esquerra’s “Blackwater” Screens at 2021 Slamdance Film Festival

Known both as a festival “by filmmakers, for filmmakers” and for its Oscar-qualifying short film awards, the Slamdance Film Festival has long been a mecca for emerging independent directors. This…

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NYFA Community Among Shortlist for 93rd Academy Awards
February 10, 2021

NYFA Community Among Shortlist for 93rd Academy Awards

After teasing the annual announcement of shortlists for this year’s upcoming Oscar nominations, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences finally announced nine categories of shortlists on Tuesday afternoon….

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NYFA Alum Lana Condor Stars in “To All The Boys: Forever and Always” on Netflix
February 10, 2021

NYFA Alum Lana Condor Stars in “To All The Boys: Forever and Always” on Netflix

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Lana Condor returns as Lara Jean Covey in Netflix’s original film To All The Boys: Always and Forever. The film is the third and final…

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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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The 52nd NAACP Image Awards Winners
February 4, 2021

The 52nd NAACP Image Awards Winners

On February 2, 2021, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced its list of nominations for this year’s NAACP Image Awards, an annual awards ceremony crediting…

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The 2021 Golden Globes Winners
February 3, 2021

The 2021 Golden Globes Winners

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has announced the nominees for the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. With an NBC semi-virtual ceremony set to take place on February 28, return…

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Filmmaking Alum Eva Gonzalez Szigriszt Attached as Writer For Facebook Watch’s “Woman in The Book” Animated Horror Series
January 29, 2021

Filmmaking Alum Eva Gonzalez Szigriszt Attached as Writer For Facebook Watch’s “Woman in The Book” Animated Horror Series

Screenwriter and Director Eva Gonzalez Szigriszt grew up in Spain with her musician parents and a grandfather, who directed TV and theater for many years. Following in her grandfather’s footsteps,…

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NYFA Alumni Meshal Al Jaser, Tushar Tyagi, and Dr. Ariel Orama López Qualify for 93rd Academy Awards
January 27, 2021

NYFA Alumni Meshal Al Jaser, Tushar Tyagi, and Dr. Ariel Orama López Qualify for 93rd Academy Awards

New York Film Academy (NYFA) is excited to announce the eligibility of three alumni projects that are officially qualified to be nominated in the upcoming 93rd Academy Awards for the…

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