The end of January was an exciting time at New York Film Academy (NYFA), as students and instructors witnessed the culmination of their hard work over multiple days of final screenings, presentations, pitches, and of course, graduation ceremonies.
Students were able to invite family, friends, and industry professionals and present their work; Filmmaking, Producing, and Acting for Film students held their final screenings at Warner Bros. Studios; Photography students had their work displayed in art galleries; Screenwriting and Producing students pitched ideas to entertainment professionals; and Game Design students presented their creations at a showcase. The excitement concluded with a full day of graduation ceremonies with family and faculty cheering on their graduates.
The January 2020 graduation ceremony was held at the Harmony Gold Theater in West Hollywood. Throughout three ceremonies, family and friends from all over the world gathered to celebrate as NYFA graduates proudly accepted their diplomas and tossed their caps in the air.
Guest speaker and NYFA Board Member Matthew Modine encouraged graduates to be actively present in the moment, instructing students and guests to take a deep breath, while stating, “Conscious breathing reminds us that we are alive, in the moment, and that the moment–this moment–is all there really is. No one has ever existed in the past or the future, there’s only now. You must always remember to breathe.”
Modine continued his commencement speech by motivating students to hone in on their creativity and open their minds, proclaiming, “Being an artist requires you to think. It demands you to reason, collaborate, and develop a worldview. Your creativity will only be as vast as your imagination. Your talent will manifest in the choices that you make.”
He added, “Today, you graduated from this Academy and you must now enroll in the school of thought. The cost for this next investment is simply being present and aware of each and every moment.” Modine’s message garnered a positive response from the hopeful graduates, excited to share their creativity with the world.
New York Film Academy congratulates all of the incredible students who have dedicated so much time and hard work into completing their training here. We look forward to celebrating all their wonderful achievements to come!
Take a look at all the images in the following links:
January 2020 Graduates
Mahmoud Abul Burghul Meshaal Al Jaser Sura Aldakhil Elton Alexander Khaled Algrainees Seda Anbarci Nida Arif Alina Averianova Veronica Badell Branden Bailey Ryan Barnes Catalina Barragan Castano Frederick Scott Basnight II Alexander Bethea Zhishen Bi Lyndsay Bianco Jaime Blanson David Bockenkamp Jaden Tyler Boland Ekaterina Bolshakova Trey Bond Cole Ryan Brewer Sarah Brine Troy Brown Amara Brown Nathaniel Bryan Samuel Buckner Zhiyin Cai Lissette Camacho Matthew Relyea Capron Federica Carlino Andrei Carmona Linhares Yu-Fang (Annie) Chang Chin-Wei Chang Lingjuan Chang Kritika Chawla Suimeng Chen Yanqing Chen Haolin Chen Yufei Chen Lan-Chi Chien Sungho Chun JaToris Combs Paige Conroy Alexis Cruz Keren Dekterov Brianna Dickens Francisca Emma Dolha Lialdon Donovan-Green Yuwei Du Zhiyuan Duan Daniel Morgan Duddy Murat Dugan India Edwards Theresa Katharina Eschbacher Jose Escorcia Anthony Alexander Esparza Boise Badilla Esquerra Liujin Fang Chloe Feller Aaron J. Field Devan Ford Hunter Fox Huanting Gao Daniel Garza Steve Grigdesby Haining Gu Abdulrahman Haddadi Erin Lynnette Hall Paiten Hamilton Woonyea Han Ziwei Han Wahijadeen Harrison Jingya He Skye Hendon Herbert Antonio Hidalgo Chia-Yu Hsieh Xuemao Hu Xin Huang Sean Jackson Sebastian Jaimes Julianna James Tian Jin Bobby LaMont Johnson II Senka Joti Shreya Karunakaram
Sanaya Gautam Khatri Mina Khouzam Shreya Kotian Anton Krasavin Brandon Lattman Nicholas Lehman Yinghao Li Junke Li Yilin Li Dong Huk Lim Doudou Lin Shiyu Liu Gong Liu Kameshia Logan Chenxin Lou Pedro Louis Yi Lu Gabriel Lugo Chi Ma Megan Ressa Mann Yasmine Mazboudi Jack McKeever Ryan Mechling Siyuan Miao Jaasir Omar Minor Nicolai Ndambo Joseph Neibich Rialene Nel Nolan Nelson Zhuoran Ni Dylan Nuttall Mudiwa Kennedy Simbai Nyamande Ashley Oge Romelia Osorio Botagoz Ospanova Caglan Ozdogan Caterina Piccardo Justin Piehler Muhammad Rehan Jason Dale Rhodes Kameron Donnel Rory Alexandra Maria Roth-Rosenthal Aaron Rowe Gulshan Salamli Sharwin Sandesh Samant Juan Martín Sánchez Brenda Serrano Jia Shi Agnes Shinozaki Ilan Siegal Berner Thorunn Sigurdardottir Chul Hyeon Son Noelle Soulier Cristopher Spagna Athena Stamakinley Jonathan Stroughter Jeremy Suarez Edward Suh Keping Sun Yueh-Tzu Sun Rongkang Sun Jared Swift Phyllis Tam Yuchi Tian Diego Toussaint Joaquin Trapero Szabina Hanna Tutor Rachel Vaswani Vitoria Mitsuyo Wada Jiayu Wang Yu-Tzu Wang Shiran Wang Joshua Weyers Daniel Wheatley Anthony White Banghao Xiao Jingrui Xin Zehao Xu Chuanzhuan Xue Vladyslav Yuriyovich Yaremov Chen Yu Yazeed Zailaee Miaoling Zhao Muyun Zhou Sainan Zhu Adilet Zhumabek
