Guest Speakers

Mindfruit Studio Stops in at NYFA’s Stop Motion Class
April 5, 2016

Mindfruit Studio Stops in at NYFA’s Stop Motion Class

Last week New York Film Academy’s 3D Animation and VFX students got to meet and talk with Damon Stea and Cassandra Chowdhury, the dynamic duo who run Mindfruit Studios. Mindfruit…

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NYFA Welcomes Award-Winning Italian Filmmaker Nanni Moretti
April 5, 2016

NYFA Welcomes Award-Winning Italian Filmmaker Nanni Moretti

Considered one of the most original Italian filmmakers over the past several decades, it’s hard to think of a more accomplished international guest speaker than Italian director, Nanni Moretti. In 1976, Moretti…

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Bruce Wagner Discusses Personal Journey After “Maps to the Stars” Screening
April 4, 2016

Bruce Wagner Discusses Personal Journey After “Maps to the Stars” Screening

This past Tuesday, New York Film Academy students welcomed screenwriter, novelist, and director Bruce Wagner to the NYFA theatre, following a screening of his film, Maps to the Stars. David…

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Screenwriting Panel: Life in Television
March 30, 2016

Screenwriting Panel: Life in Television

On Thursday, March 17th, the New York Film Academy’s Screenwriting Department, in cooperation with Final Draft, hosted the second in its second annual series of “Life In” panels. Arranged for…

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NYFA Grad Costa Fam Begins Pre-Production on Final Part of Trilogy “Witnesses”
March 28, 2016

NYFA Grad Costa Fam Begins Pre-Production on Final Part of Trilogy “Witnesses”

There are no coincidences in life, everything happens for a reason—every action from the past affects the future. When the stars are aligned and the magic is right, it causes…

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Chaucer Barnes Breaks Down How to Market Your Games
March 25, 2016

Chaucer Barnes Breaks Down How to Market Your Games

The New York Film Academy Game Design Program welcomed guest speaker, marketing expert Chaucer Barnes (Executive Director, Context Strategy at Translation). Using his “Contagion Cookbook,” Barnes lead an insightful and entertaining…

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Discussion with 20th Century Fox Chairman & CEO James N. Gianopulos
March 25, 2016

Discussion with 20th Century Fox Chairman & CEO James N. Gianopulos

New York Film Academy students were invited to a theatre on the 20th Century Fox Studios Lot in Beverly Hills for an amazing opportunity—a Q&A with Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 20th Century…

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Meet & Greet with Alumnus Sanzhar Madiyev
March 24, 2016

Meet & Greet with Alumnus Sanzhar Madiyev

The New York Film Academy Los Angeles campus was honored to welcome new rising star, Sanzhar Madiyev. “Back in 2011-2012, I was a student at New York Film Academy and was…

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BROADCAST JOURNALISM STUDENTS TOUR NBC STUDIOS WITH COLONEL JACK JACOBS
March 22, 2016

BROADCAST JOURNALISM STUDENTS TOUR NBC STUDIOS WITH COLONEL JACK JACOBS

A group of broadcast journalism students from New York Film Academy were given a very special behind-the-scenes tour around NBC studios and newsrooms. The “tour guide” for the day was Colonel Jack Jacobs,…

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