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NYFA COMMUNITY WINS AT 94TH ACADEMY AWARDS 2022
March 28, 2022

NYFA COMMUNITY WINS AT 94TH ACADEMY AWARDS 2022

Last night’s 94th Academy Award was a night to remember in more ways than one. We’re recognizing the work and achievements of our alumni and the NYFA community as well…

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NYFA ALUM ANDOR ZAHONYI WRITES & DIRECTS FESTIVAL SCI-FI FAVORITE
March 28, 2022

NYFA ALUM ANDOR ZAHONYI WRITES & DIRECTS FESTIVAL SCI-FI FAVORITE

Since graduating from New York Film Academy, 12-Week Filmmaking Program Digital Compositor Andor Zahonyi has not stopped creating breath-taking visuals. Andor has almost 50 visual effects credits on IMDB and more than 300 TV…

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NYFA ALUM ANDOR ZAHONYI WRITES & DIRECTS FESTIVAL SCI-FI FAVORITE
March 28, 2022

NYFA ALUM ANDOR ZAHONYI WRITES & DIRECTS FESTIVAL SCI-FI FAVORITE

Since graduating from New York Film Academy, 12-Week Filmmaking Program Digital Compositor Andor Zahonyi has not stopped creating breath-taking visuals. Andor has almost 50 visual effects credits on IMDB and more than 300 TV…

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NYFA MFA ALUM MEITAL COHEN NAVARRO NOMINATED AT THE COLLEGE TELEVISION AWARDS
March 21, 2022

NYFA MFA ALUM MEITAL COHEN NAVARRO NOMINATED AT THE COLLEGE TELEVISION AWARDS

NYFA MFA Filmmaking alum Meital Cohen Navarro is an award-winning, Israeli-born narrative and documentary filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Meital’s most recent film, Over My Dead Body, tells the story of a young Jewish…

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NYFA FILMMAKING ALUM KANE SENES DIRECTS “SISSY”
March 10, 2022

NYFA FILMMAKING ALUM KANE SENES DIRECTS “SISSY”

UPDATE: After premiering at SXSW in March 2022, ‘Sissy’ has had an extremely successful festival run. Most recently, Sissy won the “Midnight X-treme” Audience Award at Sitges and was picked up by the scary…

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NYFA FACULTY SUKI MEDENCEVIC IS DP ON SHINING VALE
March 8, 2022

NYFA FACULTY SUKI MEDENCEVIC IS DP ON SHINING VALE

NYFA Cinematography instructor Suki Medencevic studied cinematography in Prague, Czech Republic. There, he studied under the guidance of renowned cinematographers and artists from around Europe. Medencevic trained in a rigorous five-year…

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NYFA ALUM JOINS AS PRODUCER FOR OSCAR-NOMINATED FILM, “BESTIA”
March 7, 2022

NYFA ALUM JOINS AS PRODUCER FOR OSCAR-NOMINATED FILM, “BESTIA”

Last year, Mexican film producer and NYFA BFA alum Mariana Méndez Alejandre joined the Oscar and Annie-nominated short film Bestia as co-producer alongside Tevo Diaz from Trebol3, a Chilean production company. Mariana…

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MAISA SILVA PRESSES CONTROL + Z IRL ON NETFLIX’S ‘BACK TO 15’
February 28, 2022

MAISA SILVA PRESSES CONTROL + Z IRL ON NETFLIX’S ‘BACK TO 15’

NYFA Acting for Film Teen Camp alum Maisa Silva boasts an impressive 41.2 million followers on Instagram, 11.4 million on Twitter, 14 million on Facebook and 5.79 million subscribers on Youtube. All…

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES PRODUCERS OF “THE LOST DAUGHTER” OSNAT HANDELSMAN-KEREN & TALIA KLEINHENDLER
February 22, 2022

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES PRODUCERS OF “THE LOST DAUGHTER” OSNAT HANDELSMAN-KEREN & TALIA KLEINHENDLER

New York Film Academy (NYFA) had the honor of hosting a live video Q&A with Osnat Handelsman-Keren and Talia Kleinhendler to discuss producing international films and The Lost Daughter with NYFA students and alumni. Tova Laiter, Director…

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