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Sprinting Toward Hollywood: A Pro Athlete Turned Actress
July 26, 2012

Sprinting Toward Hollywood: A Pro Athlete Turned Actress

  As a child in Markham, Ontario, Charlotte Plummer was involved in countless extra-curricular activities: ballet, modern dance, piano, accordion, trombone, horseback riding, acting classes. She did well in all…

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It’s Never Too Late To Pursue Acting
July 23, 2012

It’s Never Too Late To Pursue Acting

They say it’s never too late to start your dreams. At the age of 35, Silje Aas Meyer finally got the courage to follow her childhood dream to become an…

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Winning in Casablanca
July 18, 2012

Winning in Casablanca

One year filmmaking graduate, Jaouad Bouddehbine, won Best Fiction at The Casablanca International Student Film Festival and was selected at Angelus Student Film Festival with his film, Stricken, which was his thesis film at New York Film Academy. The Moroccan…

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Financing Your Indie Film and Developing an Audience
June 28, 2012

Financing Your Indie Film and Developing an Audience

Rohit Gupta is a Mumbai native who came to the United States over 12 years ago. Coming from a family of entrepreneurs, Rohit didn’t have “the slightest idea about filmmaking”…

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Michael Staininger on Directing His First Feature
June 19, 2012

Michael Staininger on Directing His First Feature

Imagine being in charge of a 2 million dollar feature film, written and produced by the same guy who wrote The Crow. Your only experience is from directing a student…

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Marko Nabersnik’s Path to Success
June 13, 2012

Marko Nabersnik’s Path to Success

Director Marko Nabersnik attended an 8-week Film Workshop at New York Film Academy in 1996. His first film, Rooster’s Breakfast, won numerous national awards and became the biggest box office…

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International Documentary Association Hires Rocio Mesa
May 31, 2012

International Documentary Association Hires Rocio Mesa

Sabine Sighicelli is the Chair of Documentary Filmmaking at the New York Film Academy, Universal Studios campus. A documentary writer, producer, director, and associate producer, she has worked in the…

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Showing The World Your Truth
May 24, 2012

Showing The World Your Truth

Fito Pardo graduated from New York Film Academy in the late 90’s. Since then, he has gone on to direct short films and music videos, has worked as cinematographer on…

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From a Roman Garage to Successful Filmmaker
May 16, 2012

From a Roman Garage to Successful Filmmaker

Luigi Benvisto was born in Varese, Italy with dreams of filmmaking and New York City. After discovering his passion while shooting short films on his digital camera, Luigi moved to…

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