At the New York Film Academy’s film school, faculty members and curriculum are focused on providing students with the real world know-how to help them achieve their goals. These achievements are the result of their hard work, perseverance, talent and circumstances. Below are some of the positions and networks in which our alumni have worked:
Hands-On Filmmaking Degrees,
Certificates, and Workshops
Filmmakers tell captivating stories through film, television, and new media, using compelling narratives and engaging performances to bring their cinematic vision to life. At NYFA’s Film School, aspiring filmmakers master these skills and techniques, choosing from a variety of Filmmaking degrees, certificate programs, and workshops at our campuses in New York, Los Angeles, and Florence (Italy), as well as numerous international locations. During these hands-on programs, students learn-by-doing, spending a majority of their studies writing, shooting, editing, directing, and producing original films and digital content.
Through robust coursework, production workshops, and actual on-set experience that reflects the work done within the film industry, students build their confidence as directors and filmmakers. NYFA filmmaking students explore every phase of classical film structure and content creation, receiving a well-rounded education in the always-evolving art of visual storytelling. Our rigorous, accelerated approach provides students with the opportunity to make a number of films during their time at NYFA, and graduates leave our programs with a selection of their best work. Typically, the longer the program, the more content and films students get to create. For students interested in creating non-fiction content, we also offer a number of programs specifically for documentary films.
As the original disruptors of the Hollywood gate-keeping system, NYFA strives to make education in filmmaking accessible to the most diverse, international, and broadest community of students. At our film school, we foster an environment that is creatively challenging, respectful, and actively supportive of each unique student and of a collectively diverse student body.
Filmmaking Degrees
The filmmaking degrees at NYFA’s Film School provide students with a well-rounded education that fully supports their development as directors and filmmakers. In our hands-on programs, students create a number of original films and content, gaining hands-on training and experience on a film set.
Through large-scale production workshops and rigorous coursework, degree students develop a practical skill set that incorporates all major aspects of the filmmaking craft, as well as emerging storytelling mediums such as web series, podcasts, virtual reality, commercials, and music videos. Students also take liberal arts courses closely related to filmmaking, preparing them to develop their unique stories and express themselves cinematically.
Our degree students fully explore and gain mastery of filmmaking and visual content, developing their individual style and artistic voice. Students who fully commit to their program emerge with a wealth of experience and expertise in filmmaking, as well as a reel with their own films and video content.
Filmmaking
Programs
The 1-Year and 2-Year Filmmaking Certificates are conservatory-style programs where students learn essential creative and technical skills in filmmaking, cinematography, directing, screenwriting, producing, and editing.
Designed for aspiring filmmakers who wish to apply their learned and developed skills as soon as possible, these full-time programs offer students the opportunity to create a variety of original films, gain experience on-set in various roles, and build fundamental knowledge in the craft of filmmaking.
Filmmaking Workshops
NYFA offers a range of in-person full-time and part-time filmmaking workshops at our campuses and satellite locations. To learn more about the curriculum and projects in each workshop, please visit the individual pages below. Explore examples of projects NYFA filmmaking students may complete on the filmmaking projects page.
During the full-time 1-Semester Filmmaking Workshop, students create short films and video content for their own reel. Projects may include a Mise en Scène, Continuity, Montage, and Point of View.
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The 12-Week Evening Filmmaking Workshop is a part-time, 64 hour program typically held in the evenings on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Projects may include a Continuity film, Music and Montage piece, as well as a final film.
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The 8-Week Filmmaking Workshop is a full-time, 160 hour program. Classes are typically scheduled Monday through Friday with the potential of weekend classes. Projects may include a Mise-en-Scène, Continuity, a Music, a Checkovian, and a final short.
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The 8-Week Cinematic VR Filmmaking Workshop is a full-time, 160 hour program. Classes are typically scheduled Monday through Friday with the potential of weekend classes. Projects include a 360 musical scene, group short narrative video experience, short narrative, and a final experience project.
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The 6-Week Filmmaking Workshop is a full-time, 120 hour program. Classes are typically scheduled Monday through Friday with the potential of weekend classes. Projects may include a Mise-en-scène film, a Continuity film, and a Non-sync final film.
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The 6-Week Holiday Filmmaking Workshop is a full-time, 120 hour program held in the winter over the holiday break. Classes are typically scheduled Monday through Friday with the potential of weekend classes. Projects include a Mise-en-scène film, a Continuity film, and a Non-Sync final film.
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The 4-Week Filmmaking Workshop is a full-time, 80 hour program. Classes are typically scheduled Monday through Friday with the potential of weekend classes. Projects may include a Mise-en-Scène, Continuity, and Montage/Music film.
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The 4-Week Music Video Filmmaking Workshop is a full-time, 80 hour program. Classes are typically scheduled Monday through Friday with the potential of weekend classes. Projects include a Music and Image and Music Video Group Project.
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The 3-Week Filmmaking Workshop is a full-time program. Classes are typically scheduled Monday through Friday with the potential of weekend classes. Projects may include a Continuity and Montage/Music film.
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The 1-Week Filmmaking Workshop is a full-time, 20 hour program. Classes are typically scheduled Monday through Friday with the potential of weekend classes. Projects include a Continuity film.
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This intensive program requires full commitment to a demanding filmmaking curriculum, with hours often extending beyond regular class time. Classes run throughout the week, while evenings focus on writing, location scouting, casting, and editing.
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The 2-Day Filmmaking Workshop is a full-time, immersive, two-day workshop held in Florence (Italy). Students complete assignments such as Director’s Craft, Screenwriting, and Cinematography exercises.
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The 2-Day Directing Workshop is a full-time, immersive, two-day workshop. In this weekend filmmaking workshop, students are taught by working industry professionals and learn the essentials of directorial style.
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Online Filmmaking Workshops
In addition to our in-person workshops, NYFA has a variety of online filmmaking workshops. These workshops are a great fit for filmmakers, directors, and content creators who want to gain experience creating their own films from the comfort of their own home.
The 15-Week Online Filmmaking Workshop is a part-time, 80 hour course held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. There is an additional class on Wednesday evenings for weeks 14 and 15. Projects may include a Continuity Exercise, a Music and Montage film, as well as a final piece.
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The 8-Week Online Filmmaking Workshop is a 120 hour, full-time program held Monday through Friday. Projects may include a Mise-en-Scène, Continuity Exercise, a music and montage film, a subtext film, as well as a final film.
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The 4-Week Online Filmmaking is a 80 hour, full-time program held Monday through Friday. Projects may include a Mise-en-Scène, Continuity Exercise, a music and montage film.
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The 2-Week Online Filmmaking is a 40 hour, full-time program held Monday through Friday. Projects may include a Mise-en-Scène and Continuity Exercise.
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The 1-Week Online Filmmaking is a 22 hour, full-time program held Monday through Saturday. In the workshop, each student writes, directs, shoots, and edits a short film project.
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Film
School Faculty
The award-winning faculty at NYFA’s Film School actively work in the film, television, and entertainment industries, possessing a wealth of experience in directing, screenwriting, acting for film and stage, cinematography, editing, sound design, and producing. NYFA’s faculty are passionate professionals who live and breathe film, providing the guidance and expertise necessary for students to hone their craft and build their confidence as visual storytellers.
Film School Alumni
NYFA’s Film School strives to offer an intensive and focused education with hands-on experience and practical training. The achievements of any NYFA alumni are the result of their hard work, perseverance, talent and circumstances, and NYFA is proud of our graduates who have pursued ambitious creative goals. Many of our alumni now fill roles as Film Directors, Film Editors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers, Producers, and Actors on award-winning films, creative content, and television shows.
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Please note: Equipment, curriculum, and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up-to-date curriculum.