Why Choose NYFA’s Programs at Cambridge, MA
For aspiring storytellers, NYFA offers exclusive summer workshops at the Cambridge campus in filmmaking, acting for film, musical theatre, and animation. The charming city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, is just minutes away from Boston, and has a unique and intellectually invigorating atmosphere that challenges students to achieve at the highest level.
Information about NYFA’s Youth Programs at Cambridge’s campus can be found here.
Facilities
NYFA’s summer workshop classes are held on the Harvard University campus*. During their time, filmmaking students will have access to professional-grade equipment such as digital cameras and portable lighting packages, as well as digital editing software.
Students can explore Cambridge and Boston, which offer aspiring filmmakers an enormous variety of locations for shooting their films. They may want to capture the site of Paul Revere’s historic ride, or the bustling market of Fanueil Hall. Nearby Walden Pond will inspire visiting filmmakers, actors, and animators, as it inspired Thoreau more than 150 years ago.
Faculty
During the programs at Cambridge, students work alongside our experienced faculty who actively work in the industry. NYFA’s award-winning faculty use their unique professional experiences to equip students with modern tools and techniques, preparing them for the unique challenges of the filmmaking, television, media, and entertainment. It’s no coincidence that triple Oscar winners Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All At Once) made their first film together while they were teaching assistants in NYFA’s summer program in Cambridge.
Students in NYFA’s Cambridge program can enjoy the activities and events being held in and around Cambridge during the summer, as well as the surrounding Cambridge and Boston areas. During their time in NYFA’s workshops in Cambridge, students can explore lectures, concerts, and readings on-campus to contribute to their experience. Students will experience the beautiful New England summer weather and can visit local attractions such as Cambridge’s many restaurants, cafés, bookstores, ice cream shops, and pizza parlors. Theatrical productions are held in Cambridge throughout the summer, and students can also visit the American Repertory Theatre (ART) and The Brattle in Harvard Square for the latest independent, international, and repertory cinema. There is also an enormous variety of museums in the area, from Harvard’s Fogg Art Museum to the Ware Collection of Glass Flowers at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. During the workshops, students can also enjoy excursions to Boston, which is located a short twenty-minute train ride away. Boston is a modern, metropolitan city with attractions such as the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Public Garden, Fenway Park, John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum & Library, Beacon Hill, and Quincy Market. *New York Film Academy is not affiliated with Harvard University, nor is NYFA in Cambridge, MA a Harvard University program or activity.