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Please note: NYFA does not represent that these are typical or guaranteed career outcomes. The success of our graduates in any chosen professional pathway depends on multiple factors, and the achievements of NYFA alumni are the result of their hard work, perseverance, talent and circumstances.
Experience, experience, experience! NYFA gave me the opportunity to work with other like-minded creative exciting people.
– Actress Aubrey Plaza
(“Parks & Recreations,” “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”), Film Camp 2001
NYFA was the first exposure I got to any kind of formal education in filmmaking. It was my “ABC’s” – the first steps I took to make movies professionally. There’s no doubt that what I learned at NYFA helped.
– Director Jonathan Jakubowicz
(“Hands of Stone”), Filmmaking 1997
NYFA was the toughest year of my life. It was very hands-on and I am thankful as that kind of [fast] pace prepared me to enter the field.
– Animator Francesco Panzieri
(“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”), 3D Animation 2008
Read more interviews about our alumni on the New York Film Academy Blog.
Watch the videos of our alumni re-visiting NYFA as our Guest Speakers.
