Dunya’s Day, a satirical short film tackling class privilege and associate produced by current New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary student Aya Hamdan, is premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival as part of its international shorts competition. The film is notable for its all-female, Saudi cast, who give complex, layered performances that are generating a lot of buzz.
The film, written and directed by Raed Alsemari, tells the story of Dunya, who struggles to throw the perfect graduation party after she’s abandoned by her domestic help. The film already has the honor of being the first Saudi film to have its premiere in Saudi Arabia, with an IMAX screening at the Vox Cinema at Riyadh Park organized by the General Culture Authority, represented by the Saudi Film Council.
Hamdan first attended NYFA’s 1-week Filmmaking workshop before enrolling in the Academy’s Documentary Filmmaking 1-year conservatory in New York City, where she is being prepared by professional, distinguished faculty members for the practical challenges, opportunities, and realities that arise when creating documentary films.
Hamdan is grateful for the support she has received from the Documentary school staff while working on Dunya’s Day. She tells NYFA, “I want to thank Andrea, Tracie, Joao, Claudia, and Maxine for all of their support.”
As part of her curriculum, Hamdan is working on several documentary shorts, including a social issue film and a thesis film that she will shoot in her home country, the Kingdom of Bahrain. She also plans on working with Alsemari on his next film, possibly a feature set in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
“He has the creativity and drive to positively influence the perception of Arab women in the media,” Hamdan says of writer/director Raed Alsemari. She adds, “I am truly thankful and proud to be part of this journey. I love this film and what it represents not only for Saudi Arabian cinema but for cinema across the Middle East. I can’t wait for it to be shared with a wider audience; it touches on a universal topic that anyone can relate to, but through the stories of the fierce women of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.”
Hamdan served as associate producer on Dunya’s Day. In addition to Alsemari, the crew includes Sarah Elnawasrah as producer, Oliver Theurillat as director of photography, and Tamara Kalo as production designer, and stars Sara Balghonaim, Rahaf Bazian, and Ayah Bazian.
The first screening of Dunya’s Day at Sundance is Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at Prospector Square Theater.
The New York Film Academy congratulates Documentary Filmmaking student Aya Hamdan on the Sundance premiere of Dunya’s Day and looks forward to following her work as she completes her studies!
New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Tyler Williams can be seen in the new Netflix series, Medal of Honor, a docudrama anthology series based on real life servicemen who have earned the military’s highest award for valor. It’s perfect casting for the Robert Zemeckis-produced series, as Williams isn’t just a graduate of NYFA’s Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting for Film program, but a military veteran as well.
Shortly after 9/11, Williams joined the Marine Corps, where he was eventually assigned to a top secret joint task force. After four years, Williams received an Honorable Discharge and attended business school full time in New Mexico.
After trying out for a local production starring Val Kilmer and Gary Cole for a small part as a Marine, Williams was asked to be the military technical consultant for the film, as well as a stand-in for Val Kilmer. It was his first film role and first time on a movie set. He tells NYFA, “I remember looking for the director like, ‘Who’s the General around here?’ I had no idea who did what on the set.” By the end of the shoot, Williams had fallen in love with acting for film.
The background casting director of Medal of Honor, looking to use actual veterans, had contacted New York Film Academy, knowing the school has enrolled nearly 2000 veteran students and military dependents since 2009. This was how Williams found himself on the set of the Netflix series as a background actor.
After one of the featured actors, Paul Wesley, was injured on set by a ricochet special effect, Williams was called over to double for him. After impressing the crew with his expertise around military weapons, he was invited to sit with the “stunt table” at lunch. By the end of that day’s shoot, Williams had been asked to do more stunts the following day. One complicated stunt Williams performed for the crew involved being yanked back while in a “jerk vest” to simulate being thrown back by an RPG explosion. “It looked amazing on camera!” Williams tells NYFA.
Tyler Williams in ‘Medal of Honor’
Williams credits not just his stunt classes at NYFA but also the school’s instruction in camerawork with helping him tailor his stunts to the specific scenes and set-ups.
Other film credits for Williams include the films Gamer, The Spirit, and MacGruber. Currently, Williams is working as a stunt coordinator on an MFA Thesis film, as well as auditioning for roles on major television series. He is also developing content for his YouTube channel, and advises fellow NYFA students and alumni to make their own content to help break into the industry.
“NO EXCUSES!” Williams exclaims. “Make that short film, write your own feature films, produce your own IG videos, make a YouTube channel — just get out there and use the editing and filmmaking knowledge we learned in school.”
The New York Film Academy congratulates Acting for Film alum Tyler Williams on his latest role in Netflix’s Medal of Honor and looks forward to watching his career develop!
On January 18, Everygirl opened at the Kallio School in Helsinki, Finland. Directed by Annemari Untamala, the play was written by actor, director, and Acting for Film instructor at the New York Film Academy (NYFA), Peter Allen Stone. The play concerns a 17-year-old girl who finds out she is dead at the beginning of the story.
Everygirl is based on a famous morality play from the 15th century, updated by Stone with a transgender character and LGBTIQA+ themes. The original medieval play, Everyman, was used by the church to encourage people to be good, or they may end up going to hell. In 2013, after watching 16 high school plays in two days while at a theatre competition, Stone began devising a more modern version.
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“I thought it would be interesting to set it in a modern high school, play with current archetypes, and make the themes spiritually universal,” says Stone. “I always intended that play be performed by younger actors and for a younger audience that would hopefully receive the core message to be kind to one another.”
The next weekend, Stone outlined his vision for the play. After three years of talking about it with colleagues and running it through his mind, he finally sat down and wrote a first draft while teaching at NYFA’s Florence location. Later that year while back in New York, Stone workshopped the play with some NYFA students.
By the time a final draft was written, Everygirl had also included themes like minimalism and consumerism. One character, Things, appears through Facetime. Other characters include Death, Best Friend, Father, Fear, Beauty, Strength, and Knowledge.
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However, it is the play’s connection to youth and the place of kindness in the modern world that serves as the story’s backbone. Explains Stone, “There is a transgender character named Kindnessin the play that represents the kind acts that we can do to one another everyday of our lives regardless of race, religion, or sexual orientation if we choose to lead with love.” Additionally, there is a character named Boyfriend/Girlfriend, a fluid role that can be played by a performer of any gender.
These themes are close to Stone’s heart. In 2012, Unnatural Acts, co-written by Stone, was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. Produced by Classic Stage Company, the play is based on true events revolving Harvard deans trying to expel the school’s homosexual population in 1920. “I spent over six years creating that play about the injustices done to the LGBTQ community with an exceptional group of artists,” says Stone. “We fought then, and I will continue to fight for equal rights for the rest of my life.”
Everygirl premieres January 18, where the Deputy Mayor of Education for the City of Helsinki will be in attendance. Information about the play can be found on Helsinki’s Arts and Culture website.
The New York Film Academy congratulates NYFA instructor Peter Allen Stone for continuing to apply his talents and passion to praiseworthy projects like Everygirl both home and abroad!
On Monday, January 7, New York Film Academy (NYFA) hosted a guest lecture by NYFA Producing alum, Alex Lebovici. Lebovici was executive producer on the Academy Award-nominated Denzel Washington drama, Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017), Mom and Dad (2017), Who We Are Now (2017), The Clapper (2017) as well as an unofficial short fan film based on hit video game Uncharted, starring Nathan Fillion and which garnered rave reviews and Internet buzz.
Lebovici began the lecture by discussing his beginnings: “I started making short films [when] I was 13 with my closest friends … and I always wanted to be part of the movie business.” Lebovici moved from Canada to the United States and studied directing at New York Film Academy, where he made 12 short films during his academic career. After he graduated, Lebovici was an intern at Original Film, the company that produced the Fast and the Furious film franchise, but, unfortunately was laid off.
After moving back to Canada, Lebovici became a door-to-door salesman, working six days a week, 12 hours a day, for six years. “I prepared myself [by] doing something very challenging … of the people that opened the door, 95% of them said no but the 5% that said yes [were] more than enough to earn a living.” Despite his success, he still ached to return to the entertainment industry.
Lebovici was inspired one night after being denied entry to a fancy nightclub in his native Toronto. The next day, he purchased an American pay-as-you-go mobile phone, registered it to a Beverly Hills zip code and called the nightclub as his own fake assistant; he told the nightclub that he was an assistant to a producer from Los Angeles that wanted to produce a television show about “bodyguards who protect A-list celebrities when they come to Toronto.”
That phone call got Lebovici introduced to all of the nightclub owners, bodyguards, and doormen in Toronto. Word got to movie star Steven Seagal that Lebovici owned a bodyguard company; he didn’t, but he made sure Seagal and his guests were taken care of during their visit to Toronto free of charge. Seagal knew that nothing comes for free and asked Lebovici what he wanted in return; Lebovici asked if he would star in a pilot for a show about bodyguards. Seagal agreed.
In a matter of months, Lebovici went from being a guy who couldn’t get into a nightclub to a guy that was known and welcomed by all of the nightclub owners in Toronto, with a potential television show pilot starring Steven Seagal. Lebovici called all of the production companies in Toronto, pitched his pilot to them and started a bidding war between two companies for the rights to produce the show. Lebovici was then contacted by various Hollywood actors’ representatives and the show’s cast started to grow.
Lebovici learned from this experience how to be a producer and went on to produce a number of projects in the United States; he continued to make valuable contacts through networking with nightclub promoters and owners and he carefully gauged when it was appropriate to ask his contacts for favors, “You’ve got to build them up to it by playing a slow game,” said Lebovici, “…you don’t want to be too thirsty in this business.”
The New York Film Academy would like to thank Producing alum Alex Lebovici for sharing his experiences and honest advice with our students!
Lens, the Photography, Video, and Visual Journalism blog of The New York Times, recently published the work of New York Film Academy (NYFA) Photography Instructor Jaime Permuth. The article, written by David Gonzalez, centers on Olmedo Renteria, a 78-year-old blind magician who performs on the New York City subway and goes by the stage name Olmedini El Mago. The piece features several photographs taken by Permuth.
Lens was founded in May 2009 by New York Times senior staff photographer James Estrin, along with Josh Haner and David Dunlap. It is now one of the world’s most premiere photography blogs, featuring photojournalism and artistic work by a diverse group of photographers from around the world.
The article on Olmedo Renteria is titled “A Blind 78-Year-Old Magician Finds a New Stage: New York’s Subways” and profiles how Permuth first met Renteria twenty years ago, only to track him down recently through social media. In the time that has passed, Renteria has lost his eyesight due to a stroke, and now performs magic on the subway with the help of an assistant. The Ecuadorian was quite famous in his home country for his magic, even once opening for supergroup Menudo.
Since reconnecting, Permuth has shot some incredible photographs of Renteria, both performing on mass transit and at his home and elsewhere. The profile in Lens is an achievement for both photographer and subject. Speaking with NYFA, Permuth describes Renteria’s reaction: “It’s hard to convey his excitement on hearing that the Times would publish the story, the sense of validation it brought him, knowing that he would join the ranks of other world-class magicians and artists featured previously in those pages.”
Permuth hails originally from Guatemala and is currently based in New York City. Last year, 24 works from his series The Street Becomes were exhibited at the Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno in Guatemala City. In 2017, his series Yonkeros received solo exhibitions at the New England School of Photography and at the Center for Photography at Woodstock.
Additionally, Permuth has been awarded a Smithsonian Institution Artist Fellowship, as well as an NFA Fellowship from the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture. He has been nominated for a United States Artists Fellowship, the Prix Pictet, the Santa Fe Prize in Photography, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Contemporary Artist Award.
His photographs have been shown at multiple venues in New York City, including The Museum of Modern Art, The Queens Museum of Art, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, The Museum of the City of New York, The Jewish Museum, El Museo del Barrio, and The Brooklyn Museum of Art. Permuth has also exhibited internationally at Ryugaheon Gallery in South Korea, Casa del Lago in Mexico City, and the Israeli Parliament, with work of his also included in the collections of The Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Art Museum of the Americas in Washington, DC, Fullerton Art Museum in California, Yeshiva University Museum, State University of New York at New Paltz Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale in Florida, and Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche in Italy.
Permuth has taught at NYFA’s Photography program since 2011, where he has earned a reputation from students and graduates for his deep respect and humanity for the people and world that he photographs. In teaching NYFA students the technical craft of photography, he has also taught them how to connect with their subjects on a deeper, more profound level.
“I believe good instructors lead by example,” Permuth tells NYFA. “I enjoy sharing personal work in the classroom with the hope that it inspires students to challenge themselves and work hard to realize their personal vision.”
The New York Film Academy congratulates Jaime Permuth on the latest exhibition of his work, and encourages everyone to check out his photographs in The New York Times blog, Lens.
Alexia Sielo, graduate of the New York Film Academy (NYFA) Professional Conservatory of Musical Theatre, will take the stage at Broadway’s Supper Club, Feinstein’s/54 Below for Women of Color on Broadway. The showcase will honor of the African American, Latina, and Asian women who paved the way for today’s women of color in musical theatre, and will take place on February 25.
21-year-old Sielo will headline the show, which will also feature special performances by Aisha Jackson (Frozen), Alena Watters (The Cher Show), Majeste Pearson (The Four on FOX)and NYFA instructor Arbender Robinson (Book of Mormon). The performers will pay homage to the story, the impact, and the music behind the trailblazing women of Broadway under the direction of Kevin David Thomas. The show comes on the heels of 54 Celebrates Aretha Franklin, a tribute to the Queen of Soul which Sielo will open.
Born to an R&B recording artist and an opera singer, Sielo has spent her life actively involved in a variety of music and performance. She has recorded with the Stellar Award-nominated gospel group the Velazquez Family Singers, and has been widely praised for her work in both regional and statewide productions. Her previous stage credits include The Wiz, Urinetown, Cleopatra, and We Are the Tigers.
Her outstanding vocals have earned her recognition in New York’s theatre scene and beyond. Last year, Sielo was chosen for the first of a series of Broadway covers from NYFA’s Professional Conservatory of Musical Theatre. Directed by Music Supervisor Anna Ebbesen, Sielo and Arbender Robinson performed “I Know Him So Well” from the musical Chess. The video has been viewed more than 10,000 times since its posting, and has been shared widely on multiple social media platforms.
On the weekend of December 1 and 2, the city of Florence, Italy was the spectacular setting for its annual “Strings City Festival” — an inspiring and spirited initiative organized by the Comune di Firenze, and spearheaded by Florence’s Mayor, Dario Nardella. Comprised of dozens of string musical concerts performed by hundreds of professional and amateur string instrumentalists, this first ever “Strings City” event was held at nearly 50 venues across the city’s historic center — all in one day!
At the special invitation of Mayor Nardella, the New York Film Academy (NYFA) Florence location was asked to be the filmic storytellers to capture the special day for the city’s promotion and distinguished archives.
Jim Miller, NYFA Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, was on hand for the project and noted, “Students and staff from NYFA’s Florence location woke up before sunrise to begin filming the dramatic day, and the visual results they achieved were truly ‘lyrical’ and ‘breathtaking’. The passion and quality that they brought to this unique project — as can be seen in the below short video, which was directed, shot, produced, and edited by students and staff — makes NYFA extremely proud of the creativity and passion of the students enrolled at our Florence location, and of how well they integrate into the fabric of the Italian culture.”
Faranak Moradi, who is soon to be graduating from a semester in the Filmmaking Program at NYFA Florence, elatedly exclaimed this about her experience as a crew member filming the events: “Each note that was played in those spaces… reminded me that history doesn’t belong to the people in the past; we are all residents of a place and time, restored by the power of music.”
The “spaces” that Faranak noted included concerts – ranging from the violin to the piano, from the harp to the guitar — at nearly all of the city’s dazzling famous churches, significant museums, and celebrated Palazzo such as the Baptistery of the Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio, Cathedral of Santa Croce, Uffizi Museum, and the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi. There were even performances at many of Florence’s off-the-beaten-path culture locations, such as the former prison Le Murate.
Samuel Puskas, a student from Hungary, performed as a violinist with one of the orchestras — a moment briefly captured in the video. Extremely excited about his role, Samuel stated, “Contributing to projects that celebrate art at breathtaking venues especially, that is always a memorable experience! I was honored to be a part of such an exquisite orchestra, even if just for brief seconds!” Samuel is completing his semester in the Acting for Film Program at NYFA Florence, and he and his brother David, also an actor, will be continuing their studies at NYFA’s Los Angeles Campus.
In addition to Samuel, Mayor Nardella is also seen in NYFA’s film warming up his violin in his distinguished Palazzo Vecchio office. Not only did the Mayor oversee the Strings City festival, the mayor of Florence also participated in it!
New York Film Academy was recognized in more than a dozen Italian press and news stories pertaining to the School’s support of Strings City.
Stay tuned for more exciting news from NYFA Florence!
On January 8, HISTORY will debut its newest original series, Project Blue Book, created and written by New York Film Academy (NYFA) instructor David O’Leary.
The series, which will premiere at 10pm/9c on Tuesday evening, follows other dramatic series based on historical events by the network, including their first foray into narrative programming, Vikings, which featured Acting for Film alum Ragga Ragnars.
Project Blue Book stars Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones, The Wire, The Dark Knight Rises) and chronicles the real-life US Air Force investigations of UFOs in the 1950s, drawing from actual case files and blending UFO theories with authentic historical events from one of the most mysterious eras in US history.
Gillen plays Dr. Allen Hynek, a brilliant college professor recruited by the Air Force to spearhead the titular clandestine operation. The show is executive produced by Robert Zemeckis (Contact, Back to the Future, Forrest Gump.) Several episodes of the series were edited by Emmy-winner and NYFA guest speaker Steven Sprung.
Project Blue Book filmed its first season of ten episodes in Vancouver, Canada from mid-December 2017 through early May 2018. In addition to creating and developing the series, O’Leary also co-executive produces the first season.
O’Leary teaches at New York Film Academy’s Los Angeles campus for the screenwriting and producing departments. Speaking with NYFA, O’Leary delved into how instructing students influences his professional career, and vice versa:
“When you teach writing at New York Film Academy, as I did, you’re constantly helping talented students break their stories, all towards building compelling and original TV pilots and feature screenplays. Working this storytelling muscle day in and day out, of course, does wonders for your own material, as you apply all that you teach, and frankly learn from your own students, to your own work.”
New York Film Academy prides itself on its exceptional faculty of working professionals. Students receive invaluable insight from the real world expertise and experience of instructors like O’Leary who work in Hollywood and beyond and deal with a dynamic, competitive film industry.
O’Leary adds, “I know that teaching at NYFA was an invaluable resource for me and in making my writing the best it could be. It’s a truly wonderful job for writers as they develop their careers.”
On Tuesday, January 15, O’Leary will screen the pilot of Project Blue Book for students, followed by an exclusive Q&A where students can pick his brain about both the series and his career.
The first season of the series is also available on iTunes, Amazon, Xbox, Vudu, Google Play, Verizon, PlayStation Vue, and Comcast.
The New York Film Academy congratulates David O’Leary on Project Blue Book and encourages everyone to check out its premiere on Tuesday, January 8 on HISTORY!
Last night, movie and TV fans around the world watched the 76th Golden Globe Awards, where award winners were announced and presented with the famed statuettes at a televised dinner ceremony hosted by Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg.
The Golden Globe Awards are voted on by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and have been given out to cast and crew of film and television productions since 1944. The awards show is typically looser and more casual than other ceremonies like the Emmys and Academy Awards, with Hollywood stars drinking and mingling in a dinner atmosphere.
Highlights of the evening include Jeff Bridges winning the Cecil B. DeMille Award for outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry and the subsequent, seemingly off-the-cuff speech he gave that ranged from heartfelt thanks to his family and collaborators to the invention of ship rudders called trim tabs. Among many other feelings, Bridges referred to his role in The Big Lebowski: “If I’m lucky, I’ll be associated with The Dude for the rest of my life.”
Other memorable moments from the evening included host Sandra Oh speaking to her parents from stage and winning a Globe herself for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama for her role in Killing Eve, and a surprise appearance by Taylor Swift, who presented the awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song. The latter award went to Lady Gaga for “Shallow”, seen here being covered by New York Film Academy (NYFA) student Amanda Jerlov:
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Additionally, the second Golden Globes ceremony since the start of the #MeToo movement contained multiple nods, references, and calls to action for more diversity in the entertainment industry for women and people of color.
The big winners of the night was an eclectic mix of expected wins for favorites, mild surprises, and upsets. The Americans won Best Television Series – Drama for its final season, while The Kominsky Method won Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy for its inaugural first season. In a year of genre-bending films, Green Book won for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy while Bohemian Rhapsody took home the prize for Best Motion Picture – Drama.
NYFA Guest Speaker Glenn Close winning the Golden Globe
Veteran actress and previous New York Film Academy guest speaker Glenn Close also surprised many with her win for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, for which A Star is Born lead Lady Gaga was considered a favorite. Close seemed genuinely surprised and gave a powerful, tearful speech that touched on her mother and gender roles in both the industry and society as a whole.
After describing how her mother regretted not doing more with her life, Close told the audience, “Women — we’re nurturers — and that’s what’s expected of us… but we have to find personal fulfillment. We have to follow our dreams. We have to say, ‘I can do that’ and ‘I should be allowed to do that.’”
Other NYFA guest speakers were at the Golden Globes too, as well as several alumni. New York Film Academy Acting for Film alum Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (Widows, The Magnificent Seven) was in attendance, as was NYFA Camp alum Lana Condor (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, X-Men: Apocalypse.)
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Former Saturday Night Live star and NYFA Workshop Alum Bill Hader was also present last night. Hader earned five Emmy nominations last year for his work on Barry, a dark comedy about a midwestern hitman who moves to Hollywood to become an actor. At that awards show, Hader picked up the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor. The Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy was the latest achievement in the comedic actor’s evolving career.
NYFA Workshop Alum Bill Hader at the Golden Globes
The show itself was nominated for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, an impressive feat for a new series with only one season of episodes to date. Barry has received glowing reviews since its 2018 debut, with Hader’s performance being an obvious standout.
Hader’s Barry co-star, Henry Winkler, was also nominated for a Golden Globe, for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. The veteran television actor has previously been a guest speaker at New York Film Academy.
NYFA Guest Speaker Henry Winkler at the Golden Globes
Other guest speakers and lecturers at New York Film Academy have also worked on several Golden Globe-nominated works this year, including Adam Driver. Driver spoke with NYFA students in New York City earlier this year, and has a featured role in BlacKKKlansman, nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama.
Guest speaker for NYFA Los Angeles Amy Smeed served as an animator on Ralph Breaks the Internet,Golden Globe nominees for Best Motion Picture – Animated. Lin-Manuel Miranda, whose agent Andrew Finkelstein spoke with NYFA students in a productive Q&A at our Los Angeles campus, was a nomineefor Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his role in Mary Poppins Returns.
NYFA Acting for Film Alum Manuel Garcia-Rulfo at the Golden Globes
Additionally, Francesco Panzieri, an alum of New York Film Academy’s animation school, worked on the HBO series Westworld, whose star Thandie Newton earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. Panzieri is a Visual Effects artist whose other credits include Spider-Man: Homecoming, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Avengers: Infinity War.
Eric Demeusy, who attended the 1-Year Filmmaking program at NYFA’s film school in Los Angeles, also worked on Westworld, having helped create its famous and evocative title sequence. Demeusy has previously won the Emmy for Main Title Design for his work on Netflix smash hit, Stranger Things.
NYFA Workshop Alum Bill Hader at the Golden Globes with Patricia Clarkson
The New York Film Academy is proud to see its alumni and other members of its community involved with such highly regarded, award-winning productions.
Congratulations to all of this year’s winners and nominees! Here is a full list of the winners and nominees for the 2019 Golden Globe Awards:
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Green Book The Favourite Vice Mary Poppins Returns Crazy Rich Asians
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Bohemian Rhapsody BlacKkKlansman If Beale Street Could Talk Black Panther A Star Is Born
Best TV Movie or Limited Series
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story The Alienist Escape at Dannemora Sharp Objects A Very English Scandal
Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy
The Kominsky Method The Good Place The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Kidding Barry
Best TV Series, Drama
The Americans Bodyguard Homecoming Killing Eve Pose
Best Foreign Language Film
Roma Capernaum Girl Never Look Away Shoplifters
Best Motion Picture, Animated
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Incredibles 2 Isle of Dogs Mirai Ralph Breaks the Internet
Best Director – Motion Picture
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman Adam McKay, Vice Peter Farrelly, Green Book
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie; Green Book Alfonso Cuaron, Roma Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, The Favourite Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk Adam McKay, Vice
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Justin Hurwitz, First Man Marco Beltrami, A Quiet Place Alexandre Desplat, Isle of Dogs Ludwig Goransson, Black Panther Marc Shaiman, Mary Poppins Returns
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Shallow,” A Star is Born “All The Stars,” Black Panther “Girl in the Movies,” Dumpling “Requiem for a Private War,” A Private War “Revelation,” Boy Erased
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk Amy Adams, Vice Claire Foy, First Man Emma Stone, The Favourite Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Mahershala Ali, Green Book Timothée Chalamet, Beautiful Boy Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me? Sam Rockwell, Vice
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Glenn Close, The Wife Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born Nicole Kidman, Destroyer Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me? Rosamund Pike, A Private War
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Christian Bale, Vice Lin Manuel Miranda, Mary Poppins Returns Viggo Mortinson, Green Book Robert Redford, The Old Man and the Gun John C Riley, Stan And Ollie
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate Lucas Hedges, Boy Erased John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman
Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora Amy Adams, Sharp Objects Connie Britton, Dirty John Laura Dern, The Tale Regina King, Seven Seconds
Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Antonio Banderas, Genius: Picasso Daniel Bruhl, The Alienist Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series, or TV Movie
Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Penelope Cruz, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Thandie Newton, Westworld Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid’s Tale
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series or TV Movie
Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method Kieran Culkin, Succession Edgar Ramirez, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Henry Winkler, Barry
Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Kristen Bell, The Good Place Candice Bergen, Murphy Brown Alison Brie, Glow Debra Messing, Will & Grace
Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method Sasha Baron Cohen, Who Is America? Jim Carrey, Kidding Donald Glover, Atlanta Bill Hader, Barry
Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve Caitriona Balfe, Outlander Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale Julia Roberts, Homecoming Keri Russell, The Americans
Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama
Richard Madden, Bodyguard Jason Bateman, Ozark Stephan James, Homecoming Billy Porter, Pose Matthew Rhys, The Americans
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The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
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Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
