Category: Alumni & Students

NYFA Guest Speaker Series: Claudia Castello & Michael P. Shawner – Editors of the Film Creed

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Following a screening of Creed (starring Michael B. Jordan & Sylvester Stallone), New York Film Academy welcomed the film editors Claudia Castello & Michael P. Shawner for a Q&A. Claudia Castello is also a...

NYFA Photography Alum Spotlight: (Emmanuel) Ogheneawore Esseh

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MFA Photography alum from Nigeria, (Emmanuel) Ogheneawore Esseh, discusses his body of work that he created during his time at the New York Film Academy, completely inspired by his culture. His experience working in a...

NYFA Fashion Photography Shoot

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This video documents the final projects of students from NYFA's 4-Week Fashion Workshop. Our 4-week fashion photography classes are part of a full-time intensive immersion program. Students will learn all aspects of a...

Rainer On Film, Episode 1: The 60s and 70s

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In the debut episode of "Rainer On Film," New York Film Academy instructor Peter Rainer discusses film of the 1960s and '70s. The longtime film critic points to the war in Vietnam and other tragedies and anxieties of ...

NYFA Photography Portfolio Spotlight on Tanya Gawdi

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Photography graduate Tanya Gawdi attended NYFA Los Angeles in 2015. Of her art, she says, "You have to have a story behind your work. You have to have meaning behind your work." Her work mostly deals in surrealism and...

New York Film Academy Guest Speaker Series Highlights

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From Steven Spielberg to Henry Winkler to New York Film Academy alum Aubrey Plaza, NYFA has had no shortage of guest speakers with star power. Take a look at some of our guest speaker highlights over the years. Then c...

Highlights: Portfolio Spotlight on MFA Photography Alum Monika Sedziute (Fulbright Scholar)

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New York Film Academy Photography alum Monika Sedziute discusses her work in this spotlight video. Read about Photoville 2018, which Monika is a part of, on our blog.

Rainer’s Roundtable Episode 103

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The second episode in the series entitled "Rainer's Roundtable" with film critic and NYFA LA instructor Peter Rainer. The longtime critic has written about films for NPR, Christian Science Monitor, New York Magazine a...

NYFA Australia Study Abroad Spotlight on Students Ryan Padilla and Eric Posey

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The New York Film Academy in Gold Coast, Australia features access to the world-famous Village Roadshow Studios. The project-based curriculum at our film and acting schools are designed to reflect a real-world environ...

NYFA Graduate Spotlight on Tanne Willow

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Tanne Willow is a graduate from the New York Film Academy MFA Photography program. Willow is from Sweden and her photography has been featured in Profoto, the renowned Swedish brand. Her photography displays bold arti...