NYFA Films Special Veterans Day Message with Col. Jacobs and DVS Commissioner, Brigadier General (ret.) Loree Sutton
November 9, 2016

NYFA Films Special Veterans Day Message with Col. Jacobs and DVS Commissioner, Brigadier General (ret.) Loree Sutton

Members of New York City Department of Veteran Services (DVS), including the DVS Commissioner, Brigadier General (ret.) Loree Sutton, gathered at the New York Film Academy’s (NYFA) state-of-the-art facilities at…

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NYFA Students Attend “Before the Flood” Screening
November 9, 2016

NYFA Students Attend “Before the Flood” Screening

On Wednesday, November 2, the New York Film Academy’s Los Angeles campus hosted a screening of Leonardo DiCaprio’s latest venture, “Before the Flood.” Directed by Fisher Stevens (“John Leguizamo’s Ghetto…

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NYFA Thesis Films to Premiere at DOC NYC 2016
November 7, 2016

NYFA Thesis Films to Premiere at DOC NYC 2016

The New York Film Academy Documentary Department is proud to announce the premiere of four NYFA thesis documentaries selected for the renowned DOC NYC Film Festival this Friday, November 11th, from 12:00…

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MFA Acting Grad’s Award-Winning “Treintañera”
November 3, 2016

MFA Acting Grad’s Award-Winning “Treintañera”

MFA Acting for Film alumna Tamara Bunker wrote, co-produced with NYFA alumna Adrenia Kemp, and acted in her New York Film Academy thesis film, “Treintañera.” Since completing the film, “Treintañera” has…

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NYFA Student Directed Play “Woza Albert”
November 3, 2016

NYFA Student Directed Play “Woza Albert”

The New York Film Academy’s sixth Student Directed Play is the South African play “Woza Albert!” (which means “Rise Albert”) by Percy Mrwa, Mbongeni Ngema and Barney Simon. The production is directed…

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Rose McGowan Talks Directing and Gender Inequality
October 28, 2016

Rose McGowan Talks Directing and Gender Inequality

This Wednesday, the New York Film Academy welcomed “charming” actress and director Rose McGowan to its New York campus. Following the screening of her short film, “Dawn,” McGowan spoke candidly with…

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NYFA Student Directed Play Series Presents “Dracula”
October 27, 2016

NYFA Student Directed Play Series Presents “Dracula”

It’s that time again. Halloween is around the corner and the New York Film Academy’s Student Directed Play Series is getting in the spirit of things. This week’s play is “Dracula.” “Dracula,”…

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NYFA Instructor Joe Burke Stars in Romantic Dramedy “Dependent’s Day”
October 13, 2016

NYFA Instructor Joe Burke Stars in Romantic Dramedy “Dependent’s Day”

With gender equality being ever more present in today’s modern relationships, the upcoming film, “Dependent’s Day,” tackles this theme after the leading woman claims her boyfriend as a dependent on her…

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NYFA Student Stars in Iceland’s Oscar Nom for Best Foreign Film
September 27, 2016

NYFA Student Stars in Iceland’s Oscar Nom for Best Foreign Film

“Sparrows,” an Icelandic film that stars current New York Film Academy student Atli Oskar Fjalarsson, has been chosen by the Icelandic Film & TV Academy as Iceland’s submission for the Academy Award…

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