Documentary Filmmaking

NYFA Student Documentarian Braulio Jatar Interviewed by VICE on Resistance in Venezuela
August 22, 2017

NYFA Student Documentarian Braulio Jatar Interviewed by VICE on Resistance in Venezuela

There are many ways students can spend their breaks from school, but Braulio Jatar took a leave of absence from his studies in the 1-Year Documentary Filmmaking Program at the…

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NLGJA’s Excellence in Documentary Award Winner is “Romeo Romeo” by NYFA’s Lizzie Gottlieb
August 18, 2017

NLGJA’s Excellence in Documentary Award Winner is “Romeo Romeo” by NYFA’s Lizzie Gottlieb

The prestigious Excellence in Documentary Award by the National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association (NLGJA) has been awarded to “Romeo, Romeo,” a documentary feature directed by New York Film Academy…

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NYFA Instructor Joshua Belinfante on Screening “Requires Review” at Dances With Films
August 3, 2017

NYFA Instructor Joshua Belinfante on Screening “Requires Review” at Dances With Films

New York Film Academy Australia Filmmaking Instructor Joshua Belinfante recently screened his short documentary “Requires Review” at the prestigious Los Angeles festival Dances With Films Festival. With an eye for…

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3 Emmy Nominations for “A Girl in the River,” Edited by NYFA Master Class Lecturer Geof Bartz
August 3, 2017

3 Emmy Nominations for “A Girl in the River,” Edited by NYFA Master Class Lecturer Geof Bartz

“A Girl in the River” has been nominated for three Emmy Awards, including Best Documentary and Best Documentary Short. The HBO documentary was edited by New York Film Academy’s own…

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NYFA Documentary Filmmaking Students’ “Where Cultures Collide” to Air on KCETLink
July 27, 2017

NYFA Documentary Filmmaking Students’ “Where Cultures Collide” to Air on KCETLink

“Where Cultures Collide,” a web series produced and directed by NYFA’s MFA Documentary students in Los Angeles, is set to be published by PBS affiliate KCETLink starting August 1, 2017….

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NYFA Los Angeles Holds Social Media Networking Night
July 26, 2017

NYFA Los Angeles Holds Social Media Networking Night

Chair of Industry Outreach and Professional Development Barbara Weintraub held a Social Media Networking Night at NYFA Los Angeles in late July. Over 220 students from the New York Film…

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NYFA Documentary Students Attend Full Frame Festival
July 18, 2017

NYFA Documentary Students Attend Full Frame Festival

Four lucky NYFA documentary filmmaking students got to attend the renowned Full Frame Documentary Film Festival as fellows this spring. The festival is distinguished from most major festivals by its…

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NYFA Instructor Heather Mathews Visits Popcorn Talk’s NYFA Hour
July 11, 2017

NYFA Instructor Heather Mathews Visits Popcorn Talk’s NYFA Hour

On Thursday, July 6, New York Film Academy Instructor and Documentarian Heather Mathews sat in the hot seat on Popcorn Talk’s NYFA Hour. She spoke about her latest project, “Forbidden:…

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NYFA Summer Camp Students Enjoy Special Screening of “Top Gun”
July 7, 2017

NYFA Summer Camp Students Enjoy Special Screening of “Top Gun”

On Saturday, July 1, teens and tweens participating in the New York Film Academy Summer Camp in Los Angeles took a break from the hard work of filmmaking to see…

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