Documentary Filmmaking

NYFA Doc Students Talk with Legendary Documentary Filmmakers Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker
December 2, 2016

NYFA Doc Students Talk with Legendary Documentary Filmmakers Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker

On November 21, 2016, MFA documentary students from New York Film Academy Los Angeles had the opportunity to listen in on a conversation with legendary documentary filmmakers Chris Hegedus and…

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NYFA LA Sits Down with Reailty TV Showrunner Eric Streit
November 18, 2016

NYFA LA Sits Down with Reailty TV Showrunner Eric Streit

It’s not every day that New York Film Academy documentary students have a chance to meet a man whose past jobs range from running for U.S. Congress in Kentucky to…

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NYFA Doc’s Second Annual Pitch Session
October 31, 2016

NYFA Doc’s Second Annual Pitch Session

On Monday, October 17, 2016, two representatives from the Sundance Documentary Program, Rahdi Taylor (Film Fund Director) and Hajnal Molnár-Szakács (Film Fund Coordinator), came to New York Film Academy’s Los…

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NYFA Presents Screening Series with Jonathan Demme
October 12, 2016

NYFA Presents Screening Series with Jonathan Demme

New York Film Academy is pleased to present Academy Award winner, Jonathan Demme, with a retrospective of his documentary films in the special Fall season of Thom Powers’ “Stranger Than Fiction” screening series…

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NYFA Doc Alumni Screen “Freya” at G2 Green Earth Film Festival
October 6, 2016

NYFA Doc Alumni Screen “Freya” at G2 Green Earth Film Festival

Alumni from the New York Film Academy Los Angeles Documentary Film program gathered at the G2 Green Earth Film Festival for the screening of a film they made on a…

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NYFA Los Angeles Documentary & Photography Excursion to the Dominican Republic
September 27, 2016

NYFA Los Angeles Documentary & Photography Excursion to the Dominican Republic

Each year, MFA, BFA, One-Year and Two-Year photography students, as well as MFA and One-Year documentary students are invited on a one-week exotic trip. This year the New York Film Academy…

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NYFA Doc LA Program Joins Talk with Werner Herzog
September 26, 2016

NYFA Doc LA Program Joins Talk with Werner Herzog

Students from the New York Film Academy Los Angeles Documentary Filmmaking program recently had the opportunity to hear Werner Herzog speak as part of the International Documentary Association’s ongoing Conversation…

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NYFA Showcases its Talents at the Venice International Film Festival
September 1, 2016

NYFA Showcases its Talents at the Venice International Film Festival

It was quite an honor to take part in the 73rd Venice International Film Festival. The exclusive New York Film Academy Showcase at the VIFF began with a Q&A between…

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NYFA Alumna’s “Alive and Kicking” Documentary to Screen at Venice Film Festival
August 29, 2016

NYFA Alumna’s “Alive and Kicking” Documentary to Screen at Venice Film Festival

One of the more successful films to come out of the New York Film Academy in recent years is Lara-Ann de Wet‘s documentary short, “Alive and Kicking.” Her film has…

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