Juanjo Gimenez Screens Palm d’Or Winning Short “Timecode” at NYFA LA
March 28, 2017

Juanjo Gimenez Screens Palm d’Or Winning Short “Timecode” at NYFA LA

Juanjo Gimenez brought his Oscar-nominated and Palm d’Or winning short “Timecode” to the New York Film Academy’s Los Angeles campus. The writer and director stayed after the screening to discuss…

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NYFA Alumna’s Thesis Film “My Lover Never Came” Wins Three Awards at NYC Indie Film Awards
March 27, 2017

NYFA Alumna’s Thesis Film “My Lover Never Came” Wins Three Awards at NYC Indie Film Awards

Growing up in Myanmar, Moe Myat May Zarchi was very interested in a variety of movies from art house cinema to american independent films, and also reading about film history. Though adept…

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NYFA Acting for Film Alumna’s “Frisky” Gets Distribution from Gravitas
March 24, 2017

NYFA Acting for Film Alumna’s “Frisky” Gets Distribution from Gravitas

Shot on a mere five thousand dollars, 8-Week Acting for Film alumna Claudia Pickering’s film, “Frisky,” was recently digitally released by Gravitas — which happens to be the same distribution company who distributed her former…

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NYFA Welcomes VR Software Architect Chris Bobotis
March 24, 2017

NYFA Welcomes VR Software Architect Chris Bobotis

Last week, the New York Film Academy welcomed well-known VR artist, Chris Bobotis, to speak to students in our new VR program. Bobotis is the Co-Founder and 360/VR Software Architect at…

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NYFA Veterans Treated to “Hacksaw Ridge” Screening with Mel Gibson
March 21, 2017

NYFA Veterans Treated to “Hacksaw Ridge” Screening with Mel Gibson

The New York Film Academy Los Angeles welcomed Academy Award-winning director, Mel Gibson, to screen his Oscar-winning film, “Hacksaw Ridge,” to an audience of student military veterans. Associate Chair of Acting, Christopher Cass, and Veteran…

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NYFA Grad’s “The Dawn” to Screen at Kuwait Film Festival
March 20, 2017

NYFA Grad’s “The Dawn” to Screen at Kuwait Film Festival

Kuwaiti filmmaker and New York Film Academy alumnus Yousef Al-Qenaei’s short film, “The Dawn,” was very well received at the ADASA Festival and is due to screen at the Kuwait Film Festival…

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NYFA Los Angeles Meets with “The Magicians” Creators
March 15, 2017

NYFA Los Angeles Meets with “The Magicians” Creators

The Creators of Syfy’s “The Magicians,” Sera Gamble and John McNamara visited the Los Angeles Campus of the New York Film Academy this past week to screen an early episode of their…

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NYFA Instructor Wins Directing Awards for “The Engine of our Ruin”
March 2, 2017

NYFA Instructor Wins Directing Awards for “The Engine of our Ruin”

With politics at the forefront of our daily news, it’s refreshing to see New York Film Academy Acting for Film instructor Maria Gobetti’s thought-provoking political play “The Engine of Our Ruin,” which…

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NYFA Dean of Academic Advising Screens His Newest Film “The Rachels”
February 28, 2017

NYFA Dean of Academic Advising Screens His Newest Film “The Rachels”

Dean of Academic Advising at the New York Film Academy, Michael Civille, screened his third feature film, “The Rachels,” at the Los Angeles campus. Civille was joined by actress, Rebecca Stone, who has…

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