Academic Programs

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 Musical Theatre Alumna Stars in “The Little Mermaid” Musical in São Paulo
March 23, 2017

NYFA Musical Theatre Alumna Stars in “The Little Mermaid” Musical in São Paulo

After graduating from the New York Film Academy, Musical Theatre alumna Anna Luisa Preto returned to her home country of Brazil where she was cast to play the Little Mermaid in “The Little…

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NYFA Movie Musical “Streetwrite” Premieres at The Cutting Room
March 22, 2017

NYFA Movie Musical “Streetwrite” Premieres at The Cutting Room

On Sunday, March 12, one of the New York Film Academy’s newest movie musicals, “Streetwrite,” held a very well attended premiere screening at The Cutting Room in Manhattan. The film was…

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NYFA Cine Students Enter the World of Virtual Cinematography
March 22, 2017

NYFA Cine Students Enter the World of Virtual Cinematography

New York Film Academy Cinematography faculty member and author Mark Sawicki introduced his VFX students to the concepts and step by step process of how to create a virtual set…

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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 Hour Chats with Acting for Film Instructor Ken Lerner
March 17, 2017

NYFA Hour Chats with Acting for Film Instructor Ken Lerner

New York Film Academy Acting for Film instructor Ken Lerner was the most recent guest on NYFA Hour. Lerner brought great advice from his acting class The Business of Acting and…

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NYFA MFA Documentary Student’s “The Incursion” Featured on KTLA TV
March 16, 2017

NYFA MFA Documentary Student’s “The Incursion” Featured on KTLA TV

With over ten years of experience in both the communications and production industry in Jamaica, Sasha Gay Lewis set out to pursue documentary filmmaking by enrolling in the MFA Documentary program…

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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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