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NYFA Filmmaking Alum, Aditya Patwardhan’s, Film is Streaming on Amazon Prime
November 18, 2021

NYFA Filmmaking Alum, Aditya Patwardhan’s, Film is Streaming on Amazon Prime

NYFA Filmmaking Alum Aditya J. Patwardhan has been making waves since graduating in 2014 from our Film and Media Production program. Aditya hails from Jaipur, India and has directed an…

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Gianluigi Carella To Become A Director for Stept Studios
November 5, 2021

Gianluigi Carella To Become A Director for Stept Studios

NYFA Filmmaking alum Gianluigi Carella joined the directorial roster at Stept Studios, a creative and production studio known for its advertising. Carella is a graduate of NYFA’s 1-Year Filmmaking conservatory…

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Nidhie Sharma Shoots Homemade Trailer For Her New Book, Invictus: The Jungle That Made Me
November 3, 2021

Nidhie Sharma Shoots Homemade Trailer For Her New Book, Invictus: The Jungle That Made Me

Nidhie Sharma, a NYFA 1-Year Filmmaking alum, is building an impressive career as a filmmaker and as a best-selling author. Sharma worked on multiple projects in varying roles spanning her…

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Recent NYFA Screenwriting Alumni Celebrate with Industry Pitch Fest
October 25, 2021

Recent NYFA Screenwriting Alumni Celebrate with Industry Pitch Fest

Due to the global pandemic NYFA, like most of the world, turned to remote education and many of NYFA LA’s recent Screenwriting graduates took classes, developed and workshopped their stories,…

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Q&A With NYFA Alum Marija Apcevska on Her Selection at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival
October 22, 2021

Q&A With NYFA Alum Marija Apcevska on Her Selection at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival

Film and Media Production alum, Marija Apcevska caught up with NYFA to share some exciting news. Her latest work, Severen Pol (North Pole) was selected in this year’s 2021 Cannes…

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NYFA Acting for Film Alum Anatolii Panchenko Stars in ‘Infiniti’ and ‘OnePlus Nord 2 5G: Origins’
September 22, 2021

NYFA Acting for Film Alum Anatolii Panchenko Stars in ‘Infiniti’ and ‘OnePlus Nord 2 5G: Origins’

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film alum Anatolii Panchenko (Анатолий Панченко) has been cast in a Canal+ mini-series, Infiniti, which began filming in March of this year.  Directed…

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NYFA Alum Galo Semblantes Directs ‘The Legend of Tayos’
September 17, 2021

NYFA Alum Galo Semblantes Directs ‘The Legend of Tayos’

New York Film Academy MFA Filmmaking alum, Galo Semblantes directs a recent film, The Legend of Tayos (2021), which follows the story of Janos Moricz, a Hungarian explorer who finds…

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Filmmaking Instructor at NYFA Tackles Queerness in Shakespeare Adaptation ‘HAMLET/HORATIO’
September 15, 2021

Filmmaking Instructor at NYFA Tackles Queerness in Shakespeare Adaptation ‘HAMLET/HORATIO’

Paul Warner, Director and Filmmaking Instructor with NYFA, released feature-length film, HAMLET/HORATIO, available on Amazon Prime, Tubi, Vudu, Google Play, iTunes, Apple TV, and YouTube. A collaborative effort with writer…

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NYFA Alum Bob Ahmed’s ‘Tikkun Olam’ Tackles Homelessness with Humanity in Award-Winning Short
August 11, 2021

NYFA Alum Bob Ahmed’s ‘Tikkun Olam’ Tackles Homelessness with Humanity in Award-Winning Short

Bob Ahmed opens his interview at the 2021 SEEMA Summit with a translation from a poem written by a famous Indian poet, Mirza Ghalib: “To be human is easy, but…

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