Academic Programs

Producing Student Accepted into Producers Guild Student Program
May 11, 2016

Producing Student Accepted into Producers Guild Student Program

With graduation coming up on May 27th, 2016 for New York Film Academy One Year Producing Conservatory student John ‘Six’ Reilly, the timing of his recent acceptance into the Producers Guild of America Student…

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Photography Instructor Wins Webby & People’s Voice Award for “The Dawn of the Killer Robot”
May 10, 2016

Photography Instructor Wins Webby & People’s Voice Award for “The Dawn of the Killer Robot”

Photography Instructor, Connelly La Mar’s documentary The Dawn of the Killer Robots—which he and his team at Motherboard pitched, shot and produced for VICE—was awarded both a Webby Award and a People’s Voice…

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Filmmakers Meet Composers Through “Speed Dates”
May 10, 2016

Filmmakers Meet Composers Through “Speed Dates”

What happens when thirty composers meet thirty filmmakers and have five minutes to introduce themselves and then move on? It may sound like an exercise in speed dating but the…

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Representatives from Brave New Films Discuss Documentaries and Gun Control
May 9, 2016

Representatives from Brave New Films Discuss Documentaries and Gun Control

New York Film Academy students welcomed representatives from Brave New Films—Laurie Jones and Tommie Bayliss—after a screening of their documentary, Making a Killing: Guns, Greed and the NRA. The event was…

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Broadcast Journalism School Weekly Recap
May 9, 2016

Broadcast Journalism School Weekly Recap

There was a big shake-up at CBS News, with the network opting to run their digital news service—called CBSN—on the broadcast network on weekends, instead of producing a separate evening…

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“Good Luck Chuck” Screening at NYFA Los Angeles
May 6, 2016

“Good Luck Chuck” Screening at NYFA Los Angeles

On Thursday, April 21st, New York Film Academy students were treated to a screening and Q & A of the hit Dane Cook / Jessica Alba romantic comedy, Good Luck…

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“Trumbo” Screening with Emmy Award-Winning Actor Bryan Cranston
May 5, 2016

“Trumbo” Screening with Emmy Award-Winning Actor Bryan Cranston

The New York Film Academy enjoyed a special evening with Bryan Cranston, the star of Breaking Bad, Malcolm in the Middle and, more recently, the movie Trumbo, a historical film…

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Screenwriting Grad’s “Business” to Screen at Cannes Cinéfondation
May 4, 2016

Screenwriting Grad’s “Business” to Screen at Cannes Cinéfondation

For those of us in the film industry, the month of May has always been synonymous with the Cannes International Film Festival. This year’s festival, the 69th since its inception,…

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Screenwriting Instructor and NYFA Alumnus Team up for “Pali Road”
May 3, 2016

Screenwriting Instructor and NYFA Alumnus Team up for “Pali Road”

Written by New York Film Academy Screenwriting instructor Doc Pedrolie and directed by NYFA Beijing alumnus Jonathan Lim, the romantic thriller Pali Road opened April 29th in selected AMC, Regal and Consolidated…

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