NYFA’s Craig Ross Jr. to Direct Pilot for TV One
New York Film Academy Directing Instructor Craig Ross, Jr. has been tapped to direct an upcoming drama series from media titan Cathy Hughes. Ross has previously directed a number of…
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April 21, 2016
April 20, 2016
Acting Grad Gianlorenzo Albertini Cast in “ONE: The Hip Hop Dance Musical”
Italian actor and New York Film Academy BFA Acting for Film alumnus Gianlorenzo Albertini’s acting, singing and dancing chops caught the eye of the producer of a major hip-hop opera that…
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April 19, 2016
Adam Zucker Screens “The Return” at New York Film Academy
Last week, the New York Film Academy, in association with the City Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, presented a special screening of Adam Zucker’s documentary, The Return. The film follows the lives of four…
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April 15, 2016
“Breakfast in Beirut” Nominated Film of the Year
When we last caught up with New York Film Academy MFA Filmmaking graduate Farah Fuad ALHashem, she had been at dozens of festivals around the world to screen her film Breakfast in…
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April 14, 2016
NYFA Students Learn Cutting Edge Techniques in Image Based Lighting for VFX
Virtual lighting expert and Animation department faculty member Fred Durand treated students of chair of animation Mark Sawicki’s digital effects cinematography class to a guest lecture and demonstration of Image…
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April 13, 2016
“Frankie” Selected for Prestigious Nastro d’Argento
One of the most prestigious honors for a filmmaker in Italy is to have his or her film selected into the “Nastri d’Argento,” which is essentially the Italian Academy Awards where journalists…
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April 12, 2016
NYFA South Beach’s Movement Club Performs at Olympia Theater
New York Film Academy South Beach Instructor Susie K. Taylor founded The Movement Club as an outreach organization of students whose purpose is to spread light through the “healing art of acting.” Late last…
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April 11, 2016
A Talk with the VFX Artists Behind ‘Sharknado’
A storm whipped through the New York Film Academy Theatre last week—a combination of wind, water and sharks, known by the title Sharknado. After the screening, NYFA students welcomed Emmy Winning VFX…
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April 11, 2016
NYFA Presents “Stranger Than Fiction” at IFC Center
New York Film Academy is excited to present the 2016 Spring Season of NYC’s cutting-edge documentary film series, Stranger Than Fiction, Starting April 12! Stranger Than Fiction, the weekly documentary film…
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