New York Film Academy Friends & Family on ‘SNL 40’
Last night, NBC and Lorne Michaels managed to manifest the highest population density of celebrities, musicians and comedians into one studio. That studio was 8H, and it was for the 40th…
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February 16, 2015
February 13, 2015
Final Draft Screenwriting Contest Finalists Heading to NYFA
The 10th Annual Final Draft Awards were held last night by Final Draft Inc. in the back lot of Paramount Studios. The awards, organized by the screenwriting software company, recognizes…
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February 13, 2015
Oscar Nominated Writer/Director Dan Gilroy Thrills NYFA Students with ‘Nightcrawler’
On Thursday, February 12, New York Film Academy Los Angeles students gathered at Warner Bros. studios for a screening of Nightcrawler (2014), starring Jake Gyllenhaal, followed by a Q&A with…
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February 12, 2015
Acting Advice From Instructor Robert Lipton
Being brought up in New York City with a passion for acting, New York Film Academy Acting for Film Instructor Robert Lipton was fortunate enough to have studied with both…
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February 9, 2015
BFA Filmmaking Student Wins Student Filmmaker Award
Similar to the NCAA Basketball’s March Madness Tournament, the Student Filmmaker Awards’ Audience Choice Award was created for student filmmakers to compete against other film schools, universities and colleges in a…
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February 4, 2015
Terrence Malick’s New Doc Will Have 2 Versions
Terrence Malick is known for making relatively few films, but films with big ideas and an artistry to them that is worth a thousand lesser movies. His documentary looks like…
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February 4, 2015
Military Student Michael Valenzuela Overcomes the Odds
As an extremely talented musician at a very young age, Michael Valenzuela learned to play over 20 instruments. Performing in diverse ensembles comprised of choir, musicals, marching, jazz, rock, folk and contemporary bands,…
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February 3, 2015
Documentary Community Film Project Screening
On Friday January 22nd, the Sept ’13 MFA Documentary class in Los Angeles presented its two final films as the culmination of their Community Film Project class. The semester-long project…
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February 2, 2015
Producer Mohammed Al Turki Visits NYFA and Brings Special Surprise Guest Michelle Rodriguez
Last night, Thursday, January 29th, students gathered in the New York Film Academy Los Angeles Theater to view a screening of the financial thriller Arbitrage (Susan Sarandon, Brit Marling, Tim Roth), for…
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