Academic Programs

New York Film Academy Staff Member Holds Special Film Screenings in Istanbul, Turkey
June 16, 2011

New York Film Academy Staff Member Holds Special Film Screenings in Istanbul, Turkey

Renowned Turkish actress Fadik Sevin Atasoy (left) pictured with Paxton Winters (right) New York Film Academy Social Media Manager Mandy Menaker will be in Istanbul, Turkey next week promoting short film…

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New York Film Academy Graduate Aubrey Plaza Working with Seth Rogen and Amy Poehler
June 3, 2011

New York Film Academy Graduate Aubrey Plaza Working with Seth Rogen and Amy Poehler

Actress Aubrey Plaza has hit it big since taking a New York Film Academy High School Hands-On Summer Workshop. In the past three months, Aubrey has been a featured guest…

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New York Film Academy: What Makes Us Unique
May 27, 2011

New York Film Academy: What Makes Us Unique

New York Film Academy is one of the fastest growing, most hands-on film and acting schools in the world. With programs in filmmaking, acting, cinematography, producing, photography, game design, musical…

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Oscar-Winning Special Effects Make-Up Artists Tom Woodruff and Alec Gillis Speak at New York Film Academy
May 24, 2011

Oscar-Winning Special Effects Make-Up Artists Tom Woodruff and Alec Gillis Speak at New York Film Academy

New York Film Academy hosted a talk for students this week with special effects makeup artists Tom Woodruff and Alec Gillis. Woodruff and Gillis have collaborated on some of the…

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Star Wars Actor Billy Dee Williams Receives Honorary MFA Degree at New York Film Academy Event Moderated by Oscar-Winning Actor Louis Gossett Jr.
May 20, 2011

Star Wars Actor Billy Dee Williams Receives Honorary MFA Degree at New York Film Academy Event Moderated by Oscar-Winning Actor Louis Gossett Jr.

New York Film Academy Los Angeles was thrilled to host a conversation between veteran actors Billy Dee Williams and Academy-Award winner Louis Gossett Jr. on May 18, 2011. Academy-Award Winner…

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New York Film Academy Documentary Profiles Brigitte Harris, Sentenced for Avenging Childhood Abuse
May 3, 2011

New York Film Academy Documentary Profiles Brigitte Harris, Sentenced for Avenging Childhood Abuse

Bedford Correctional Facility, the only maximum security facility for women in the State of New York Bianca Zanini Vasconcellos is a student in New York Film Academy’s one-year documentary conservatory….

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April 29, 2011

CASTNYFA: An Exclusive New York Film Academy Casting Service

CASTNYFA is a New York Film Academy exclusive casting service. At a CASTNYFA event New York Film Academy actors can expect to audition for up to 90 New York Film Academy…

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New York Film Academy Graduate Tackles the 1953 CIA Coup In New Documentary
April 26, 2011

New York Film Academy Graduate Tackles the 1953 CIA Coup In New Documentary

Joe Ayella is a graduate of New York Film Academy’s short-term filmmaking workshop in Portugal. His documentary American Coup tells the story of the 1953 coup carried out by the…

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New York Film Academy Music Video Debuts on Rolling Stone!
April 25, 2011

New York Film Academy Music Video Debuts on Rolling Stone!

New York Film Academy MFA Graduate Richard (Rick) Greenwood originally approached LA based punk rock band Living Dead Lights about using song “To All The Youth” for his NYFA thesis…

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