NYFA Graduate’s Film Sweeps African Academy Awards
The African Movie Academy Awards saw quite a bit of NYFA graduate Kunle Afolayan’s feature film, The Figurine, during their 2010 ceremonies. Out of the ten awards for which it was…
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May 13, 2010
Is New York Film Academy a College?
Many times people ask me “Is New York Film Academy a college?”. For the sake of time, the answer is yes. But if you have the time, you may be…
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May 5, 2010
NYFA Student Omri Bezalel Interviews George Lucas
Photo: Courtesy of The Jewish Chronicle Online New York Film Academy student Omri Bezalel learned that good deeds and great filmmaking sometimes produce unexpected rewards when he was granted the opportunity…
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May 3, 2010
NYFA Graduate Ben Adler’s Bagatelle
Graduate of the New York Film Academy’s 2002/03 one year program, Ben Adler, has been keeping busy since his time with us at NYFA. For the past four years, Adler…
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April 27, 2010
NYFA Graduate Brett Carlson Writer & Director of "Take My Wife"
A gigolo, a hitman and a couple of unhappy husbands walk into a bar; unfortunately, the pimp they’re supposed to meet “inconsiderately” drops dead before showing up to sort everyone…
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April 23, 2010
New York Film Academy Teaches Film Workshops in Abuja, Nigeria
This past spring, the New York Film Academy visited Abuja, Nigeria, to train aspiring filmmakers in a four-week film workshop. Thirty faculty members from our New York and LA locations traveled…
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April 15, 2010
Writer, Director and Producer Tokunbo Falope
Tokunbo Falope, TK as he is fondly called, is a writer, director and producer. He runs BRV, a Nigerian production company, with his brother Deji Falope, who handles the TV…
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October 29, 2009
New Moon Star Justine Wachsberger
Currently the American actress plays the part of Gianna in the popular vampire movie, New Moon, due out this November. Wachsberger’s character is the Volturi’s human secretary that longs to…
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August 21, 2009
Is Film School Worth It?
If you are pursuing a career in filmmaking one of the most difficult questions to answer is if film school is worth it? Many young filmmakers find difficulty in weighing…
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