Academic Programs

New York Film Academy (NYFA) 3D Animation & VFX Alum Joins Paradox Interactive
September 15, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) 3D Animation & VFX Alum Joins Paradox Interactive

Hanna Johansson, an alum of the Fall 2016 1-Year 3D Animation & Visual Effects conservatory at New York Film Academy (NYFA), has been hired as a character animator for Paradox…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Robert Nazar Arjoyan Releases I Promised Her Life
September 13, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Robert Nazar Arjoyan Releases I Promised Her Life

This week, I Promised Her Life, the award-winning short film by New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking alum Robert Nazar Arjoyan, premiered on Vimeo. The film is about a grieving…

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New York Film Academy at 2019 Venice Film Festival: Master Classes and Student Film Screenings
September 12, 2019

New York Film Academy at 2019 Venice Film Festival: Master Classes and Student Film Screenings

New York Film Academy’s (NYFA) kicked off a successful partnership with Giornate degli Autori, at the Venice Film Festival with an all-day event on September 4, 2019. NYFA 3D Animation…

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New York Film Academy Filmmaking Alum Hannah Lux Davis Directs ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Music Video
September 12, 2019

New York Film Academy Filmmaking Alum Hannah Lux Davis Directs ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Music Video

The music video for “Don’t Call Me Angel,” the tie-in single to the latest Charlie’s Angels film performed by Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, and Lana Del Rey, and directed by…

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New York Film Academy Photography Students Showcase Work at Photoville
September 12, 2019

New York Film Academy Photography Students Showcase Work at Photoville

Seventeen talented photographers from New York Film Academy (NYFA) will be showcasing their work at this year’s Photoville, the annual photo festival held at Brooklyn Bridge Park. The fest will…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Producing Alum Peipei Duan Receives Cathay Bank Scholarship
September 12, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Producing Alum Peipei Duan Receives Cathay Bank Scholarship

Peipei Duan, a 2018 graduate of the New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA in Producing program, recently received the Cathay Bank Scholarship, which awards and supports Chinese students of great…

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New York Film Academy Game Design (NYFA) Welcomes Disney Imagineer Jonathan Ackley
September 10, 2019

New York Film Academy Game Design (NYFA) Welcomes Disney Imagineer Jonathan Ackley

On August 15, 2019, New York Film Academy (NYFA) hosted Disney Imagineer Jonathan Ackley. Ackley spoke at NYFA’s Burbank-based campus as part of the school’s Masters of Game Design series….

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NYFA Animation Alum Adriano Araujo Works on The Magical ‘Harry Potter and The Cursed Child’ Display for Times Square
September 10, 2019

NYFA Animation Alum Adriano Araujo Works on The Magical ‘Harry Potter and The Cursed Child’ Display for Times Square

Harry Potter fans were amazed at the newly unveiled promotion for the new two-part Broadway play in New York’s famous Times Square. The billboard takeover took up every display in…

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WNYC Interviews New York Film Academy (NYFA) Chair of Screenwriting Randall Dottin
September 9, 2019

WNYC Interviews New York Film Academy (NYFA) Chair of Screenwriting Randall Dottin

Fevah, the short film by award-winning filmmaker and New York Film Academy (NYFA) Chair of Screenwriting Randall Dottin, screened at the Latino Film Festival last month. Shortly before the screening,…

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