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October 11, 2022

NYFA New York Filmmaking Faculty: Interview with Andrea Swift

As many of the most influential filmmakers know, the key to making a great film is telling a good story. For Andrea Swift, NYFA Filmmaking Chair, who has over 20…

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NYFA ALUM EVE HEWSON GOES IN FOR THE KILL IN BAD SISTERS
October 10, 2022

NYFA ALUM EVE HEWSON GOES IN FOR THE KILL IN BAD SISTERS

Since graduating from New York Film Academy (NYFA), Acting for Film alum Eve Hewson has been making a name for herself in the world of TV and film. Hewson has appeared with Sean Penn…

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October 6, 2022

NYFA Broadcast Journalism Faculty: Interview with Fred Silverman

From the legendary Walter Cronkite to modern names like Lester Holt, broadcast journalism has a long and storied tradition of investigating, uncovering, and disseminating information to the public. Though the…

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September 29, 2022

NYFA Filmmaking Faculty: Interview with Claude Kerven

Life has a funny way of throwing you a curve when you least expect it. For Claude Kerven of NYFA’s Filmmaking department, that curve hit when he first went to…

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In Conversation with Matteo Borghese and Rob Turbovsky, ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Co-Executive Producers and Writers
September 27, 2022

In Conversation with Matteo Borghese and Rob Turbovsky, ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Co-Executive Producers and Writers

On June 15, New York Film Academy welcomed Matteo Borghese and Rob Turbovsky, co-executive producers and writers of the Hulu hit series, Only Murders in the Building at the Los…

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A Conversation with 1-Year Filmmaking Conservatory Alum & Director Florian Gunzenhauser
September 22, 2022

A Conversation with 1-Year Filmmaking Conservatory Alum & Director Florian Gunzenhauser

New York Film Academy (NYFA) 1-Year Filmmaking alum Florian Gunzenhauser is a filmmaker and assistant director from Switzerland. His directing, writing, and filmmaking credits include the television shows Voice of…

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NYFA Alum Nathan Hale: Cinema as a Vehicle for Advocacy
September 21, 2022

NYFA Alum Nathan Hale: Cinema as a Vehicle for Advocacy

NYFA alum Nathan Hale is an award-winning filmmaker, best-selling author and entertainment attorney. Hale is a two-time NAACP Image Award® nominee, the recipient of the Thurgood Marshall Prestige Award for…

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September 20, 2022

NYFA New York Filmmaking Faculty: Interview with Jonathan Whittaker

Stories have a unique power to inform, to illuminate, to move – and few mediums can harness that power, as well as cinema. Utilizing that power as a tool to…

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September 17, 2022

NYFA Los Angeles Filmmaking Faculty: Interview with Ed Timpe 

One of the most powerful aspects of filmmaking is the fact that it truly takes a village to get a movie made. There are many moving parts, all operating in…

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