NYFA Producers Pitch Fest at Andaz Hotel
The New York Film Academy’s Producing Program held its second Advanced Producers Pitch Fest for calendar year 2016 on Wednesday, May 18 at the Andaz Hotel in West Hollywood. Since…
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May 20, 2016
May 13, 2016
Academy Award Nominated Producer Screens “What Happened, Miss Simone?”
As part of a joint collaboration between the Documentary and Producing Schools, the New York Film Academy welcomed back former NYFA instructor Amy Hobby to screen her Academy Award nominated…
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May 11, 2016
Producing Student Accepted into Producers Guild Student Program
With graduation coming up on May 27th, 2016 for New York Film Academy One Year Producing Conservatory student John ‘Six’ Reilly, the timing of his recent acceptance into the Producers Guild of America Student…
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April 5, 2016
NYFA Welcomes Award-Winning Italian Filmmaker Nanni Moretti
Considered one of the most original Italian filmmakers over the past several decades, it’s hard to think of a more accomplished international guest speaker than Italian director, Nanni Moretti. In 1976, Moretti…
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March 31, 2016
MFA Producing Student Gives TEDx Talk in Zimbabwe
MFA Producing student, Zororo Makamba, recently gave a TEDx Talk on the state of television in Zimbabwe. Hailing from Zimbabwe, Makamba is a radio personality, television host, and aspiring filmmaker at…
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March 25, 2016
Discussion with 20th Century Fox Chairman & CEO James N. Gianopulos
New York Film Academy students were invited to a theatre on the 20th Century Fox Studios Lot in Beverly Hills for an amazing opportunity—a Q&A with Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 20th Century…
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March 16, 2016
Screening of “Dirty Grandpa” and Q&A with Producer Barry Josephson
Last week, New York Film Academy students were invited to a theatre in the Warner Bros. lot to view the recently released, still in theaters, Dirty Grandpa, starring Robert De…
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March 9, 2016
Producer Oren Koules Screens “Saw” with NYFA Instructor David Armstrong
New York Film Academy students were treated to a special screening of the groundbreaking, and box office record making, indie horror film Saw and participated in a Q&A with the film’s producer…
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February 15, 2016
Making Critical Assumptions in Producing
New York Film Academy Los Angeles Producing Instructor Michael DeMeritt has produced, written and served as Assistant Director (DGA) on every form of production. His AD Credits include long runs…
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