Screenwriting

NYFA Alumnus Anthony James Faure Releases “Kids With Guns”
June 23, 2017

NYFA Alumnus Anthony James Faure Releases “Kids With Guns”

Anthony James Faure worked in the film industry for five years before coming to the New York Film Academy. When he started the 1-Year Filmmaking Program he was also starting the post-production…

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Robin Wright Directs NYFA Alumna’s “The Dark of Night,” Which Premiered at Cannes
June 1, 2017

Robin Wright Directs NYFA Alumna’s “The Dark of Night,” Which Premiered at Cannes

Beginning her career in Los Angeles as a literary agent assistant at the William Morris Agency in 1982, Denise Meyers always felt the drive to pursue screenwriting as her main career in…

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NYFA Screenwriting Degree Graduates Celebrate with an Industry Pitch Fest
May 23, 2017

NYFA Screenwriting Degree Graduates Celebrate with an Industry Pitch Fest

Graduating MFA, AFA and BFA New York Film Academy Screenwriting students recently attended their culminating Industry Pitch Fest Event, held at the penthouse ballroom of the Andaz Hotel up on…

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NYFA Screenwriting Instructors Release New Comic Miniseries “Dragon Age: Knight Errant”
May 11, 2017

NYFA Screenwriting Instructors Release New Comic Miniseries “Dragon Age: Knight Errant”

Chair of the New York Film Academy Los Angeles Screenwriting Department (and Dean of Faculty) Nunzio DeFilippis and his wife/writing partner Christina Weir, who is also an instructor at NYFA,…

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NYFA Grad’s “The Dawn” to Screen at Kuwait Film Festival
March 20, 2017

NYFA Grad’s “The Dawn” to Screen at Kuwait Film Festival

Kuwaiti filmmaker and New York Film Academy alumnus Yousef Al-Qenaei’s short film, “The Dawn,” was very well received at the ADASA Festival and is due to screen at the Kuwait Film Festival…

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Writer / Creator Matthew Arnold Gives NYFA Students Advice on How to Pitch for TV
March 13, 2017

Writer / Creator Matthew Arnold Gives NYFA Students Advice on How to Pitch for TV

The writer and creator of “Siberia,” “Emerald City,” and “Shadow People,” Matthew Arnold, visited the Los Angeles campus of the New York Film Academy on Monday, February 27, 2017. Students from several…

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NYFA LA Screenwriting Graduates Celebrate with an Industry Pitch Fest
February 2, 2017

NYFA LA Screenwriting Graduates Celebrate with an Industry Pitch Fest

Graduating MFA and BFA New York Film Academy Screenwriting students recently attended their culminating Industry Pitch Fest Event, held at the penthouse ballroom of the Andaz Hotel up on Sunset…

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Urban Possibilities and New York Film Academy Team Up For Spoken Word Performance and Story Encounter
December 21, 2016

Urban Possibilities and New York Film Academy Team Up For Spoken Word Performance and Story Encounter

New York Film Academy students worked with survivors of homelessness to present a spoken word and musical performance at the NYFA Theater at the Los Angeles campus. Urban Possibilities is a…

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Film and Video Game Writer Patrick Hegarty Speaks to Business of Screenwriting Class
December 9, 2016

Film and Video Game Writer Patrick Hegarty Speaks to Business of Screenwriting Class

Recently, film and video game writer Patrick Hegarty dropped by New York Film Academy’s Business of Screenwriting class to share his remarkable journey of how this one-time professional NFL football…

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