Screenwriting

NYFA Screenwriting Students Attend Nickelodeon Writers Event
November 4, 2016

NYFA Screenwriting Students Attend Nickelodeon Writers Event

New York Film Academy Screenwriting students were invited to Nickelodeon headquarters in Manhattan to attend an entertaining and educational event with Nickelodeon show creators, executive producers and screenwriters. While nobody…

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Discussion with “Better Call Saul” Writer Gordon Smith
October 10, 2016

Discussion with “Better Call Saul” Writer Gordon Smith

Gordon Smith began his career as an assistant to creator and showrunner Vince Gilligan, during his Breaking Bad run. He was promoted to full-time writer on the Breaking Bad spinoff,…

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Screenwriter Tim Tori Joins NYFA’s Biz of Screenwriting Class
September 28, 2016

Screenwriter Tim Tori Joins NYFA’s Biz of Screenwriting Class

Recently, the ultra-talented Tim Tori dropped by our Business of Screenwriting class at New York Film Academy Los Angeles to discuss everything from writing independent horror movies to penning the…

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NYFA Screenwriting Graduates Celebrate with an Industry Pitch Fest
September 20, 2016

NYFA Screenwriting 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 Sunset Boulevard…

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Spring 2016 Screenwriting Students Complete Second Semester
September 15, 2016

Spring 2016 Screenwriting Students Complete Second Semester

What’s it like for a screenwriter to hear his or her work read aloud by actors for the first time? Thrilling and nerve-wracking all at once, as LA’s Spring 2016…

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Screenwriting Instructor’s “Bookburners” Novel to be Released in Print
August 24, 2016

Screenwriting Instructor’s “Bookburners” Novel to be Released in Print

The New York Film Academy is excited to share that the popular series, “Bookburners,” is coming to print through SAGA Press. “Bookburners” is a collaborative novel featuring the talents of…

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Seth Rogen Screens “Sausage Party” at New York Film Academy
August 22, 2016

Seth Rogen Screens “Sausage Party” at New York Film Academy

Actor, writer, producer, and director Seth Rogen dropped by the New York Film Academy Los Angeles campus on Wednesday, August 17th to show his new R-animated movie Sausage Party and talk about…

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The Multi-Talented Paul J. Salamoff Visits NYFA’s Business of Screenwriting Class
August 11, 2016

The Multi-Talented Paul J. Salamoff Visits NYFA’s Business of Screenwriting Class

This past week, multi-hyphenate entertainment professional Paul J. Salamoff joined our Business of Screenwriting class to explain how this kid from Natick, Massachusetts went on to work on more than 50 films, TV shows,…

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NYFA Grads Awarded TriBeCa Film Grant for Screenplay “Falcon Lake”
August 3, 2016

NYFA Grads Awarded TriBeCa Film Grant for Screenplay “Falcon Lake”

Not only does the New York Film Academy provide an intensive hands-on experience, but it also sometimes plays the role of matchmaker for actors, filmmakers, writers and other creative artists to…

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