Screenwriting

New York Film Academy Student Arabic Film Festival
December 15, 2014

New York Film Academy Student Arabic Film Festival

A frustrated screenwriter gets unlikely inspiration for his next “killer” screenplay. A young man is pressured by his father to leave his true love for an arranged marriage. A police…

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Screenwriter Ian Shorr Joins Business of Screenwriting Class
December 3, 2014

Screenwriter Ian Shorr Joins Business of Screenwriting Class

On November 18th, screenwriter Ian Shorr dropped by our Business of Screenwriting class to explain how he went from literally representing himself to becoming one of the most sought after…

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A History Lesson from Emmy Award-Winner Robert Wuhl
December 3, 2014

A History Lesson from Emmy Award-Winner Robert Wuhl

Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, comedian and actor Robert Wuhl (Arliss, Bull Durham, Batman) came to New York Film Academy’s Los Angeles Campus and educated the students in the way he…

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Kellen Gibbs Wins “Best Student Film” at the Los Angeles Thriller Festival
December 1, 2014

Kellen Gibbs Wins “Best Student Film” at the Los Angeles Thriller Festival

Psychological thrillers have been a part of American culture for some time now. With legendary films like Se7en, The Machinist, and The Shining, it’s no wonder why audiences love submerging…

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Filmmaker Rowan Joffe Screens His New Thriller Starring Nicole Kidman & Colin Firth
November 21, 2014

Filmmaker Rowan Joffe Screens His New Thriller Starring Nicole Kidman & Colin Firth

Award-winning writer/director Rowan Joffe visited New York Film Academy’s Los Angeles branch to screen thriller Before I Go To Sleep, which he adapted for the screen from a S.J. Watson…

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Producer Bobby Sabelhaus Sits Down with NYFA Screenwriting Students
November 18, 2014

Producer Bobby Sabelhaus Sits Down with NYFA Screenwriting Students

On November 3rd, 2014, Bobby Sabelhaus sat down with New York Film Academy’s Business of Screenwriting class, regaling his unique story of how this one-time #1 national high school quarterback…

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NYFA Veteran Students March in Veterans Day Parade
November 12, 2014

NYFA Veteran Students March in Veterans Day Parade

Once again, the New York Film Academy and its veteran students marched in New York City’s Veterans Day Parade down 5th Avenue, which included over 600,000 spectators showing their full support. The annual event…

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How Do You Land a Literary Agent?
November 5, 2014

How Do You Land a Literary Agent?

One of the most difficult challenges for screenwriters coming out of film school is landing the right agent — or any agent for that matter. To clue our students in…

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A Discussion with Award-Winning Author & Instructor Michael Fuller
November 5, 2014

A Discussion with Award-Winning Author & Instructor Michael Fuller

New York Film Academy Los Angeles Instructor Dr. Michael Fuller (English 101) was recently honored the Book Publicists of Southern California IRWIN Award for Best Fiction for his new novel, Legacy. The book has…

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