Faculty Highlights

NYFA Student Showcase is a Success at DOC NYC 2017
November 13, 2017

NYFA Student Showcase is a Success at DOC NYC 2017

The 2017 edition of DOC NYC included another fantastic New York Film Academy Documentary Department Showcase, spotlighting the work of NYFA students. NYFA faculty also had work represented at the…

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NYFA Mumbai Hosts Master Class With Co-Chair of Filmmaking and Virtual Reality Jonathan Whittaker
November 7, 2017

NYFA Mumbai Hosts Master Class With Co-Chair of Filmmaking and Virtual Reality Jonathan Whittaker

With an eye to the increasing opportunities for collaboration between major international film markets, the New York Film Academy Mumbai held a three-hour master class bridging the filmmaking styles of…

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Fulbright Program Selects New York Film Academy to Provide Storytelling Workshops
November 6, 2017

Fulbright Program Selects New York Film Academy to Provide Storytelling Workshops

The New York Film Academy (NYFA) was recently honored to have Andrea Swift, NYFA’s Chair of the Documentary Department, selected to run a storytelling workshop at the annual mid-year conference for Fulbright Foreign Language…

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“Blue World Order” Produced by NYFA Australia Instructor Timothy Maddocks
September 19, 2017

“Blue World Order” Produced by NYFA Australia Instructor Timothy Maddocks

NYFA Australia instructor Timothy Maddocks has taken the philosophy of learning by doing a step farther: teaching by example, continuing to not only remain active in his industry, expanding his…

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Netflix Releases NYFA Documentary Faculty Work “Heroin(e)”
September 12, 2017

Netflix Releases NYFA Documentary Faculty Work “Heroin(e)”

A new Netflix original short documentary entitled “Heroin(e)” premieres today, Sept. 12, and a New York Film Academy instructor was instrumental in its production. Kristen Nutile, who teaches filmmaking and…

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NYFA Faculty and Students Screen Work at Jump Into VR Fest
September 12, 2017

NYFA Faculty and Students Screen Work at Jump Into VR Fest

For the first time in New York’s Lower East Side, the world has a chance to experience Jump Into VR Fest, a premier film festival striving to bring cutting edge…

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NYFA Acting Instructor Miguel Cruz Inks Deal with FOX International Productions
September 7, 2017

NYFA Acting Instructor Miguel Cruz Inks Deal with FOX International Productions

NYFA’s Acting Department Senior Instructor and Director of Fulbright Initiatives Miguel Cruz recently signed a development deal with FOX International Productions to supervise the Spanish adaptation of the Argentinian rom-com…

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NYFA Graphic Design Instructor Keith Godard Releases “Book Mates”
September 7, 2017

NYFA Graphic Design Instructor Keith Godard Releases “Book Mates”

by Keith Godard NYFA Graphic Design Instructor Keith Godard’s newest publication “Book Mates” brings a charming story to life. The book is a bilingual story in French and English that…

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NYFA Broadcast Journalism School Updates Sept. 7
September 7, 2017

NYFA Broadcast Journalism School Updates Sept. 7

How can you effectively convey the scope, and the human tragedies, associated with a natural disaster like Hurricane Harvey? Last week, in the middle of all of its traditional coverage,…

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