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NYFA Filmmaking Alum Meital Cohen Navarro Wins George Sidney Independent Film Competition For Best Narrative Short
March 22, 2021

NYFA Filmmaking Alum Meital Cohen Navarro Wins George Sidney Independent Film Competition For Best Narrative Short

New York Film Academy (NYFA) is thrilled to announce that MFA Filmmaking alum Meital Cohen Navarro has won the George Sidney Independent Film Competition at the world-class San Luis Obispo International Festival (SLO Film…

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NYFA Instructor Tim Fielder Featured by “The New York Times”
March 5, 2021

NYFA Instructor Tim Fielder Featured by “The New York Times”

In a February profile piece, The New York Times (NYT) penned a profile citing a boom in comic books and graphic novels that focus on Afrofuturism, a cultural aesthetic that describes the intersection…

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“Invisible Love” From NYFA’s Bill Einreinhofer Wins Big at Paris International Film Festival
March 3, 2021

“Invisible Love” From NYFA’s Bill Einreinhofer Wins Big at Paris International Film Festival

Chair of the Broadcast Journalism department at New York Film Academy, Bill Einreinhofer has a lot to celebrate after his film Invisible Love won three major awards at the Paris…

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NYFA Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Lizzie Gottlieb Featured by ‘Insider’ to Talk About New Film “Turn Every Page”
March 2, 2021

NYFA Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Lizzie Gottlieb Featured by ‘Insider’ to Talk About New Film “Turn Every Page”

NYFA Documentary instructor Lizzie Gottlieb has been directing film and theater in New York for the past couple of decades. As a director, Gottlieb has worked with Peter Dinklage, Ethan…

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NYFA South Beach Instructor Daniel Abrusci Wins Gold Promax Award
February 25, 2021

NYFA South Beach Instructor Daniel Abrusci Wins Gold Promax Award

New York Film Academy is excited to share that Filmmaking instructor Daniel Abrusci has won a Gold Promax Award for outstanding achievement in sound design and mixing on the Cbeebies…

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NYFA Photography Alum Jon Henry Named on The “TIME 100 Next” List
February 24, 2021

NYFA Photography Alum Jon Henry Named on The “TIME 100 Next” List

New York Film Academy (NYFA) is excited to announce that Photography alum Jon Henry has been featured in TIME Magazine’s TIME 100 Next list for 2021. Last year, Henry won the prestigious Arnold Newman Prize…

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Meet NYFA Cinematography Instructor & ASC Member Tommy Maddox-Upshaw
February 23, 2021

Meet NYFA Cinematography Instructor & ASC Member Tommy Maddox-Upshaw

At New York Film Academy, the faculty is an incredibly talented group of artists that teach the next generation of filmmakers and creators all while being active members in their…

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Akinola Davies Jr. Awarded Short Film Grand Jury Prize at Sundance For Film “Lizard”
February 17, 2021

Akinola Davies Jr. Awarded Short Film Grand Jury Prize at Sundance For Film “Lizard”

New York Film Academy (NYFA) alum Akinola Davies Jr. has won big at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, winning the Short Film Grand Jury Prize for his film Lizard. The…

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NYFA Alum Irene Mendez on Film Sustainability and a UN Campaign to Change The Film Production Landscape
February 16, 2021

NYFA Alum Irene Mendez on Film Sustainability and a UN Campaign to Change The Film Production Landscape

Spanish producer Irene Mendez has always been interested in visual storytelling. With her degree in communications coupled with her education from NYFA’s 1-Year Producing Conservatory, Mendez is seeking change in…

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