Community Highlights

NYFA 3D Animation Instructor Craig Caton Creates Animservo for Maya
August 3, 2017

NYFA 3D Animation Instructor Craig Caton Creates Animservo for Maya

New York Film Academy Instructor Craig Caton has created a new plug-in on Autodesk Maya that may revolutionize the way digital puppetry in both independent productions and major motion pictures….

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3 Emmy Nominations for “A Girl in the River,” Edited by NYFA Master Class Lecturer Geof Bartz
August 3, 2017

3 Emmy Nominations for “A Girl in the River,” Edited by NYFA Master Class Lecturer Geof Bartz

“A Girl in the River” has been nominated for three Emmy Awards, including Best Documentary and Best Documentary Short. The HBO documentary was edited by New York Film Academy’s own…

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NYFA Instructor Joshua Belinfante on Screening “Requires Review” at Dances With Films
August 3, 2017

NYFA Instructor Joshua Belinfante on Screening “Requires Review” at Dances With Films

New York Film Academy Australia Filmmaking Instructor Joshua Belinfante recently screened his short documentary “Requires Review” at the prestigious Los Angeles festival Dances With Films Festival. With an eye for…

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NYFA Alumni and Faculty Crew “Dead House” for LionsGate and Laugh Out Loud
August 3, 2017

NYFA Alumni and Faculty Crew “Dead House” for LionsGate and Laugh Out Loud

The New York Film Academy community played an integral part in the making of “Dead House” (King Bach, Emmanuel Hudson, D.C Young Fly), a new scripted sitcom from one of…

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NYFA Photography Alumna Sinem Yazici Continues Her Meteoric Rise
August 3, 2017

NYFA Photography Alumna Sinem Yazici Continues Her Meteoric Rise

NYFA photography alumna Sinem Yazici is no stranger to success. As her interview with Asli Pelit illustrates, Sinem was a successful ad agency director before the age of 30 in…

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NYFA Veteran BFA Film and MFA Screenwriting Alumnus Joins We Are The Mighty
August 3, 2017

NYFA Veteran BFA Film and MFA Screenwriting Alumnus Joins We Are The Mighty

NYFA Veteran alumnus Tim Kirkpatrick is on the road to success, joining the team at We Are The Mighty (WATM) after completing both is BFA in Filmmaking and MFA in…

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NYFA Supports New Film Incentives in Miami-Dade County
August 1, 2017

NYFA Supports New Film Incentives in Miami-Dade County

South Beach’s star is rising. Miami-Dade County’s reputation as an excellent filmmaking location has been cemented once again with a new announcement by the Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources….

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NYFA’s Ragga Thordarson Continues to Garner International Recognition
July 31, 2017

NYFA’s Ragga Thordarson Continues to Garner International Recognition

NYFA’s Ragga Thordarson continues to garner international recognition, this time in her native country of Iceland. Interviewed by Morgunblaðið, one Iceland’s leading papers, Ragga spoke of her success in the…

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NYFA Veterans Attend Exclusive Screening of “Dunkirk”
July 27, 2017

NYFA Veterans Attend Exclusive Screening of “Dunkirk”

This month, NYFA Veterans were invited to attend an exclusive pre-release screening of feature film “Dunkirk,” through the Motion Picture and Television Relief Fund’s (MPTF) Veteran Benefits Assistance Program. NYFA Veterans…

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