International Diversity

New York Film Academy Australia Alum Premieres and Wins Big With Mockumentary
November 14, 2017

New York Film Academy Australia Alum Premieres and Wins Big With Mockumentary

The list of sports films and sports comedies are endless, but not many movies have been about the burgeoning E-Sports wave, the billion-dollar industry of competitive video games. New York…

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New York Film Academy Alum’s “Newton” Selected as India’s Entry for Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award
November 14, 2017

New York Film Academy Alum’s “Newton” Selected as India’s Entry for Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award

“Newton,” a feature-length film by NYFA alumnus Amit V Masurkar, is now in the running for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film — just one in a long…

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NYFA Screenwriting Alumna Devashree Shivadekar Shines With India’s Stars
November 1, 2017

NYFA Screenwriting Alumna Devashree Shivadekar Shines With India’s Stars

New York Film Academy Screenwriting alumna Devashree Shivadekar has been a busy woman since she left NYFA’s hallowed halls. Her most recent success comes in the form of a script…

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NYFA Alum Oguzhan Akdogan Organizes Hollywood Turkish Film Festival
October 30, 2017

NYFA Alum Oguzhan Akdogan Organizes Hollywood Turkish Film Festival

New York Film Academy alumnus Oguzhan Akdogan has been working hard to put together the first annual Hollywood Turkish Film Festival in Los Angeles. The festival is designed to promote…

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R&B Star Banky W. Completes NYFA Screenwriting Workshop
October 20, 2017

R&B Star Banky W. Completes NYFA Screenwriting Workshop

Nigerian actor and R&B star Banky W. completed his second workshop at the New York Film Academy, adding screenwriting to his already-impressive list of artistic talents. Perhaps more impressive is…

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NYFA Alum’s Latest Is Official Selection at the LICFF 2017
October 17, 2017

NYFA Alum’s Latest Is Official Selection at the LICFF 2017

“Lasting Silence,” a new short film by New York Film Academy alumnus Farhan Abbas, is an Official Selection at the 9th Annual Lahore International Children’s Film Festival. Abbas graduated from…

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NYFA Documentary Alumna Anais Michel Joins Editing Team on Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner’s New HBO Series
October 3, 2017

NYFA Documentary Alumna Anais Michel Joins Editing Team on Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner’s New HBO Series

NYFA Documentary Filmmakng alumna and former NYFA teaching assistant Anais Michel brings that rarest of all documentary talents to the table: comedy. When her film “Coach Mike” screened at the…

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A Conversation with Bolashak Scholarship Recipient, NYFA Alumnus Dias Azimzhan
September 29, 2017

A Conversation with Bolashak Scholarship Recipient, NYFA Alumnus Dias Azimzhan

New York Film Academy College of Visual & Performing Arts (NYFA) MFA Alumnus Dias Azimzhan was always interested in storytelling, starting out as a blogger before deciding to pursue filmmaking. Azimzhan’s…

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NYFA Screenwriting Alum’s “Breakfast in Bangalore” Brings American Sitcom to India
September 22, 2017

NYFA Screenwriting Alum’s “Breakfast in Bangalore” Brings American Sitcom to India

“Write what you know” is perhaps the most popular advice for aspiring writers, and NYFA screenwriting alumnus Michael Fontana has taken this lesson to heart in his latest sitcom project…

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