Diversity

Artist Nancy Burson On the Convergence of Art, Politics, and Tech
August 8, 2018

Artist Nancy Burson On the Convergence of Art, Politics, and Tech

Renowned for her pioneering work in morphing technologies, legendary visual artist and New York Film Academy (NYFA) faculty member Nancy Burson has just shown how powerfully the arts can intersect…

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Q&A With New York Film Academy Documentary Alum Carolina Sosa
August 2, 2018

Q&A With New York Film Academy Documentary Alum Carolina Sosa

Carolina Sosa graduated in 2017 from the New York Film Academy (NYFA) Los Angeles campus with a Master of Fine Arts in Documentary. Since then she’s been hard at work…

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Beijing Normal University Students Attend New York Film Academy Workshop
July 30, 2018

Beijing Normal University Students Attend New York Film Academy Workshop

This summer, fifteen students from Beijing Normal University (BNU) completed a 2-Week Filmmaking Workshop at the New York Film Academy (NYFA) at its Los Angeles campus. Learning many of the…

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“On the Other Side of the Wall” With Elizabeth Grimaldo
July 30, 2018

“On the Other Side of the Wall” With Elizabeth Grimaldo

Elizabeth Grimaldo was already a household name in her native Panama when she came to study Acting for Film at the New York Film Academy, but since then her career…

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A Golden Age, Agence France-Presse in Brazil, WNHT in Connecticut, and More with New York Film Academy Broadcast Journalism School
July 30, 2018

A Golden Age, Agence France-Presse in Brazil, WNHT in Connecticut, and More with New York Film Academy Broadcast Journalism School

Inevitably, when I am introduced as the Chair of the New York Film Academy (NYFA) Broadcast Journalism department, I’ll be asked whether broadcast journalism is in fact “relevant” anymore. There…

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Much-Buzzed Doc Killer Bees is Lensed by New York Film Academy Instructor John Foster
July 30, 2018

Much-Buzzed Doc Killer Bees is Lensed by New York Film Academy Instructor John Foster

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Cinematography Instructor John Foster lensed feature-length sports documentary Killer Bees, which The New York Times raves is “…engaging and humane storytelling that uses the drama…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Community Outreach Partners with Actors for Autism
July 26, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Community Outreach Partners with Actors for Autism

The New York Film Academy-Los Angeles recently partnered with Actors for Autism (AFA), providing “hands-on,” college-level filmmaking courses as an extension of the AFA filmmaking program where students write, shoot…

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Documentarian Amy Rice Presents “By The People” to New York Film Academy Students
July 26, 2018

Documentarian Amy Rice Presents “By The People” to New York Film Academy Students

This July, the New York Film Academy (NYFA) Producing and Documentary Filmmaking departments presented a screening of By the People: The Election of Barack Obama followed by a Q&A with director…

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Summer Post-Production, Dateline NBC, and NBC News With New York Film Academy Broadcast Journalism School
July 16, 2018

Summer Post-Production, Dateline NBC, and NBC News With New York Film Academy Broadcast Journalism School

In the previous update, you got to see the New York Film Academy (NYFA) Broadcast Journalism summer students out in the field shooting … but following “production,” there is “post-production.”…

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