Diversity

New York Film Academy & EducationUSA Pakistan Celebrate International Education Week
November 29, 2021

New York Film Academy & EducationUSA Pakistan Celebrate International Education Week

New York Film Academy (NYFA) was honored to be involved with EducationUSA, the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP), and the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, to celebrate International…

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NYFA Filmmaking Alum, Aditya Patwardhan’s, Film is Streaming on Amazon Prime
November 18, 2021

NYFA Filmmaking Alum, Aditya Patwardhan’s, Film is Streaming on Amazon Prime

NYFA Filmmaking Alum Aditya J. Patwardhan has been making waves since graduating in 2014 from our Film and Media Production program. Aditya hails from Jaipur, India and has directed an…

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6 NYFA Alumni to Support this Black-Owned Business Month
August 19, 2021

6 NYFA Alumni to Support this Black-Owned Business Month

August is National Black Business Month, where we as a nation of consumers recognize and support black-owned businesses across the United States. According to the 2019 Annual Business Survey (covering…

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Uruguayan Filmmakers to Learn Hollywood Production from New York Film Academy
July 25, 2021

Uruguayan Filmmakers to Learn Hollywood Production from New York Film Academy

The New York Film Academy (NYFA) is thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership with the InterAmerican Development Bank (IADB); the Uruguay Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining; the Uruguayan…

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NYFA Celebrates a Historic Year at the Oscars: Chloé Zhao, Emerald Fennell, Daniel Kaluuya & More
April 26, 2021

NYFA Celebrates a Historic Year at the Oscars: Chloé Zhao, Emerald Fennell, Daniel Kaluuya & More

Hollywood’s biggest night celebrated some of the industry’s finest as the 93rd Academy Awards went off without a hitch (well, almost), awarding some of the top talents in the business…

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NYFA Filmmaking Alum Indranil Banerjee Creates India’s First Anthology Horror Miniseries “4 Shades of Leap”
April 21, 2021

NYFA Filmmaking Alum Indranil Banerjee Creates India’s First Anthology Horror Miniseries “4 Shades of Leap”

From his early childhood, Indranil Banerjee remembered watching Toy Story, Jurassic Park, Satyajit Ray’s Gupi Gyan Bagha Byan, and James Cameron’s epic film Titanic. He recalled how, as a kid,…

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NYFA Musical Theatre Alum Felipe Vasquez Encamilla to Perform in BroadwayMania’s Virtual Production of “In The Heights”
April 20, 2021

NYFA Musical Theatre Alum Felipe Vasquez Encamilla to Perform in BroadwayMania’s Virtual Production of “In The Heights”

A performer and an alum of NYFA’s 2-Year Professional Conservatory of Musical Theatre (PCMT) program, Felipe Vasquez Encamilla, like many others, was devastated when the pandemic hit and productions shuttered…

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New York Film Academy Awards MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy Students With 8-Week Program Scholarship
April 15, 2021

New York Film Academy Awards MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy Students With 8-Week Program Scholarship

MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF), a New York Film Academy (NYFA) partner, recently announced the graduation of 60 students from the Lusaka, Nairobi, and Lagos MTF Academy hubs.  Through their partnership…

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One Year Success for NYFA 3-D Animation & VFX Alum Marthinus Philippus (MP) Rabie
April 6, 2021

One Year Success for NYFA 3-D Animation & VFX Alum Marthinus Philippus (MP) Rabie

To say 2020 was a difficult year, would be an understatement. However, during these uncertain times, Marthinus Philippus Rabie (MP) was not only able to make the most of his…

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