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Robin Wright Directs NYFA Alumna’s “The Dark of Night,” Which Premiered at Cannes
June 1, 2017

Robin Wright Directs NYFA Alumna’s “The Dark of Night,” Which Premiered at Cannes

Beginning her career in Los Angeles as a literary agent assistant at the William Morris Agency in 1982, Denise Meyers always felt the drive to pursue screenwriting as her main career in…

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NYFA Documentary Alumna’s “Unwelcome” to Premiere at Seattle International Film Festival
May 24, 2017

NYFA Documentary Alumna’s “Unwelcome” to Premiere at Seattle International Film Festival

With experience covering the Syrian War and training at the Documentary School at the New York Film Academy, director Ida Theresa Myklebost takes us up-close and personal into a makeshift…

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Industry Trend Series with NYFA Alumna Caitlin Cooke: Casting Associate at Donna Grossman Casting
May 18, 2017

Industry Trend Series with NYFA Alumna Caitlin Cooke: Casting Associate at Donna Grossman Casting

This week, Acting for Film Chair Glynis Rigsby welcomed back her former student Caitlin Cooke for an Industry Trends Series discussion. Aside from her acting career, Cooke is a Casting Associate at Donna Grossman Casting, a…

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NYFA Photography Alumna’s “Living Shape” Selected by the Prestigious Florence Biennale
May 10, 2017

NYFA Photography Alumna’s “Living Shape” Selected by the Prestigious Florence Biennale

New York Film Academy Photography School alumna Zhuoqun Jiang’s photography work, “Living Shape,” has been selected by the Florence Biennale. The Florence Biennale is the major contemporary art exhibition in Florence (Italy), where it is regarded…

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NYFA Musical Theatre Alumna Cast in Asian Tour of “Sister Act”
April 26, 2017

NYFA Musical Theatre Alumna Cast in Asian Tour of “Sister Act”

New York Film Academy Musical Theatre alumna Sophie Kim So-hyang has been cast in the US production of the hit Broadway musical “Sister Act,” making her the first Korean actress to have been…

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Producing Grad Inks TV Series Deal From NYFA Guest Speaker
April 20, 2017

Producing Grad Inks TV Series Deal From NYFA Guest Speaker

Recent Producing graduate from the New York Film Academy’s 1-Year Producing Conservatory, Heidi Segal, is a shining example of how it’s never too late to change your career and pursue…

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NYFA Grad’s “Check Your Mate” Wins at the Los Angeles Short Film Festival
April 6, 2017

NYFA Grad’s “Check Your Mate” Wins at the Los Angeles Short Film Festival

We are pleased to announce that New York Film Academy alumna Eliza Bolsh’s film “Check your Mate” won Best Short at the Los Angeles Short Awards Film Festival! Bolsh also won the…

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NYFA Alumna Wins Best Supporting Actress Award and More
April 4, 2017

NYFA Alumna Wins Best Supporting Actress Award and More

Danielle Kronenberg is a British actress who currently lives in Los Angeles. She started her training at a very young age at a prestigious full time children’s drama school in…

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Emily Seale-Jones Returns to NYFA to Talk About Creating Content
March 29, 2017

Emily Seale-Jones Returns to NYFA to Talk About Creating Content

The Acting for Film Department at the New York Film Academy has started a new Industry Trend series, which welcomes recent graduates who are at early and mid-level stages of their…

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