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NYFA Alumna’s Thesis Film “My Lover Never Came” Wins Three Awards at NYC Indie Film Awards
March 27, 2017

NYFA Alumna’s Thesis Film “My Lover Never Came” Wins Three Awards at NYC Indie Film Awards

Growing up in Myanmar, Moe Myat May Zarchi was very interested in a variety of movies from art house cinema to american independent films, and also reading about film history. Though adept…

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NYFA Acting for Film Alumna’s “Frisky” Gets Distribution from Gravitas
March 24, 2017

NYFA Acting for Film Alumna’s “Frisky” Gets Distribution from Gravitas

Shot on a mere five thousand dollars, 8-Week Acting for Film alumna Claudia Pickering’s film, “Frisky,” was recently digitally released by Gravitas — which happens to be the same distribution company who distributed her former…

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NYFA Musical Theatre Alumna Stars in “The Little Mermaid” Musical in São Paulo
March 23, 2017

NYFA Musical Theatre Alumna Stars in “The Little Mermaid” Musical in São Paulo

After graduating from the New York Film Academy, Musical Theatre alumna Anna Luisa Preto returned to her home country of Brazil where she was cast to play the Little Mermaid in “The Little…

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NYFA Alumni’s “I Am a Politician” to Air on HBO
March 14, 2017

NYFA Alumni’s “I Am a Politician” to Air on HBO

New York Film Academy alumni Susana Matos and Javier Colon have just finished their latest film “Yo soy un Politico” (I am a Politician). The film is about Carlos, an…

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NYFA Student, Actress & Producer Daniela Lavender Takes Part in Sundance “Women in Film” Panel
February 21, 2017

NYFA Student, Actress & Producer Daniela Lavender Takes Part in Sundance “Women in Film” Panel

Born in Bahia, Brazil, Daniela Lavender has been training and pursuing the arts since the age of eight years old. She began by exploring ballet, jazz, contemporary dance, and eventually stepped…

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Producing Couple Finds Love and Distribution From NYFA Thesis Film
February 6, 2017

Producing Couple Finds Love and Distribution From NYFA Thesis Film

With students coming from all areas of the world, it’s inevitable that a student will partner up with somebody from an entirely different culture than their own. It’s even possible…

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NYFA Doc Grads Work on Ryan Gosling GQ Video
January 26, 2017

NYFA Doc Grads Work on Ryan Gosling GQ Video

With a record number of Academy Award nominations, “La La Land” is certainly the talk-of-the-town. Recently, GQ provided a behind the scenes with “La La Land” star Ryan Gosling at a…

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NYFA Animation Alumna Works on FX for “Suicide Squad” and “Fantastic Beasts”
January 11, 2017

NYFA Animation Alumna Works on FX for “Suicide Squad” and “Fantastic Beasts”

Since graduating from the Animation School at the New York Film Academy Los Angeles, Alexandra LoRusso has worked on the visual FX for major Hollywood movies like “Suicide Squad,” and…

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A Talk with NYFA Alumna Acelina Kuchukova
December 27, 2016

A Talk with NYFA Alumna Acelina Kuchukova

Acelina Kuchukova is a talented and ambitious woman who began working as a model at a very young age. In addition to modeling, Acelina received a degree in finance in her…

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