#WomenOfNYFA

December 16, 2013

NYFA Abu Dhabi Acting Grad Stars in Dubai International Film Fest’s ‘Best Film Award’ Winner

Congratulations to New York Film Academy Abu Dhabi Acting graduate, Fatima Al Taei, for her role in Don’t Leave Me, directed by Khalid Al Mahmood. The film received the Best…

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NYFA MFA Screenwriting Alum Sells Thesis Pilot Script to ABC
December 5, 2013

NYFA MFA Screenwriting Alum Sells Thesis Pilot Script to ABC

In their second year of study, students in New York Film Academy’s MFA Screenwriting program choose to write either a feature film or a television pilot for their thesis project….

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NYFA Grad Wins at Abu Dhabi Film Festival
October 31, 2013

NYFA Grad Wins at Abu Dhabi Film Festival

On Wednesday night, the Abu Dhabi Film Festival announced the winners of the Black Pearl Awards for the Emirates Film Competition and the Short Film Competition. The awards were presented in…

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NYFA Grad Becomes First Female Native to Direct in Amazon
September 4, 2013

NYFA Grad Becomes First Female Native to Direct in Amazon

Women have made leaps and bounds as filmmakers in recent years. In 2010, Katheryn Bigelow became the first female to win Best Director at the Academy Awards for her acclaimed…

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MFA Filmmaking Student to Screen at Switzerland Film Festival
July 29, 2013

MFA Filmmaking Student to Screen at Switzerland Film Festival

MFA Filmmaking student, Gabriela Zogall’s short film is one of 3 that was nominated in the category fiction/documentary at the One Minute Film & Video Festival in Aarau. Her short,…

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NYFA Alum Raises 70k For First Feature
July 22, 2013

NYFA Alum Raises 70k For First Feature

New York Film Academy alumni, Abigail Schwarz, will be shooting her first feature film, Those Who Wander. The independent comedy, written and directed by Schwarz, is about growing up, growing…

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A Film Worth ‘A Celebration’
June 3, 2013

A Film Worth ‘A Celebration’

BFA Filmmaking student Tong Zhou just returned from Cannes, where she screened her short film, A Celebration is a Celebration is a Celebration is a Celebration. She also recently won…

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Working with Robert Redford After NYFA
May 28, 2013

Working with Robert Redford After NYFA

Acclaimed actor, Robert Redford has announced his first television series. Guess who just got hired as his Production Coordinator? None other than New York Film Academy Documentary Department grad, Andrea Blake! Andrea graduated just over…

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NYFA Instructor in New One-Woman Show
May 21, 2013

NYFA Instructor in New One-Woman Show

New York Film Academy acting instructor, Anastasia Coon is bringing her one-woman show, Gracie & Rose, to the Art of Acting studio in Hollywood as part of the Hollywood Fringe…

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