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NYFA Alums Premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Festival
June 11, 2024

NYFA Alums Premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Festival

This June, we celebrate NYFA alumni premiering films at the 2024 Tribeca Festival. This year’s jurors include NYFA alum Francesca Scorsese, NYFA Guest Speaker Kim Cattrall, David O. Russell, Selma…

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NYFA Cinematography Alum Ilaria Serantoni is Booked and Busy
May 23, 2024

NYFA Cinematography Alum Ilaria Serantoni is Booked and Busy

It’s Spring, and NYFA Cinematography alum Ilaria Serantoni has graciously made time in her very busy schedule to talk to NYFA. We’re at the Coppola Cafe in Manhattan, and early…

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NYFA Alum Step Into The Spotlight at Cannes
May 23, 2024

NYFA Alum Step Into The Spotlight at Cannes

Join us in celebrating NYFA alumni debuting films at the 77th Cannes Film Festival! Under the direction of jury president, filmmaker, and actress Greta Gerwig, known for the 2023 blockbuster…

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NYFA Attends Dinner with Chinese Ambassador Huang Ping
May 17, 2024

NYFA Attends Dinner with Chinese Ambassador Huang Ping

At the invitation of Ambassador Huang Ping, Consul General of China’s Consulate General in New York, representatives from the New York Film Academy, including Jean Sherlock, Principal of the NYFA…

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Who was Chuck Jones? The Famous Animator’s Characters Come Alive in an Evening with Guest Speaker Craig Kausen
May 14, 2024

Who was Chuck Jones? The Famous Animator’s Characters Come Alive in an Evening with Guest Speaker Craig Kausen

Craig Kausen, grandson of the legendary animation filmmaker, Chuck Jones, spoke in a special guest speaker event for NYFA students and faculty. Kausen discussed the work and career of Chuck…

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NYFA New York Students, Faculty, and Alum Sparkle in Spring Performances
May 2, 2024

NYFA New York Students, Faculty, and Alum Sparkle in Spring Performances

This Spring, NYFA and Carnegie Hall once again partnered for Fall of the Weimar Republic: Dancing on the Precipice, programming that included three events held at New York Film Academy’s…

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Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May 2, 2024

Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May heralds Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month — celebrating the histories of Americans hailing from across the Asian continent and the Pacific Ocean. The shape and…

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Vice President Shi Dalin of Xiamen University and NYFA President Michael Young
April 12, 2024

NYFA Welcomes Xiamen University Delegation

On April 10th, 2024, the New York Film Academy (NYFA) hosted a delegation from Xiamen University.  This visit celebrated the bonds between the two institutions. Held at NYFA’s New York…

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NYFA New York Screens ‘Real Estate Sisters’
April 8, 2024

NYFA New York Screens ‘Real Estate Sisters’

On March 26, (2024), NYFA’s New York City Campus proudly hosted the pre-launch film screening of Real Estate Sisters, a fabulous Black female-fronted comedy that will be available on Netflix…

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