Student & Alumni Spotlights

Former Summer Camp Student Produces Award-Winning Videos
May 20, 2016

Former Summer Camp Student Produces Award-Winning Videos

Often times kids discover their life’s passion at an early age. Such has been the case for Charlie Cracknell, who says he knew he wanted to be a professional filmmaker since he…

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Grad Yico Tseng Releases Music Video “Can I Kiss You”
May 20, 2016

Grad Yico Tseng Releases Music Video “Can I Kiss You”

Former New York Film Academy 4-Week Filmmaking Workshop graduate, Yico Tseng, is a Chinese singer-songwriter who was a finalist on the popular singing competition show, Happy Girls, which has been dubbed the Chinese version of American…

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NYFA Grad to Release Action Thriller “Gridlocked”
May 19, 2016

NYFA Grad to Release Action Thriller “Gridlocked”

Coming off of his directorial debut, Tapped Out, Toronto native and former New York Film Academy student Allan Ungar returns to the action genre with his film, Gridlocked. Written and…

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MFA Student Composes Musical Score for Ron Howard’s “In the Heart of the Sea”
May 19, 2016

MFA Student Composes Musical Score for Ron Howard’s “In the Heart of the Sea”

On May 4th, students at the Los Angeles campus of the New York Film Academy enjoyed a screening and Q&A of the Ron Howard film In the Heart of the…

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Photography Alumni Spotlight: Ana Paula Tizzi
May 18, 2016

Photography Alumni Spotlight: Ana Paula Tizzi

Since completing both the 4-Week Summer Program and the One-Year Photography Conservatory, New York Film Academy alumna Ana Paula Henrique Tizzi has worked on several photography projects including works from her excursions to the Dominican…

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MFA Producing Grad’s “Fortune Cookie” Airs on Fuse
May 17, 2016

MFA Producing Grad’s “Fortune Cookie” Airs on Fuse

MFA Producing graduate Robert Pallatina’s directorial feature debut, Fortune Cookie, co-produced by Sony and The Asylum, aired on the Fuse network this past weekend. His film is a horror/thriller set in present…

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Grad to Screen Two Shorts at Cannes Short Film Corner Before Releasing First Feature
May 16, 2016

Grad to Screen Two Shorts at Cannes Short Film Corner Before Releasing First Feature

New York Film Academy One Year Filmmaking and 4-Week Producing graduate Anthony James Faure’s short film, Your Secret, will be showcased at the Short Film Corner in Cannes this year and will be available…

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Brazilian Actress Franciely Freduzeski Gives Tips to Foreign Actors in Hollywood
May 16, 2016

Brazilian Actress Franciely Freduzeski Gives Tips to Foreign Actors in Hollywood

Three years ago famous Brazilian actress Franciely Freduzeski, known from her work on O Clone, América, Zorra Total and Malhação for Globo TV as well as the Brazilian Version of Desperate Housewives for…

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“Red Velvet” Crushed it at Latest Independent Horror Movie Awards
May 13, 2016

“Red Velvet” Crushed it at Latest Independent Horror Movie Awards

Horror Red Velvet turned out to be a very successful first directing experience for New York Film Academy BFA Filmmaking student Valerio Mazzarella. His thriller, about recovering ambiguously addicted couple who struggle…

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