Student & Alumni Spotlights

NYFA Student Directs Comedy TV Show for Kazakhstan Television
December 16, 2015

NYFA Student Directs Comedy TV Show for Kazakhstan Television

At just 22 years old, New York Film Academy BFA Filmmaking student Medet Shayakhmetov has taken giant steps toward achieving his professional goals. His numerous filmmaking credits include directing music…

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NYFA Grad Shoots Award-Winning Feature on $12k Budget
December 14, 2015

NYFA Grad Shoots Award-Winning Feature on $12k Budget

After graduating from New York Film Academy in 2001, Liam Le Guillou returned home and began working at a major broadcasting station in the UK, ITV. While there he trained as camera and editor…

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NYFA Student Veterans Shadow Animators at Dreamworks
December 14, 2015

NYFA Student Veterans Shadow Animators at Dreamworks

Four New York Film Academy veterans from the Los Angeles campus were chosen to participate in a Veterans Shadowing Day at the Dreamworks Animation Studio campus on December 2 in…

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NYFA Seeds in Abu Dhabi Blossom at Dubai International Film Festival
December 10, 2015

NYFA Seeds in Abu Dhabi Blossom at Dubai International Film Festival

The New York Film Academy’s Emirati students have reached the highest number of films accepted into the prestigious Dubai International Film Festival 2015. More than 10 as crew members with…

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Former Summer Camp Student Eve Hewson Returns to NYFA to Screen ‘The Knick’
December 9, 2015

Former Summer Camp Student Eve Hewson Returns to NYFA to Screen ‘The Knick’

There’s nothing that makes the New York Film Academy family happier than welcoming back a former student who has gone on to major success. Thus far in her young career,…

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NYFA Soccer Team Wins Championship
December 8, 2015

NYFA Soccer Team Wins Championship

The New York Film Academy soccer team made history Sunday after winning the championship game,  3-2 against Cobra Kai.   This was the first championship game for our (11v11) soccer team and…

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NYFA Grad Sells First Feature and Signs with WME
December 8, 2015

NYFA Grad Sells First Feature and Signs with WME

Can Evrenol graduated from New York Film Academy Los Angeles 8-week filmmaking workshop in the summer of 2006. It was in that program that Evrenol was able to put together his…

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NYFA Grad’s ‘Get Happy’ Wins Best Comedy at Manhattan Film Festival
December 3, 2015

NYFA Grad’s ‘Get Happy’ Wins Best Comedy at Manhattan Film Festival

A much deserved congratulations goes out to former New York Film Academy student Manoj Annadurai, whose romantic comedy Get Happy won Best Comedy at the 2015 Manhattan Film Festival. The film stars…

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NYFA Student Veteran Hired by Voltage Pictures
December 2, 2015

NYFA Student Veteran Hired by Voltage Pictures

Daniel Hunt has experienced in his 29 years of life more than most us will face in a lifetime. Daniel Hunt is an Army veteran who served as a Sergeant…

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