Student & Alumni Spotlights

Portuguese Filmmaking Grad Directs Award-Winning Commercial
June 11, 2015

Portuguese Filmmaking Grad Directs Award-Winning Commercial

Directing commercials can not only be a creative and rewarding career, it can also propel directors into the world of feature directing. Just have a look at David Fincher or Michel Gondry’s…

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Jamaican Novelist Roger Williams Sets Sights on Film
June 11, 2015

Jamaican Novelist Roger Williams Sets Sights on Film

Already with a successful novel under his belt, American-based Jamaican novelist, Roger Williams, came to the New York Film Academy to expand his creative writing abilities in the field of screenwriting….

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Cinematography Grad Captures New York’s ‘Queens of Flesh & Blood’
June 9, 2015

Cinematography Grad Captures New York’s ‘Queens of Flesh & Blood’

Queens of Flesh & Blood is a fashion piece statement that celebrates the hard-working women who inhabit one of the toughest cities in the world. Shot in the streets of…

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High School Camp Grad’s Short Awarded ‘Short of the Week’
June 8, 2015

High School Camp Grad’s Short Awarded ‘Short of the Week’

With summer approaching, we’ve been looking back at what some of our High School Summer Camp graduates are working on today. Last week, we stumbled across a “Short of the Week” from New…

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NYFA to Create Promo for Teens Take the Met
June 4, 2015

NYFA to Create Promo for Teens Take the Met

New York Film Academy will send a crew of top graduates to the Metropolitan Museum tomorrow to create a documentary/promo of their signature teen event, TEENS TAKE THE MET. The…

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BFA Filmmaking Grad Finalist in CineGear 2015 Film Series at Paramount Studios
June 3, 2015

BFA Filmmaking Grad Finalist in CineGear 2015 Film Series at Paramount Studios

When our filmmaking students graduate from the New York Film Academy, they bring with them a thesis film that they can be proud of. Often the short film will be his…

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New York Film Academy Photo Shoot at Bloomingdale’s Miami
June 2, 2015

New York Film Academy Photo Shoot at Bloomingdale’s Miami

The New York Film Academy South Beach Photography department, led by Photography Co-Chair Paul Sunday, held a “Movie Madness” event with Bloomingdale’s Miami in The Falls. The photography event created a movie-like atmosphere…

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New York Film Academy Celebrates its Graduating Class on May 30th
June 2, 2015

New York Film Academy Celebrates its Graduating Class on May 30th

On Saturday, May 30th, New York Film Academy Los Angeles students from the Filmmaking, Acting, Producing, Screenwriting, Photography, Cinematography, Game Design, and 3D Animation and Visual Effects disciplines gathered to receive…

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NYFA Australia Acting Chair and Alumnus Appear in ‘San Andreas’
May 29, 2015

NYFA Australia Acting Chair and Alumnus Appear in ‘San Andreas’

It’s no coincidence that the New York Film Academy Australia’s Gold Coast campus is situated on the backlot of Village Roadshow Studios adjacent to Warner Bros Movie World in Queensland,…

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