Student & Alumni Spotlights

Founder of VanPack Productions, Vseant Nath, Talks Learning Filmmaking Online at NYFA and His Upcoming Projects
April 1, 2021

Founder of VanPack Productions, Vseant Nath, Talks Learning Filmmaking Online at NYFA and His Upcoming Projects

Vseant Nath has been studying improv since 2017 and immediately fell in love with it. He then decided to take some acting workshops not long after to fully understand the…

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NYFA Australia Alum Julian Lawrence Works on “Godzilla vs. Kong”
March 26, 2021

NYFA Australia Alum Julian Lawrence Works on “Godzilla vs. Kong”

New York Film Academy Australia (NYFA Australia) alum Julian Lawrence has multiple blockbusters under his belt. Having tackled Aquaman, Pacific Rim: Uprising, Thor: Ragnarok, and many others, Lawrence will now add one of the…

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Broadcast Journalism Update – March 2021 Edition
March 25, 2021

Broadcast Journalism Update – March 2021 Edition

This month marked ten years since the start of the tragic, still ongoing Syrian civil war. NYFA Broadcast Journalism grad Nour Idriss, who comes from Aleppo, found herself stranded in New…

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New York Film Academy – 2021 Awards Season Recap
March 25, 2021

New York Film Academy – 2021 Awards Season Recap

New York Film Academy (NYFA) is proud share the outstanding achievements from the 2021 Awards Season recognizing members of the NYFA community, including alumni and guest speakers. Amid Hollywood’s pandemic…

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NYFA Alum Rajni Mysore Chamaraj on Working With Her Sister and Studying in Los Angeles
March 24, 2021

NYFA Alum Rajni Mysore Chamaraj on Working With Her Sister and Studying in Los Angeles

Rajni Mysore Chamaraj, along with her younger sister Shynica Mysore Chamaraj made The Day I Met Joshua, a short film about a social media influencer who encounters a path of…

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NYFA Filmmaking Alum Meital Cohen Navarro Wins George Sidney Independent Film Competition For Best Narrative Short
March 22, 2021

NYFA Filmmaking Alum Meital Cohen Navarro Wins George Sidney Independent Film Competition For Best Narrative Short

New York Film Academy (NYFA) is thrilled to announce that MFA Filmmaking alum Meital Cohen Navarro has won the George Sidney Independent Film Competition at the world-class San Luis Obispo International Festival (SLO Film…

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HISTORIC 93RD ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS INCLUDES NYFA ALUM SHIVANI RAWAT’S “THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7”
March 17, 2021

HISTORIC 93RD ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS INCLUDES NYFA ALUM SHIVANI RAWAT’S “THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7”

On Monday morning, Oscar hopefuls awaited as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (“The Academy”) announced the highly anticipated list of Academy Award nominees vying for a gold statue at…

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The 93rd Academy Awards Includes NYFA Alum Shivani Rawat’s “The Trial of The Chicago 7”
March 17, 2021

The 93rd Academy Awards Includes NYFA Alum Shivani Rawat’s “The Trial of The Chicago 7”

On Monday morning, Oscar hopefuls awaited as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (“The Academy”) announced the highly anticipated list of Academy Award nominees vying for a gold statue at…

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Filmmaker & NYFA Alum Kushaal Chawla Directs and Produces Music Video for Rapper Badshah and LG Electronics
March 14, 2021

Filmmaker & NYFA Alum Kushaal Chawla Directs and Produces Music Video for Rapper Badshah and LG Electronics

Film director, writer, and producer Kushaal Chawla has directed multiple advertisements for some of India’s top brands. Most recently, the MA Film & Production alum directed the music video commercial…

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