Student & Alumni Spotlights

High School Camp Grad ‘Tapped’ For First Feature
April 16, 2014

High School Camp Grad ‘Tapped’ For First Feature

New York Film Academy high school summer camp graduate, Allan Ungar’s first feature film, Tapped, has been picked up for distribution by Lionsgate Home Entertainment in the US and VVS Films…

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NYFA Los Angeles Grad’s EVER to Premiere at Newport Beach Film Festival
April 9, 2014

NYFA Los Angeles Grad’s EVER to Premiere at Newport Beach Film Festival

New York Film Academy graduate, Josh Beck’s first feature film, EVER, will have its world premiere at the 2014 Newport Beach Film Festival. EVER is about a young woman struggling…

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April 3, 2014

Military Veteran Student Lands Associate Producer Job at Imaginary Forces

Paquita Hughes, who completed the One-Year Filmmaking and Photography programs at the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles, was recently hired at Imaginary Forces, a creative studio and production…

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Broadcast Journalism Grad to Host Summer 2015 Fashion Coverage
April 2, 2014

Broadcast Journalism Grad to Host Summer 2015 Fashion Coverage

Acclaimed model Marcelle Bittar has achieved much in the world of high fashion. She’s been featured on the cover of numerous magazines, both here in the United States as well…

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NYFA Los Angeles Filmmaking Grad Launches Online Casting Website
April 1, 2014

NYFA Los Angeles Filmmaking Grad Launches Online Casting Website

MFA Filmmaking graduate, Mohamed Koaik, from New York Film Academy in Los Angeles, has recently launched an online casting website Talent MENA for the Middle East & North African region…

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NYFA Abu Dhabi Grad’s ‘Stepping Out’ Wins 2 Awards at LA Indie Film Festival
March 28, 2014

NYFA Abu Dhabi Grad’s ‘Stepping Out’ Wins 2 Awards at LA Indie Film Festival

Stepping Out, a short film directed by our former Ukrainian student Nataliya Padilla, just received two awards: Best Actress and Best Director at the LA Indie Film Festival. The film…

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MFA Producing Grads’ Feature Horror ‘Rabid Love’ Available On Demand
March 20, 2014

MFA Producing Grads’ Feature Horror ‘Rabid Love’ Available On Demand

If you grew up on 80’s horror, slasher films like Evil Dead, Friday the 13th, and American Werewolf in London, you will want to check out the film Rabid Love….

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Congratulations NYFA Los Angeles One Year Photography Students!
March 19, 2014

Congratulations NYFA Los Angeles One Year Photography Students!

Last Saturday night, students from the July 2013 One Year Photography program celebrated their graduation with a final exhibition on the 4th floor of the New York Film Academy Los Angeles…

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NYFA Alumnus Sergei Ivonin Talks with Students About Covering the 2014 Sochi Olympics
March 18, 2014

NYFA Alumnus Sergei Ivonin Talks with Students About Covering the 2014 Sochi Olympics

When Sergei Ivonin became a student at the New York Film Academy, he had high career goals but lacked the skills to attain them. Thanks to what he learned at…

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