Student & Alumni Spotlights

New York Film Academy Graduates on Season 3 of Glee
October 18, 2011

New York Film Academy Graduates on Season 3 of Glee

NYFA Graduate Chord Overstreet busts a move as Sam “Trouty Mouth” Evans on Glee The Hollywood Reporter (THR) has reported that New York Film Academy graduate Chord Overstreet may return to…

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New York Film Academy Graduate Challenging Stereotypes with Popular New Webseries
September 12, 2011

New York Film Academy Graduate Challenging Stereotypes with Popular New Webseries

NYFA Graduate Issa Rae is the creator and star of the youtube series, “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl” New York Film Academy graduate Issa Rae grew tired of watching…

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New York Film Academy Graduate Does Voiceover for New Rockstar Games Videogame L.A. Noire
June 20, 2011

New York Film Academy Graduate Does Voiceover for New Rockstar Games Videogame L.A. Noire

New York Film Academy Graduate Jason Liles did voiceover work for the new Rockstar Games videogame L.A. Noire. L.A. Noire was the first ever video game to be shown at the Tribeca…

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New York Film Academy Graduate Aubrey Plaza Working with Seth Rogen and Amy Poehler
June 3, 2011

New York Film Academy Graduate Aubrey Plaza Working with Seth Rogen and Amy Poehler

Actress Aubrey Plaza has hit it big since taking a New York Film Academy High School Hands-On Summer Workshop. In the past three months, Aubrey has been a featured guest…

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New York Film Academy Students Premiere New Web Series
April 20, 2011

New York Film Academy Students Premiere New Web Series

http://vimeo.com/22514262 When nine students in a New York Film Academy acting class met this past September, there was an immediate chemistry between them. The students, who were all passionate about…

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Chord Overstreet: From New York Film Academy to Glee
April 4, 2011

Chord Overstreet: From New York Film Academy to Glee

Chord Overstreet is the new heartthrob of primetime TV. Sam Evans (Chord Overstreet) and Quinn Fabray (Dianna Agron) sing a duet on Glee Chord, who stars as Sam Evans on…

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Spotlight: NYFA Alum Cast In Men In Black 3
December 15, 2010

Spotlight: NYFA Alum Cast In Men In Black 3

Jason Liles has been a working actor since his recent graduation from the New York Film Academy Acting for Film Conservatory. The NYFA Blog was lucky to catch up with…

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June 8, 2009

Director Jonathan Jakubowicz Takes Venezuela By Storm

Former New York Film Academy student Jonathan Jakubowicz, has seen a steady stream of success since graduating from our filmmaking workshop in New York City. Jakubowicz says, “The workshop I…

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NYFA Screenwriting Graduate Adinia Wirasti
January 16, 2009

NYFA Screenwriting Graduate Adinia Wirasti

Adinia Wirasti, a 2008 graduate from the New York Film Academy one year screenwriting program in Los Angeles, is going from staring in movies to writing them. Wirasti is a…

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