NYFA Alum Francesca Scorsese Stars in HBO’s ‘We Are Who We Are’
New York Film Academy (NYFA) alum Francesca Scorsese breaks out in her first-ever TV series as Britney in Luca Guadagnino’s new miniseries We Are Who We Are for HBO. We…
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September 30, 2020
September 25, 2020
NYFA Los Angeles Cinematography Students Adapt to New Hybrid Model in Creative Stage Lighting Workshop
As the COVID-19 pandemic lingers, New York Film Academy continues to show how its adapting to delivering an applied arts education. The Cinematography department on the Los Angeles campus has taken…
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September 24, 2020
Q&A With NYFA MFA Filmmaking Student Fernanda Belmar on Her New Film ‘Undocumented’ and the Power of Empathy Through Storytelling
Every writer has heard the expression “write what you know,” and MFA Filmmaking student Fernanda Belmar took that advice to heart in developing her intermediate film Undocumented. Inspired by her…
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September 24, 2020
NYFA BFA Producing Alum Thandiwe Mlauli Founds South Africa’s First Woman-Led Animation Studio
BFA Producing alum Thandiwe Mlauli has announced an upcoming project called SOLA. It will be South Africa’s first independently produced and women-led afro-animation, with Mlauli acting as producer, director and showrunner through her animation…
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September 22, 2020
New York Film Academy Producing Alum Alex Lebovici Produces ‘Bill & Ted Face The Music’
One of the long-anticipated films of the summer, Bill & Ted Face The Music, starring Keanu Reeves (John Wick) and Alex Winter (The Lost Boys) was released everywhere on VOD…
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September 21, 2020
TV’s Biggest Night: Top Moments From the 72nd Annual Primetime Emmys
It was the best of times, it was the virtual of times. In the age of social distancing, this year’s Emmys went with the flow and joined the company of…
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September 18, 2020
Hans Augustave Unveils New, Powerful Short Film ‘Before I Knew’
“This was before I felt the need to make up for my imposing stature and hue by developing an overly gentle and inviting persona. This was before George Floyd, Tony…
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September 17, 2020
NYFA Los Angeles Holds Virtual Graduation Celebration for Summer 2020 Graduates
On September 12, NYFA’s Los Angeles campus of the New York Film Academy saw 238 students turn into graduates as they held a virtual commencement ceremony for former NYFA students to collect…
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September 15, 2020
NYFA Filmmaking Alum & Vice President of Original Films at Netflix, Tendo Nagenda, Featured in ‘The Hollywood Reporter’
New York Film Academy (NYFA) alum Tendo Nagenda recently spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about what viewers can expect from Netflix originals in the age of COVID-19, showing that the streaming…
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