Student & Alumni Spotlights

NYFA Alum Wins ‘Best Feature Film’ at Visions du Réel Competition for Her Film ‘Puntasacra’
June 4, 2020

NYFA Alum Wins ‘Best Feature Film’ at Visions du Réel Competition for Her Film ‘Puntasacra’

New York Film Academy (NYFA) alum Francesca Mazzoleni’s documentary feature length film, Puntasacra wins the ‘Sesterce d’or la Mobilière’ (Best Feature Film) at the 2020 Visions du Réel competition, held…

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New York Film Academy Student Produces Korean Reality TV Show and Wins Bronze Remi Award at Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival
June 4, 2020

New York Film Academy Student Produces Korean Reality TV Show and Wins Bronze Remi Award at Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival

From K-Beauty to K-Pop, South Korean’s pop culture is taking the world by storm, flooding the internet with the latest YouTube influencers or musical supergroups and artists. New York Film…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Stars in Fox’s ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’
June 3, 2020

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Stars in Fox’s ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film alum Ronen Rubinstein stars in Fox’s procedural drama 9-1-1: Lone Star, created by American Horror Story creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. Rubinstein, who graduated from NYFA in…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Students and Recent Graduates Accepted Into the Academy Gold Program
May 30, 2020

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Students and Recent Graduates Accepted Into the Academy Gold Program

The New York Film Academy (NYFA) is excited to announce that ten NYFA students and recent graduates have been accepted into The Academy Gold Program’s Internship Program for the summer….

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alumni Direct Music Videos in Collaboration with Josh Homme’s Desert Sessions
May 29, 2020

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alumni Direct Music Videos in Collaboration with Josh Homme’s Desert Sessions

New York Film Academy (NYFA) filmmaking alumni Gabriele Fabbro and Jonathan Samukange were given the opportunity to collaborate with Josh Homme’s super group, the Desert Sessions, to create two diverse and…

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Film From New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum, ‘Love is War’, Available to Stream on Netflix
May 27, 2020

Film From New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum, ‘Love is War’, Available to Stream on Netflix

Multi-award winning actress, screenwriter, director, and New York Film Academy (NYFA) Digital Editing alum, Omoni Oboli, directs and stars in Nigerian drama Love is War. The film, originally released on September 27, 2019,…

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NYFA Acting for Film Alum Natasha Thahane Stars in Netflix Original Series ‘Blood and Water’
May 22, 2020

NYFA Acting for Film Alum Natasha Thahane Stars in Netflix Original Series ‘Blood and Water’

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film alum, Natasha Thahane, stars in her biggest role to date as Wendy Dlamini, an opinionated, “woke” high school student, in the Netflix teen drama Blood and…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) AFA Acting for Film Alum Hayden Szeto Featured Netflix Original Film ‘Tigertail’
May 13, 2020

New York Film Academy (NYFA) AFA Acting for Film Alum Hayden Szeto Featured Netflix Original Film ‘Tigertail’

New York Film Academy (NYFA) AFA Acting for Film alum Hayden Szeto recently appeared in a supporting role in the Netflix original film Tigertail. The NYFA alum, also known for his roles in coming…

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING ALUM ILARIA POLSONETTI EDITS COVID-19 SPECIAL REPORT FOR VICE NEWS TONIGHT
April 30, 2020

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING ALUM ILARIA POLSONETTI EDITS COVID-19 SPECIAL REPORT FOR VICE NEWS TONIGHT

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Filmmaking alum Ilaria Polsonetti edited a special report for VICE News Tonight. The documentary segment is called “COVID-19: Italy’s Tragedy,” and explores the deeply unsettling and devastating impact…

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