Student & Alumni Spotlights

‘ARABIAN ALIEN’ BY NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) STUDENT NOMINATED AT SUNDANCE 2020
January 23, 2020

‘ARABIAN ALIEN’ BY NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) STUDENT NOMINATED AT SUNDANCE 2020

New York Film Academy (NYFA) BFA Screenwriting student Meshal Al Jaser is headed to Utah later this month–his short film, Arabian Alien, will screen in this year’s lineup at the Sundance…

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92nd Academy Awards Nominees Includes Film Featuring New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Anouar Smaine
January 13, 2020

92nd Academy Awards Nominees Includes Film Featuring New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Anouar Smaine

The New York Film Academy (NYFA) community celebrated multiple nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards Monday morning, including Best Animated Feature nominee I Lost My Body, which co-starred Filmmaking alum…

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New York Film Academy MFA Filmmaking Alum Jaco Dukes Premieres ‘El Guardia’ at Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film
January 11, 2020

New York Film Academy MFA Filmmaking Alum Jaco Dukes Premieres ‘El Guardia’ at Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film

New York Film Academy MFA Filmmaking Alum Jaco Dukes saw all of his hard work come to fruition last May when he premiered his film El Guardia at the Cannes…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) BFA 3D Animation & VFX Student Arina Andriushchenko Works on Dish TV Commercial
January 10, 2020

New York Film Academy (NYFA) BFA 3D Animation & VFX Student Arina Andriushchenko Works on Dish TV Commercial

It’s been a productive winter for New York Film Academy (NYFA) BFA 3D Animation & VFX student Arina Andriushchenko; just weeks after working on a stop motion animated video for…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Li Cheng’s  ‘José’ Gets National Release After Winning Queer Lion Award at Venice Film Festival
January 9, 2020

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Li Cheng’s ‘José’ Gets National Release After Winning Queer Lion Award at Venice Film Festival

It’s becoming more and more common for New York Film Academy (NYFA) alumni to win major festival prizes, so it wasn’t any surprise when news broke out that Filmmaking grad…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Acting for Film Student Amir Rahim Stars in Debut Feature Film
January 8, 2020

New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Acting for Film Student Amir Rahim Stars in Debut Feature Film

New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Acting for Film student Amir Rahim is starring in his first Malaysian feature film, Suraya, set for release in early January. The film made…

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New York Film Academy Los Angeles (NYFA-LA) Acting for Film Alum Natalia Butkevich Creating New YouTube Channel
January 7, 2020

New York Film Academy Los Angeles (NYFA-LA) Acting for Film Alum Natalia Butkevich Creating New YouTube Channel

Buzz has been steadily growing for influencer and television personality Natalya Butkevich, an alum of the Acting for Film program at New York Film Academy Los Angeles (NYFA-LA.) Butkevich originally…

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Oscar-Nominated New York Film Academy Filmmaking Alum Giacun Caduff Working on New Projects
January 6, 2020

Oscar-Nominated New York Film Academy Filmmaking Alum Giacun Caduff Working on New Projects

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking alum Giacun Caduff, along with NYFA Acting for Film alum Stefanie Lacher, have been working nonstop across the globe as they work on films…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Cinematography Alumni Shoot Empire State Building Film
December 31, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Cinematography Alumni Shoot Empire State Building Film

Isabel Padilla, recent graduate of the 1-Year Cinematography conservatory at New York Film Academy (NYFA), served as director of photography on the short film The Red Balloon, recently published on…

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