Student & Alumni Spotlights

New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Producing Alum Peipei Duan Receives Cathay Bank Scholarship
September 12, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Producing Alum Peipei Duan Receives Cathay Bank Scholarship

Peipei Duan, a 2018 graduate of the New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA in Producing program, recently received the Cathay Bank Scholarship, which awards and supports Chinese students of great…

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NYFA Animation Alum Adriano Araujo Works on The Magical ‘Harry Potter and The Cursed Child’ Display for Times Square
September 10, 2019

NYFA Animation Alum Adriano Araujo Works on The Magical ‘Harry Potter and The Cursed Child’ Display for Times Square

Harry Potter fans were amazed at the newly unveiled promotion for the new two-part Broadway play in New York’s famous Times Square. The billboard takeover took up every display in…

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WNYC Interviews New York Film Academy (NYFA) Chair of Screenwriting Randall Dottin
September 9, 2019

WNYC Interviews New York Film Academy (NYFA) Chair of Screenwriting Randall Dottin

Fevah, the short film by award-winning filmmaker and New York Film Academy (NYFA) Chair of Screenwriting Randall Dottin, screened at the Latino Film Festival last month. Shortly before the screening,…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Broadcast Journalism – End of Summer Update
September 5, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Broadcast Journalism – End of Summer Update

While there are sure to be some warm days ahead, by and large summer is pretty much over here in New York. Looking back over the past few months, NYFA…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Screenwriting Alum Shahad Ameen Debuts Feature Film at Venice Film Festival
September 3, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Screenwriting Alum Shahad Ameen Debuts Feature Film at Venice Film Festival

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Screenwriting alum Shahad Ameen recently debuted her first feature film at this year’s Venice Film Festival (VFF). The film, a stark black-and-white drama filled with…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Aisultan Seitov Nominated For 2019 MTV VMA “Video of the Year”
August 26, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Aisultan Seitov Nominated For 2019 MTV VMA “Video of the Year”

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum and Partizan director Aisultan Seitov has been nominated for MTV’s VMA for Video of the Year Award for 21 Savage’s music video “a…

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New York Film Academy Australia Filmmaking Alum Josh Hale Shoots Second Feature on Gold Coast
August 16, 2019

New York Film Academy Australia Filmmaking Alum Josh Hale Shoots Second Feature on Gold Coast

New York Film Academy Australia (NYFA Australia) alum Josh Hale just completed production of House of Inequity, his second feature film, on the Gold Coast, Australia. Australia’s Gold Coast is…

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‘Absurd Person Singular’ Concludes Summer Series of Student Directed Plays at New York Film Academy (NYFA)
August 15, 2019

‘Absurd Person Singular’ Concludes Summer Series of Student Directed Plays at New York Film Academy (NYFA)

The Acting for Film department at New York Film Academy Los Angeles (NYFA-LA) finished off their very successful Summer Series of Student Directed Plays with the amazing production Absurd Person…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Roshni “Rush” Bhatia Wins WINGS Grant from Zonta Club
August 14, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Roshni “Rush” Bhatia Wins WINGS Grant from Zonta Club

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking alum Roshni “Rush” Bhatia was recently a Guest of Honor at the Zonta Club of Burbank and was awarded their WINGS grant, allowing her…

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