Student & Alumni Spotlights

New York Film Academy (NYFA) 3D Animation & VFX Alum Alexandra LoRusso Works on ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Gemini Man’, and ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’
July 3, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) 3D Animation & VFX Alum Alexandra LoRusso Works on ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Gemini Man’, and ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’

If you’ve been to the movies recently to see a blockbuster comic book movie, or were one of the 19.3 million viewers who watched the series finale to Game of…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Filmmaking Student Bruklyn Miller Wins Wolfson CinemaSlam Works in Progress Award
July 2, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) MFA Filmmaking Student Bruklyn Miller Wins Wolfson CinemaSlam Works in Progress Award

New York Film Academy (NYFA) South Beach student Bruklyn Miller hasn’t completed her MFA in Filmmaking yet, but she’s already making waves in the festival circuit with her film, Celestial….

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alumni & Faculty Pick Up Multiple MTV Movie & TV Award Wins
July 1, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alumni & Faculty Pick Up Multiple MTV Movie & TV Award Wins

The New York Film Academy (NYFA) community get to add some Golden Popcorn statues to the ever-growing list of award wins this year, after winning at this year’s MTV Movie…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) AFA Filmmaking Student Nicolas Varela Interviewed by VoyageLA
June 25, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) AFA Filmmaking Student Nicolas Varela Interviewed by VoyageLA

Los Angeles culture publication VoyageLA recently interviewed busy filmmaker and New York Film Academy (NYFA) AFA Filmmaking student Nicolas Varela, speaking with him about his work, his struggles, and the…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) BFA Filmmaking Alum Hani Alqattan Makes Award-Winning Film ‘Amal’
June 21, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) BFA Filmmaking Alum Hani Alqattan Makes Award-Winning Film ‘Amal’

Amal, the award-winning film written and directed by BFA Filmmaking Alum Hani Alqattan, has been steadily picking up festival screenings as well winning Best Shorts Competition. Alqattan always had a…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking & Cinematography Alum Jean de Meuron’s Short ‘Megan’ Wins at the 2019 Telly Awards
June 21, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking & Cinematography Alum Jean de Meuron’s Short ‘Megan’ Wins at the 2019 Telly Awards

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking and Cinematography alum Jean de Meuron can add another award to his mantle—his short film Megan was a Silver Winner at the 40th Annual…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Students and Alumni Attend Career & Internship Fair
June 20, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Students and Alumni Attend Career & Internship Fair

Earlier this June, students and alumni from New York Film Academy (NYFA) attended a career & internship fair, where they mingled and spoke with representatives from multiple industry and production…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Screenwriting Graduates Celebrate with an Industry Pitch Fest
June 19, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Screenwriting Graduates Celebrate with an Industry Pitch Fest

It was that time of year once more as graduating MFA and BFA New York Film Academy (NYFA) Screenwriting students recently attended their culminating Industry Pitch Fest Event. The Pitch Fest was held once…

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Q&A with New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Dishani Chakraborty
June 19, 2019

Q&A with New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Dishani Chakraborty

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film alum Dishani Chakraborty is ready to make her mark on the Bollywood scene. The young actress grew up in India, first in…

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