Student & Alumni Spotlights

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Broadcast Journalism Alum Publishes Book After Climbing the Seven Summits
February 19, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Broadcast Journalism Alum Publishes Book After Climbing the Seven Summits

As you might imagine, I have written a whole lot of updates since I became Chair of the Broadcast Journalism department at New York Film Academy (NYFA). But, remarkably, this…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Jessica Wolfson Produces and Directs ‘The Columnists’ for WSJ. Magazine
February 15, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Jessica Wolfson Produces and Directs ‘The Columnists’ for WSJ. Magazine

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Filmmaking Instructor Jessica Wolfson produced and directed The Columnists for WSJ. Magazine, a video series of intimate conversations with renowned figures reflecting on various…

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Q&A with New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Furaha Bayibsa
February 11, 2019

Q&A with New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking Alum Furaha Bayibsa

New York Film Academy (NYFA) alum Furaha Bayibsa has kept herself very busy since graduating the Fall 2015 1-year Filmmaking program—not just as a writer and director, but as a…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Broadcast Journalism Update – February 7, 2019
February 7, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Broadcast Journalism Update – February 7, 2019

One of the truisms in our field is that you never know where you will find yourself, and what you will be doing there. When planning my career, the idea…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Kane Senes Makes Micro-Budget Film ‘For Now’
February 5, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Kane Senes Makes Micro-Budget Film ‘For Now’

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Filmmaking alum Kane Senes’ first feature, Echoes of War, is a period Western featuring high-end production value and a name cast. Where does one go from there?…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Producing Alum Irene Méndez Featured in Multiple Festivals
February 4, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Producing Alum Irene Méndez Featured in Multiple Festivals

Producer and director Irene Méndez has been incredibly busy since graduating from New York Film Academy’s producing school, working on multiple films that have made several festivals and garnered a…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Division of Veteran Services Hosts Screening of Netflix’s ‘Medal of Honor’
February 4, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Division of Veteran Services Hosts Screening of Netflix’s ‘Medal of Honor’

A special screening of Netflix’s hit series, Medal of Honor, was held at the New York Film Academy (NYFA) Theater in New York City last week, hosted by NYFA’S Division…

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The Latest New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Filmmaking Alumni & Faculty News
February 4, 2019

The Latest New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Filmmaking Alumni & Faculty News

New York Film Academy (NYFA) takes a quick look at some recent achievements of the NYFA Documentary Filmmaking alumni, faculty, and students: Alumni: Victoria Bergqvist (Fall 2017 1-Year) crewed as…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Sarain Fox Co-Hosts ‘Future History’
January 31, 2019

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Sarain Fox Co-Hosts ‘Future History’

Future History, a doc series celebrating Indigenous knowledge reclamation, recently premiered on APTN, featuring two passionate and polar opposite Anishinaabe (Ojibway) hosts—Kris Nahrgang and New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting…

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