Student & Alumni Spotlights

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Ilaria Polsonetti Nominated for News & Documentary Emmy
October 1, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Ilaria Polsonetti Nominated for News & Documentary Emmy

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary school alum Ilaria Polsonetti’s film has been nominated for multiple awards at the 39th Annual News & Documentary Emmys. Made for VICE News Tonight on…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Abhimanyu Dassani’s Film Wins Toronto International Film Festival Award
September 30, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Abhimanyu Dassani’s Film Wins Toronto International Film Festival Award

New York Film Academy (NYFA) alum Abhimanyu Dassani’s cinematic debut, Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota (The Man Who Feels No Pain), recently won the People’s Choice Award in the 2018…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum A.J. Rivera Joins All-Star Cast of Netflix’s “Another Life”
September 28, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum A.J. Rivera Joins All-Star Cast of Netflix’s “Another Life”

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film alum A.J. Rivera is following up several high-profile guest roles on television with a starring role in Netflix’s highly-anticipated new sci-fi drama,…

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Soap Hub Celebrates New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Chad Duell
September 27, 2018

Soap Hub Celebrates New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film Alum Chad Duell

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Acting for Film alum Chad Duell has been a soap opera mainstay for some time now and has amassed quite a few fans, but it’s…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Alum Releases Chilling Doc “A Sniper’s War”
September 25, 2018

New York Film Academy (NYFA) Documentary Alum Releases Chilling Doc “A Sniper’s War”

New York Film Academy (NYFA) alum Olya Schechter recently released her film, A Sniper’s War, to rave reviews. The harrowing documentary focuses on a Serbian sniper named Deki, whose anti-US…

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY MUSICAL THEATRE ALUM JEFF SULLIVAN STARRING IN NATIONAL TOUR OF <em>FINDING NEVERLAND</em>
September 18, 2018

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY MUSICAL THEATRE ALUM JEFF SULLIVAN STARRING IN NATIONAL TOUR OF FINDING NEVERLAND

The Professional Conservatory at New York Film Academy (PCMT at NYFA) alum Jeff Sullivan has a new happy thought he can use if he ever needs to fly to Neverland — he’s…

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NYFA Alum, Guest Speaker, Netflix, HBO, and Amazon Win Big at 2018 Emmy Awards
September 18, 2018

NYFA Alum, Guest Speaker, Netflix, HBO, and Amazon Win Big at 2018 Emmy Awards

The most competitive race in this year’s Emmy Awards wasn’t in any specific category. Rather, it was a heated contest between cable giant HBO and godfather of streaming Netflix to…

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Broadcast Journalism Update: Pizza and Goodbyes
September 17, 2018

Broadcast Journalism Update: Pizza and Goodbyes

The big news at New York Film Academy (NYFA) last week was the graduation of the Spring 2018 1-year Broadcast Journalism students. That’s them below, with members of the NYFA…

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Q&A With New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Horacio Martinez
September 17, 2018

Q&A With New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Horacio Martinez

Horacio Martinez graduated from New York Film Academy’s 1-Year Cinematography program last year, but the hard-working lover of film finds education everywhere he goes. That includes everything he learns whole…

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