Student & Alumni Spotlights

NYFA Musical Theatre Alumna Kodi Milburn Spreads Her Wings
November 6, 2017

NYFA Musical Theatre Alumna Kodi Milburn Spreads Her Wings

For all students, the transition from art school to the professional world is a journey of transformation often wrought with surprises both good and bad, but it takes particular skill…

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NYFA Broadcast Journalism School Update Nov. 6
November 6, 2017

NYFA Broadcast Journalism School Update Nov. 6

Last week, the biggest American story was right here in New York City. It was an act of terrorism, and it drew global attention. NYFA Broadcast Journalism graduate George Colli…

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New York Film Academy Gold Coast Celebrates Halloween
November 1, 2017

New York Film Academy Gold Coast Celebrates Halloween

Staff and students from the New York Film Academy Gold Coast joined together for a friendly celebration of Halloween at the Southport campus location this October. Embracing the infamously spooky…

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NYFA Screenwriting Alumna Devashree Shivadekar Shines With India’s Stars
November 1, 2017

NYFA Screenwriting Alumna Devashree Shivadekar Shines With India’s Stars

New York Film Academy Screenwriting alumna Devashree Shivadekar has been a busy woman since she left NYFA’s hallowed halls. Her most recent success comes in the form of a script…

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NYFA Filmmaking Grad Allan Ungar To Direct Upcoming Thriller “Decoy”
October 31, 2017

NYFA Filmmaking Grad Allan Ungar To Direct Upcoming Thriller “Decoy”

NYFA filmmaking alumnus Allan Ungar will direct feature thriller “Decoy,” blazing his path in the action film genre. “Decoy” follows the success of Ungar’s film “Gridlocked,” which has found distribution…

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NYFA Alum Oguzhan Akdogan Organizes Hollywood Turkish Film Festival
October 30, 2017

NYFA Alum Oguzhan Akdogan Organizes Hollywood Turkish Film Festival

New York Film Academy alumnus Oguzhan Akdogan has been working hard to put together the first annual Hollywood Turkish Film Festival in Los Angeles. The festival is designed to promote…

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NYFA Broadcast Journalism School Updates Oct. 30
October 30, 2017

NYFA Broadcast Journalism School Updates Oct. 30

Reuters is a leading international news agency. They have been supplying news worldwide for decades. So when some of their subscribers told them they needed multiple, live video streams, MediaShift…

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Acting for Film Alum Matty Cardarople to be in “Stranger Things” Season Two
October 25, 2017

Acting for Film Alum Matty Cardarople to be in “Stranger Things” Season Two

The long-awaited second season of  “Stranger Things” premieres Friday, October 27th on Netflix, and NYFA’s very own Matty Cardarople will be in multiple episodes. Having studied acting for film at New…

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R&B Star Banky W. Completes NYFA Screenwriting Workshop
October 20, 2017

R&B Star Banky W. Completes NYFA Screenwriting Workshop

Nigerian actor and R&B star Banky W. completed his second workshop at the New York Film Academy, adding screenwriting to his already-impressive list of artistic talents. Perhaps more impressive is…

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