Q&A With NYFA Student Israa Al-Kamali
NYFA MFA Filmmaking student Israa Al-Kamali decided not to bring a seat to the table but instead build a table of her own. Israa, who is of Iraqi origin, co-founded…
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March 9, 2022
February 18, 2022
Q&A with NYFA Screenwriting Alum Shreyas Ayaluri
NYFA One-Year Screenwriting alum Shreyas Ayaluri hails from India and currently resides in Los Angeles, California were he’s been working as a screenwriter since graduating in 2018. Shreyas’ recent film…
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October 22, 2021
Q&A With NYFA Alum Marija Apcevska on Her Selection at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival
Film and Media Production alum, Marija Apcevska caught up with NYFA to share some exciting news. Her latest work, Severen Pol (North Pole) was selected in this year’s 2021 Cannes…
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October 7, 2021
Filmmaking Alum Jameelah Rose Lineses Discusses The Khatak Film Society
Jameelah Rose Lineses, a New York Film Academy (NYFA) 1-Year Filmmaking alum spoke with us about her recent work founding the film organization Khatak Film Society. Founded in 2020 and…
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September 30, 2021
NYFA Student Israa Al-Kamali Produces 2nd Annual Independent Iraqi Film Festival
NYFA Filmmaking student Israa Al-Kamali is co-founder of the Independent Iraqi Film Festival (IIFF) which is now celebrating its second year with a series of screenings of Iraqi-based films. The…
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December 31, 2020
New York Film Academy Looks Back at the 2020 Highlights
As we look back through a challenging year that was 2020, we wanted to take the opportunity to highlight the accomplishments the New York Film Academy (NYFA) community was able…
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December 17, 2020
NYFA Documentary Filmmaking Alum Eleonora Privitera Wins Silver Award at San Diego Italian Film Festival
Documentary Filmmaking alum Eleonora Privitera graduated from her 1-Year program in 2019 and has been continuing to prove she is a filmmaker that seeks to make the unknown stories of…
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November 17, 2020
Film “Make America Safe” by NYFA Acting Instructor Blanche Baker Enjoys Festival Run
Our NYFA Acting faculty aren’t only professionals in front of the camera but are working professionals in the industry constantly experimenting and making their own work while simultaneously teaching NYFA…
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October 27, 2020
NYFA Alum Matthew Avery Berg Screens ‘Accomplice’ in National Film Festival for Talented Youth
Science fiction has a unique ability to drop audiences into a futuristic or unrealistic world and make us think beyond the realm of our everyday existence. In writing and directing…
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