Guest Speakers

Filmmaker Denny Tedesco Brings ‘The Wrecking Crew’ to NYFA LA
October 16, 2014

Filmmaker Denny Tedesco Brings ‘The Wrecking Crew’ to NYFA LA

Last week the Documentary Department at the Los Angeles campus of the New York Film Academy held its first Industry Perspectives Class of the Fall semester. Our first guest lecturer…

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Superstar Molly Shannon Visits NYFA
October 8, 2014

Superstar Molly Shannon Visits NYFA

Actress Molly Shannon visited New York Film Academy Los Angeles and talked to students after screening an episode of the TV show Enlightened (for which she was nominated for an Emmy)…

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NYFA Alum and Original Film Exec Visits Business of Screenwriting Class
September 22, 2014

NYFA Alum and Original Film Exec Visits Business of Screenwriting Class

On September 9th 2014, New York Film Academy alum-turned-Original Film exec Toby Ascher joined our Business of Screenwriting class. Ascher was a student in NYFA’s Summer Filmmaking Program in Los…

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Fort Bliss Screening with Michelle Monaghan and Gbenga Akinnagbe
September 19, 2014

Fort Bliss Screening with Michelle Monaghan and Gbenga Akinnagbe

One of the most common approaches for actors to take on their character in a given scene is to ask themselves the five W’s: Who, what, when, where, and why….

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Kuwaiti Actor Dawood Hussain Visits NYFA Abu Dhabi
September 18, 2014

Kuwaiti Actor Dawood Hussain Visits NYFA Abu Dhabi

Dawood Hussain, the famous Kuwaiti actor in the Middle East and GCC, recently surprised the New York Film Academy’s students in Abu Dhabi by visiting the campus, as his son is a…

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How Important is Publicity for a Film?
September 11, 2014

How Important is Publicity for a Film?

On September 2, Warner Bros. International Publicity maven Tara Smyth swung by New York Film Academy‘s Business of Screenwriting II class to illuminate students on what it takes to be…

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Marketing Exec Josh Jacobs Joins Business of Screenwriting Class
September 8, 2014

Marketing Exec Josh Jacobs Joins Business of Screenwriting Class

On August 19th, marketing executive Josh Jacobs joined New York Film Academy’s Business of Screenwriting class to talk about classical and emerging forms of movie and television marketing. Jacobs held…

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Producer Adi Ezroni Talks ‘Kelly & Cal’
September 5, 2014

Producer Adi Ezroni Talks ‘Kelly & Cal’

New York based producer Adi Ezroni recently spent time with New York Film Academy Producing students discussing the upcoming release of her new film Kelly & Cal. The film stars Juliette…

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Literary Manager Josh McGuire Drops Knowledge on Business of Screenwriting Class
August 20, 2014

Literary Manager Josh McGuire Drops Knowledge on Business of Screenwriting Class

On August 12th, Underground Management‘s Literary Manager Josh McGuire joined New York Film Academy Los Angeles‘ Business of Screenwriting class, dispensing pearls of wisdom for NYFA‘s next generation of emerging screenwriters…

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