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New York Film Academy

New York Film Academy – School of Film and Acting (NYFA) is a private for-profit film school and acting school based in New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami. The New York Film Academy was founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, a former film, television and theater producer.[1] It was originally located at the Tribeca Film Center. In 1994, NYFA moved to 100 East 17th Street, the former Tammany Hall building in the Union Square. After 23 years of occupancy, the academy relocated from Tammany Hall to 17 Battery Place.[2]

New York Film Academy (NYFA)
College of Visual and Performings Arts
Other name
NYFA
MottoThe most hands-on intensive programs in the world
TypePrivate for-profit film school and acting school
Established1992
PresidentMichael J. Young
Academic staff
400+
Students5,000 per year
Location
CampusNew York City, New York; Los Angeles, California; South Beach, Florida; Gold Coast, Australia; Florence, Italy
Other campusesHarvard University; Paris, France; Moscow, Russia; Beijing, China; Shanghai, China
Colors          Black, White, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Websitewww.nyfa.edu

As of 2012, the school has 400+ employees[3] and over 5,000 students per year (many of them from outside the United States).[4] NYFA offers master, bachelor, and associate degrees, as well as one- and two-year conservatory programs, short-term workshops, and youth programs and summer camps.[5]

History Edit

The college was founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, a former film, television, and theatre producer. Originally located at the Tribeca Film Center, NYFA moved to 100 East 17th Street, the former Tammany Hall building in Union Square in 1994. After 23 years of occupancy, the college relocated from Tammany Hall to 17 Battery Place in 2015, where the school currently resides.

Academics Edit

NYFA offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, certificates, and workshops. It is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission.

 
New York Film Academy branch located in the Whitehall Building in Downtown Manhattan near Battery Park
 
New York Film Academy: College of Visual and Performing Arts located in Burbank, California, next to Warner Brothers

NYFA's disciplines of study include filmmaking, Producing, Screenwriting, Cinematography, Digital editing, Documentary Filmmaking, Acting for Film, 3D Animation and Visual Effects, Entertainment Media, Photography, Game Design, Musical Theater and Virtual Reality, as well as an English as a second language program that aims to combine traditional language learning with activities related to the arts. In 2007, NYFA partnered with NBC News to start a program in Broadcast Journalism. In 2010 the contract between NYFA and NBC expired, but the broadcast journalism programs at NYFA continue to be offered by many of the original faculty. NYFA degree programs, workshops, and short-term courses are held around the world. Summer workshops are offered at Harvard University. International locations include Australia, Florence, Paris, Beijing, and Shanghai. Other international locations are offered at various times of the year.

Partnerships Edit

Since 2007, NYFA has collaborated with museums and major art institutions to organize cultural and filmmaking education initiatives for teens and young adults. Since 2010, the New York Film Academy has partnered with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Working closely with each individual institution, the Film Academy contributes resources in curriculum development, teaching staff, and equipment to deliver programs that teach students the creative art of the moving image, as well as the importance and value of all forms of art and the institutions that preserve, protect and display them. The partnering institutions include:

NYFA founded 10 ARTS Foundation, a nonprofit organization that offers scholarship and funding opportunities for storytellers. The public can volunteer with the organization, donate to a program or educational project.

10 ARTS has NYFA Alliances with National Geographic, TheMET, BAFTA, NASA, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, The Writers Guild Foundation, Warner Brothers, USAID, National Coalition Against Censorshop, The Hilaria & Alec Baldwin Foundation, USO, TEDx, MultiChoice, Alexandra Skiba Memorial Scholarship, Tribeca Film Festival, AT&T, New York Public Library, Inter-American Development Bank, Fulbright, and more.

The Board of Trustees includes journalist and filmmaker Tony Harris, and film/TV producer Shkh. Al-Zain S. Al-Sabah, Jack McColgan, and Heidi Wissmiller.

Notable faculty Edit

NYFA draws faculty who are active, working professionals in their fields, many of whom are award winners or have formerly taught at such prestigious institutions as Tisch School of the Arts, Columbia University, AFI Conservatory, University of Southern California, Stanford University, Harvard University, Yale University and University of California, Los Angeles.[11] Notable faculty members have included SAG Award-winning actor Matthew Modine, BAFTA Award-winning cinematographer Anthony B. Richmond BSC, ASC, film critic Peter Rainer, actor Bill Duke, writer Heather Hach, director Nag Ashwin, filmmaker Mark Lester, actress Brenda Vaccaro, actor Louis Gossett Jr., actor Mark Olsen, actress and musical theater performer Kristy Cates, director Adam Nimoy, game designer Chris Swain, director Claude Kerven, screenwriter Jim Jennewein, actress Lynda Goodfriend, and actor/director Michael Zelniker.

Notable alumni Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ Kalem, T.E.; Peter Ainslie (1981-03-30). . Time. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved 2008-03-27. ...first-time Producer Jerry Sherlock, an ex-fabric broker from Seventh Avenue
  2. ^ "Film School and Theater Clear Out of Tammany Hall Ahead of Retail Makeover".
  3. ^ "New York Film Academy".
  4. ^ Rice, Andrew. "How the New York Film Academy discovered gold in the developing world," Politico (April 16, 2012).
  5. ^ Shand, Laura (2012-10-01). "New York Film Academy studying abroad". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18.
  6. ^ "Brooklyn Museum Gallery/Studio Program Announces Registration for Fall Semester 2007" (PDF).
  7. ^ . Archived from the original on 2013-07-31.
  8. ^ "Summer Intensive—Art and Film: A Hands-on Digital Filmmaking Workshop".
  9. ^ "NYFA Collaborates with NASA on Telescope | New York Film Academy". www.nyfa.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  10. ^ "New York Film Academy - REDucation - Red Camera Training". www.nyfa.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  11. ^ "Academic background NYFA teachers". New York Film Academy. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21.
  12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2017-10-25). "'Grey's Anatomy' Spinoff': Alberto Frezza To Co-Star In Shondaland Series For ABC". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  13. ^ "Too Big to Sail?". Vanity Fair. 13 October 2010.
  14. ^ ""Sharia" film screening and Q & A with alumnus Film Director Anouar H. Smaine". Eastern Michigan University International Week. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Rejected by Sundance, Arab Immigrant's life turned upside down in Anouar H. Smaine's "Sharia"". Indiewire. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  16. ^ "MFA Filmmaking Grad Produces Feature 'El Freeman'". New York Film Academy Blog. 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  17. ^ "New Moon Star Justine Wachsberger – Film School Blog – New York Film Academy". nyfa.edu. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
  18. ^ Chang, Kee (November 7, 2015). "Screen Test: Lana Condor". Anthem Magazine.
  19. ^ "'La Reina del Flow 2': los que repiten y los nuevos en la serie". El Tiempo. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  20. ^ . supergoodmovies.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  21. ^ "From the Olympics to "Vikings" with New York Film Academy Acting Alum Ragga Ragnars". New York Film Academy. January 5, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  22. ^ "Financing Your Indie Film and Developing an Audience: Rohit Gupta". New York Film Academy. June 28, 2012.
  23. ^ Robinson, Sean. "5 Questions with Filmmaker Sean Robinson of Naked, Puritans". The Advocate. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  24. ^ "Shaquille O'Neal Graduating From New York Film Academy; Wants To be A Director". Indiewire.
  25. ^ Mushtaq, Mariam. "Shahzad Sheikh's Interview". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved July 21, 2015.[permanent dead link]

External links Edit

  • Official website

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New York Film Academy School of Film and Acting NYFA is a private for profit film school and acting school based in New York City Los Angeles and Miami The New York Film Academy was founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock a former film television and theater producer 1 It was originally located at the Tribeca Film Center In 1994 NYFA moved to 100 East 17th Street the former Tammany Hall building in the Union Square After 23 years of occupancy the academy relocated from Tammany Hall to 17 Battery Place 2 New York Film Academy NYFA College of Visual and Performings ArtsOther nameNYFAMottoThe most hands on intensive programs in the worldTypePrivate for profit film school and acting schoolEstablished1992PresidentMichael J YoungAcademic staff400 Students5 000 per yearLocationNew York City New YorkCampusNew York City New York Los Angeles California South Beach Florida Gold Coast Australia Florence ItalyOther campusesHarvard University Paris France Moscow Russia Beijing China Shanghai ChinaColors Black White Cyan Magenta YellowWebsitewww wbr nyfa wbr eduAs of 2012 the school has 400 employees 3 and over 5 000 students per year many of them from outside the United States 4 NYFA offers master bachelor and associate degrees as well as one and two year conservatory programs short term workshops and youth programs and summer camps 5 Contents 1 History 2 Academics 3 Partnerships 4 Notable faculty 5 Notable alumni 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe college was founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock a former film television and theatre producer Originally located at the Tribeca Film Center NYFA moved to 100 East 17th Street the former Tammany Hall building in Union Square in 1994 After 23 years of occupancy the college relocated from Tammany Hall to 17 Battery Place in 2015 where the school currently resides Academics EditNYFA offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs certificates and workshops It is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission nbsp New York Film Academy branch located in the Whitehall Building in Downtown Manhattan near Battery Park nbsp New York Film Academy College of Visual and Performing Arts located in Burbank California next to Warner BrothersNYFA s disciplines of study include filmmaking Producing Screenwriting Cinematography Digital editing Documentary Filmmaking Acting for Film 3D Animation and Visual Effects Entertainment Media Photography Game Design Musical Theater and Virtual Reality as well as an English as a second language program that aims to combine traditional language learning with activities related to the arts In 2007 NYFA partnered with NBC News to start a program in Broadcast Journalism In 2010 the contract between NYFA and NBC expired but the broadcast journalism programs at NYFA continue to be offered by many of the original faculty NYFA degree programs workshops and short term courses are held around the world Summer workshops are offered at Harvard University International locations include Australia Florence Paris Beijing and Shanghai Other international locations are offered at various times of the year Partnerships EditSince 2007 NYFA has collaborated with museums and major art institutions to organize cultural and filmmaking education initiatives for teens and young adults Since 2010 the New York Film Academy has partnered with the Metropolitan Museum of Art Working closely with each individual institution the Film Academy contributes resources in curriculum development teaching staff and equipment to deliver programs that teach students the creative art of the moving image as well as the importance and value of all forms of art and the institutions that preserve protect and display them The partnering institutions include Brooklyn Museum 2007 6 Whitney Museum 2009 7 Metropolitan Museum of Art 2010 current 8 In 2014 NASA and the New York Film Academy announced a new initiative that would enlist students to create original audiovisual materials to raise awareness about the development of the James Webb Space Telescope as part of the academy s STEAM initiative 9 The New York Film Academy offered a series of ongoing REDucation Workshops in partnership with RED Digital Cinema Camera Company 10 10 ARTS FoundationNYFA founded 10 ARTS Foundation a nonprofit organization that offers scholarship and funding opportunities for storytellers The public can volunteer with the organization donate to a program or educational project 10 ARTS has NYFA Alliances with National Geographic TheMET BAFTA NASA Variety The Hollywood Reporter The Writers Guild Foundation Warner Brothers USAID National Coalition Against Censorshop The Hilaria amp Alec Baldwin Foundation USO TEDx MultiChoice Alexandra Skiba Memorial Scholarship Tribeca Film Festival AT amp T New York Public Library Inter American Development Bank Fulbright and more The Board of Trustees includes journalist and filmmaker Tony Harris and film TV producer Shkh Al Zain S Al Sabah Jack McColgan and Heidi Wissmiller Notable faculty EditNYFA draws faculty who are active working professionals in their fields many of whom are award winners or have formerly taught at such prestigious institutions as Tisch School of the Arts Columbia University AFI Conservatory University of Southern California Stanford University Harvard University Yale University and University of California Los Angeles 11 Notable faculty members have included SAG Award winning actor Matthew Modine BAFTA Award winning cinematographer Anthony B Richmond BSC ASC film critic Peter Rainer actor Bill Duke writer Heather Hach director Nag Ashwin filmmaker Mark Lester actress Brenda Vaccaro actor Louis Gossett Jr actor Mark Olsen actress and musical theater performer Kristy Cates director Adam Nimoy game designer Chris Swain director Claude Kerven screenwriter Jim Jennewein actress Lynda Goodfriend and actor director Michael Zelniker Notable alumni EditThis article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations October 2023 Adinia Wirasti actress Adrian Voo actor Akkineni Naga Chaitanya actor and producer Alanna Masterson actress Alaya Furniturewala actress Alberto Frezza actor 12 Alfonso Perugini actor and film director Alfonso Ribeiro actor Amanda Du Pont actress Andrew Bachelor actor and Internet personality Angela Ismailos 13 director Anouar H Smaine Film director producer writer and actor 14 15 Antonio Chavez Trejo 16 filmmaker writer producer and entrepreneur Athiya Shetty actress Aubrey Plaza actress Banky Wellington rapper and actor Bevin Prince actor Bill Hader actor and screenwriter Bita Elahian actress and filmmaker Brittany Andrews actress model and filmmaker Camilla Luddington actress Carter Smith director and photographer Chad Duell actor Chika Anadu director and screenwriter Chord Overstreet actor Damon Wayans actor and comedian Damon Wayans Jr actor and comedian D B Woodside actor Drama Del Rosario documentarian Eamonn Walker actor Elyfer Torres actor Eve Hewson actress Francesco Panzieri visual effects artist Gauri Shinde Director Gerald McMorrow writer and director Gino M Santos director and producer Giorgio Pasotti actor Greg DeLiso director Hannah Lux Davis director Hannah Quinlivan actress and model Hayden Szeto actor Imran Khan actor Issa Rae creator James Friend cinematographer Jason Shah actor Lal Jr director and screenwriter Jessica Lee Rose actress Joelle Garguilo journalist Jonathan Morgan Heit actor Joshua Leonard actor Julie Tan actress Justine Wachsberger 17 actor Kangana Ranaut actress Kemi Adesoye screenwriter Kendall Ciesemier reporter and producer Kira Hagi actress Kushal Tandon model and actor Lana Condor 18 actress Lea Gabrielle journalist Lio Tipton model and actress Luv Ranjan producer screenwriter and director Mahsa Saeidi Azcuy participant on The Apprentice Maisa Silva actor and TV presenter Manuel Garcia actor Mariana Gomez actress and singer 19 Mariano Di Vaio actor Mariyah Moten model and pageant queen Masali Baduza actress Matty Cardarople actor Mike Pohjola screenwriter playwright novelist Mohamed Diab director and screenwriter Nag Ashwin director Nara Rohit 20 actor Natasha Thahane actress Naya Rivera actress Neil Forsyth screenwriter Niharica Raizada actress OC Ukeje actor Omoni Oboli actress director producer and writer Oshri Cohen actor Oskar Kuchera actor TV presenter and radio host Paul Dano actor Pevita Pearce actress Philip Dorling screenwriter Rafael de la Fuente actor Ragga Ragnars actress 21 Rah Digga actress and rapper Raphaela Neihausen producer Rekha Rana actress Rob Margolies writer and director Rohit Gupta 22 director Ronen Rubinstein actor Sasha Cohen actress and figure skater Sean Robinson 23 film director and editor Shaquille O Neal 24 basketball player and actor Sharad Malhotra actor Shehzad Sheikh 25 actor Shirley Setia singer and actress Somy Ali actress Stephanie Cayo actress Stephanie Okereke Linus actress Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam director Tracy Oliver writer producer and actor Trevor Matthews producer and actor Tushar Tyagi director Vittoria Chierici artist Zoltan Varkonyi director and actorReferences Edit Kalem T E Peter Ainslie 1981 03 30 Lo and Hum as Ho and Hum Time Archived from the original on March 2 2009 Retrieved 2008 03 27 first time Producer Jerry Sherlock an ex fabric broker from Seventh Avenue Film School and Theater Clear Out of Tammany Hall Ahead of Retail Makeover New York Film Academy Rice Andrew How the New York Film Academy discovered gold in the developing world Politico April 16 2012 Shand Laura 2012 10 01 New York Film Academy studying abroad The Independent London Archived from the original on 2022 06 18 Brooklyn Museum Gallery Studio Program Announces Registration for Fall Semester 2007 PDF TEEN TAKES ON THE BIENNIAL Archived from the original on 2013 07 31 Summer Intensive Art and Film A Hands on Digital Filmmaking Workshop NYFA Collaborates with NASA on Telescope New York Film Academy www nyfa edu Retrieved 2018 04 23 New York Film Academy REDucation Red Camera Training www nyfa edu Retrieved 2018 04 23 Academic background NYFA teachers New York Film Academy Archived from the original on 2008 08 21 Andreeva Nellie 2017 10 25 Grey s Anatomy Spinoff Alberto Frezza To Co Star In Shondaland Series For ABC Deadline Retrieved 2021 07 11 Too Big to Sail Vanity Fair 13 October 2010 Sharia film screening and Q amp A with alumnus Film Director Anouar H Smaine Eastern Michigan University International Week Retrieved 16 October 2017 Rejected by Sundance Arab Immigrant s life turned upside down in Anouar H Smaine s Sharia Indiewire Retrieved 16 October 2017 MFA Filmmaking Grad Produces Feature El Freeman New York Film Academy Blog 2015 05 26 Retrieved 2018 09 26 New Moon Star Justine Wachsberger Film School Blog New York Film Academy nyfa edu Retrieved January 20 2010 Chang Kee November 7 2015 Screen Test Lana Condor Anthem Magazine La Reina del Flow 2 los que repiten y los nuevos en la serie El Tiempo April 15 2021 Retrieved April 18 2021 Nara Rohit Celebrates his Birthday Today supergoodmovies com Archived from the original on November 12 2012 Retrieved December 7 2012 From the Olympics to Vikings with New York Film Academy Acting Alum Ragga Ragnars New York Film Academy January 5 2018 Retrieved December 27 2018 Financing Your Indie Film and Developing an Audience Rohit Gupta New York Film Academy June 28 2012 Robinson Sean 5 Questions with Filmmaker Sean Robinson of Naked Puritans The Advocate Retrieved January 12 2014 Shaquille O Neal Graduating From New York Film Academy Wants To be A Director Indiewire Mushtaq Mariam Shahzad Sheikh s Interview thenews com pk Retrieved July 21 2015 permanent dead link External links Edit nbsp 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