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New York Film Academy (NYFA)
	College of Visual and Performings Arts
Other name	NYFA
Motto	The most hands-on intensive programs in the world
Type	Private for-profit film school and acting school
Established	1992
President	Michael J. Young
Academic staff	400+
Students	5,000 per year
Location	New York City, New York
Campus	New York City, New York; Los Angeles, California; South Beach, Florida; Gold Coast, Australia; Florence, Italy
Other campuses	Harvard University; Paris, France; Moscow, Russia; Beijing, China; Shanghai, China
Colors	Black, White, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Website	nyfa.edu

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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]

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

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

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

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:

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 Foundation

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

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

Adinia Wirasti, actress
Adrian Voo, actor
Akkineni Naga Chaitanya, actor and producer
Alanna Masterson, actress
Alaya Furniturewala, actress
Alberto Frezza, actor^[12]
Alex Asogwa, actress, Model, film director, Producer and Anti-bullying activist
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
Avinash Tiwary,^[17] actor
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
Jonathan Morgan Heit, actor
Joshua Leonard, actor
Julie Tan, actress
Justine Wachsberger,^[18] actor
Kangana Ranaut, actress
Kemi Adesoye, screenwriter
Kendall Ciesemier, reporter and producer
Kira Hagi, actress
Kushal Tandon, model and actor
Lana Condor,^[19] 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
Mariana Gómez, actress and singer.^[20]
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,^[21] 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^[22]
Rah Digga, actress and rapper
Raphaela Neihausen, producer
Rekha Rana, actress
Rob Margolies, writer and director
Rohit Gupta,^[23] director
Ronen Rubinstein, actor
Sasha Cohen, actress and figure skater
Sean Robinson,^[24] film director and editor
Shaquille O'Neal,^[25] basketball player and actor
Sharad Malhotra, actor
Shehzad Sheikh,^[26] 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 actor

References

^ 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". October 2015.
^ "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 & 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.
^ "HELLOExclusive: Up, Close and Personal with Avinash Tiwary". 2023-12-01.
^ "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

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[1] 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

[2] "Film School and Theater Clear Out of Tammany Hall Ahead of Retail Makeover". October 2015.

[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] "TEEN TAKES ON THE BIENNIAL". 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] "HELLOExclusive: Up, Close and Personal with Avinash Tiwary". 2023-12-01.

[18] "New Moon Star Justine Wachsberger – Film School Blog – New York Film Academy". nyfa.edu. Retrieved January 20, 2010.

[19] Chang, Kee (November 7, 2015). "Screen Test: Lana Condor". Anthem Magazine.

[20] "'La Reina del Flow 2': los que repiten y los nuevos en la serie". El Tiempo. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[21] "Nara Rohit Celebrates his Birthday Today". supergoodmovies.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.

[nyfaalum-22] "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.

[23] "Financing Your Indie Film and Developing an Audience: Rohit Gupta". New York Film Academy. June 28, 2012.

[24] Robinson, Sean. "5 Questions with Filmmaker Sean Robinson of Naked, Puritans". The Advocate. Retrieved January 12, 2014.

[25] "Shaquille O'Neal Graduating From New York Film Academy; Wants To be A Director". Indiewire.

[26] Mushtaq, Mariam. "Shahzad Sheikh's Interview". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved July 21, 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

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