New York Film Academy - Film School

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New York Film Academy, Union Square, New York City

New York Film Academy (more commonly known as NYFA) is a privately-owned film school best known for its intensive short term filmmaking courses.

1 History
2 Programs
3 Famous Alumni
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

The school was founded in 1992 by Broadway and film producer Jerry Sherlock. Originally located at Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Center, it moved to the former Democratic Convention Center at Union Square in 1994. This building was also the last physical location of the famous New York political machine Tammany Hall.

[edit] Programs

The school offers filmmaking courses for beginners and graduate students throughout the year, adding summer short-term programs elsewhere, including workshops in Harvard University, Princeton University, Florida, Paris and Florence. They also offer workshops in acting for film. Programs are:

HANDS-ON INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS

8 Week Filmmaking Workshop
6 Week Filmmaking Workshop
4 Week Filmmaking Workshop
12 Week Evening Filmmaking Workshop

8 Week Acting Workshop
4 Week Acting Workshop
1 Week Acting Workshop
12 Week Evening Acting Workshop

4 Week Digital Filmmaking Workshop
12 Week Evening Digital Filmmaking Workshop
1 Week Movie Camp
1 Week Music Video Camp

8 Week Screenwriting Workshop
12 Week Evening Screenwriting Workshop

4 Week Editing Workshop
12 Week Evening Editing Workshop

4 Week Animation Workshop

MASTER OF FINE ARTS DEGREE PROGRAM

MFA in Filmmaking

MFA in Producing

MFA in Acting for Film

MFA in Screenwriting

BACHELOR'S DEGREE

Option I: Transfer of Credit to a bachelor's degree program
Option II: Bachelor's Degree at an Affiliated University

INTENSIVE FILMMAKING PROGRAMS

One-Year Filmmaking
One-Year Documentary Filmmaking
Two-Year Filmmaking Conservatory
Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking

INTENSIVE ONE-YEAR PROGRAMS

One-Year Acting
One-Year Producing
One-Year Screenwriting
One-Year 3D Animation

CONSERVATORY PROGRAMS

Two-Year Conservatory Acting

SUMMER CAMP FOR TEENS

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Directing
Screenplay Analysis
Cinema Studies
Meisner Technique
Cinematography Seminar
Documentary Studies
Music Video Studies

Their one-year programs, ranging from directing to screenwriting and from cinematography to film editing, are located in New York, Universal Studios, Los Angeles and Bloomsbury, London.

[edit] Famous Alumni

Students that have attended the school include Owen Kline (son of Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates), Max Spielberg (son of Steven Spielberg), Jack Robbins (son of Tim Robbins), Brett Ratner (director of such films as Rush Hour and X-Men: The Last Stand) and Jane Crawshaw (of Edwards Theatre Co. and Hambledon Productions).