Type Private President Michael J. Young Students 7,000 per year Phone +1 212-966-3488 Colors Black, Red | Established 1992 Academic staff 400+ Nickname NYFA Los Angeles Founder Jerry Sherlock | |
Location 17 Battery Place, New York, U.S. Address 17 Battery Pl, New York, NY 10004, USA Motto The most hands-on intensive programs in the world Founded 1992, New York City, New York, United States Notable alumni Shaquille O'Neal, King Bach, Kushal Tandon, Naya Rivera, Camilla Luddington Similar Tisch School of the Arts, Marymount Manhattan College, LIM College, The New School, American Musical and Dram Profiles | ||
Discussion with actor jonah hill at new york film academy
New York Film Academy – School of Film and Acting (NYFA) is a for-profit film school and acting school based in New York City, Los Angeles, and across the world. The New York Film Academy was founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, a former film, television and theatre producer. It was originally located at the Tribeca Film Center. In 1994, NYFA moved to the former Tammany Hall building in Union Square. After 23 years of occupancy, the Academy relocated from Tammany Hall to Battery Park in October 2015.
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- Discussion with actor jonah hill at new york film academy
- Discussion with oscar winning actor al pacino at new york film academy
- Degree programs workshops and locations
- Partnerships
- Corporate partnerships
- Faculty
- Notable guest lectures
- Notable alumni
- Accreditation
- References
As of 2012, the school has 400+ employees and over 7,000 students per year. 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 in filmmaking, acting for film, photography, fashion photography, documentary filmmaking, 3D animation & visual effects, game design, producing, screenwriting, digital filmmaking, cinematography, broadcast journalism, musical theatre, music video, digital editing, graphic design, virtual reality, and ESL at various locations throughout the world.
The New York Film Academy's philosophy is based on a "learning by doing" approach. NYFA founder Jerry Sherlock explained to the New York Times in 2005 that he opened the school after hearing interest from parents and older relatives of aspiring young filmmakers, and that he wanted to focus on practical experience.
Discussion with oscar winning actor al pacino at new york film academy
Degree programs, workshops and locations
NYFA's programs include filmmaking, film directing, film producing, screenwriting, cinematography, film editing, documentary film, acting, animation, photography, game design, musical theatre, graphic design, virtual reality, and ESL. 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 with many of the original faculty. NYFA degree programs, workshops and short-term courses are held in the following locations:
Partnerships
Since 2007, the New York Film Academy has been collaborating with museums and major art institutions to organize cultural and filmmaking education initiatives for teens and young adults. The New York Film Academy's partnership with the Metropolitan Museum of Art is in its fourth year. 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. Partnering institutions include:
Corporate partnerships
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. Notable faculty members include director Adam Nimoy, game designer Chris Swain, director Claude Kerven, screenwriter Jim Jennewein, actress Lynda Goodfriend and actor/director Michael Zelniker.
Notable guest lectures
Many film and television industry professionals have appeared as guest speakers at the New York Film Academy. They include: Steven Spielberg, Glenn Close, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Al Pacino, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Howard, Doug Liman, Molly Shannon, Ben Stiller, Kevin Spacey, Ben Kingsley, Mira Nair, Seth Rogen and other people from the entertainment industry.
Notable alumni
(This list includes alumni from both the Film and the Acting schools, as listed on the pages merged here.)