We Are Not Alone, In Abu Dhabi

Seems that the New York Film Academy's Abu Dhabi campus is quite a pioneer in the the UAE.

MGM just followed suit with their own deal to open a studio there, which follows "a string of pacts between Hollywood studios and business interests in the United Arab Emirates," according to a variety report.

nice to know that the Film School at the New York Film Academy is an innovator on both side of the globe.

MGM has inked a massive deal with Abu Dhabi-based real estate developer Sorouh and Jordanian animation shingle Rubicon to create an entertainment destination using MGM and Rubicon franchises.

To read the enitre article on the Variety website go here.

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Joshua Leonard, One "Beautiful Loser" From NYFA

New York Film Academy Alumni, Joshua Leonard, has an impressive body of work. You may remember Joshua from his starring role in the feature, “The Blair Witch Project” which ran a very successful viral marketing campaign to promote the documentary style film. He also acted in the HBO Films production “Live From Baghdad” starring Michael Keaton and has many other film and television credits. Most recently, Joshua directed a documentary called “Beautiful Losers” about the DIY artistry of creative people involved in underground movements during the Nineties.

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NYFA Alum Produces “A Four Letter Word”

indieWIRE, a celebrated website for and about the international independent film community, interviewed Director Casper Andreas' about his second feature film, "A Four Letter Word." The film is set to be self-released by the director on March 28 in New York City and April 11 in Los Angeles.

NYFA Film Schoool graduate, Markus Goetze, produced the film with Andreas.

When asked by indieWIRE to give advice to emerging filmmakers, he said, “To follow your bliss.”

At 12:15PM on Saturday March 29th there will be a screening of "A Four Letter Word" at the Chelsea Clearview. Andreas will be there with my Markus Goetze and they will host an extended filmmaking seminar afterwards.

If you still need more guidance in filmmaking techniques, come to the premier Film School in the world, The New York Film Academy to see how our “hands-on technique” to filmmaking can make you a movie-making star.

Read the entire interview at indieWIRE.com.

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NYFA In Abu Dhabi

The website Singles In Larkin Ar mentioned our Abu Dhabi Film School & Acting School location as a part of a larger push by the UAE goverment to increase the region's cultural and film profile. While we are in good company there, we think of ourselves as the crowning jewel of the desert

The New York Film Academy in Abu Dhabi, which opened its doors in February, is the latest addition to a multilayered push by the oil capital to reinvent itself as a regional hub for culture and film...

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Animation Studio ImagesChain Strengthens Top Management Team to Spearhead Growth Initiatives

ImagesChain, a fast growing animation studio based in Bangalore, announced appointment of Sachin Chandavarkar as Head of Business Development. Sachin will be responsible for client relationships, developing alliances and managing investor relations. Sachin has diverse experience and has a track record in building and managing alliances and relationships.Sachin joins founder Adarsh Jain, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, NYU and New York Film Academy, and plans to significantly enhance its world-wide presence while simultaneously increasing customer base and revenue generating opportunites from Intellectual Propety.

Read the rest of the article about our Film School alumni here.

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Sports Loss, Our Gain?

The Manly Daily website reports that:

FOR most 13-year-olds, dislodging a kneecap leaving you unable to play sport would be a nightmare, but for Manly's Callan McAuliffe it opened a doorway of opportunity.

In December he will fly to the US, where he has secured a spot at the New York Film Academy and will be trained in acting.

"That should be pretty exciting," Callan said.

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On The Road To Abu Dhabi With NYFA

Reuters UK reported about the New York Film Academy’s newest campus in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This past February, the Film School at the New York Film Academy opened up a location there.

The Reuters’s story reports:

The film school, which maintains branches in Europe and the U.S., has been seeking to expand into the Middle East for some time, according to John Sammon, former director of education at the NYFA program at Universal Studios near Los Angeles and head of the new school here.

"We've always looked at laying down roots in the Middle East, and when the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage approached us, it just seemed like the most logical thing to do," Sammon said. "There's a lot going on in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, in terms of investments in film and cinema -- Warner Bros., Abu Dhabi Media Co. and Harvey Weinstein have all invested here. We're their project"

Read the entire article on the Reuter’s website.

The New York Film Academy’s Film School also offers classes in their other locations in California and New York, as well as special programs in plenty of other locations.

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Kudos Goes To NYFA Graduate, Paul Dano For There Will Be Blood Role

New York Film Academy graduate, Paul Dano, played twin brothers, Eli and Paul Sunday in the acclaimed 2007 film “There Will Be Blood,” opposite actor, Daniel Day-Lewis. Inspired by (but not based on) Upton Sinclair's novel, Oil!, the movie tracks Day-Lewis’s character, the ruthless Daniel Plainview, a silver miner who discovers oil in turn of the century America. Paul Dano’s character Eli Sunday, a young preacher with high ideas of his own for the oil money, comes into conflict with Plainview as he threatens the oil man’s plans to dominate all the land’s reserves.

Paul Dano’s acting credits include Little Miss Sunshine & LIE, among other productions including “A Christmas Carol,” “Ragtime,” “Inherit the Wind,” and more on Broadway. For his roles in LIE he won various awards and he nabbed the SAG Award for “Little Miss Sunshine.”

Rumors abound for Dano’s next roles including a voice over part in the film version of the beloved children’s story, “Where the Wild Things Are,” scheduled for a 2009 release.

The Film & Acting Schools at The New York Film Academy congratulate Paul Dano on his awards and for his spectacular performance in the award-winning film, "There Will Be Blood."

The New York Film Academy is a premier Film & Acting School with a “learning by doing” approach to teaching all aspects of filmmaking including, directing, producing, editing, acting, and scriptwriting. We also offer programs in digital journalism in conjunction with NBC News.

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J352 Talks About NYFA Digital Journalism

The J352: Online Journalism Blog talked about the New York Film Academy's Digital Jounrnalism Program in conjunction with NBC News. See more about the Film School at NYFA and the Digital Journalism Courses on the New York Film Academy Website.

I came across this website for the New York Film Academy where they have decided to team up with NBC News to train the next generation of journalists who will be prepared to navigate the evolving landscape of digital journalism. The NY Film Academy's website in the past offered information on digital film making, screen writing, and 3-D animation. Now it has information on online journalism and their one year broadcast journalism program.

Read the entire post about our the New York Film Academy's and NBC's Digital Journalism Program at The J352: Online Journalism Blog.

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Former Film Student, Anne Sophie, Wins Awards For Her NYFA Student Film, Then Snags Feature Film Financing.

Anne Sophie was a graduate from one of The New York Film Academy’s short-term filmmaking class in Universal Studios. In three months she made a student film that brought her international notice. All at the tender age of 15!

Anne sent us a note that said:

The NYFA has literally, and I mean it, changed my life! I took a 3 month weekend filmmaking class in the Fall of 2006 (I was 15) without expecting much. The short film I made at the end of the program landed some international awards and allowed me to finance my first feature film, FADED MEMORIES, that will be out this year!

See and interview with Anne Sophie on KTLA:

My interview on the Morning Show - Los Angeles


When you are done watching the interview, head over to the Film School at New York Film Academy and see what else if up.

You can view some more student films from the film school at the New York Film Academy on the website.

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NYFA Graduate John Sammon Traded Law For Film

The Gulf News Website has a story about one of the Film School at New York Film Academy’s former Film Students, John Sammon.

They write:

He ditched law school for a degree in filmmaking at the New York Film Academy. Today John Sammon, an accomplished filmmaker, is the director of the same Academy, which opens a branch in Abu Dhabi next month.

The art of storytelling is a gift most possess, but the art of visual storytelling has to be learnt.

And this is what John Sammon, director of the New York Film Academy (NYFA), has set out to do.

Storytelling is intricately woven in the UAE's culture as many a traditional tale is narrated around winter fires
and cool majlises.

Sammon's plan is to take these stories to the big screen in his latest role as director when NYFA opens its third campus next month in Abu Dhabi, its first branch offering yearly courses outside the US.

The reason, states Sammon, is the large population of young talent, the tradition of storytelling and the strong leadership that supports and encourages artistic expression. The Academy aims to educate the region's gifted and talented storytellers.

To read the full article about this NYFA Film School graduate go here.

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Arun Vaidhyanathan on Balu Mahendra

New York Film Academy’s Film School graduate Arun Vaidhyanathan was featured on the Bollywood website TamilStar.com. He spoke about “‘Acchamundu Acchamundu,” the next movie he is planning to direct in India. He said that despite his New York Film School training he still admires inspirational filmmakers of India like Balu Mahendra.

The site said that:

Arun Vaidhyanathan, a graduate from New York Film Academy is now set to ready of shooting for his next movie titled ‘Acchamundu Acchamundu’. The film features Prasanna and Sneha in lead roles and Director Arun himself has revealed that AA would be a suspense-horror-thriller based on global issue.

Read the entire post about Arun Vaidhyanathan at TamilStar.com.

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