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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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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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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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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