New York Film Academy

Creative careers matter. 🎥🎭
As conversations around new federal funding guidelines that will disproportionately affect undergraduate and graduate arts programs continue, voices from New York Film Academy are helping shape the discussion. 🎬

NYFA staff and faculty contributed public comments featured in major media coverage, including a New York Times article, emphasizing the importance of protecting access to creative education and recognizing the unique realities of careers in the arts.

NYFA COO and Sr. Executive VP, David Klein, shared that our economy and society depend on creative professionals, noting that early-career earnings alone cannot measure the value of artistic contribution.

NYFA Admissions Manager Chase Kahn highlighted concerns around equitable access, calling for clearer processes and recognition of freelance and 1099 income to better support working-class and first-generation students.

NYFA faculty member Robert Rosenberg-Kale emphasized that arts and media programs prepare students for one of America’s largest export industries and that measuring success through only early-career W-2 earnings misses the bigger picture.

At NYFA, we remain committed to advocating for creative education and the future of the artists, storytellers, and innovators who shape our world.

Read these comments and others in the New York Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/arts/design/education-department-earnings-salary.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nVA.hHsX.ISbMmqyK5n0q&smid=url-share
and the Hyperallergic article: https://hyperallergic.com/new-trump-rule-could-cut-enrollment-at-nearly-half-of-arts-ma-programs/

🎬 It was a pleasure welcoming our film festival partner NewFilmmakers Los Angeles to NYFA Florence! During their visit, they connected with Diana Santi, NYFA’s Campus Director in Florence, Italy, and explored the vibrant international creative community that makes the campus such a unique place to learn and create. 🇮🇹✨

As a valued supporter of emerging filmmakers, shares NYFA’s commitment to championing new voices and creating opportunities for creatives around the world to connect, collaborate, and grow.

Here’s to building creative communities that extend far beyond borders. 🌍🎥

🎬 Applications are now OPEN!
If you’re between the ages of 14–18, were impacted by the 2025 LA Wildfires, & want to create your own short film, this is for you! ✨

Ashes To Films provides free filmmaking workshops to help teen filmmakers bring their stories from idea to screen, in partnership with the New York Film Academy. 🎥

Eligibility information and application details are available at https://www.ashestofilms.org/

🎬 Ready to bring your story to life? Join us on JUNE 6 for the next FREE workshop for young filmmakers through NCAC’s Youth Free Expression Film Contest!
The June 6 session, “How to Shoot Your Film,” will cover the fundamentals of filming, capturing quality audio, and creating great lighting setups, all without expensive or specialized equipment.
🗓 June 6, 2026
⏰ 3:00-4:30 PM EST
📍 Virtual Workshop
Register now and start building the skills to create your contest entry film! 🎥✨
Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/N10nqqKAQi-Nf4Wlnzb2fQ

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for NYFA Student Networking Night at NYFA Los Angeles! ✨ Student Networking Nights are where students can connect, collaborate, and build creative relationships across programs, often leading to new teams for projects and films and the start of lifelong partnerships.
A special thank you to Pierce College and Make-Up Designory (MUD) for joining us and helping make the evening even more inspiring.
Here’s to new connections, future collaborations, and the creative NYFA community that makes it all possible. 🎬

NYFA representing on the red carpet at the opening night of the Yellowstone International Film Festival! 🎬✨📣

New York Film Academy India Head Suniti Ghoshal & Anne Moore NYFA Los Angeles, Chair of the Performing Arts Department attended opening night red carpet of The Yellowstone International Film Festival.

It was a pleasure welcoming NYFA alumni Kellen Gibbs, Jordan Knapp, Ka’Prise Colvin, and Luke Sweeney back to campus for a special screening and Q&A of their award-winning feature film The Novel 🎬✨

Presented in collaboration with NYFA’s Alumni, Film Festival, and Acting departments, the evening featured an insightful conversation moderated by Performing Arts Department Chair Anne Moore, exploring the film’s journey from development to production and the power of creative collaboration among alumni.

🏆 Winner of Best Picture at NoHo CineFest, The Novel has also screened at Cinequest Film Festival and earned recognition at Cinejoy Film Festival. The film follows struggling writer Calvin Connally as he becomes entangled in the life of an aspiring actress confronting the mysterious death of her father.

Thank you to these talented alumni for returning to campus and inspiring the NYFA community with their work and experiences! 👏🎥

🎬 Huge congratulations to NYFA alumni making waves at the the 2026 American Black Film Festival in Miami with two Narrative Feature screenings this weekend! 🌴✨

🎶 Voices
Directed by NYFA alum Deanté Gray and co-written/co-produced by NYFA alum Sam Buckner III, this gripping musical crime thriller is set in 1967 Detroit, where a desperate group of friends chase fame after a soul duo overdoses just before their big break. Featuring completely original music written, composed, and co-produced by Sam Buckner III.
📍 Screening: Friday, May 29 | 1:55 PM

🎥 A Story About You
Directed by NYFA alum Joseph E. Austin II and produced by Austin alongside NYFA alum Jeremy Harris (also the film’s DP), this intimate narrative follows a man confronting his past while navigating relationships over the course of a week.
📍 Screening: Friday, May 29 | 2:30 PM

We’re proud to be a supporter of and to celebrate our talented alumni represented among the Narrative Features lineup at this year's festival! 🎬🔥
https://www.abff.com/miami/film-screenings/narrative-features/

On Memorial Day, New York Film Academy recognizes the courage, sacrifice, and dedication of our fallen heroes, as well as the veterans and military families whose strength continues to inspire us every day.
Thank you for your service. We remember and honor you. ❤️