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New York Film Academy - School of Film and Acting (NYFA) is a film school and acting school based in New York City, Universal City, California, USA and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. NYFA offers short-term film-making and acting courses, as well as one- and two-year conservatory and Master of Fine Arts programs. NYFA offers instruction in Film Making, Producing, Screenwriting, Digital Filmmaking, Computer Animation, and Film Acting Programs at various locations throughout the world.

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[edit] History

The New York Film Academy was founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, a former film, television and theatre producer.^[1] Originally located at the Tribeca Film Center, NYFA moved in 1994 to Union Square, in a large building once housing the New York political machine Tammany Hall. As of 2009, the school had 350 employees and over 6,000 students per year.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Philosophy

The New York Film Academy's philosophy is based on a "learning by doing" approach with intensive hands-on training. Most students work outside their specialities to learn the art of film-making by fulfilling each of the key creative positions in the making of a film. The New York Film Academy believes that film is the international literature of our times, through which individuals, communities, and nations express their most profound visions of humanity to the world.
NYFA founder Jerry Sherlock explained to the Times in 2005 that he opened the school after hearing interest from parents and older relatives of aspiring young film-makers, and that he wanted to focus on practical experience.

[edit] Degree programs, workshops, and locations

NYFA building Union Square.

NYFA's programs include film directing, film producing, screenwriting, cinematography, film editing, documentary filmmaking and courses in acting. In 2007 NYFA partnered with NBC News to start a program in digital journalism.^[2] 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 programs, workshops and summer short-term programs are held in:^{[citation needed]}

New York City^*
Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California^*
Abu Dhabi, UAE^*^[3]
Harvard University
Walt Disney World — Disney's Hollywood Studios, Orlando, Florida
Florence, Italy
Paris, France
Rome, Italy
Bilbao, Spain
Shanghai, China
Seoul, South Korea
London, England
Mumbai, India
Brisbane, Australia^[4]

^* Offered year-round.

[edit] Degree programs=

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Filmmaking
Acting for Film
Screenwriting
Animation
Game Design

Master of Fine Arts

Filmmaking
Acting for Film
Screenwriting
Producing
Documentary Filmmaking
Photography
Cinematography
Game Design

Associate of Fine Arts

Filmmaking
Acting for Film
Screenwriting
Producing
Game Design

Intensive one-year programs

One-Year Filmmaking
One-Year Documentary Filmmaking
One-Year Acting for Film
One-Year Musical Theatre
One-Year Producing
One-Year Screenwriting
One-Year 3D Animation
One-Year Game Design
One-Year Photography

Conservatory programs

Two-Year Conservatory Filmmaking
Two-Year Conservatory Acting for Film
Two-Year Conservatory Musical Theatre

[edit] Short-term programs

High School and Preteen workshops and summer camps
Short-term hands-on intensive workshops and evening classes

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

Summer Camp for Teens

[edit] Scholarships

Film or Acting School students who demonstrate financial need can qualify to receive up to $15,000 for NYFA's one year, two year, or MFA programs.^{[citation needed]} Applicants are required to show a credible need for financial assistance through documentation, as well as submit a personal statement explaining why they would like to attend the New York Film Academy. To date the New York Film Academy has donated over a million dollars in the form of scholarships^[5] to the New York City Department of Education.

[edit] Degree partnerships

The New York Film Academy works with a number of universities to allow students to earn bachelor's degrees in conjunction with courses taken at NYFA. These include:^{[citation needed]}