New York Film Academy is a film school and acting school based in New York City, Universal Studios, California, USA and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Academy is affiliated with Harvard University, USA. NYFA offers degree programs (Bachelors of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts) in filmmaking and acting as well as one- and two-year conservatory programs and short term intensive programs. NYFA offers instruction in Filmmaking, Producing, Screenwriting, Digital Filmmaking, Computer Animation, and Film Acting Programs at various locations throughout the world.
As of 2012, the school has 400+ employees and over 6,000 students per year. NYFA programs, workshops and summer short-term programs are held in many popular Universities all around the globe like UAE, Mumbai, Shanghai, London, Seoul, Brisbane, etc.
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. 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. 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 world renowned Metropolitan Museum of Art is in its 3rd 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. 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.