New York Film Academy

New York Film Academy (NYFA)
New York Film Academy
College of Visual and Performings Arts
Other name
NYFA
MottoThe most hands-on intensive programs in the world
TypePrivate for-profit film school and acting school
Established1992
PresidentMichael J. Young
Academic staff
400+
Students5,000 per year
Location
CampusNew York City, New York; Los Angeles, California; South Beach, Florida; Gold Coast, Australia; Florence, Italy
Other campusesParis, France; Moscow, Russia; Beijing, China; Shanghai, China
Colors          Black, White, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Websitenyfa.edu

New York Film Academy – School of Film and Acting (NYFA) is a private for-profit film school and acting school based in New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami. The New York Film Academy was founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, a former film, television and theater producer.[1] It was originally located at the Tribeca Film Center. In 1994, NYFA moved to 100 East 17th Street, the former Tammany Hall building in the Union Square. After 23 years of occupancy, the academy relocated from Tammany Hall to 17 Battery Place.[2]

As of 2012, the school has 400+ employees[3] and over 5,000 students per year (many of them from outside the United States).[4] NYFA offers master, bachelor, and associate degrees, as well as one- and two-year conservatory programs, short-term workshops, and youth programs and summer camps.[5]

  1. ^ Kalem, T.E.; Peter Ainslie (1981-03-30). "Lo and Hum as Ho and Hum". Time. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved 2008-03-27. ...first-time Producer Jerry Sherlock, an ex-fabric broker from Seventh Avenue
  2. ^ "Film School and Theater Clear Out of Tammany Hall Ahead of Retail Makeover". October 2015.
  3. ^ "New York Film Academy".
  4. ^ Rice, Andrew. "How the New York Film Academy discovered gold in the developing world," Politico (April 16, 2012).
  5. ^ Shand, Laura (2012-10-01). "New York Film Academy studying abroad". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18.