New York Film Academy
College of Visual and Performings Arts | |
Other name | NYFA |
|---|---|
| Motto | The most hands-on intensive programs in the world |
| Type | Private for-profit film school and acting school |
| Established | 1992 |
| President | Michael J. Young |
Academic staff | 400+ |
| Students | 5,000 per year |
| Location | |
| Campus | New York City, New York; Los Angeles, California; South Beach, Florida; Gold Coast, Australia; Florence, Italy |
| Other campuses | Paris, France; Moscow, Russia; Beijing, China; Shanghai, China; Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Colors | Black, White, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow |
| Website | nyfa.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. 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.
As of 2012, the school had 400+ employees and over 5,000 students per year (many of them from outside the United States). 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.