Choking Man

Josh Zeman, a producing partner at Ghost Robot production company, is a constant resource for the New York Film Academy giving many of our students internships over the years. Recently, one of our students was lucky enough to shadow Josh at Ghost Robot and she wrote us, “I’ve never been happier in my life “. Josh also kindly sits on numerous film panels here at NYFA.

He has recently been named inaugural fellow for Sundance Institute’s creative producing initiative for the project “Forest Grove,” the first narrative feature by Jonathan Caouette (Tarnation).

His film “Choking Man,” won the Gotham Award in the “Best Film Not Playing Near a Theater Near You,” category and was pronounced, “…delightful by the New York Times.

The following is an excerpt of an interview with his director, Steve Barron.

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T’ai Chi Chih/Qigong at NYFA

FREE for students of NYFA
Every Tuesday, 8:30am-9:15am, beginning: August 26, 2008
New York Film Academy, 4th Floor

Starting Tuesday, Aug 26th, Sokie Lee will teach a simple form of Qigong called T’ai Chi Chih (TCC). T’ai Chi Chih is NOT T’ai Chi Chuan, a martial art which requires many years of training. TCC is a series of meditative movements that are easy to learn, yet powerful. Based on principles of Circularity, Continuity and moving from the Center, TCC consists of 19 self-contained movements and a closing pose. TCC complements Yoga, Pilates, Aerobics, or any other physical activities.

Below is a video of Sokie teaching students on a ship’s deck in Alaska.

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Village Voice Weighs in on New NYFA Digital Journalism Program!

The Village Voice, favored publication of many of our film and acting students, honored us recently with a fantastic article about the future of broadcasting, and the role our new Digital Journalism program may play in training the next generation of journalists. Don’t forget to click to read the rest of the article on VillageVoice.com!

Teaching a New Generation of Reporters to Capture Events on Film

First came the bad news. The third day of classes at the New York Film Academy’s new digital-journalism program, launched earlier this month, began with an NBC Nightly News segment about the newspaper business.

The Boston Herald was outsourcing its printing operation. The Chicago Tribune unloading its skyscraper. The Palm Beach Post laying people off. The San Francisco Chronicle bleeding $1 million a week.

The message was clear. Traditional media are in upheaval, and how they will function once the dust settles would have something to do with the roughly 30 students assembled in this windowless room at Broadway and Prince Street.

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You Missed it …

The success of our first New York Film Academy/Independent Feature Project summer screening at the Union Square Campus in New York City was obvious when approximately 75 members of the film community joined our students in sharing their short films, documentaries, and music videos. Our classrooms functioned as micro-cinemas where Directors, Producers, Documentarians, Screenwriters and Film Composers could display their works.

The screening doubled as a mixer with a networking atmosphere where old and new members of the industry could converge to share ideas, talk business and discuss opportunities for future collaborations.

The mood was celebratory as the independent film community announced that
it is alive and kick in.

Our partner in this event, IFP, has evolved into the nation’s oldest and
largest organization of independent filmmakers and also their premier
advocate. Since it’s start, IFP has supported the production of 7,000
films, and providing resources to more than 20,000 filmmakers’ voices that
otherwise might have not been heard.

These screenings are exclusive to NYFA students and IFP members. We
encourage and hope to see you all at our upcoming event Fall 2008!