The New York Film Academy was founded by veteran producer Jerry Sherlock
in 1992, who produced such classics as The Hunt for the Red October.
Encouraged by friends of his who wanted to send their children to film
school, but found the prices too costly, Sherlock designed a school that
was not only affordable, but more importantly, was founded on the
principle of learning by doing.
Inspired by the idea that to learn how to make movies, one
must actually make movies, Sherlock and his colleagues designed a truly
unique curriculum. Blending a mixture of traditional film school
instruction with a new approach that emphasized coursework based around
students actually going out and shooting films as part of their
coursework. Each student writes, produces, directs, and edits his or her
own original films while also serving as crew members on their fellow
classmates’ films to gain extensive on-set experience.
Over the years, the New York Film Academy has expanded both
the scope of its curriculum and its global presence, establishing
campuses in Los Angeles—where students can earn a degree—and Abu Dhabi
alongside campuses and locations in the following cities and
destinations:
South Beach, Florida
Disney Studios, Florida
Harvard University
Doha, Qatar
Paris, France
Moscow, Russia
Florence, Italy
Sydney, Australia
Gold Coast, Australia
Beijing, China
Shanghai, China
Koyto, Japan
Mumbai, India
Seoul, Korea
Jakarta, Indonesia
At NYFA, we provide you with the tools and know-how, and you
actually apply what you learn in class in the real world, making it for
an educational experience unlike any other.