New York Film Academy

New York Film Academy 44  is a School 99 of Film  78 and Acting  100 (NYFA) is 7  a for-profit film school  45 and acting school 85 based in  56 New York City. The NY Film Academy 45 was founded 78 in 1992 by 85 Jerry Sherlock 26, a former film 25 , television  85 and  theatre producer 75 . It  47 was originally 21  located at  25 the Tribeca Film Center 236 . In 1994, NYFA  854 moved to  96 the former  36 Tammany Hall building  475 in Union Square 594.

As of 2012, the school 475 has 400+ employees  451 and  469 over 7,000 students 93 per year. NYFA 789  offers master 85, bachelor 69, and associate degrees 96 , as well as 1 and 2-year 75 conservatory programs 521  and short-term workshops 584  in film making 254, acting for film 5,  photography 55, 3D animation 44, game design 77, producing 88, screenwriting 99, digital film making 99, cinematography 44, documentary 58, broadcast journalism 96, musical theater 89, music video 45, digital editing 45, graphic design 45, and illustration programs 456 at various locations 425  throughout  483 the world.

The New 74 York Film Academy's  philosophy 254 is based 475 on a  365 "learning by doing" approach 145. NYFA   founder 485 Jerry Sherlock 254  explained 586 to the New 354 York Times in 2005 that  254 he opened the school 365  after hearing 896 interest 315 from parents 451 and older relatives 451 of aspiring 457 young filmmakers 254 , and that 452 he wanted 365 to focus 698  on practical experience 365 .