Upcoming at NYFA



Event | Doctor’s Hours for Film/Video, New Media, and Multidisciplinary Artists

This Monday, April 1 event will offer one-on-one individual consultations with industry professionals. Are you a film/video, new media, or multidisciplinary artist in need of some career advice? The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is pleased to announce an upcoming session of its popular Doctor’s Hours program, which is designed to provide creatives…

Business of Art | Elevate the Art of Storytelling: a Filmmakers Guide to POV

Filmmakers, explore new possibilities for showcasing powerful stories. POV, produced by American Documentary Inc., celebrates the creative and boundary-pushing non-fiction work of independent filmmakers throughout the world. Now in its 31st year, POV has expanded its programming to diversify its storytelling, showcasing a breadth of both feature films and short-form nonfiction films that transport audiences…

Conversations | Leslie Li’s “The Kim Loo Sisters”

“It was no small feat to break out of the ‘chop suey circuit’ and share top billing on the Broadway stage and the Hollywood screen with Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller, Jackie Gleason and The Three Stooges, particularly at a time in America when there was strong anti-Asian sentiment.” They are Alice, Maggie, Jenée, and Bubbles—the…

Film Distribution and the Educational Market

Titles that are incorporated into classroom use can generate years of income. Learn how to distribute them.  Distribution of documentary films and some kinds of narrative films to schools, churches, and community organizations is too important to overlook. For certain films, this may be the entire distribution plan. This event, presented by Icarus Films Vice…

Making a Murderer on Netflix

NYFA Fiscally Sponsored project Eighteen to Life can now be binge-watched on Netflix Get excited for the NYFA Fiscally Sponsored project Eighteen to Life which was picked up by the internet streaming service Netflix and will premier as Making a Murderer on December 18, 2015! Members worldwide can watch the documentary series exclusively on Netflix.…