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Since 1996, the New York Film Academy (NYFA) has built a reputation as one of the premiere summer camps in the world for teens and kids. In addition to summer camps, we offer weekend programs, holiday workshops, and winter camps to serve aspiring artists throughout the year. Our camps are offered in locations across the globe that inspire creativity, and courses are taught through a dynamic combination of classroom instruction, hands-on workshops, and on-set experience. Teens and kids from around the world learn from industry- experienced instructors, thoughtful counselors, and staff who are committed to providing students with a challenging, enriching, and safe experience. For Teens Ages 14-17 Teen sleepaway and day camps at the New York Film Academy are comprehensive, hands-on, engaging, and require a thorough commitment and a mature attitude. The programs enrich our students’ future education and professional endeavors in any fi eld they pursue. While working in class, students build confi dence and hone their skills in leadership and communication while learning to collaborate and practice creative problem solving. Our teens create work that can serve as excellent material for undergraduate admissions portfolios when applying to the Film Academy or other university programs. • 6-Week Camps for Teens • 4-Week Camps for Teens • 3-Week Camps for Teens • 2-Week Camps for Teens • 1-Week Camps for Teens • 12-Weekend Camps for Teens • 2-Day Holiday Camps for Teens For Kids Ages 10-13 We have designed our kids day camps with the same standard of excellence that we apply to our teen and university-level programs. Kids programs provide a dynamic hands-on learning experience and foster a passionate commitment to the craft. Disciplines include Filmmaking, Acting for Film, Photography, 3D Animation, Game Design, and Musical Theatre. Held at the Film Academy’s campuses in New York City, Los Angeles, and South Beach, students learn on professional equipment from instructors with advanced degrees and industry experience. Students come to us from all over the world and leave with incredible memories and impressive work. TEEN & KIDS CAMPS • 2-Week Camps for Kids • 1-Week Camps for Kids • 12-Weekend Camps for Kids • 2-Day Holiday Camps for Kids Study the performing and visual arts in the NEW YORK CITY Big Apple with a faculty of professional actors, fi lmmakers, and many more! • Teens • Kids Visit LA and our campus in the entertainment capital of the world and start LOS ANGELES, CA your educational adventure! • Teens • Kids Learn fi lmmaking, acting, and more in culturally rich South Beach, Miami, Florida, among sun-soaked, breathtaking views! • Teens • Kids SOUTH BEACH, MIAMI, FL Study performing and visual arts against the landscape of the esteemed university in Cambridge, MA! HARVARD UNIVERSITY HARVARD • Teens Gain acting and fi lmmaking experience in the historically rich and artistically beautiful FLORENCE, ITALY cradle of the Renaissance! • Teens Develop your fi lm and acting skills while surrounded by the City of Lights, famous for PARIS, FRANCE PARIS, its love of the cinema! • Teens With its beautiful beaches, rainforests, and LOCATIONS wildlife, Australia is an inspirational location to attend our camps! • Teens GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA GOLD COAST, NYFA is pleased to be the visual and performing arts camp of choice of many entertainment industry luminaries who have sent their children to study with us, including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Al Pacino, Susan Sarandon, Jodie Foster, Jamie Foxx, Sharon Stone, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, among many others! FILM & MEDIA CAMPS PERFORMING ARTS CAMPS VISUAL ARTS CAMPS The New York Film Academy offers a variety of fi lm The New York Film Academy’s performing arts Our visual arts camps give kids and teens the chance and media camps for kids and teens who want to learn camps are focused on equipping students with the to create their own original art under the guidance of to create with industry-caliber equipment and start practical knowledge they need to deliver a fantastic working industry professionals. realizing their dreams. performance on the stage or screen. In our visual arts camps, students fully engage in the Whether it’s working with HD cameras, writing Our Acting for Film camps combine traditional training world of Photography, 3D Animation, Game Design, or screenplays, or producing news broadcasts, NYFA with courses geared towards building acting technique Graphic Design. Hands-on practice allows students to students learn through hands-on experience. Each for the screen, and are offered in a variety of lengths learn new skills to bring their own characters, designs, camp is built around a challenging and intensive and locations in the U.S. and abroad. games, and compositions to life. curriculum combining in-class instruction with supervised workshops, where students put their In our Musical Theatre camps, students study with Visual arts camps include: lessons to use. Broadway professionals to learn the foundations of musical theatre in either New York City or at • Photography Camps for Teens and Kids Film and media camps include: Harvard University. • 3D Animation Camps for Teens and Kids • Game Design Camps for Teens and Kids Performing arts camps include: • Filmmaking Camps for Teens and Kids • Graphic Design Camps for Teens • Documentary Filmmaking Camp for Teens • Acting for Film Camps for Teens and Kids • Music Video Camp for Teens Apply now at nyfa.edu/summer • Musical Theatre Camps for Teens and Kids • Screenwriting Camp for Teens • Broadcast Journalism Camp for Teens Apply now at nyfa.edu/summer Apply now at nyfa.edu/summer MUSICAL THEATRE NYFA’s Musical Theatre camps prepare the next generation of musical theatre performers for Broadway in a unique environment focused on learning by doing. Each student is guided to work in solo, duo, and ensemble songs and scenes that point them to their highest potential, instill a sense of confi dence, and allow them to shine. Students learn from Broadway professionals whose past and present credits include Finding Neverland, Beautiful, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, Matilda, The Lion King, The Book of Mormon, Cinderella, Chicago, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. ACTING FOR FILM What’s the best way to learn to act for fi lm? Acting for fi lm! At our exciting locations around the globe, FILMMAKING NYFA’s Acting for Film camps are one-of-a-kind, hands-on experiences designed for teens and For its powerful blend of hands-on experience, kids who are passionate about performing. These technical instruction, and adventure, NYFA’s camps are structured to nurture, challenge, and Filmmaking camps are our most popular offering. inspire students as they work collaboratively The combination of non-stop collaborative work, the to elevate their talent and skills for the screen. mix of diverse cultures and experiences, a shared The life-changing opportunity to learn acting in passion for fi lm, and the opportunities afforded professional facilities or fi lm studios under the by our many camp locations make our fi lmmaking tutelage of working industry leaders is why many camps intensely enriching experiences, perfect for choose NYFA. Classes emphasize the practical everyone with an interest in fi lms. In all fi lm camps, applications of acting technique in fi lm, and may students write, shoot, direct, and edit their own fi lms include special topics like Shakespeare, stage while also pitching in to help bring their classmates’ combat, and stand-up comedy. Touching on projects to life. This makes for an incredibly well- Stanislavski’s system, the Method, and the Meisner rounded experience, with a balance of in-class techniques as starting points, students develop instruction and on-set production. Regardless of BROADCAST JOURNALISM scenes and monologues for the camera and the length of the camp one chooses, students learn Several years ago, NBC approached NYFA to start participate in exercises designed to train young so much simply by gaining hands-on experience on an education program where aspiring broadcast actors to work on-camera and ace auditions. actual productions. At the end of each camp, the journalists could acquire the real-world skill set Campers graduate with a copy of their work. students’ fi lms are celebrated in a screening open to necessary to thrive in today’s broadcast TV, cable, faculty, family, and friends. and internet news. Now, we extend that same caliber of training to students in our Broadcast Journalism youth camps, located in the international news capital of New York City! This intensive workshop provides a strong introduction to the necessary digital and journalism skills campers will need to tell compelling, true stories in today’s fast- paced world. SCREENWRITING If the purpose of film is to tell stories, then the screenwriter is the one who breathes first life into the characters, worlds, and adventures unfolding on the screen. In NYFA’s Screenwriting camps, students learn how to write their own screenplays from an award-winning faculty of professionals whose credits include projects with HBO, The Disney Channel, Syfy, 20th Century Fox, Marvel, 3D ANIMATION CBS, A&E, Universal Pictures, Dreamworks, BET, IFC, Showtime, ESPN, The History Channel, NYFA’s 3D Animation camps offer aspiring animators Discovery Channel, and more! a fantastic introduction to 3D animation, from working with the industry-standard Oscar-winning GRAPHIC DESIGN Maya software to developing storytelling