Lanre Lawanson pursues Master’s degree at New York Film Academy

Twenty years old CEO of MadHouse and music video director, Lanre Lawanson has proved the worth of Africans by being one of the young few in Africa to ever attend the New York Film Academy, in pursuit of a master’s degree in film making. The young film maker joins Kunle Afolayan, Banky W in pursuing a masters degree in the New York Film Academy.

New York Film Academy has many of the industry’s best impart their knowledge to its students as guest speakers, including Kim Cattrall, Seth Rogen, Kevin James, Glenn Close, Bryan Cranston, Rachel Maddow, Jamie Lee Curtis, J. K. Simmons, Mira Nair, Russell Hornsby, William Wegman, and many more.

The New York Film Academy was founded on the philosophy that ‘learning by doing’combined with best industry practices is more valuable than years of theoretical study for filmmakers and actors, with the educational model propelling students to achieve more in less time than at all other film or acting schools in the world.

The New York Film Academy offers camps, short-term workshops, conservatory-style programs, and degree programs. The Academy’s one- and two-year conservatory-style programs include topics in Filmmaking, Acting for Film, Producing, Screenwriting, 3D Animation, Cinematography, Broadcast Journalism, Photography, Graphic Design, Musical Theatre, and Game Design