Producing Student News

08/31/09
• Congratulations to Leopard Films on their Emmy Award last night for their reality production "Cash Cab". And congratulations to our producing student Ivy Davila who graduated Friday night and started work there this Monday morning.      Read more...

Anita Tovich

Chair of the Producing Program
Anita Tovich has received a daytime Emmy award, another two Emmy nominations, a Peabody Award for electronic journalism, and a Cable Ace Award for Nickelodeon's "Nick News" hosted by Linda Ellerbee.

She has functioned as a producer/consultant, supervising producer, and/or executive producer for CBS, NBC, Lifetime, Viacom, PBS, MSNBC, among many other television networks, creating documentaries of varying form.

Anita has worked with IFC and emerging filmmakers during the development of a new television network for Cablevision, called The Story Channel, and while an Interim Executive Director at DCTV, Anita worked with first time writer directors to produce shorts and features. One of Ms. Tovich’s most recent projects was co-producer of a series of Docu-Dramas for Hallmark TV about real-life heroes with re-enactments of their distinguished and epic acts. Her experience assisting new filmmakers and bringing new talent to the industry has lead her to her current position as Chair of the New York Film Academy Producing Department, where she draws on her wealth of experience to deliver a unique program for the producers of tomorrow.

What makes our Producing Program unique?

The New York Film Academy's Film and Television Producing Program is housed within our film school and is designed to illuminate one of the most important and misunderstood jobs in film and television. Students eager to control their own destiny in the business world of film and television will flourish in this intensive hands-on program. It is geared to students with little or no experience in producing, but who recognize that an intensive and demanding program, much like the job of producing itself, will provide them with the knowledge they seek.
Students are treated as producers throughout the duration of the course, and are challenged at each step of the way. Students are encouraged, but not required; to bring a piece of intellectual property - a book, screenplay, show concept or treatment - at the beginning of the course. Throughout the year students will take this project through the various stages of development - pitch, treatment, script, talent search, budget, schedule, and plans for marketing and distribution. Students will learn the real-word strategies for successful producing and have opportunities to make the actual contacts needed within the film and television industry. Students must be prepared for full-days of intensive work five to six days a week, throughout the entire year. They must be committed to a fast-paced, intensive learning and production schedule, and willing to work collaboratively with our Film School and Acting School students. The program is offered at our film schools in New York and Los Angeles.