ACTING & FILM SCHOOL

The New York Film Academy is an exceptional space that offers a number of unique spaces including a striking, air-conditioned 1100 sq. ft. Screening Room with 35mm and HD projections in our unique and historic building, on the easily accessible Union Square area of New York City (L, N, R, Q, W, 4, 5, 6 trains). The Screening Room space seats 150 guests, an adjoining reception hall is also available for an additional 80 guests and there are a number of smaller adjunct rooms—making it one of New York’s premier event spaces. The spaces can be adapted to accommodate a wide range of events.

The New York Film Academy is the ideal location for:

• Private Screenings
• Lectures, Seminars
• Book Signings
• Performances and Readings
• Corporate Breakfasts and Luncheons
• Cocktail Receptions and Buffets
• Business Meetings
• Private Celebrations

Amenities

• The Real Estate Record described the design as "a dignified architectural treatment, one of the chief motifs of which are the severe Colonial columns in the centers of the Union Square and the Seventeenth-street facades which recall the days of early American architecture"
  
• Special tours and viewing of original art works from the “Tammany Hall” era, once the headquarters of New York City's Democratic Party political machine, may be arranged for guests
  
• The New York Film Academy presents extraordinary original cultural events including film festivals, private screenings, live poetry and theater shows ongoing
  
• Interesting architecture and relaxed well-designed spaces throughout the New York Film Academy make for a grand and special environment
  
• The screening room has state-of-the-art audio and visual equipment
  
• Convenient parking is available in the neighborhood
  
• Adjunct smaller rooms ideal for private meetings break out sessions

Room Descriptions
The New York Film Academy offers style and a unique venue for your important events. The building is a landmark-protected structure with a handsome exterior, inviting classic interior and a convenient location. Its state-of-the-art facilities make the New York Film Academy ideal for screenings, conferences, receptions, banquets, private parties, openings, readings and other special events. The original building, designed by the architects Thompson, Holmes, & Converse and Charles B. Meyers in 1929, is a Colonial Revival structure built of red Harvard brick with limestone trim.

The Robert K. Hartman Screening Room
This arched ceiling auditorium and stage facility with green room and dressing room seats 150 people. It is fully equipped with stage lighting and the latest equipment for all of your audio-visual needs, including HD and 35 mm film presentations. With an adjoining reception hall, the Screening Room is an excellent location for screenings, meetings, product launches, conferences and much more.

The Reception Hall
The Receptions Hall features thirteen-foot ceilings and is a spacious setting for almost any type of event, from elegant receptions and dinners to artistic salons and corporate soirées. It’s a wonderful space as an addition to the Screening Room or as it’s own special room. It comfortably accommodates 100 persons, with seven adjunct rooms for break out sessions or other creative uses.

The "Classrooms"
Seven small rooms each named after film legends: Mel Brooks, Billy Wilder, Jonathan Demme, Charlie Chaplin, Luis Bunuel, Martin Scorsese, Alfred Hitchcock, Nagisha Oshima and Akirea Kurosawa. Rooms are private spaces with tall pane windows that overlook Union Square’s East Side, hi-lighting the hustle and bustle of one of New York’s most traversed spaces. These private meeting rooms each hold 12-15 people comfortably and are located on the same floor, opening up to the Reception Hall making them ideally suited as separate breakout rooms for conferences.

For all Space Rental inquires please call: Geoffray Barbier, Director of Operations 212-674-4300