Student Academy Award Winners
Ten graduate students have won Student Academy Awards. You could be next.
In-Depth Documentary Training from Day One
NYU’s News and Documentary (NewsDoc) program at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute is for the curious, the natural observers who strive to dig deep and tell the unexplored stories of the world. Here, they learn in-depth writing, reporting, filmmaking, and editing techniques from day one, work with professional documentary makers in the business, and graduate ready to take on positions in news and documentary organizations or as independent filmmakers.
Curriculum
A NewsDoc education builds on a strong reporting foundation with training in the tools and techniques that transform students into reporters and producers of both long- and short-form journalism. Here, you’ll work with a broad range of faculty who are award-winning reporters, and filmmakers, and you’ll gain exposure to the best documentary makers in the business in our Master Class series.
Students
Each NewsDoc cohort features a small and talented group of bright and innovative students from around the globe who collaborate, critique, and support one another as they work to tell the compelling stories of our time.
Program News
Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and Stephen Curry’s Unanimous Media Award New Pathways Alliance Prize to Newsdoc students Susanna Calhoun and Laya Hartman.
Susanna Calhoun was announced as the winner of the short-form category with their documentary titled “Absenteeism In Queens”. Laya Hartman was announced the winner of the long-form category with the documentary “Rolling Dreams”. “Rolling Dreams” will be screened at the NewsDoc Film Festival scheduled for February 2025.
NewsDoc Alum Rishabh Jain’s thesis documentary, A Dream Called Khushi, is named a finalist in the documentary category of the 2024 Student Academy Awards
This year, total submissions were 2683 films, putting Rishabh's documentary film among the top 3% to advance to the semi finals.
Two NewsDoc Student Documentaries Longlisted for the 2024 Yugo BAFTA Student Awards
My Lens, My Land by Ke Chen and Nancy Joy by Franky Dean were both selected for the longlist, which is 20 documentaries in length. The awards received over 800 submissions.