Established in 2002, MANHATTAN FILM ACADEMY is a New York City-based group  of internationally renowned award winning American & European filmmakers brought together by writer-director Robert Tutak, Associate Professor of Film at the City University of New York. The group includes Academy Awards (Oscars®), Euroean Film Awards, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Emmy winners and nominees. MFA offers a unique opportunity to learn first-hand from world-class screenwriters, directors, cinematographers, and editors through intensive hands-on workshops. MFA faculty have taught & lectured at the  most prestigious film programs in the US, including USC, UCLA, American Film Institute, Sundance Institute, Columbia University, New York University, School of Visual Arts, New School University, Pratt Institute, City College, and Brooklyn College as well as film academies and film programs around the world, including the UK, France, Germany, Ireland, Denmark, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Poland, and Australia. UPDATE (posted December 29, 2011): SCREENWRITING CRASH COURSE January 20 & 21, 2012 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM • Three-Act Story Structure • Scene Structure and Analysis • Character Development • Functions of Dilaogue • Script Formatting and more... DIRECTING WORKSHOP January 23 - 26, 2012 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM • Grammar of the film language • Directing actors • Directing the camera • Lighting & shooting and more...