The History of Del-York Creative Academy

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DEL YORK CREATIVE ACADEMY
- Building a Vibrant Creative Industry
Established in 2010, Del-York Creative Academy was conceptualized on the vision of developing Africa's creative industry. With the focused intent of empowering people with talent and enabling them to compete internationally, Del-York now has a track record of building capacity and generating economic wealth in the creative industry.
Now recognized as the foremost institution dedicated to facilitating creative arts-focused instruction in Africa, Del-York is providing a variety of training programs for those who have passion for developing their talents in diverse creative spheres. Under the tutelage of a cadre of national and international instructors, Del-York Creative Academy enables the development of a high-quality talent pool of artists imbued with the relevant skills to be pacesetters in the fast-evolving and expanding creative industry.
In strategic collaborations and partnerships with world-renowned international partners that include the New York Film Academy and the University of Southern California, Del-York Creative Academy’s training programs involve coaching in both human aspects of the craft as well as the technical aspects of using state-of-the-art equipment and technologies to produce 'cinema-ready' content of international standard.
Based on an intensive, hands-on structure, Del York Creative Academy’s internationally recognized courses include:
BROADCAST JOURNALISM - encompassing the principles and foundation of news-gathering and production.
FILMMAKING - introducing students to the craft of filmmaking.
ACTING FOR FILM - providing beginning thespians with contemporary on-camera acting skill
PRODUCING - offering students the opportunity of learning the methods and strategies for producing.
SCREENWRITING - training students to develop ideas into feature-length screenplays.
Other specialized courses include: 3D ANIMATION, COSTUME DESIGN, MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCTION, PHOTOGRAPHY, SPECIAL EFFECTS, DIRECTING, EDITING and SET DESIGN.
The Driving Force
The President and CEO of Del-York International is Dr. LINUS IDAHOSA. Imbued with a passion for building capacity in the creative industry, he is a leading advocate for the economic regeneration of Africa. With the firm belief that the creative industry has the potential of positively changing the continent of Africa, Dr. Linus Idahosa is a quintessence of Africa's new cadre of versatile, internationally recognized and acclaimed achievers.