The New York Film Academy plans to set up its first campus in South Asia at Greater Noida and the first term will begin in January 2013.

A press release said the year-long, four-week and eight-week courses that would be offered at the Indian campus would be the same as the ones at the New York City campus, and would focus on filmmaking, acting and photography.

International filmmakers, such as Steven Spielberg and Mira Nair, and Bollywood actors such as Imran Khan and Abhay Deol, among others, are alumni of the academy.

The academy has also ventured into tie-ups with several media firms and production house for placements and internships, a release added.