Directing Fiction

Scholarships Available

2 Years Full-time

Main Campus In person

Application deadline 9 May 2024

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Directing Fiction

COURSE OVERVIEW

Find your individual style and your own distinctive voice.

The course is highly practical, giving you the opportunity to learn in a unique environment and to make high quality films in our on-site studios or on location. You will also have the chance to learn from top industry professionals and to collaborate with other NFTS students, with all production costs met by the School.

Lewis Arnold on set

"I got to develop, learn and explore my voice as a filmmaker, alongside talented peers and key lecturers. The films that I made and the platform that the graduation screening gives you, helped in me securing my agent, who has been instrumental in building my career."

Lewis Arnold
NFTS graduate

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Collaborate with students in other specialisms as you make several films and practical projects, putting into practice the skills you learn throughout the course – making the most of having access to our purpose-built film and television studios and professional standard post-production facilities, with all production costs met by the School.

The essence of the course is the practical experience of filmmaking, combined with a wide-ranging series of workshops emphasising performance, mise-en-scène and an examination of how narrative works in cinema and in television.

 

COURSE FACILITIES

We are the only UK film school with its own Industry standard film studio. You will have access to four full-scale film stages, the School's cinemas which are used for rushes and work-in-progress screenings as well as curriculum and exclusive screenings, and high-end production and post production facilities where your work will be brought to life.

Funding Available

The NFTS awards more scholarships and bursaries to British students, relative to the size of our student body, than almost any other educational institution in the UK. If you’re successful at gaining a place on the course, you will be contacted by our funding team with details on how to apply for one of these scholarships.

Upcoming Events

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Student Showcase

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Tremolo (trailer)

2022 graduation film

Director/Writer - Jade Li

Producer - Thijme Grol

Cinematographer - Martyna Jakimowska

A young Chinese violinist battles with a tremble in her right hand that resurfaces during her first week as a soloist for a prestigious British orchestra.

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Jellyfish and Lobster (trailer)
2023 graduation film

Director/Writer - Yasmin Afifi
Producer - Elizabeth Rufai
Cinematographer - Linda Wu

Two residents of a care home form an unlikely relationship while struggling to come to terms with the inevitability of their impending end of life.

Nominated for the British Short Film BAFTA 2024

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The Leper (trailer)

2022 graduation film

Director - Hugh Mulhern

Producer - Alexander Handschuh

Co-Screenwriter - Levi Scott

Cinematographer - Andri Haraldsson

The Leper is a comedy drama about Frankie, a paparazzo reflecting on the encounter that made him question his career.

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Brutal (trailer)

2022 graduation film

Director/Writer - Jordan Chandler

Producer - Richard Priseman

Cinematographer - Estefania Carpio

Brutal is a surrealist, psychological thriller that focuses on a young mother named Maya. Set in a bleak, menacing, nightmarish towerblock, Brutal addresses the consequences of systematic societal shame brought upon women who are faced with the decision of bringing an unwanted child into the world.

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Requiem (trailer)

2021 graduation film

Director - Emma J. Gilbertson

Producer - Michelle Brøndum

Screenwriter - Laura Jayne Tunbridge

Cinematographer - Joseph Guy

Requiem is set in 1605, against the backdrop of the witch trials. It follows Evelyn as she engages in a game of cat and mouse against her father, Minister Gilbert, in order to be with Mary, the woman she loves.

Graduate Success

NFTS graduates are highly sought after and go on to work on a number of high-profile film and television productions, independent films and personal projects that make waves across the Industry.

Recent credits include...

The End We Start From

Director Mahalia Belo

The End We Start From poster

Graduate Success

NFTS graduates are highly sought after and go on to work on a number of high-profile film and television productions, independent films and personal projects that make waves across the Industry.

Recent credits include...

The Long Shadow

Director/Executive Producer Lewis Arnold

The Long Shadow publicity still

Graduate Success

NFTS graduates are highly sought after and go on to work on a number of high-profile film and television productions, independent films and personal projects that make waves across the Industry.

Recent credits include...

Top Boy (S5)

Director Myriam Raja

Top Boy publicity still

Graduate Success

NFTS graduates are highly sought after and go on to work on a number of high-profile film and television productions, independent films and personal projects that make waves across the Industry.

Recent credits include...

The Last of Us

Director (eps 4 and 5) Jeremy Webb

The Last of Us poster

Graduate Success

NFTS graduates are highly sought after and go on to work on a number of high-profile film and television productions, independent films and personal projects that make waves across the Industry.

Recent credits include...

The Worst Person in the World

Director Joachim Trier

The Worst Person in the World poster

Graduate Success

NFTS graduates are highly sought after and go on to work on a number of high-profile film and television productions, independent films and personal projects that make waves across the Industry.

Recent credits include...

The Essex Serpent

Director Clio Barnard

the essex serpent

Graduate Success

NFTS graduates are highly sought after and go on to work on a number of high-profile film and television productions, independent films and personal projects that make waves across the Industry.

Recent credits include...

Derry Girls (S3)

Director Michael Lennox

derry girls tv poster