NFTS Graduate Credits Dominate Categories In 2024 BIFA Nominations

The 2024 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) nominations have been announced and the National Film and Television School (NFTS) is thrilled to see its graduates shining across multiple categories, including Best Director, Best Original Music, Best Debut Screenwriter and Best Effects.

NFTS alumni contributed to all the films in the Best British Independent Film category. Highlights include Love Lies Bleeding by writer/director Rose Glass and writer Weronika Tofilska, and Cannes-nominated Santosh by writer/director Sandhya Suri. Both films are up for Best Screenplay, with Rose also nominated for Best Director and Sandhya for Best Debut Screenwriter.

In the Best British Short category, three NFTS graduate made films were nominated - A Move (directed by Elahe Esmaili), Delivery (produced by Joe Binks), and Wander to Wonder (written and directed by Nina Gantz and written by Simon Cartwright).

Notable NFTS alumni also featured include James Bowsher (Santosh) and Jacob Swan Hyam (Bring Them Down), both nominated for Pinewood’s Breakthrough Producer award, and Chiara Ventura's Witches, competing for Best Feature Documentary.

Additional nominations went to La Chimera (Best International Independent Film, produced by Carlo Cresto-Dina), NFTS Head of Composing Stuart Earl (Best Original Music for Unicorns), and graduates Louise Burton and Paul Davies for Best Sound on Kneecap and Love Lies Bleeding, respectively. David Simpson also earned a Best Effects nomination for his visual effects work on Civil War.

See the full list of NFTS alumni nominations and additional credits below:

Best British Independent Film
Love Lies Bleeding | Writer/Director Rose Glass, Writer Weronika Tofilska
Additional NFTS credits include:
Adele Fletcher - adr editor 
Amy Pettipher - assistant editor
Daniel Peoples - digital compositor
Manuel Perez - digital compositor at time based arts
Matis Rei - sound effects editor
Paul Davies - supervising sound designer

Santosh | director Sandyha Suri, producer James Bowsher
Additional NFTS credits include:
Nikola Medic - sound designer, supervising sound editor
Oli Bauer - first assistant editor
Phoebe Sutherland - production and development executive: bfi
Shaheen Schleifer - post-production supervisor

Best Screenplay
Love Lies Bleeding | Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska
Santosh | Sandhya Suri

Best Director
Love Lies Bleeding | Rose Glass

Best British Short
A Move | Director Elahe Esmaili
Delivery | Producer Joe Binks
Wander To Wonder | Writer Director Nina Gantz, Writer Simon Cartwright
Additional NFTS credits include: 
Joseph Comar - editor
Terence Dunn - composer

The Raindance Maverick Award
Witches | Producer Chiara Ventura
Additional NFTS credits include:
Chloe Thomson - cinematographer

Best Debut Screenwriter
Sandhya Suri | Santosh

Breakthrough Producer
Jacob Swan Hyam | Bring Them Down
James Bowsher | Santosh

Best Feature Documentary
Witches | Chiara Ventura

Best International Independent Film
La Chimera | Carlo Cresto-Dina
Additional NFTS credits include:
Henry Sims - Sound Effects Editor

Best Original Music
Stuart Earl | Unicorns

Best Sound
Louise Burton - Supervising Dialogue Editor | Kneecap
Paul Davies - Supervising Sound Designer | Love Lies Bleeding

Best Effects
David Simpson | Civil War
Additional NFTS credits include:
Amber Curling - visual effects texture artist
Dayo James - sound effects editor
Eugenio Troiani - visual effects lighting & lookdev artist: Framestore
Ian Morgan - dialogue editor
Rob Rankin - compositor
Robert Malone - sound effects editor

The National Film and Television School is proud to see its alumni making such a significant impact on these outstanding productions!

Find out about NFTS courses open for January 2025 at nfts.co.uk/places-available.