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Fulfil your creative potential by joining the National Film and Television School!

Explore our wide range of courses, some of the most exciting and innovative in the world. You can expect the highest level of training, state-of-the-art facilities and will work with the latest advancements in high performance technology.



Channel your passion into real world skills, make unrivalled industry connections and get ready to make your dream career in the world of film, television and games a reality.

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Main Campus Coming Soon! 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 day In person

Cymru Wales 06 Oct/25 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 day In person

Leeds 02 Oct/25 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 Days Full-time In person

Scotland 04 Nov/25 Places Available! 9:30-17:30pm 2 days Full-time In person

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Fundamentals of Documentary Storytelling

Fundamentals of Documentary Storytelling

Main Campus 06 Oct/25 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 5 days Full-time In person

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Line Producing For Film

Line Producing For Film

Scotland 06 Oct/25 Application deadline 8 Sep 2025 10 weeks 10 weeks Part-time Blended

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Writing Continuing Drama

Writing Continuing Drama

Main Campus 13 Oct/25 Places Available! 10.00am - 5.30pm 2 days Full-time In person

Cymru Wales 05 Nov/25 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 days Full-time In person

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Camera Trainee Workshop

Camera Trainee Workshop

Main Campus 13 Oct/25 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 5 days Full-time In person

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Craft Editing

Craft Editing

Leeds 15 Oct/25 10.00am - 5.00pm 3 Days Full-time In person

Main Campus 01 Oct/25 Places Available! 10.00am - 5.30pm 3 days Full-time In person

Cymru Wales 10.00am - 5.00pm 3 days Full-time In person

Scotland 14 Oct/25 Application deadline 30 Sep 2025 10.00 - 17.00 3 days Full-time In person

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Introduction to Editing on Avid Media Composer

Introduction to Editing on Avid Media Composer

Leeds 15 Oct/25 10.00am - 5.00pm 3 Days Full-time In person

Main Campus 01 Oct/25 Places Available! 10.00am - 5.30pm 3 days Full-time In person

Cymru Wales 10.00am - 5.00pm 3 days Full-time In person

Scotland 14 Oct/25 Application deadline 30 Sep 2025 10.00 - 17.00 3 days Full-time In person

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Introduction to Editing on Avid Media Composer

Introduction to Editing on Avid Media Composer

Main Campus 15 Oct/25 Places Available! 10:00am - 4:00pm 3 days Full-time Online

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Production Coordinators

Production Coordinators

Leeds 10:00 - 17:00 2 Days Full-time In person

Cymru Wales 16 Oct/25 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 days Full-time In person

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Directing Actors For The Screen

Directing Actors For The Screen

Main Campus 22 Oct/25 Places Available! 6.15pm - 9.15pm 8 weeks - Wednesday evenings - 6:15pm-9:15pm Part-time Online

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Creating The Short

Creating The Short

Scotland 28 Oct/25 Application deadline 10 Oct 2025 10:00-5:00pm 3 days Part-time Online

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Using Sound: An Introduction

Using Sound: An Introduction

Main Campus 29 Oct/25 Places Available! Wednesday Evening - 6.30pm to 8.30pm 8 weeks - one evening a week Part-time Online

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Director Prep Lab

Director Prep Lab

Main Campus 03 Nov/25 Series CURRENTLY FULL email shortcourses@nfts.co.uk to be added to Reserve List 10:00am - 5:30pm 4 weeks Full-time In person

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Directors Series

Directors Series

Leeds 18 Nov/25 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 Days Full-time In person

Cymru Wales 03 Nov/25 10.00am - 4.30pm 2 days Full-time In person

Scotland 27 Feb/26 10.00 - 17.00 2 days Full-time In person

Scotland 14 Nov/25 Application deadline 31 Oct 2025 10.00 - 17.00 2 days Full-time Online

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Script Reading and Reporting

Script Reading and Reporting

Main Campus 15 Sep/25 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 10 days Full-time In person

Cymru Wales 16 Mar/26 10.00am - 5.00pm 10 days Full-time Online

Leeds Register Your Interest 10.00am - 5.00pm 10 days Full-time Online

Scotland 03 Nov/25 Application deadline 20 Oct 2025 10am - 5pm 10 days Full-time Online

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Writing the TV Pilot

Writing the TV Pilot

Coming soon

Cymru Wales 10.00am - 5.00pm 3 days Full-time In person

Main Campus 17 Sep/25 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 3 days Full-time In person

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Composing for Film and TV

Composing for Film and TV

Scotland Register your interest 10:00-5:00pm 1 Day In person

Cymru Wales 10:00 - 16:00 1 day Full-time In person

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Data Wrangling

Data Wrangling

Main Campus 17 Nov/25 PLACES AVAILABLE 10.00am - 4pm each day 3 days Full-time Online

Cymru Wales 10:00 - 17:00 3 days Online

Scotland Register your interest 10.00 - 17.00 2 days Full-time

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Developing and Pitching Drama

Developing and Pitching Drama

London Coming Soon! 10.00am to 5.30pm In person

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Directing Actors

Directing Actors

Leeds 10:00 - 17:00 2 Days Full-time In person

Cymru Wales 16 Oct/25 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 days Full-time In person

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Directing Actors For The Screen

Directing Actors For The Screen

Leeds Register Your Interest 10.00am - 5.00pm 3 days Full-time In person

Short course

Directing TV Drama

Directing TV Drama

Main Campus 15 Dec/25 Places Available 10:00am - 5:00pm 5 days Full-time Online

Scotland Register your interest 10.00 - 17.00 5 days Full-time In person

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Documentary Production Management

Documentary Production Management

Scotland 10:00-5:00pm 5 days Part-time In person

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Drama Editing

Drama Editing

Main Campus 08 Dec/25 Places Available 10:00am - 5:30pm 5 days Full-time In person

Scotland POSTPONED - new dates coming soon 10.00am - 5.00pm 5 days Full-time In person

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Drama Production Management

Drama Production Management

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