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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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Cymru Wales 21 Sep/26 Please find application form under 'How to Apply' below. Applications close at midnight on Sunday 23rd August. 10:00-17:00 5 days In person

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NFTS & BBC | Female Self-Shooters

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

Main Campus 21 Sep/26 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 3 days Full-time In person

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Composing for Film and TV

Main Campus 23 Sep/26 Places Available! 10.00am - 5.30pm 3 days Full-time In person

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Directing TV Drama

Main Campus 23 Sep/26 Places Available! Evening session - 6.15pm to 8.45pm 13 weeks - one evening a week Part-time Online

Cymru Wales Evening session - 6.15pm to 8.45pm 13 weeks - one evening a week Part-time Online

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Under-Represented Voices Writing Lab

Main Campus 23 Sep/26 PLACES AVAILABLE 6.30pm - 9.00pm Tuesday evenings 10 weeks - Tuesday evenings Part-time Online

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Directing Your First Indie Feature Film Lab

Main Campus 23 Sep/26 PLACES AVAILABLE 10 weeks - 1 evening session per week - 6.30pm to 8.30pm 2 hours Part-time Online

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From Pitch to Premiere: Elements of Producing Lab

Main Campus 24 Sep/26 PLACES AVAILABLE 10 weeks - 1 evening session per week (Thursday evening) - 7pm to 9pm UK Time 2 hours Part-time Online

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Action! Film Lab

London 28 Sep/26 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:00pm 2 days Full-time In person

Scotland Register your interest 10.00 - 17.00 3 days Full-time In person

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Running Your Own TV Production Company

London 28 Sep/26 Places Available 10:00am - 5:00pm 2 days Full-time In person

Scotland Register your interest! 10.00 - 17.30 2 days Full-time Online

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Financing Your Feature Film

North 28 Sep/26 10:00am - 5:00pm 2 Days Full-time In person

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Introduction to Producing Your First Feature

Main Campus 12 Oct/26 Coming Soon! 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 day In person

North 30 Sep/26 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 Days Part-time Online

Scotland 10:00am - 5:00pm 2 days Full-time In person

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Fundamentals of Documentary Storytelling

Main Campus 30 Sep/26 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 10.00 - 17.00 3 days Full-time In person

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Introduction to Editing on Avid Media Composer

Main Campus 15 Oct/26 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 2 days Full-time In person

Scotland 01 Oct/26 9:30am - 5:00pm 2 days Full-time In person

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Self-Shooting - Introduction

Main Campus 05 Oct/26 Places Available! 10.00am - 5.30pm 2 days Full-time In person

Cymru Wales Apply now! 2 days Full-time In person

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Camera Trainee Workshop

Main Campus 05 Oct/26 PLACES AVAILABLE 10am to 5pm each day 5 days Full-time In person

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Location Sound Recording

Main Campus 06 Oct/26 PLACES AVAILABLE 8 weeks - 1 session per week (Tuesday evening) - 7pm to 9pm UK Time 2 hours Part-time Online

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Short Film Lab

North 07 Oct/26 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 Days Part-time In person

Cymru Wales 16 Nov/26 Application deadline 2 Nov 2026 10.00am - 4.30pm 2 days Full-time In person

Scotland Register your interest today! 2 days Full-time In person

Scotland 10.00 - 17.00 2 days Full-time Online

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Script Reading and Reporting

Main Campus 08 Oct/26 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:00pm 2 days Full-time In person

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Head of Production

Main Campus 12 Oct/26 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 5 days Full-time In person

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Craft Editing

Main Campus 12 Oct/26 Coming Soon! 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 day In person

North 30 Sep/26 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 Days Part-time Online

Scotland 10:00am - 5:00pm 2 days Full-time In person

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Fundamentals of Documentary Storytelling

Coming soon

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Commentary Writing for TV

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

Main Campus 21 Sep/26 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 3 days Full-time In person

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Composing for Film and TV

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Creative Directing for History and Arts Television

Main Campus Places Available! 6:30pm-9:30pm 8 weeks - Wednesday evening - 6:30pm-9:30pm Part-time Online

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Creative Producers Lab

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

Main Campus Dates TBC 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

Main Campus Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 2 days Full-time In person

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Developing and Pitching Factual Programmes and Documentaries

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

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Developing Long Running Drama Series (Concept to Bible - Package to Completion)

Scotland Apply now | Bursaries available for those eligible 10.00 - 17.00 5 days Full-time In person

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Developing Your Documentary

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Digital Content 4.0: Developing & Pitching

Scotland Register your interest 10.00 - 17.00 3 days Full-time In person

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Digital Effects with DaVinci Resolve and Fusion

London Dates coming soon! 10.00am to 5.30pm In person

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Directing Actors

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Directing Actors for Short Film

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

Cymru Wales 2 days Full-time In person

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Directing Actors For The Screen

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Directing for Screen

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Directors Workshop: How To Get The Best From Actors

Main Campus 14 Dec/26 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

Cymru Wales Application deadline 13 Jan 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm 5 Days In person

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Documentary: Storytelling & Filmmaking

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Drama Directing

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

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Short Courses

Short Courses

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

All courses

NFTS & BBC | Female Self-Shooters

Composing for Film and TV

Directing TV Drama

Under-Represented Voices Writing Lab

Directing Your First Indie Feature Film Lab

From Pitch to Premiere: Elements of Producing Lab

Action! Film Lab

Running Your Own TV Production Company

Financing Your Feature Film

Introduction to Producing Your First Feature

Fundamentals of Documentary Storytelling

Introduction to Editing on Avid Media Composer

Self-Shooting - Introduction

Camera Trainee Workshop

Location Sound Recording

Short Film Lab

Script Reading and Reporting

Head of Production

Craft Editing

Fundamentals of Documentary Storytelling

Coming soon

Commentary Writing for TV

Composing for Film and TV

Creative Directing for History and Arts Television

Creative Producers Lab

Data Wrangling

Developing and Pitching Drama

Developing and Pitching Factual Programmes and Documentaries

Developing Long Running Drama Series (Concept to Bible - Package to Completion)

Developing Your Documentary

Digital Content 4.0: Developing & Pitching

Digital Effects with DaVinci Resolve and Fusion

Directing Actors

Directing Actors for Short Film

Directing Actors For The Screen

Directing for Screen

Directors Workshop: How To Get The Best From Actors

Documentary Production Management

Documentary: Storytelling & Filmmaking

Drama Directing

Drama Editing

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