There was a palpable feeling of excitement and anticipation as NFTS students welcomed Oscar nominated director, M. Night Shyamalan to deliver a masterclass after a special preview of his new film Glass at Picturehouse Central in London.

Shifting Landscape, curated by Film Studies, Programming and Curation MA student Samuel Thiery is next in the series of film programmes curated by finalist students from the NFTS. The season comprises four dates across January and celebrates South Korean cinema, with films by Park Kwang-su and fellow Korean New Wave director Chung Ji-young; examining the social contexts behind the release of their films as well as their place in South Korea’s illustrious cinematic history.

StoryFutures Academy, the National Centre for Immersive Storytelling jointly run by the National Film and Television School (NFTS) and Royal Holloway University of London, announces that one of its creative partners, REWIND, a world-leading immersive production studio, will host the Academy’s first work placements for a senior level professional from the film, television, theatre or games industries, following a pilot bootcamp training programme in January 2019.

This year’s BAFTA nominations have just been announced and there are four incredible nominations for NFTS alumni!