The Hollywood Reporter has once again named the National Film and Television School (NFTS) as one of the world’s top film schools. This is the ninth consecutive year the School has been featured in the list of the top 15 international film schools and once again, the NFTS is the only UK film school to be included.

The NFTS has once again won the top prize in the Animation category of the CILECT Global Film School Awards. This is the seventh time in ten years that the NFTS has taken the top prize in this category, confirming the School’s place as one of the world’s top film schools. This year, 136 film schools submitted entries globally.

BAFTA and Cannes winning writer-director and NFTS alumna, Lynne Ramsay delivered this year’s Colin Young Lecture recently.  The annual event with special guest speaker honours the founding director of the School, Colin Young, who attended the event along with NFTS graduates and students.

NFTS announces it is to open a hub in Leeds following the successful opening of NFTS Scotland, which is based in Glasgow. NFTS Leeds is part of the School’s ongoing strategy to support the growth of film and television production outside London and is supported by NFTS Platinum Partner, Channel 4 whose new HQ is to be based in the city as well as ITV, who also have a production base in the City, BFI, Screen Yorkshire and ScreenSkills.