The NFTS announces it has appointed experienced documentary maker Peter Dale as its Head of its Directing Documentary MA. Peter takes over from Dick Fontaine who has lead the Documentary MA at the NFTS for over twenty years.

Following the film’s premiere at the London Film Festival, Variety said - “Ben Wheatley strips things way back for his nerve-raddled family reunion comedy, and the result is one of his best, most fluid films.” The NFTS was delighted to welcome Ben for a pre-tour screening and Q&A at the School.

NFTS Directing Documentary MA graduate, Kate Stonehill has won the prestigious All3Media Best Student Documentary Grierson Award for her graduate documentary film Fake News Fairytale.

Every year, NFTS Games Design and Development MA students head to games conference, EGX at the NEC in Birmingham to showcase their graduation games. This year, ten games were on show in the Rezzed area with varied themes, art and mechanics, from puzzle-games and side-scrollers to strategy games and story-driven experiences across desktop platforms and handheld devices.