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NFTS Grad Wins 2019 TV BAFTA for Docu-Drama ‘Gun No 6’

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Multi-BAFTA Winning Louis Theroux Discusses Documentaries and the Myth of On-Screen Ownership in Thrilling NFTS Masterclass

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Nick Park Returns to NFTS to Celebrate Wallace & Gromit's 30th Anniversary

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BAFTA winning writer-director Amma Asante Inspires Students at Masterclass

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25 Apr 2019

NFTS Grads Win 2019 RTS Television Award for Animation about Life of Palaeontologist Mary Anning

A short animation - Mary Anning: The Girl Who Helped Discover Dinosaurs - directed by NFTS Directing Animation MA alumna, Anna Humphries with music composed by NFTS Composing MA alumna, Alexandra Harwood, has scooped a prestigious RTS West of England Television Award for Best Animation.
25 Apr 2019

NFTS Natural History Grad Film Highlighting Plight of Rare Orangutans Wins Documentary Award & Screens at Festivals Across the Globe

Recent NFTS Directing and Producing Science and Natural History MA graduate, Matt Senior’s graduation film, Now Or Never, which highlights the plight of the rare Tapanuli orangutan has won the Best Short Documentary Award at the 2019 International Film Festival de Santa Cruz in Argentina at its first festival appearance. Having already screened at festivals across five continents, the next screening will be in London’s Leicester at British Documentary Film Festival Square on May 9.
24 Apr 2019

#NFTSStories: “The networking was fantastic and an absolute godsend!”

Welcome to our latest NFTS story, a series of blogs featuring our alumni talking about where they were before they came to the School and where they are now. Briony Tanner has just graduated from the NFTS Marketing Distribution Sales and Exhibition MA and has already secured a role as Marketing Co-Ordinator at Thunderbird Releasing!
19 Apr 2019

Eighth Consecutive Cannes Selection for NFTS Students

NFTS graduation animation, Solar Plexus directed by David McShane, written by Jessica Sinyard and produced by Paida Mutonono compete for the prestigious short film Palme D’Or at this year’s Cannes film festival.
12 Apr 2019

Oscar winning Production Sound Mixer Mark Ulano delivers warm and aspirational masterclass to NFTS Students

The NFTS was alive with excitement and warmth as NFTS students welcomed Oscar-winning Production Sound Mixer Mark Ulano to deliver an engaging and inspirational masterclass and Q&A session. Mark, who has over 140 credits to his name, is famed for his production sound design work for films such as Kill Bill, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight and Titanic - for which he won an Academy Award for ‘Best Sound’.
12 Apr 2019

“It’s all about story and collaboration”, producer Faye Ward and director Tom Harper advise BFI Film Academy & NFTS students at Wild Rose Masterclass

NFTS and BFI Film Academy students were treated to a preview of Wild Rose followed by an inspiring Q&A with its producer Faye Ward and director Tom Harper.  
11 Apr 2019

3 Nominations for NFTS in the 2019 Grads In Games Awards

We are extremely proud of our Games department which has received no fewer than three nominations in this year’s Grads in Games Awards! The School is nominated in the following categories: ‘Educational Institution’; ‘Industry Collaboration’ for the School’s work with Supermassive Games and ‘Student Game’ for Misfolded by recent NFTS Games Design and Development MA grad, Tim Kaufmann.
11 Apr 2019

NFTS TV Entertainment Show, ‘Melting Pot’ Optioned by Zig Zag

Melting Pot, a show created by NFTS Directing and Producing Television Entertainment MA students, has been optioned by Zig Zag Productions, one of the UK’s foremost independent television production companies.
05 Apr 2019

#NFTSStories: “Seeing my name in the credits of such a unique and beautiful film was a real thrill.”

Welcome to our latest NFTS story, a series of blogs featuring our alumni talking about where they were before they came to the School and where they are now (follow the series by using the #NFTSStories hashtag across Twitter and Instagram). Gillian Simpson graduated from the Digital Effects MA in 2017 and has since worked on Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs.
04 Apr 2019

Oscar Nominated Animation Director Chris Butler Enthrals NFTS Students with the Magic of Stop Motion & Preview of His New Film Missing Link

Following a special preview of stop motion animation studio, LAIKA’s new feature, Missing Link, NFTS students were treated to a Q&A with the film’s director and writer, Chris Butler. Missing Link is Chris’s follow up directorial feature for LAIKA after Paranorman, which was nominated for both an Oscar and a BAFTA for ‘Best Animated Feature’.
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