Encounters is the UK’s leading short film, animation and virtual reality festival. In September, NFTS Head of Model Making John Lee headed to Bristol to spend a day showcasing the stunning work created by the School’s model making students, some of which featured in two films screened during the six day festival.

NFTS launches AccessNFTS, a national outreach programme which is designed to find, inform and inspire a new generation of film, TV and games talent.

Writer-director Shola Amoo, Producer Myf Hopkins, Editor Mdhamiri A Nkemi, Production Designer Antonia Lowe and Composer Segun Akinola – all NFTS graduates, were greeted with whoops as they arrived for a Q&A after a preview screening of The Last Tree at the NFTS.

NFTS Alumni have over 130 credits on films screening as part of this year’s BFI London Film Festival including the European Premieres of ‘Saint Maud’ and ‘Calm with Horses’ directed by NFTS alumni Rose Glass and Nick Rowland which are competing in the Best Film and Best First Feature categories.