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NFTS 2021 BAFTA Nominee Spotlight: Miss Curvy

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Trailer Released for NFTS-BBC Film short The Passenger, starring BAFTA Rising Star Nominee, Conrad Khan

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Now Is The Time To Gain A 360 Understanding Of Filmmaking!

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Introducing The NFTS Graduate Showcase 2021

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06 Nov 2020

NFTS Awards Over £900,000 in Scholarships and Bursaries During 2020

Throughout 2020, the NFTS has awarded over £900,000 of scholarship and bursary funding to students studying our MA and diploma courses. We remain as committed as we’ve always been to attracting a pipeline of the UK’s most promising and diverse television and film makers, no matter their background or financial circumstance.
05 Nov 2020

Behind the Scenes at NFTS: Directing & Producing Television Entertainment – Making Celebrity Cage

Out latest behind the scenes at the NFTS blog piece features current Directing & Producing Television Entertainment student Matthew Bibby and recent graduate Nelson Asare. They talk us through their collaboration on the glitz and glam of their summer project, a glitter-tastic pilot titled Celebrity Cage, developed and filmed during the pandemic.
22 Oct 2020

#NFTSStories: "Having Sessions With Fascinating People Like Louis Theroux Encouraged Both My Personal Development & Film Knowledge"

Minco van der Weide will be graduating in 2021 from the NFTS Marketing, Distribution, Sales & Exhibition MA and already has big plans for his future in full swing!
21 Oct 2020

NFTS Graduate Cathy Brady Honoured With £50,000 Bursary At The BFI London Film Festival For Debut Film, Wildfire

Congratulations to NFTS Directing Fiction graduate Cathy Brady, who has won the prestigious fifth annual 2020 IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary Award at the recently held BFI London Film Festival.
13 Oct 2020

NFTS at BFI London Film Festival 2020 – Must Watch Student and Alumni Films

Read more about the extensive list of NFTS students and alumni involved in the must watch films selected for BFI London Film Festival 2020. Vote for #FollowMe, Good Thanks, You? and Mandem, three NFTS made films in the running for Best Short Film at this year's festival. The winning film will be eligible for the Oscars - voting deadline is noon on Saturday 17 October.
12 Oct 2020

BBC Announces Major New Partnership With NFTS To Support UK Creative Sector

The BBC and the NFTS have struck a new three year deal to support emerging talent. The deal includes a newly developed scholarship scheme which will enable up to 20 diverse students to benefit from the high quality of teaching at the NFTS and strengthen the off-screen diversity talent pipeline.
06 Oct 2020

BFI London Film Festival and StoryFutures Academy Announce New XR Commission 'Laika' From Asif Kapadia

As part of BFI London Film Festival’s new immersive programme LFF Expanded, the LFF and StoryFutures Academy today announce an exciting new XR commission, LAIKA, directed by the Academy Award and BAFTA winning Asif Kapadia.
05 Oct 2020

NFTS Film Studies MA Students Pick Their 'LFF 2020' Highlights

Students on the NFTS Film Studies, Programming and Curation MA have applied their curatorial skills to pick their must see content at this year’s BFI London Film Festival.
02 Oct 2020

Another Huge Win for NFTS Science and Natural History MA with Prestigious Jackson Wild Award!

The NFTS is thrilled to announce Directing & Producing Science and Natural History 2020 graduation film Life on The Rocks, directed and produced by George Pretty has won the Best Emerging Filmmaker category at the prestigious Jackson Wild 2020 Awards.
23 Sep 2020

Celebrating Black History Month at the NFTS

Throughout the month of October, the NFTS will mark Black History Month by honouring the achievements of some of our Black alumni and a range of our current students who will soon graduate. 
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