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National Film and Television School to Open Hub in Leeds

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Over 130 Alumni Credits at the 2019 BFI London Film Festival

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NFTS Grad Film Reaches 2019 Student Academy Awards Semi-Finals!

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Five Nominations for NFTS Alumni at 2019 Emmys!

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10 May 2019

Successful First Year for Glasgow Based Film, Television and Games School Hub, NFTS Scotland

NFTS reports that NFTS Scotland, its new hub based at BBC Scotland in Glasgow has had a successful first year with over 22 courses completed and over 170 course participants, half of which have received bursary-supported places. Course participants are expected to grow to over 400 per year once NFTS Scotland is running at full capacity.
09 May 2019

‘Playhouse’ Directed by Adda Elling to Premiere at 2019 Sheffield Doc Fest

Huge congratulations to recent NFTS Directing Documentary graduate, Adda Elling and team whose graduation documentary, Playhouse will have its world premiere at this year’s Sheffield Doc Fest, recognised as one of the most important documentary festivals on the circuit.
09 May 2019

#NFTS Stories: “I am most proud of having never vision mixed before starting at the NFTS and after a year being offered a contract at Sky”

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). Samantha Firth graduated from the Cameras, Sound and Vision Mixing Diploma and is now working at Sky as a Vision Mixer.
09 May 2019

#NFTS Stories: “I feel that I gained about 5 years’ worth of experience in a year at the NFTS”

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. Stephanie Bradshaw graduated from the NFTS Assistant Directing and Floor Managing Diploma in 2019 after making a career change from working with Formula One team, McLaren and has already worked on a number of Netflix shows including The Crown!
09 May 2019

Trio of NFTS Grad Films Shortlisted for 2019 BAFTA Student Film Awards in LA

A trio of NFTS graduation films have been shortlisted for the 2019 BAFTA student Film Awards in Los Angeles -  Azaar directed by NFTS Directing Fiction MA graduate Myriam Raja, Heatwave directed by NFTS Directing Animation graduate Fokion Xenos, and November 1st directed by NFTS Directing Fiction MA graduate Charlie Manton.
08 May 2019

NFTS grad wins Daytime Emmy Award as part of ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Team’

NFTS Television Diploma alumnus Michael Altman celebrated an exciting evening at the Daytime Emmy Awards with The Ellen DeGeneres Show team who won their seventh ‘Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show’ award. Michael has produced over 150 episodes of the television variety comedy talk show hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, since 2017.
03 May 2019

NFTS Film Studies Students Curate 2019 Korean Film Nights Season – ‘Home Truths’

NFTS Film Studies, Curation and Programming MA students have curated a programme of six films in partnership with the Korean Cultural Centre in London for Korean Film Nights, a year-round programme of film screenings and talks.
03 May 2019

5 out of 8 Cannes 2019 ‘Great 8’ Line Up of Hot British Movies Directed or Produced by NFTS Grads

An incredible five out of Cannes annual ‘Great 8’ presentation of British movies made by up and coming filmmakers are directed or produced by NFTS graduates!
01 May 2019

#NFTSStories: “In terms of sound design I don't think there's a better course, staff, or network that can teach you or challenge you the same way”

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). Morgan Muse graduated from the Sound Design MA in 2017 and has since worked on Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here.
30 Apr 2019

NFTS Natural History MA Student Wins Scientific Merit Award at Scinema International Science Festival in Adelaide

NFTS Directing and Producing Science and Natural History MA student, Juliette Martineau has won a prestigious Scientific Merit Award for her first year film, 'Smart Slime' at the Scinema international Science Festival in Adelaide beating stiff competition from the likes of the BBC and National Geographic.
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