NFTS For You
NFTS For You
Your future in film, television and games starts here.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to study at the National Film and Television School?
Are you passionate about film, television or games — but not sure where your creativity could take you?
NFTS For You is your opportunity to step inside the School, meet the people who make it what it is, and discover the many routes into the creative industries.
Join us on 3rd October 2026, and spend the day meeting current students and graduates, hearing from leading industry figures, exploring the NFTS campus and finding out more about courses, applications, scholarships and careers.
Whether you already have a clear creative ambition or are still figuring out your next step, this day is about helping you see what’s possible.
Come curious. Leave inspired.
NFTS For You previous events
Alumni Panel
Graduate Danielle Goff, hosting an NFTS For You alumni panel discussion with a mix of Industry professionals who all studied at the School.
Content Tabs
Ready to discover what’s possible? Your creative future could start here.
Spend a day at the National Film and Television School, and start imagining yourself in the future of film, television and games.
Date | Saturday 3 October
Main event | 10:00am–5:00pm (includes student, graduate and Industry panels in the NFTS Cinema)
Arrival | From 9:00am
Optional tours | 9:00am–10:00am and 5:00pm–6:00pm
Location | National Film and Television School
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 1LG
Cost | Free to attend
Food & refreshments | Lunch and refreshments provided throughout the day
Booking closes on Friday 2nd October at 12 noon
Sign up now on Eventbrite
We can’t wait to welcome you to NFTS.
You might already know that you want to direct films.
Or perhaps you’re interested in writing, editing, producing, cinematography, sound, animation, games or another area entirely.
You may have creative experience already — or simply have an idea you can’t stop thinking about.
NFTS For You is a chance to explore where that interest could lead.
Find out about the different disciplines, meet people working in the industry and discover the skills and pathways that could help turn your ideas into a career.
We know that applying to a specialist creative school can feel daunting.
That’s why NFTS For You gives you the opportunity to get practical information directly from the people who can help.
- Find out about our courses
- Discover the range of creative and technical disciplines available at NFTS and explore which could be right for you.
- Understand the application process
- Get insight into how applications work and what you need to consider when preparing to apply.
- Explore scholarships & bursaries
- Find out what financial support may be available to help make studying at NFTS more accessible.
- Ask the questions you’ve been wondering about
No question is too small. Talk to students and staff and get honest answers about applying, studying and building a creative career.
NFTS For You is an outreach event for prospective students from Black and Asian backgrounds who are interested in learning more about NFTS and exploring future career opportunities across film, television and games.
Whether you are:
- Considering applying to NFTS
- Thinking about reapplying
- Exploring your next steps
- Curious about careers in the creative industries
- Or simply wondering whether NFTS could be right for you
We want you to feel welcome, you don’t need to have your entire future mapped out, you just need to be curious about what comes next.
The film, television and games industries should reflect the full diversity of our country.
People from Black and Asian backgrounds should be seen, heard and represented across every area of the industries they work in and help shape.
At NFTS, we are committed to increasing diversity within our student community and, in turn, helping to create a more diverse and representative creative industries.
NFTS For You is part of that commitment.
Because talent is everywhere. Opportunity should be too.
Travel costs shouldn’t have to stand between you and an opportunity.
If the cost of travel to the NFTS could be a barrier to attending, we may be able to reimburse your travel expenses after the event.
Please contact us in advance to discuss your circumstances. If travel support is agreed, please keep your travel receipts and/or journey details. There will be an opportunity to submit your claim on the day.
In exceptional circumstances, we may also be able to arrange and pay for your travel in advance.
If you would like to discuss travel support, please contact us as soon as possible by email outreach@nfts.co.uk
Please note this support is available for travel within the UK ONLY
NFTS For You Panel | Industry
Anthony Andrews
Creative Director & Co-Founder, We Are Parable
Anthony Andrews is the Creative Director and Co-Founder of We Are Parable, an award-winning film exhibition and distribution company dedicated to creating unique and memorable experiences around Black cinema.
We Are Parable began distributing films in 2023, including BAFTA-winning Earth Mama, Banel & Adama and Dreamers. In 2023, the company received a Special Jury Award at the British Independent Film Awards for its contribution to the film and television industry.
NFTS For You Panel | Industry
Ade Rawcliffe
Chief People & Inclusion Officer, ITV
Ade Rawcliffe is Chief People & Inclusion Officer at ITV, leading its HR, workplace services, global risk operations and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion teams.
With over 20 years’ experience in television, Ade began her career in production, working on programmes including Big Brother, The Big Breakfast and This Morning, before moving into diversity and inclusion.
She joined ITV in 2017 and has since led major initiatives to increase diversity and develop talent across the industry. Ade is also a Trustee of Chineke! and BAFTA, where she chairs the Learning, Inclusion & Talent Committee.
NFTS For You Panel | Alumni
Aisha Boudjillouli
Director and Animator
Aisha Boudjillouli is a multidisciplinary director and animator based in London. His work treads the line between tragedy and comedy as he explores the nuance of social issues through the lens of visceral human emotion. His work has screened internationally, with his latest film ‘Eyeliner’ winning Best Animated Film at the 2026 OpenFrame International Film Festival.
NFTS For You Panel | Industry
Funmbi Ogunbanwo
CEO and Co-founder, Fatherland
Funmbi is a Sundance award-winning producer, an accredited member of the Producers Guild of America (PGA), and a creative industrialist. As co-founder and CEO of Fatherland, she leads a creative powerhouse from Africa, shaping the future of film, television, and digital content.
Funmbi has been instrumental in driving new narratives that center African storytelling. Fatherland made history with the film My Father’s Shadow, the first Nigerian film ever to be selected for the Cannes Film Festival, receiving a Caméra d’Or Special Mention for Best First Feature. The groundbreaking project was made possible through a first-of-its-kind international co-production and financing partnership with Element Pictures UK, BBC Film, the BFI, and MUBI.
My Father’s Shadow also won Outstanding Debut at the 2026 BAFTAs and was the UK’s official submission to the 2026 Oscars.
NFTS For You Panel | Current Student
Ché Scott-Heron Newton
Documentary Filmmaker
Ché Scott-Heron Newton is a London-based documentary filmmaker. Her debut short, Murewa, premiered in competition at SXSW in 2025 and went on to screen at DOC NYC, Clermont-Ferrand and festivals internationally. It was longlisted for both a BIFA and a Grierson Award and received several jury prizes. Before moving into directing, Ché spent five years working as an assistant producer in premium documentary. She has also worked as a programme adviser for Sheffield DocFest and the Human Rights Watch Film Festival and co-curated the Barbican’s Chronic Youth Film Festival. Ché studied Media and Sociology at Goldsmiths and is currently studying Directing Documentary at the National Film and Television School.
NFTS For You Panel | Current Student
Conrad Reid
Screenwriter
Conrad Neo Reid was born and raised in South Africa before moving to the UK in 2019, where he began his career as a lighting technician working across film, television and commercials. His credits include Harry Potter, Dreaming Whilst Black, Bridgerton, Wonka and Matilda, among others.
Conrad has also appeared in several West End productions, including La Forza del Destino, Carmen and Tosca. Alongside his professional work, he has written and directed several short films, most notably Toothache, which was selected as one of the Top 25 films in the 2024 Straight 8 competition.
NFTS For You Panel | Graduate
Diana Duah
Associate Producer at Element Pictures
Diana Duah is a London-based producer, Associate Producer at Element Pictures, and NFTS alumna working across film and television. Her credits include the BAFTA-winning short Jellyfish and Lobster and Grierson-winning documentary With Woman for The Guardian.
At Element Pictures, Diana works across development and production, contributing to projects including Bugonia, Kinds of Kindness, My Father’s Shadow and Pillion.
Before moving into film, Diana spent five years at British Vogue, working on international fashion shoots and campaigns. She trained in Production Management at the NFTS and holds an MBA from Regent’s University London. She is passionate about championing diverse voices and supporting greater access to the film and television industry.
NFTS For You Panel | Graduate
Helena Boateng
Production Manager
Warner Bros Scholar and National Film & Television School alumna, Helena Boateng works as a production manager across film and music. She has worked for Working Title, Warner Brothers and on critically acclaimed short films for the BFI Network and artists such as Little Simz. Helena has previous experience across reality TV and feature news shows. She has a passion for organisational efficiency and sustainability and is always one step ahead.
NFTS For You Panel | Graduate
Segun Akinola
Composer
Segun Akinola is a British-Nigerian composer for film and television who has strengthened many projects with his musical acumen. He is most known for his music in the three series of Doctor Who starring the first female Doctor, Jodie Whittaker.
A BAFTA Breakthrough Brit 2017, Segun’s other work includes scoring Sundance 2019 favourite and World Soundtrack Award nominee The Last Tree, Apple TV+ feature 9/11: Inside The President's War Room, the BBC/BritBox Agatha Christie adaptation Murder Is Easy, survival thriller film The Bayou, docuseries Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League for director-producer Richard Brown (True Detective), plus the Milli Vanilli biopic Girl You Know It's True.
Segun’s most recent scores include the David Attenborough-narrated BBC natural history series Kingdom. His work has screened at acclaimed festivals like Sundance, the BFI London Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, SXSW Film Festival, LA Film Festival, BlackStar Film Festival and many others.
NFTS For You Panel | Current Student
Shar Oola
Animation Director
Shar is a first year Directing Animation student and has experience with 2D animation and multi-plane.
NFTS For You Panel | Alumni
Tracey Murray
Writer
Tracey Murray is a writer and a 2025 graduate of the NFTS, where she received the Most Promising Student Award. Her graduation film Red Egg & Ginger premiered at Tribeca and screened at BFI London Film Festival and AFI Fest. Her RTS-winning animation Death's Peak premiered at Edinburgh International Film Festival and was BAFTA-longlisted in 2026. She is a fellow of OKRE’s Laughing Matters Climate Comedy Lab and a Female Pilot Club Finalist for her script Sheltered — a workplace sitcom set in a women’s homeless shelter. A proud working-class South Londoner, she writes bold, character-driven work championing underrepresented voices.
NFTS For You Panel | Industry
Anu Henriques
BBC Film Development Executive
Before joining the BBC, Anu Henriques worked across both film and TV at Fable Pictures. Prior to this, she worked with Sarah Gavron as Associate Director on Rocks. Henriques is also the founder and co-director of Skin Deep, an arts and culture organization focused on making space for Black creatives and creatives of color. She is also the co-director of We Are Bridge, an organization set up to ensure the sustained legacy of new and emerging talent within the film & TV industry. Most recently, she has worked with organizations such as Roundhouse and Counterpoints Arts in programming, commissioning, and producing.
NFTS For You Panel | Current Student
Naeem Dxvis
Editor
Naeem Dxvis is an editor, producer and curator working across fiction, documentary and artists’ moving image. They co-founded BBZ and worked as a curator and film programmer for a decade before moving into editing and producing. During this time, they developed projects with Tate Modern, the ICA, BFI, Glastonbury Festival and the British Council.
Naeem was creative producer and post-production supervisor on Prayers for Sweet Waters, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2022. They also creatively produced and edited Eyes to See, which premiered at BFI Flare and later screened at BlackStar and NewFest. Their background in curation and programming continues to inform their work as an editor.
NFTS For You Panel | Current Student
Melissa Cofie
Cinematographer
Melissa Angela Cofie is a London-born cinematographer and filmmaker, currently completing her MA in Cinematography at the National Film and Television School as a recipient of the Netflix Black Female Cinematographer Scholarship.
Working across narrative, music videos and commercial projects, Melissa has built experience both behind the camera and within production, with previous work spanning brands and organisations including LADbible, O2, Domino’s and Cadbury’s. Alongside her filmmaking, she is passionate about making the industry feel more accessible to the next generation of creatives, using her platform, Maco Media, to share honest insight into cinematography, film school and building a career in film and television.
NFTS For You Panel | Graduate
Nigel Tadyanehondo
VFX Specialist /Colourist
Nigel is an Independent Colourist based in London working on a wide range of projects which include animations, commercials, music promos, short films and feature films. He particularly loves working on projects with rich colours and textures and always relishes the opportunity to grade projects shot on film.
He has worked on films that have been selected for international film festivals such as SXSW, BAFTA, OSCAR Student Academy, BFI London, Grierson. and many more. Nigel’s clients include Arsenal, British Vogue, EA Sports, Adidas, Nike, Netflix, and Amazon.
NFTS For You | Screening and Q&A
Mykea Fairweather Perry
Director | Weekend One
Mykea Fairweather Perry is a writer-director from Southeast London. He graduated from the National Film and Television School in March 2025, specialising in Directing Fiction, where he wrote and directed a number of short films including his graduation film, WEEKEND ONE. His previous shorts have screened at BAFTA and BIFA-qualifying festivals worldwide. In 2022, Mykea’s short film SHARING earned him a Sundance Ignite Fellowship, and later with support of the Sundance Institute, he went on to write and direct PACKING AWAY starring Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. Mykea is now developing his debut feature film.
