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NFTS Short Courses

NFTS Short Courses

NFTS Short Courses deliver all short courses for the National Film and Television School, running courses at Beaconsfield, London or online.

Our industry-renowned courses are aimed at professionals in film and television as a means of furthering their careers.

From a two-day course in self-shooting, to one day catching up with Movie Magic software in budgeting or scheduling, our courses have gained a huge reputation within the industry. Practitioners can choose to spend a week discovering how to shoot a documentary, three days learning how to edit on Avid, or less than a week understanding how to cut film to music.

FREE Taster Days as part of BFI Metro London Skills Cluster Training 

For hair and make-up courses, visit the Iver Makeup Academy page on our website.  

in association with BBC Academy

Explore all our courses listed in chronological order

Main Campus 06 Oct/25 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 5 days Full-time In person

Short course

Line Producing For Film

Line Producing For Film

Main Campus 13 Oct/25 Places Available! 10.00am - 5.30pm 2 days Full-time In person

Cymru Wales 05 Nov/25 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 days Full-time In person

Short course

Camera Trainee Workshop

Camera Trainee Workshop

Main Campus 13 Oct/25 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 5 days Full-time In person

Short course

Craft Editing

Craft Editing

Main Campus 15 Oct/25 Places Available! 10:00am - 4:00pm 3 days Full-time Online

Short course

Production Coordinators

Production Coordinators

Main Campus 22 Oct/25 Places Available! 6.15pm - 9.15pm 8 weeks - Wednesday evenings - 6:15pm-9:15pm Part-time Online

Short course

Creating The Short

Creating The Short

Main Campus 29 Oct/25 Places Available! Wednesday Evening - 6.30pm to 8.30pm 8 weeks - one evening a week Part-time Online

Short course

Director Prep Lab

Director Prep Lab

Main Campus 03 Nov/25 1 Place Left! 10:00am - 5:30pm 4 weeks Full-time In person

Short course

Directors Series

Directors Series

Main Campus 17 Nov/25 PLACES AVAILABLE 10.00am - 4pm each day 3 days Full-time Online

Cymru Wales 10:00 - 17:00 3 days Online

Scotland Register your interest 10.00 - 17.00 2 days Full-time

Short course

Developing and Pitching Drama

Developing and Pitching Drama

Main Campus 01 Dec/25 Places Available 10:00am - 5:15pm 2 days Full-time In person

Short course

Directing The Comedy

Directing The Comedy

Main Campus 03 Dec/25 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 6 days Full-time In person

Short course

Screenwriting for Film and TV

Screenwriting for Film and TV

Coming soon

Main Campus Places Available! 10:00am - 17:00pm 1 day Full-time In person

Leeds 10.00am - 5.00pm 1 Day Full-time In person

Short course

Budgeting on Movie Magic

Budgeting on Movie Magic

Cymru Wales 10.00am - 5.00pm 3 days Full-time In person

Main Campus Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 3 days Full-time In person

Short course

Composing for Film and TV

Composing for Film and TV

Main Campus 01 Oct/25 COURSE CURRENTLY FULL- email us to be added to Reserve List shortcourses@nfts.co.uk 6:30pm-9:30pm 8 weeks - Wednesday evening - 6:30pm-9:30pm Part-time Online

Short course

Creative Producers Lab

Creative Producers Lab

London Coming Soon! 10.00am to 5.30pm In person

Short course

Directing Actors

Directing Actors

Main Campus 1 Place Left! 10:00am - 5:30pm 6 days Full-time In person

Short course

Documentary Shooting

Documentary Shooting

Main Campus COURSE CURRENTLY FULL- email us to be added to Reserve List shortcourses@nfts.co.uk 7:00pm-10:00pm 10 weeks - Wednesday evening Part-time Online

Short course

Feature Film Lab

Feature Film Lab

Main Campus Coming Soon! 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 day In person

Cymru Wales 06 Oct/25 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 day In person

Scotland 04 Nov/25 Places Available! 9:30-17:30pm 2 days Full-time In person

Short course

Fundamentals of Documentary Storytelling

Fundamentals of Documentary Storytelling

Main Campus Places Available! 10:00am - 5:00pm 2 days Full-time In person

Short course

Head of Production

Head of Production

Leeds 15 Oct/25 10.00am - 5.00pm 3 Days Full-time In person

Main Campus 01 Oct/25 Places Available! 10.00am - 5.30pm 3 days Full-time In person

Cymru Wales 10.00am - 5.00pm 3 days Full-time In person

Scotland 14 Oct/25 Application deadline 30 Sep 2025 10.00 - 17.00 3 days Full-time In person

Short course

Introduction to Editing on Avid Media Composer

Introduction to Editing on Avid Media Composer

Main Campus Places Available 10.00am - 5.30pm 2 days Full-time In person

Scotland Register your interest 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 days Full-time Online

Short course

Introduction to Production Accounting

Introduction to Production Accounting