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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 13 May/26 Places Available! 7:00pm-10:00pm 10 weeks - Wednesday evening Part-time Online

Short course

Feature Film Lab

Feature Film Lab

Main Campus 13 May/26 Places Available! 6:30pm-9:30pm 8 weeks - Wednesday evening - 6:30pm-9:30pm Part-time Online

Short course

Creative Producers Lab

Creative Producers Lab

Main Campus 14 May/26 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 2 days Full-time In person

Short course

First Time Factual Producing

First Time Factual Producing

Main Campus 16 May/26 PLACES AVAILABLE 8 weeks - 1 session per week - 11am to 1pm UK Time (Saturday) 2 hours Part-time Online

Short course

Short Film Lab

Short Film Lab

Main Campus 18 May/26 Places Available 10:00am - 5:15pm 2 days Full-time In person

Short course

Directing The Comedy

Directing The Comedy

Cymru Wales 02 Jun/26 Application deadline 24 May 2026 10.00am - 5.00pm 2 days Full-time In person

Main Campus 21 May/26 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 2 days Full-time In person

Scotland New dates coming soon! 09:30am-5:00pm 2 days Full-time In person

Short course

Self-Shooting - Introduction

Self-Shooting - Introduction

Main Campus 26 May/26 PLACES AVAILABLE 8 weeks - 1 evening session per week - 6.30pm to 8.30pm UK Time (Tuesday evening) 2 hours Part-time Online

Short course

Director Prep Lab

Director Prep Lab

Main Campus 27 May/26 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 27 May/26 Places Available! 10:00am - 4:00pm 3 days Full-time Online

Short course

Production Coordinators

Production Coordinators

Main Campus 27 May/26 Places Available! 10:00am - 5:30pm 6 days Full-time In person

Short course

Scriptwriting for Film and TV

Scriptwriting for Film and TV

Coming soon