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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 Bootcamps, Taster Days & online Step-Up Programmes as part of BFI Metro London Skills Cluster Training 

in association with BBC Academy

Explore all our courses listed in chronological order

Main Campus 02 Sep/26 COURSE CURRENTLY FULL- email us to be added to Reserve List shortcourses@nfts.co.uk 10:00am - 5:30pm 6 days Full-time In person

Short course

Screenwriting for Film and TV

Screenwriting for Film and TV

Main Campus 09 Sep/26 PLACES AVAILABLE 8 weeks - 1 evening session per week - 6.30pm to 8.30pm UK Time (Wednesday evening) 2 hours Part-time Online

Short course

Director Prep Lab

Director Prep Lab

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

Main Campus 10 Sep/26 Places Available! 10:00am - 17:00pm 1 day Full-time In person

Short course

Scheduling on Movie Magic

Scheduling on Movie Magic

Main Campus 11 Sep/26 Places Available! 10:00am - 17:00pm 1 day Full-time In person

Short course

Budgeting on Movie Magic

Budgeting on Movie Magic

Main Campus 14 Sep/26 Places Available 10:00am - 5:30pm 6 days Full-time In person

Short course

Documentary Shooting

Documentary Shooting

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

Cymru Wales 10.00am - 5.00pm 10 days Full-time Online

North Register Your Interest 10.00am - 5.00pm 10 days Full-time Online

Scotland 10am - 5pm 10 days Full-time Online

Short course

Writing the TV Pilot

Writing the TV Pilot

Main Campus 16 Sep/26 Places Available! 7:00pm-10:00pm 10 weeks - Wednesday evening Part-time Online

Short course

Feature Film Lab

Feature Film Lab

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

Main Campus 21 Sep/26 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 23 Sep/26 Places Available! 10.00am - 5.30pm 3 days Full-time In person

Short course

Directing TV Drama

Directing TV Drama

Main Campus 23 Sep/26 Places Available! Evening session - 6.15pm to 8.45pm 13 weeks - one evening a week Part-time Online

Cymru Wales Evening session - 6.15pm to 8.45pm 13 weeks - one evening a week Part-time Online

Short course

Under-Represented Voices Writing Lab

Under-Represented Voices Writing Lab

Main Campus 23 Sep/26 PLACES AVAILABLE 6.30pm - 9.00pm Tuesday evenings 10 weeks - Tuesday evenings Part-time Online

Short course

Directing Your First Indie Feature Film Lab

Directing Your First Indie Feature Film Lab

Coming soon

Main Campus Places Available! 10.00am to 5.30pm 10 days Full-time In person

Short course

Acting For The Screen

Acting For The Screen

Main Campus 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 Dates TBC 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

London Dates coming soon! 10.00am to 5.30pm In person

Short course

Directing Actors

Directing Actors

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

Short course

First Time Factual Producing

First Time Factual Producing

North 18 Nov/26 10.00am - 5.00pm 3 Days Full-time In person

Main Campus Returning 2027! 10.00am - 5.30pm 3 days Full-time In person

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

Scotland Application deadline 11 May 2026 10.00am - 5.00pm 3 days Full-time In person

Short course

Introduction to Editing on Adobe Premiere Pro

Introduction to Editing on Adobe Premiere Pro