The National Film and Television School is one of the world's leading film, games and television schools. It has been cited by some media as one of the top five film schools globally and by one as the No.1 international film school.

In 1967, the government recommended the creation of a national film school for the UK and in 1971 the National Film School opened its doors for the first time focussing on postgraduate education.

In the 1980s, the school officially changed its name to the National Film and Television School to incorporate the demand for courses in television production and has since added games to its remit.

NFTS prides itself on producing world-class, award-winning industry leaders.

It has more Student Academy Awards (Foreign Category) than any other film school. NFTS students and graduates also regularly win BAFTAs and have won the short animation category for the last four years.

Other prestigious accolades include the Grierson Award for Best Student Documentary, which NFTS students have won for the last three years as well as multiple Royal Television Society student awards and Annecy Animation Awards.

NFTS graduates have gone on to win seven Oscars and 100 BAFTAs with alumni including cinematographer, Roger Deakins (12 times Oscar nominee); BAFTA winning director, David Yates, (best known for directing the Harry Potter films); Oscar winning animator Nick Park (creator of Wallace & Gromit) and Oscar winning composer Dario Marianelli among others.

Mission

Students learn in purpose-built studios that include two film stages, a separate large television studio and post production facilities rivalling those of many professional companies.

Practice and more practice is the key to creative and technical mastery and at the NFTS students learn by making films and television programmes - lots of them!

All productions are funded by the School and we train students to work to professional standards. On major productions, students work with students from other departments from initial concept right through to post production.

As a result, when they graduate they not only have professional skills in their own specialist field but also a good understanding of the other key roles involved in bringing a new film or television programme to the screen.

Student life

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