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2018: A Year to Remember for NFTS

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NFTS Animation Alumni Work Featured on BBC iPlayer

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NFTS Grad Wins 2018 International Documentary Association Student Award

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Three Prizes for NFTS at the 2018 Poitiers Film Festival

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10 Dec 2018

2018: A Year to Remember for NFTS

2018 will go down as one of the School’s most memorable and action packed years. To say we were proud to be awarded the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema BAFTA is an understatement – it was a huge honour and fitting testament to all the hard work our students and staff have put in over the years – we are all most certainly #nftsandproud!
10 Dec 2018

NFTS Animation Alumni Work Featured on BBC iPlayer

Recent Directing Animation MA graduates, Ed Smith and Ed Bulmer, who graduated earlier this year received grants under an initiative from BBC Four and the BFI Animation, and had their resulting work shown on BBC TV.
10 Dec 2018

8 NFTS Alumni Make BBC Audio Drama Awards 2019 Shortlist

An impressive eight NFTS alumni have made the shortlist for the 2019 BBC Audio Drama Awards, which celebrate the range, originality and cut-through quality of audio drama on air and online and give recognition to the creativity of actors, writers, producers, sound designers and others who work in this genre.
10 Dec 2018

Three Prizes for NFTS at the 2018 Poitiers Film Festival

An impressive three prizes were awarded to recent NFTS graduates at this year’s Poitiers Film Festival, which promotes student work from film schools and universities around the world.
10 Dec 2018

NFTS Grad Wins 2018 International Documentary Association Student Award

Recent NFTS Directing Documentary MA graduate, Jayisha Patel has won the prestigious David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award at this year’s International Documentary Association (IDA) Awards for her graduation documentary, Circle.
06 Dec 2018

5 Feature Films Directed by NFTS Alumni to Premiere at 2019 Sundance Film Festival

An unprecedented number of NFTS alumni are unveiling new projects at the Sundance Film Festival which runs from the 24th January to the 3rd February 2019.
06 Dec 2018

NFTS Graduation Animation Nominated for Best Student Film in 2019 Annie Awards

NFTS graduation animation, Facing It, directed by Sam Gainsborough and produced by Jimmy Campbell-Smith, has been nominated for a prestigious Annie Award for Best Student Film.
03 Dec 2018

Sky Sports Director Sara Chenery talks boxing, leading a team and respect in NFTS Sports Production Masterclass 

“Give the audience a ringside seat from their living room!” Students on the NFTS Sports Production Diploma were joined by Sky TV Director Sara Chenery, who, with over 25 years’ experience working as a Director and Producer for Sky Sports, gave an insightful, honest and inspiring masterclass.
30 Nov 2018

NFTS Students Enjoy Special Preview of ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ & Q&A with Oscar Winning Producer, Clark Spencer

After enjoying a special preview of Walt Disney Studios Animation Ralph Breaks the Internet, NFTS students were enthralled by a highly informative masterclass from Oscar winning producer, Clark Spencer. Clark won a ‘Best Animated Feature’ Oscar for Zootopia in 2017 and has produced numerous much loved films for Disney including Lilo & Stitch, Bolt, Winnie the Pooh and Wreck-It Ralph.
28 Nov 2018

'First Man' Masterclass with Two Oscar Winners – Director Damien Chazelle and Screenwriter Josh Singer

The NFTS was delighted to welcome two Oscar winners to the school recently – Director Damien Chazelle (La La Land, Whiplash) and Screenwriter Josh Singer (The Post, Spotlight, The West Wing).  Josh and Damien gave an inspirational Masterclass about their acclaimed film together, First Man.
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