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The '''National Film and Television School''' ('''NFTS''') is a [[Film school|film, television and games school]] established in 1971 and based at [[Beaconsfield Film Studios|Beaconsfield Studios]] in [[Beaconsfield]], [[Buckinghamshire]], [[England]]. It is featured in the 2024 ranking by ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' of the top 15 international film schools.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Top 15 International Film Schools |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/top-15-international-film-schools-1134439 |access-date=20 January 2019 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=16 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

As of 2021 it had over 500 students and about fifteen hundred a year on its short courses delivered in Beaconsfield and at its hubs in Glasgow, Leeds, and Cardiff. Beaconsfield Studios consists of film and television stages, animation, and production design studios, edit suites, sound post-production facilities, a music recording studio, and four dubbing theatres. The school completed an expansion in early 2017, adding a third cinema and a Television Studio.

The [[BBC]] stated that the NFTS was the "leading centre of excellence for education in film and television programme making", and noted that it was "relevant to the industry's present and future needs".<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC - Press Office - BBC and NFTS work together to put new documentary talent on TV |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/03_march/06/talent.shtml |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref> British Film Magazine once described the NFTS as being one of the few schools to come "very, very close" to guaranteeing a job in the film industry, and named its leader (Powell) a "maverick".<ref>{{cite web |title=RING NIK POWELL AT NFTS |url=http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/ring-nik-powell-at-nfts.html |website=britishfilmmagazine.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214000437/http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/ring-nik-powell-at-nfts.html |archive-date=14 February 2008}}</ref> Filmmaking.net named it one of two films schools outside the U.S. which had such a high international reputation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmmaking.net/filmmakers-faq/answer.php?id=123 |title=What are the best film schools? |publisher=filmmaking.net |date=2008-12-09 |access-date=2020-03-01}}</ref>

NFTS student films have been nominated for an Oscar three times in the last six years. Additionally, in 2017 NFTS graduation film, ''A Love Story'', directed and co-written by Anushka Naanayakkara, won the British Short Animation BAFTA at the EE British Academy Film Awards, making it the fourth year in a row that NFTS students have picked up this accolade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nfts.co.uk/blog/nfts-students-win-animation-bafta-4th-year-row|title=NFTS Students Win Animation BAFTA 4th Year in a Row!|website=NFTS|date=2017}}</ref> This is the second consecutive year that two of NFTS students' graduation films competed for the same prize, with ''A Love Story'' up against ''The Alan Dimension'' directed and co-written by Jac Clinch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skwigly.co.uk/bafta-wins-kubo-two-string-love-story-jungle-book/|title=BAFTA Wins for Kubo and the Two Strings, A Love Story and The Jungle Book|first=Steve|last=Henderson|work=[[Skwigly (magazine)|Skwigly]]|date=12 February 2017}}</ref> NFTS student films are regularly selected for the top film festivals around the world. In 2016–17 highlights included selections at [[Cannes]] and [[Annecy Animation Festival]] and top prizes in nearly all the [[Royal Television Society]] categories for which they are eligible.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfts.co.uk/sites/default/files/u102/Documents/Governance/NFTS_Financial_Statements_31_July_2017a.pdf|title=NFTS Report & Financial Statements 1 August 2016 – 31 July 2017|publisher=National Film and Television School|page=3}}</ref>

In 2018, the school was the recipient of the [[BAFTA]] Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the [[71st British Academy Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NFTS - Special Award 2018 |url=https://www.bafta.org/film/features/nfts-special-award-2018 |website=www.bafta.org |access-date=20 January 2019 |language=en |date=15 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bafta Film Awards 2018: All the winners |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42618239 |access-date=20 January 2019 |date=18 February 2018}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:NFTS New Front Building 2017 (Artist Impression).jpg|thumb|One of the new NFTS buildings to be opened in 2017 (artist's impression).]]

The National Film School opened in 1971, the work of four years of planning to create an institution to train personnel for the British film industry. The [[Department of Education and Science (UK)|Department of Education and Science]] had in 1967 recommended the creation of a national film school for the UK, and in 1969 an inquiry led by [[Lord Lloyd of Hampstead]] began to develop plans. [[Colin Young (film educator)|Colin Young]] [[Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|CBE]] became the founding director in 1971, a post he held for more than 2 decades, at a time when the school produced alumni including [[Bill Forsyth]], [[Terence Davies]], [[Julien Temple]], [[Beeban Kidron]], and [[Nick Park]].

In 2016, the NFTS announced it had received funding to increase the capacity of its site in Beaconsfield including a '4K Digital Content Production Training Studio' (a refit of the 1960s TV studio) and the addition of a number of new MA and diploma courses including Directing & Producing Natural History & Science; Production Technology; Marketing for Film, TV & Games; Graphics & Titles for Television & Film and Creative Business for Entrepreneurs & Executives. In April 2017, it was announced that Nik Powell was to step down as Director of the school,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mitchell |first1=Robert |title=Nik Powell Exits Director Role at U.K.'s NFTS After 14 Years |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/global/nik-powell-exits-director-role-at-u-k-s-nfts-after-14-years-1202026188/ |access-date=21 January 2019 |work=Variety |date=7 April 2017 |language=en}}</ref> with Jon Wardle succeeding him in the role.

The NFTS holds yearly graduation shows at the [[Picturehouse Cinemas|Picturehouse Central]] in Soho,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grater |first1=Tom |title=NFTS crowns 2017 student winners |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/nfts-crowns-2017-student-winners/5115226.article |access-date=21 January 2019 |work=ScreenDaily |date=21 February 2017 |language=en}}</ref> and they were previously held at the [[BFI Southbank]] (formerly known as the National Film Theatre). These are highly selective and invite-only events which showcase the students' projects to scouts and industry professionals, ensuring that the students receive maximum exposure.

==Awards and nominations==
[[File:Nick Park 2005.jpg|thumb|left|upright|alt=Photograph|Alumnus [[Nick Park]] has gone on to win four [[Academy Award|Oscar]]s.]]

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Alumni of the National Film and Television School have gone on to win [[Academy Award|Oscars]], [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTAs]] and [[Emmy Award|Emmys]] as well as film festival prizes from around the world. In the last 6 years student films ''The Confession'' (2011), ''[[Head over Heels (2012 film)|Head Over Heels]]'' (2013), ''[[The Bigger Picture (film)|The Bigger Picture]]'' (2015) have gone on to be nominated for three [[Academy Award|Oscars]], and the graduation film ''A Love Story'' won the 2017 [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] for [[BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation|Best Short Animation]], the fourth year in a row an NFTS animation has won the category.<ref>{{cite web |title=British Short Animation - A Love Story |url=http://www.bafta.org/film/british-short-animation |website=www.bafta.org |access-date=21 January 2019 |language=en |date=9 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Milligan |first1=Mercedes |title=NFTS Takes BAFTA Prize, Announces New Diploma |url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/schools/nfts-takes-bafta-prize-announces-new-diploma/ |access-date=21 January 2019 |work=Animation Magazine |date=13 February 2017}}</ref>

In 2013, the NFTS graduation film "Miss Todd" won the [[Student Academy Awards|Student Academy Award]] for Best Foreign Film presented by [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]. This marked for the sixth time the NFTS had won in this category, more than any other Film School outside of the United States of America. In 2016, The National Film and Television School once again affirmed its place as the number one international film school by winning accolades in all three categories in the CILECT Prize, the global film school awards. The NFTS won "Best Documentary" for ''The Archipelago'', "Best Animation" for ''Edmond'' and was awarded second prize in the "Fiction" category for ''Patriot''.

==Facilities==
[[File:NFTS TV Studio in 2018.jpg|thumb|350px|A TV show being rehearsed in the TV Studio]]
The school's facilities were expanded in 2008 with the addition of new teaching spaces, public spaces and a new cinema, designed by Glenn Howells Architects. Upon its completion in 2008, the strikingly modern three-story building (see photo above) won a coveted [[RIBA]] prize.<ref>{{cite news |title=RIBA Announces 2008 Award Winners |url=http://bustler.net/news/423/riba-announces-2008-award-winners |access-date=20 January 2019 |work=Bustler |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=RIBA Awards 2008 - Buildings, Architects |url=https://www.e-architect.co.uk/awards/riba-awards-2008 |website=e-architect |access-date=20 January 2019 |date=10 February 2010}}</ref> In June 2009, it was formally named The Oswald Morris Building in honour of veteran cinematographer [[Oswald Morris|Ossie Morris]].

Two new buildings and one refurbished building opened in January 2017. This included the refurbishment of the 4K Digital Content Production Training Studio, located in the original 1960s TV studio which was completely refurbished with state-of-the-art equipment. In July 2017, this building was named the ''"Sky Studios at the NFTS"'' building,<ref name="nftsedvaizey">{{cite web |title=Ed Vaizey Opens New Facilities at the NFTS: 'Channel 4 Rose Building' and the 'Sky Studios at the NFTS' |url=https://nfts.co.uk/blog/ed-vaizey-opens-new-facilities-nfts-%E2%80%98channel-4-rose-building%E2%80%99-and-%E2%80%98sky-studios-nfts%E2%80%99 |website=NFTS |date=7 July 2017|access-date=20 January 2019}}</ref> with the Production Galleries named ''"The [[Sony Electronics|Sony]] Gallery"''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brand New Channel 4 Rose Building & 4K Sky Studios at the NFTS Unveiled|url=https://nfts.co.uk/news/tv-film-games-industry-celebrates-opening-nfts-buildings|website=NFTS Website|access-date=12 November 2017}}</ref> This studio is primarily used by the ''Camera, Sound & Vision Mixing for Television Production'' diploma course and the ''Directing and Producing Television Entertainment'' MA course.

Inside the ''"[[Channel 4]] Rose Building"'',<ref name="nftsedvaizey" /> there are new facilities for the ''Games Design & Development'' and ''Digital Effects'' MA courses, as well as an extra cinema, café and incubation space to enable graduates to start new businesses and accommodate new ground-breaking courses, enhancing the NFTS's already diverse programme.

A new teaching block on the north of the site houses a new studio, edit suites, dedicated suites for the ''Sound Design'' MA and ''Graphics and Titles for Film and Television'' diploma courses, as well as multi-purpose teaching spaces.

There are four dedicated stages on site:<ref>{{cite web |title=Production Facilities |url=https://nfts.co.uk/production-facilities |website=NFTS |access-date=20 January 2019 |language=en |date=10 July 2018}}</ref>
* Stage 1 (Main Stage) – {{convert|7000|sqft|m2}} (approx.) – traditional wooden floor [[Film studio|film stage]] with permanent scenic cloth
* Studio 2 (TV Studio) – {{convert|3600|sqft|m2}} (approx.) – concrete resin floor [[television studio]]
* Stage 3 (Rehearsal Stage) – {{convert|1050|sqft|m2}} (approx.) – traditional wooden floor film stage
* Stage 4 (Teaching Block Stage) – {{convert|900|sqft|m2}} (approx.) – resin floor multi-purpose stage

There are also a number of dedicated spaces for animation and music recording.

==Funding==
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Until its repeal in 1986, the school was funded partly through a tax on cinema ticket sales known as the [[Eady Levy]], named after then [[HM Treasury|UK Treasury]] official Sir Wilfred Eady. The NFTS has since been funded by the UK Government, via (today) the [[Department for Culture, Media and Sport]], and the television and film industries.

Key Partner Sponsors include the Film Distributors' Association and the UK Cinema Association in addition to the main UK [[Terrestrial television|terrestrial]] and [[satellite broadcasting]] companies [[BBC]], [[Channel 4]], [[Sky UK|Sky]], and [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]. In addition, a large number of public and private donors fund scholarships to assist British students.

Postgraduate students from the UK can now apply for a loan to help with their studies at any UK university including the NFTS via the [[Student Loans Company]].

==Courses of studies==
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===Full-time MA courses===
validated by the [[Royal College of Art]]:
*Cinematography
*Composing for Film and television
*Creative Business for Entrepreneurs and Executives
*Digital Effects
*Directing Animation
*Directing Documentary
*Directing Fiction
*Directing and Producing Science and Natural History
*Directing and Producing Television Entertainment
*Editing
*Film Studies, Programming and Curation
*Games Design and Development
*Marketing, Distribution, Sales and Exhibition
*Producing
*Production Design
*Production Technology
*Screenwriting
*Sound Design for Film and television

===Diploma courses===
*Assistant Directing and Floor Managing
*Assistant Camera (Focus Pulling and Loading)
*Camera, Sound & Vision Mixing for Television Production
*Creative Digital Producing
*Directing Commercials and Promos
*Factual Development and Production
*Graphics and Titles for Film and television
*Model Making for Animation
*Production Accounting
*Production Management for Film and television
*Location Sound Recording for Film and Television
*Script Development
*Sports Production
*Writing and Producing Comedy
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===Certificate courses===
*Filmmaking 
*Character Animation
*Virtual Production
*Casting
*Producing Your First Feature
*Script Supervision and Continuity
*Screenwriting: Finding Your Voice
*Location Management for Film & TV

===Short courses===
Shortcourses@NFTS regularly run short courses for professionals working in the film and television industries&nbsp;– covering the following areas:
*Factual
*Drama
*Business Skills
*Camera & Sound
*Editing
*Craft & Technical
*Multiplatform
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==Members==
The school has{{when|date=June 2020}} around 110 full-time staff as well as many top tutors from within the industry.
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===Board===
*President: [[David Puttnam|Lord Puttnam]]<ref name="nftsboard">{{cite web |title=The Board |url=https://nfts.co.uk/board |website=NFTS |access-date=11 June 2020 |language=en |date=10 July 2018}}</ref>
*Chairman: [[Patrick McKenna (Ingenious Media)|Patrick McKenna]]
*Director: Jon Wardle
*Governors:
**Professor Geoffrey Crossick, [[University of London]]
**Patrick Fueller
**Sara Geater, All3Media
**Caroline Hollick, [[Channel 4]]
**Oli Hyatt, [[Blue-Zoo Productions]]
**Ian Lewis, [[Sky Cinema]]
**[[Andrew Macdonald (producer)|Andrew McDonald]], [[DNA Films]]
**Steve Mertz, [[Warner Bros.]]
**Pukar Mehta, [[ITV Studios]]
**[[Adil Ray]]
**Laurent Samara, Google, UK
**Bal Samra
**Rose Garnatt, [[BBC]]
**[[Sue Vertue]], [[Hartswood Films]]
**Joe Bradbury-Walters, NFTS Staff governor
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===Partners===
*'''Platinum Partner Sponsor'''<ref name="nftspartners">{{cite web |title=Partners |url=https://nfts.co.uk/partners |website=NFTS |access-date=11 June 2020 |language=en |date=10 July 2018}}</ref>
**[[Channel 4]]
*'''Key Partner Sponsors'''
**[[British Broadcasting Corporation]]
**[https://www.launchingfilms.com/ Film Distributors' Association]
**[[ITV plc|ITV]]
**[[Sky UK|Sky]]
*'''Key Partner Funders'''
**[[Department for Culture, Media and Sport]]
**[[Higher Education Funding Council for England|HEFCE]]
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===Key tutors===
*[[Alex Garland]]&nbsp;– Associate Director<ref name="nftsteaching">{{cite web |title=Teaching staff |url=https://nfts.co.uk/teaching-staff |website=NFTS |access-date=11 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*Brian Gilbert&nbsp;– Co-Head of Fiction
*Lesley Manning&nbsp;– Co-Head of Fiction
*Ian Sellar&nbsp;– Co-Head of Fiction
*Peter Dale&nbsp;– Head of Documentary
*Robert Bradbrook&nbsp;– Head of Animation
*Brian Ward&nbsp;– Head of Screenwriting
*Stuart Harris&nbsp;– Co-Head of Cinematography
*[[Oliver Stapleton]]&nbsp;– Co-Head of Cinematography
*Sandra Hebron&nbsp;– Head of Screen Arts
*Bex Hopkins&nbsp;– Head of Production Management
*John Keane&nbsp;– Head of Composing
*John Lee&nbsp;– Head of Model Making
*John Rowe&nbsp;– Head of Digital Effects
*Andy Worboys&nbsp;– Head of Editing
*Alan Thorn&nbsp;– Head of Games Design and Development
*[[Chris Auty]]&nbsp;– Head of Producing
*Caroline Amies&nbsp;– Head of Production Design
*David G. Croft&nbsp;– Head of Television Entertainment
*Simon Clark&nbsp;– Head of Location Sound Recording
*Chris Pow&nbsp;– Head of Sound Design
*John Rowe&nbsp;– Head of Digital Effects
*Clare Crean&nbsp;– Head of Marketing, Distribution, Sales and Exhibition
*Alan Thorn&nbsp;– Head of Games

===Chairs===
*[[Stephen Frears]]&nbsp;– [[David Lean]] Chair in Fiction Direction<ref name="NTFS_HonFllws20200228" />
*[[Simon Beaufoy]]&nbsp;– Visiting Chair in Screenwriting
*[[Brian Tufano]]&nbsp;– Visiting Chair in Cinematography
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==Honorary Fellows==
The National Film and Television School has named more than 30 honorary fellows.<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228>{{cite web| author = NTFS Staff | date = 28 February 2020 | title = Honorary Fellows | work = NTFS.co.uk | url=https://nfts.co.uk/who-we-are/honorary-fellows | publisher=National Film and Television School (NTFS) |access-date=28 February 2020 | quote = <!--Lord Attenborough CBE, Amma Asante, Mark Baker (alumnus), Sir Peter Bazalgette, Malorie Blackman, OBE (alumnus), Barbara Broccoli, Sir Michael Caine, CBE, Terence Davies (alumnus), Roger Deakins (alumnus), Molly Dineen (alumnus), Greg Dyke, Paul Greengrass, Asif Kapadia, Duncan H. Kenworthy OBE, Baroness Kidron OBE (alumnus), Michael Kuhn, Sir David Lean CBE, Ken Loach, Kim Longinotto (alumnus), Ossie Morris CBE, Steve Morrison (alumnus), Nick Park CBE (alumnus), Alan Parker CBE, Ashley Pharoah (alumnus), Nik Powell (former Director of the NFTS), Lord Puttnam of Queensgate, CBE, Michael Radford (alumnus), Lynne Ramsay (alumnus), Jonathan Ross, Tessa Ross, CBE, Jack Valenti, David Yates (alumnus), Prof. Colin Young (Founding Director of the NFTS)-->}}</ref> The programme was founded in 1981, and ceremonies take place at the NTFS graduation ceremony each year. Honorary Fellows are recognised for their "outstanding contribution to the British film and television industry".<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>

===Honorary Fellows===
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The following are the Fellows, as of March 2020, where alumni of the NTFS are indicated by an asterisk (*):
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*[[Richard Attenborough|Lord Attenborough]], [[Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|CBE]]<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Amma Asante]]<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Mark Baker (animator)|Mark Baker]]<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Peter Bazalgette|Sir Peter Bazalgette]]<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Tim Bevan]]
*[[Malorie Blackman]], [[Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|OBE]]*<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Barbara Broccoli]]<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Michael Caine|Sir Michael Caine]], [[Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|CBE]]<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Terence Davies]]*<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Roger Deakins|Sir Roger Deakins]],<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/> [[Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|CBE]]*<ref name=gaz31712>{{cite journal | author = Palace and Gazette Staff | date=15 June 2013 | title = Birthday Honours List—United Kingdom, 14 June 2013 | journal = London Gazette | issue = 60534, Suppl. No. 1 | page = 7}}</ref>
*[[Molly Dineen]]*<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Greg Dyke]]<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Eric Fellner]]
*[[Paul Greengrass]]<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Asif Kapadia]]<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Duncan Kenworthy|Duncan H. Kenworthy]], [[Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|OBE]]<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Beeban Kidron|Baroness Kidron]], [[Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|OBE]]*<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Michael Kuhn]]<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[David Lean|Sir David Lean]], [[Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|CBE]]<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Ken Loach]]<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Kim Longinotto]]*<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Oswald Morris|Ossie Morris]], [[Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|CBE]]<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Steve Morrison (TV producer)|Steve Morrison]]*<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Nick Park]], [[Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|CBE]]*<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Alan Parker|Sir Alan Parker]], [[Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|CBE]]<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Ashley Pharoah]]*<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[David Puttnam|Lord Puttnam of Queensgate]], [[Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|CBE]]<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Michael Radford]]*<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Lynne Ramsay]]*<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Jonathan Ross]]<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Tessa Ross]], [[Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|CBE]]<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Jack Valenti]]<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Sally Wainwright]]
*[[David Yates]]*<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
*[[Colin Young (film educator)|Colin Young]]<ref name = NTFS_HonFllws20200228/>
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Other past fellow have included [[Michael Birkett, 2nd Baron Birkett|Lord Birkett]],{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} who died in April 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11564212/Lord-Birkett-arts-supremo-obituary.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11564212/Lord-Birkett-arts-supremo-obituary.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Lord Birkett, arts supremo - obituary |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=2015-04-27 |access-date=2020-03-01}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Notable alumni (selection)==
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===Animation===
* [[Nick Park]] (''[[Chicken Run]]'', ''[[Wallace and Gromit]]'')
* [[Mark Baker (animator)|Mark Baker]] (''[[Peppa Pig]]'', ''[[Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom]]'')
* [[Alison Snowden]] and [[David Fine (filmmaker)|David Fine]] (''[[Bob and Margaret]]'', ''[[Bob's Birthday]]'')
* Tony Collingwood, [[Collingwood O'Hare]] Ltd, (''[[Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (1996 TV series)|Dennis the Menace]]'', ''[[Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!]]'')
* Joan Ashworth (''[[Gormenghast (series)#Film|The Web]]'', ''[[How Mermaids Breed]]'', Seedfold Films, 3 Peach Animation, Professor of Animation [[Royal College of Art]] 1994 to 2015)<ref>{{cite web |title=Professor Joan Ashworth to Stand Down as Head of Animation |url=https://www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-events/press-releases/professor-joan-ashworth-head-animation/ |website=Royal College of Art |access-date=5 December 2021 |date=2 June 2015}}</ref>

===Cinematography===
* [[Roger Deakins]] (''[[Jarhead (film)|Jarhead]]'', ''[[A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind]]'', ''[[Fargo (1996 film)|Fargo]]'')
* [[David Tattersall]] (''[[Die Another Day]]'', ''[[Star Wars| Star Wars – Episodes I, II and III]]'')
* [[Andrzej Sekuła]] (''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'', ''[[American Psycho (film)|American Psycho]]'', ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]'')
* [[Alwin H. Küchler]] (''[[Code 46]]'', ''[[The Mother (2003 film)|The Mother]]'', ''[[Ratcatcher (film)|Ratcatcher]]'', ''[[Morvern Callar (film)|Morvern Callar]]'')
* [[Eduard Grau]] (''[[A Single Man]]'', ''[[Buried (film)|Buried]]'', ''[[Suffragette (film)|Suffragette]]'', ''[[Boy Erased]]'')
* [[Benjamin Kračun]] (''[[Promising Young Woman]]'', ''[[The Substance]]'')

===Directing (film)===
* [[Mark Herman]] (''[[Little Voice (film)|Little Voice]]'', ''[[Brassed Off]]'')
* [[Michael Caton-Jones]] (''[[Memphis Belle (film)|Memphis Belle]]'', ''[[This Boy's Life (film)|This Boy's Life]]'')
* [[Terence Davies]] (''[[Distant Voices, Still Lives]]'', ''[[The Neon Bible (film)|The Neon Bible]]'')
* [[Michael Radford]] (''[[Il Postino]]'', ''[[The Merchant of Venice (2004 film)|The Merchant of Venice]]'')
* [[Lynne Ramsay]] (''[[Ratcatcher (film)|Ratcatcher]]'', ''[[Morvern Callar (film)|Morvern Callar]]'')
* [[Julien Temple]]
* [[Joanna Hogg]]
* [[David Yates]] (''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'')
* [[Beeban Kidron]] (''[[Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film)|Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason]]'', ''[[Hippie Hippie Shake]]'')
* [[Anthony Waller]] (''[[An American Werewolf in Paris]]'', ''[[Mute Witness]]'')
* [[Michael Lennox]] (''[[A Patch of Fog]]'', ''[[Boogaloo and Graham]]'', ''[[Hives (film)|Hives]]'')
* [[Georgis Grigorakis]] (''[[Digger (2020 film)|Digger]]'')
* [[Joachim Trier]]

===Directing (television)===
* [[Charles McDougall]] (''[[Desperate Housewives]]'', ''[[Queer as Folk (North American TV series)|Queer As Folk]]'', ''[[Hillsborough disaster#"Hillsborough" television drama|Hillsborough]]'')
* [[David Yates]] (''[[State of Play (TV serial)|State of Play]]'', ''[[Sex Traffic]]'', ''[[The Girl in the Café]]'')
* [[Toby Haynes]] (''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]'', ''[[Wallander (UK TV series)|Wallander]]'')

===Composing for film and television===
* [[Adiescar Chase]] (''[[Heartstopper (TV series)|Heartstopper]]'')
* [[Natalie Ann Holt]] (''[[Great Expectations (2012 film)|Great Expectations]]'',  ''[[The Honourable Woman]]'', ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'')
* [[Trevor Jones (composer)|Trevor Jones]] (''[[Richard III (1995 film)|Richard III]]'', ''[[Brassed Off]]'')
* [[Julian Nott]] (''[[Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'', ''[[The Wrong Trousers]]'', ''[[A Grand Day Out]]'')
* [[Dario Marianelli]] (''[[The Brothers Grimm (film)|The Brothers Grimm]]'', ''[[V for Vendetta (film)|V for Vendetta]]'', ''[[Pride and Prejudice (2005 film)|Pride and Prejudice]]'', ''[[Atonement (2007 film)|Atonement]]'', ''[[Anna Karenina (2012 film)|Anna Karenina]]'')
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===Documentary===
* [[Nick Broomfield]] (''[[Kurt and Courtney]]'', ''[[Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer]]'')
* [[John Burgan]] (''Memory of Berlin'')
* [[Molly Dineen]] (''Home from the Hill'', ''[[Heart of the Angel]]'', ''Geri'', ''The Ark'')
* [[Kim Longinotto]] (''Divorce Iranian Style'', ''The Day I Will Never Forget'', ''[[Sisters in Law (film)|Sisters in Law]]'', ''Hold Me Tight Let Me Go'') (''[[Rough Aunties]]'')
* [[Sean McAllister (filmmaker)|Sean McAllister]] (''The Minders,'' ''Settlers'', ''[[The Liberace of Baghdad]]'')
* Sandhya Suri (''[[I is for India]]'')

===Film editing===
* Valerio Bonelli (''[[Hannibal Rising (film)|Hannibal Rising]]'', ''[[Cemetery Junction (film)|Cemetery Junction]]'')
* Nicolas Chaudeurge (''[[Red Road (film)|Red Road]]'', ''[[Fish Tank (film)|Fish Tank]]'', ''[[Wuthering Heights (2011 film)|Wuthering Heights]]'')
* Hoping Chen (''[[Ilo Ilo]]'')
* Bill Diver (''[[Twenty Four Seven (film)|Twenty Four Seven]]'', ''[[Distant Voices, Still Lives]]'')
* Nick Fenton (''[[Nathan Barley]]'', ''[[The Arbor]]'', ''[[Submarine (2010 film)|Submarine]]'')
* David Freeman (''[[The Full Monty]]'', ''[[Clash of the Titans (2010 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'', ''[[Ill Manors]]'')
* Daniel Greenway (''[[Southcliffe]]'', ''[[Call the Midwife]]'')
* Peter Lambert (''[[New Moon (2009 film)|The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'')
* Helle le Fevre (''[[Archipelago (2010 film)|Archipelago]]'', ''[[Exhibition (2013 film)|Exhibition]]'')
* Ewa J Lind (''[[Far North (2007 film)|Far North]]'', ''[[The Warrior (2001 British film)|The Warrior]]'')
* Alex Mackie (''[[Downton Abbey]]'', ''[[Judge Dredd (film)|Judge Dredd]]'', ''[[Wallander (UK TV series)|Wallander]]'')
* Jamie McCoan (''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Lewis (tv series)|Lewis]]'', ''[[Kavanagh QC]]'', ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot]]'', ''[[Goodnight Mister Tom (1998 film)|Goodnight Mister Tom]]'')
* Úna Ní Dhonghaíle (''[[Ripper Street]]'', ''[[Vera (TV series)|Vera]]'', ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Wallander (UK TV series)|Wallander]]'', ''[[Quirke (TV series)|Quirke]]'', ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs]]'')
* [[Lucia Zucchetti]] (''[[The Queen (2006 film)|The Queen]]'', ''[[Ratcatcher (film)|Ratcatcher]]'', ''[[The Merchant of Venice (2004 film)|The Merchant of Venice]]'')

===Producing===
*[[Michele Camarda]] (''[[Wonderland (1999 film)|Wonderland]]'', ''[[This Year's Love (film)|This Year's Love]]'', ''[[Photographing Fairies]]'')
*Sebastian Cody (''[[After Dark (TV series)|After Dark]]'', ''[[Secret Cabaret|The Secret Cabaret]]'' and other [[Open Media]] productions)
*Ben Lock (''[[Purple and Brown]]'', ''[[Tiny Planets]]'')
*Rebekah Gilbertson (''[[The Edge of Love]]'', ''[[Patagonia (film)|Patagonia]]'')
*[[Steve Morrison (TV producer)|Steve Morrison]] (''[[My Left Foot]]'', ''[[The Field (1990 film)|The Field]]'', ''[[Jack and Sarah]]'', co-founder [[All3Media]])

===Screenwriting===
*[[András Gerevich]]  (''[[Synchronoff]]'')<ref>{{cite web|title=OUR SCREENING ROOM:Andras Gerevich|url=http://www.nfts.co.uk/index.php?module=People&people_id=496&film=224|access-date=4 April 2012 |website= NFTS|date=9 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404010603/http://www.nfts.co.uk/index.php?module=People&people_id=496&film=224 |archive-date=4 April 2012|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Ashley Pharoah]] (''[[Life on Mars (UK TV series)|Life on Mars]]'')
*[[Laurie Nunn]] (''[[Sex Education (TV Series)]]'')
*[[Krysty Wilson-Cairns]] (''[[1917 (2019 film)|1917]]'', ''[[Last Night in Soho]]'')<ref name=KrystyRCS>{{cite web|website=Royal Conservatoire of Scotland|url=https://review.rcs.ac.uk/screen-queen/|title=Screen Queen|last=Dougan|first=Andy|access-date=12 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113000858/https://review.rcs.ac.uk/screen-queen/|archive-date=13 January 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=KrystyHarkness>{{cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/glasgow-s-krysty-wilson-cairns-on-co-writing-golden-globe-winner-1917-i-ve-been-writing-for-five-years-and-this-is-my-first-movie-that-has-been-made-1-5070881|title=Glasgow's Krysty Wilson-Cairns on co-writing Golden Globe winner 1917: 'I've been writing for five years and this is my first movie that has been made'|work=The Scotsman|date=6 January 2020|access-date=12 January 2020|last=Harkness|first=Alistair|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111125750/https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/glasgow-s-krysty-wilson-cairns-on-co-writing-golden-globe-winner-1917-i-ve-been-writing-for-five-years-and-this-is-my-first-movie-that-has-been-made-1-5070881|archive-date=11 January 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==See also==
* [[Glossary of motion picture terms]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* [https://www.nftsanimation.org/ NFTS Animation Department website]
* [https://thefortm.com/nfts/exploring-the-potential-of-nfts-in-the-music-industry/ Exploring the potential of NFTs in the music industry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607220707/https://thefortm.com/nfts/exploring-the-potential-of-nfts-in-the-music-industry/ |date=7 June 2023 }}
* [http://www.culture.gov.uk/ Department for Culture, Media and Sport]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050828193434/http://www.terramedia.co.uk/law/quotas_and_levies.htm Quotas and Levies] – explanation of various national film levies, including the Eady Levy

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