The National Film and Television School was established in 1971. It specialises in film, television and games. The school has developed some of Britain's and the world’s top creative talent, for which it has won the 2018 BAFTA for Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema and the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education.
The school is based in Beaconsfield, a town in Buckinghamshire, southeastern England.
From full-time to part-time, short and online courses, the school has a variety of programmes available for students to study. There are more than 30 MA, diploma and certificate courses on offer across a variety of areas including cinematography, directing and producing, and screenwriting. Students are taught by industry professionals and are given access to state-of-the-art facilities.
Every year the school’s community of students make around 150 films on courses that are over 90 per cent practical.