The National Film and Television School was opened in 1971 when it was simply the National Film School. NFTS is located at Beaconsfield Studios in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. NFTS currently has about 160 full time students, a dozen part time students in the script development course, and about one thousand students a year in the short course. NFTS graduation is held at BFI (British Film Institute) Southbank. This graduation is invite only and very exclusive. Student’s work is shown with talent scouts present to ensure maximum exposure for each graduating student. Graduating students of NFTS are almost always guaranteed a job in the industry upon finishing their degree.
NFTS is highly distinguished not only in the UK, but in the world. The BBC stated that the NFTS was the "leading centre of excellence for education in film and television programme making", and also said that it was "relevant to the industry's present and future needs.” Filmmaking.net named NTFS one of two schools outside of the U.S. with the highest international reputation.
Information found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFTS
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