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London Film School announces year-long digital archive release to mark 70th anniversary
London Film School (LFS) today announces a year-long YouTube archive series to mark its 70th anniversary in 2026, celebrating seven decades of filmmaking talent by releasing a curated selection of its archival films on YouTube throughout the year.
2026 LFS GRADUATE SHOWCASE BOOK
Thanks to everyone who took part in the London Film School Graduate Showcase 2026. The event includes screening 56 films, showcasing the work of 39 scripts and hearing 40 pitches and presentations. The event took place at the BFI Southbank.
And a huge thank you to our 2026 Graduate Showcase sponsors who supported London Film School: Panalux, Casarotto, Ramsay and Associates and Sargent-Disc.
London Film School celebrates strong presence at Berlinale 2026
ABRACADABRA by Amay Mehrishi selected for Generation Kplus
London Film School (LFS) is proud to announce a significant presence at the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), with student and alumni work represented across film selection, industry talent programmes, and special anniversary screenings.
"The end product is 6 hours but to get there was years of work. You have to remember your life is the process, don’t chase the final destination so much."
We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with screenwriting alumnus, Samuel Jefferson, who told us all about his journey from grad to co-creator and head writer of the award winning Apple TV Original series, Berlin ER. The series won Best Drama Series and Best Cinematography Fiction (Tim Kuhn and Jieun Yi) at the German Television Awards, and was nominated for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Directing Fiction and Best Editing Fiction – an incredible achievement!
Sasha Collington and Stavros Pamballis accepted on Binger Filmlab
Sasha Collington (2009 MA Filmmaking graduate) and Stavros Pamballis (MA Screenwriting 2007) have both been accepted onto the prestigious Binger FilmLab -
Sasha with a a romantic comedy titled 'The Loneliness Project' and Stavros with his feature 'The First Cypriot Astronaut'
UK premieres for two LFS grads at Edinburgh Film Festival - 'Frontier Blues' by Babak Jalali and 'Alamar' by Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio.
Frontier Blues by 2005 graduate Babak Jalali and Alamar by 2003 graduate Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio will have their UK premieres at the Edinburgh Film Festival (June 16 - 27).
ALAMAR (TO THE SEA)
Pedro González-Rubio / Mexico / 2009 / 73 mins
Jorge Machado, Natan Machado Palombini, Nestor Marín
Nature and nurture go hand-in-hand, in this tender story of father, son - and fishing
Pedro González-Rubio's 'Alamar' wins awards at Buenos Aires, Miami, San Francisco, Morelia and Toulouse to add to Tiger Award at Rotterdam.
Pedro González-Rubio, 2003 graduate, continues to win awards for his feature 'Alamar' (To the Sea). To add to his Tiger Award win at Rotterdam, he won the New Directors Prize at the San Francisco International Film Festival, the best film award at Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine, the Grand Jury prize at the Miami Film Festival, the Audience Award at the Morelia International Film Festival and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Toulouse Latin America Film Festival. The UK premiere will take place at the Edinburgh Film Festival in June.
PLAY wins Grand Prix at Palmares 7th International Film School Festival
The jury at the Palmares of the 7th International Film School Festival held between 18 and 22 of May has awarded the Grand Prix to the film "Play" by Muriel D'Ansembourg from the London Film School.
"Robert Mitchum est mort", produced by MA Filmmaking graduate David Szurmiej, selected for the ACID section at Cannes.
2009 MA Filmmaking graduate David Szurmiej produced a feature film, which will be presented at the ACID section at Cannes. "Robert Mitchum est mort" is a French-Polish co-production starring Golden Palm winner Olivier Gourmet, Andre Wims, Wojtek Pszoniak, Danuta Stenka and Nils Utsi, directed by Olivier Babinet and Fred Kihn and photographed by Timo Salminen.