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JANUARY | STUDENT AND ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTS
2026 started with a bang! We've got all the details for you, so get comfortable and read on to learn about the latest achievements of our grads and alumni. If you have any exciting news you’d like to share with us, don’t hesitate to get in touch - we want to hear all about it! Don’t forget you can sign up to our alumni newsletter here to get the updates direct to your inbox.
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.
SEPTEMBER | STUDENT AND ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTS
September marks the new academic year and a fresh start for our new and continuing students. We were delighted to host welcome drinks with students and staff this month, meeting lots of new faces and see student work start to take shape.
Over the last month we’ve also seen festival successes with former Filmmaking student Robin Moran taking Autobiography (Dir: Makbul Mubarak, DoP: Wojciech Staron), the film he co-produced to Venice Film Festival and London Film Festival, picking up the Fipresci Prize in the process.
LFS at London Film Festival
The annual BFI London Film Festival has returned and this year it will be taking place across 10 venues nationwide offering simultaneous screenings to widen the reach, as well as a virtual festival on the BFI player. We’re hugely proud at the level of alumni involvement in the festival each year with 2022 proving to be another fantastic showcase of achievement.
London Film School launches free National Saturday Club for 13 – 16 year olds
London Film School has joined the National Saturday Club to offer 13 – 16 year olds an insight into the filmmaking world. The new LFS Film & Media Saturday Club will launch from 8th October and will run for a total of 18 weeks, giving young people a chance to study at LFS in the heart of Covent Garden.
Club members learn various film techniques as they watch, discuss, and make films in class and at home. Sessions are led by professional filmmakers and take place at LFS in Covent Garden on Saturday mornings, from 10am until 12pm over three terms until 18th March 2023.
‘Focus on you and your craft, the agents will come when the work calls them’
We had the chance to speak with former LFS Student and MA Screenwriting Grad, Ameir Brown as he has just been announced as one of the writing team for forthcoming Disney+ drama, A Thousand Blows. Ameir has worked on the new project from Steven Knight and Stephen Graham with a group of writers including Insook Chappell, Harlan Davies and Yasmin Joseph. The UK original series is set in the world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London, based on real-life figures and stories.
A message from London Film School: Her Majesty The Queen
Responding to the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Interim Director and CEO of London Film School, Peter Holliday, said:
“On behalf of the staff, students, and Governing Body of London Film School, I share our sincere sympathies with the Royal Family. Throughout her life, the Queen demonstrated a keen interest in and support for the arts, education and research both in the UK and around the world and valued the contribution of those working to support the development of others. Our thoughts are with her family, friends, and supporters at this very sad time.”