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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!
Duncan Jones wins BAFTA for Outstanding Debut for 'Moon'
Duncan Jones was awarded the BAFTA Award for Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer for his feature debut Moon. The BAFTA joins a full mantelpiece of prizes, including Best Film awards at Athens and Sitges Film Festivals, BIFAs for Best British Independent Film and Best Debut Director, and the Michael Powell Award for Best British Film at the Edinburgh Film Festival.
'Shirley Adams' wins three SAFTAS - Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress
'Shirley Adams', first feature of 2009 Associate Oliver Hermanus and co-written by 2008 Screenwriting Associate Stavros Pamballis, won all three top awards at the South African Film and TV awards on Saturday: Best Film, Best Director for Hermanus and Best Actress for Denise Newman. Shirley Adams was a very unusual LFS graduation project - a feature, shot in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town on a very tight budget and co-financed by Roland Emmerich.
LFS grads win 2 out of 3 Tiger Awards at Rotterdam Festival
Two out of three prizes at the Rotterdam Film Festival Tiger Awards were awarded to LFS graduates - Paz Fabrega for her first feature AQUA FRIA DE MAR and Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio for his second feature ALAMAR.
From the Rotterdam website...
The VPRO Tiger Awards were given to Agua fria de mar by Paz Fabrega from Costa Rica, Mundane History by Anocha Suwichakornpong from Thailand and Alamar by Mexican director Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio.
Oliver Hermanus nominated for Ingmar Bergman International Debut Awards
Oliver Hermanus, 2009 MA Filmmaking graduate,has been nominated for the Ingmar Bergman International Debut Awards for the feature SHIRLEY ADAMS, his LFS graduation project. The film was co-written by MA Screenwriting graduate Stavros Pamballis.
Avantika Hari's 'LAND GOLD WOMEN' won India's National Film Award for Best Feature Film in the English language.
LAND GOLD WOMEN, written and directed by LFS graduate Avantika Hari, won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in the English language. The National Film Awards are the most prominent film awards in India and the oldest in the country. Due to the national scale of the awards, the National Film Awards are considered the equivalent of the American Academy Awards. The Award Ceremony will be in March at the Presidential Palace (The Rashtrapati Bhavan). The Awards are conferred by the President of India.