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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!
PABLO ALDRETE FEATURE "SILENT LIGHT" WINS AT CANNES
PABLO ALDRETE (C. 131) first feature wins the Jury Prize for "SILENT LIGHT" at Cannes Film Festival 2007. It is only the second Mexican film to win this prize in it the history of the festival.
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"WITHDRAWAL" DOP MATTHEW G. COOKE WON AT CANNES
Matthew G Cooke (C. 152) was DOP on the short film "WITHDRAWAL" which
won the best short prize for the Cannes ONF/NFB competition this year.
MATTHEW G. COOKE, DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY
mail@matthewcooke.org.ukw. www.matthewcooke.org.ukt. +44 79 8997 6306
LFS 50TH ANNIVERSARY AWARD TRAILER HAS BEEN SHORTLISTED FOR AN AWARD
AZHUR SALEEM (c. 153) who wrote and directed the LFS 50TH Anniversary Trailer has had it selected for the shortlist in the European Film School category in the Young Director Award 2007 at Cannes Advertising Awards 2007. We wish him luck!
"TRUE COLOURS" BY BARNEY ELLIOTT HAS WON THREE AWARDS
Festival du Court Metrage de Bruxelles (Brussels short film festival):
1) Young Jury Prize
2) Best Actor (Neil Maskell)
PAZ FABREGA WINS BUENOS AIRES FILM LAB
Paz Fabrega C. 151 has won first prize at the Buenos Aires Film Lab with her feature film project - see below