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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!
LFS WINS THE SPECIAL "GOLDEN DINOSAUR" AWARD FOR THE BEST SCHOOL
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF US
The School has won The Special "Golden Dinosaur" Award for the Best School at the 12th International Film Festival "Etiuda & Anima" 2005 - 18th-24th November for Distinguishing Set of Films, their Variety of Genre and High Quality Making.
"HEYDAR, AN AFGHAN IN TEHRAN" NOMINATED FOR A BAFTA - BEST SHORT FILM
Congratulations and Celebrations go to Babak Jalali as his film "Heydar, An Afghan in Tehran" has been nominated for a BAFTA in the Best Short Film Category 2006.
HEYDAR, AN AFGHAN IN TEHRAN WINS BEST STUDENT FILM AT A NEW YORK FESTIVAL
"HEYDAR, AN AFGHAN IN TEHRAN" Graduation film written and directed by Babak Jalali (C. 149)won Best Student Film at the New York City Short Film Festival, November 2005. The film also got a Special Mention at the Cork Film Festival, Ireland - October 2005.
This film is doing really well as it has been accepted at 12 festivals and already screened at 9 of them.
"I AND THOU" WINS BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM AT MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL
"I AND THOU" Written and directed by Federico Spoliansky (C.147), which was his graduation film, has just won Best Experimental Film at the Miami Short Film Festival, USA, 21-26 November.
Also, at the same festival, Daniel Silber's "HOUNDS" was one of the runners up for Best Short Movie.
"TEMPUS FUGIT" BY ENRIC FOLCH C. 110 HAS NOW WON 9 AWARDS
"TEMPUS FUGIT" Written and directed by Enric Folch, C.110 has now won all the following awards: