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LONDON FILM SCHOOL GRADUATE SHOWCASE JANUARY 2026 PROGRAMME
The Graduate Showcase will take place from 14 – 16 January 2026 at the BFI Southbank.
London Film School’s Graduate Showcase is an opportunity to celebrate the latest cohort of London Film School graduates and present projects across the MA Degree courses.
Wednesday 14 – Thursday 15 January
SEPTEMBER | STUDENT AND ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTS
It’s time for your monthly feast of student and alumni highlights - and boy, do we have a meaty one for you! Continue reading to learn all about the inspiring stories behind their success. As always, if you have any exciting news you’d like to share, don’t hesitate to get in touch because 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.
Let’s talk about Film Marketing!
How many film releases do you think you would have completely missed if there was no marketing for it? Word of mouth can only go so far… That means no posters, no trailers, no social media, no interviews and definitely no junkets! We all love a good deep dive with the cast and crew to get us excited about a film’s release.
AUGUST | STUDENT AND ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTS
Once again, we are pleased to shine the key lights on our incredible students, grads and alumni. Continue reading to learn about their excellent success stories. If you have any exciting news you’d like to share, 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.
MIKE LEIGH IS A CRITICAL HIT
Our Chairman, Mike Leigh, has been honoured for Distinguished Services to the Arts by the Critics' Circle at a special lunch held at the Chelsea Arts Club. This announcement in THE STAGE newspaper goes on to say "The film director and playwright was presented with his award by vice-president John Marriott and president Mike Dixon. Past winners have included Ian McKellen, Harold Pinter and David Lean.
His best known stage play "ABIGAIL'S PARTY", recently revived at Hampstead Theatre. He is currently writing his first play for 11 years, to be presented at the National Theatre."
MARTIN STITT - C. 143 - FIRST FEATURE IN THE FEARLESS TALES GENRE FESTIVAL
Martin Stitt - Course 143 - is pleased to announce that his first feature entitled "NINE DAYS OF HELL" - "our homage to Roger Corman, the King of low budget film making, is having its world premiere at the Fearless Tales Genre Festival in San Francisco. Screening alongside titles such as 'REX STEELE : Nazi Smasher' and 'Teenage Bikini Vampires' - which gives you a flavour for the festival!"
For more information please check out the website http://www.fearlesstales.com/site/
"COMMENDED" & "TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT" CERTIFICATES AWARDED TO "SOLO AT THE LEARNING ON SCREEN AWARDS 2005
"SOLO" Written and directed by Marina Simoes, Cinematographer Shu-Hao Chu, Editor Carlos Armella has won a Commended Certificate Award in the category Student Production sponsored by JVC Professional and Technical Achievement Award for Sound and Lighting at the Learning on Screen Awards 2005, held in Bradford at the National Museum for Photography, Film and Television on Monday, 21st March. The certificate is signed by Clive Izard, Chairman of the Society for Screen-Based Learning and Murray Weston, Director, British Universities Film & Video Council.
CHRISSY HAS WON A FESTIVAL AWARD
Chrissy, our Librarian/Festival Co-ordinator, etc. has been presented with a Certificate and Paperweight Award by the Student Film Forum Foundation at their 2nd International Students Festival of Film Art, Balchik -2004, Bulgaria, 25.9.2004. For the way she presented LFS student work to the festival and the Certificate reads "Award for Best Represented Academy Within The Festival Programme".
OSCAR NOMINEE IN THREE CATEGORIES "VERA DRAKE"
"VERA DRAKE", the new film by Mike Leigh, our Chairman, was nominated in three categories at the Oscar Award ceremony last night. Mike was up for Best Director, Imelda Staunton up for Actress in a Leading Role and the script up for Original Screenplay.
Best Director went to Clint Eastwood for "Million Dollar Baby", Actress in a Leading Role went to Hilary Swank for "Million Dollar Baby" and Original Screenplay went to Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry and Pierre Bismuth for "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind".