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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 Graduate Film and Alumni Highlights
LFS Graduate Film Highlights
Graduate film The Third Solar Term will be competing in October at the Wide Angle: Asian Short Film Competition, Busan International Film Festival, taking place 6-15 October 2021. LFS Crew: Dir-Writer-Editor: Song, Zhanfei; Prod: Liang, Naixin; DoP: Liu, Tong.
August Graduate Film and Alumni Highlights
Graduate Highlights
LFS graduation film after a room won the Silver Swiss Pardino at Locarno in the Pardi di domani - National Competition in August!
Huge congratulations to the whole crew and cast! Director - Editor, Naomi Pacifique, Producers Juri Ferri and Raphael Manuel, DoP Xenia Patricia, Sound Pablo Carreras, AC Maya Wills, Gaffer Leslie Lin, Production Designers Davide Valsecchi and Shira Haimovici, AD Paisley Valentine.
Grad film 'after a room' wins at Locarno Film Festival
Many congratulations to the crew of graduate film after a room! The personal, bold short won the Pardino d’argento Swiss Life for the National Competition at the 74th Locarno Film Festival.
About ‘after a room’
directed by Naomi Pacifique
shot by Xenia Patricia
produced by Juri Ferri & Ram Mendoza
LFS FEATURED IN THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER'S TOP INTERNATIONAL FILM SCHOOLS
London Film School (LFS) has been listed for a consecutive year in The Hollywood Reporter (THR) ‘Top International Film Schools’ list for 2021 – you can read the full article here.
July Graduate Film and Alumni Highlights
Still from after a room, Dir-Writer Naomi Pacaifique, DoP: Xenia Patricia
Graduation Film News
We’re proud to announce that the graduate film after a room will world premiere at the prestigious film festival Locarno in the Pardi di domani - National Competition.