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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 graduate Emre Kayis' graduation film THE TRANSLATOR nominated at European Film Awards
MA Filmmaking graduate Emre Kayis' LFS graduation film THE TRANSLATOR has been nominated for the European Short Film Award at this year's European Film Awards. The film was screened at and put up for the nomination by the Sarajevo Film Festival earlier this year.
LFS Screenwriting Graduate Ben Cleary's STUTTERER enjoying festival success
LFS MA Screenwriting graduate Ben Cleary's latest short STUTTERER has been enjoying festival success in the UK and across the pond.
LFS graduation film LEIDI wins top prize for fiction in the Tenth Cilect Prize Competition
LEIDI, graduation film of Simón Mesa Soto and edited by another LFS graduate Ricardo Saraiva, has won top prize in the Fiction section of the Tenth Cilect Prize Competition this year.
Carla Simón's THOSE LITTLE THINGS in Beijing Film Academy's International Student Film and Video Festival
Carla Simón's recent LFS graduation film THOSE LITTLE THINGS has been selected for the Beijing Film Academy's International Student Film and Video Festival this October.
LFS graduates selected for Encounters Film Festival
At this month's Encounters Film Festival, LFS graduates have been selected to screen in public and industry programmes.
In the SHORT FILM 9 - ABOUT A GIRL section, LFS graduates Carolina Petro (director) and Nicholas Jones (producer) have their latest short A WORLD FOR HER screening. In the PILLOW TALK section, LFS Screenwriting graduate Ben Cleary's latest short STUTTERER - written and directed by him - has also been selected.