London Film School (LFS) is a

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, United Kingdom, and is situated in

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, London, neighbouring

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, a hub of the UK film industry. It is the oldest film school in the UK."LFS History"
London Film School. Retrieved June 2020. LFS was founded in 1956 by Gilmore Roberts as the London School of Film Technique (LSFT). Originally based on

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, the school moved to a converted brewery on Shelton Street in 1966, after a brief parenthesis in

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, and changed its name to London Film School in 1969. From 1974 to 2000, it was known as the London International Film School (LIFS), and reverted to the name London Film School in 2001. In 2025, it expanded with a new campus in nearby Parker Street, now become its main hub. LFS offers various degrees at

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level: an MA in Filmmaking, an MA in Screenwriting, and, in partnership with the

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, MA in International Film Business and a

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in Film by Practice. It also offers a range of short and part-time professional development courses under the LFS Workshops banner. LFS recruits students from all over the world and is specifically constituted as an international community; around 80 per cent of its students are from outside the United Kingdom. LFS is recognised as a World-Leading Specialist Provider by the

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and in recent years it has been named one of the top international film schools by ''

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''. The school's current director is

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and chairman is

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History

The origin of the LFS was a short film training course taught by Gilmore Roberts at the

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in Chelsea. After a dispute with the art school, Roberts decided to continue the course independently, so he set up the London School of Film Technique in October 1956. After struggling to find suitable premises, the first filmmaking course finally started in April 1957, based in a rather modest locale above a grocer's shop in

. The school was the first of its kind in the United Kingdom. Inspired by the emergence of film schools in Eastern Europe after World War II, it was set up around the belief that the future of the British film industry required properly designed formal training, rather than the apprenticeship basis which was, at the time, the only access into the field. At first, the school offered a six-month diploma course, which students could take over the day or evening classes, with an optional six-month extension. Under the leadership of a new principal, Robert Dunbar, the course was expanded to 33 weeks and later two years, forming the basic structure for a curriculum that is still largely in place today. This caused a drastic increase in the student numbers, which made the original premises unsuited. The school moved to the West End in 1963, first into a building in

and later, in 1966, in its current premises on Shelton Street. In 1969 it changed name to London Film School, to avoid being regarded as an institution that only offered narrow technical training. Notable alumni from the 1960s include directors such as

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Don Boyd Donald William Robertson Boyd (born 11 August 1948) is a Scottish film director, producer, screenwriter and novelist. He was a Governor of the London Film School until 2016 and in 2017 was made an Honorary Professor in the College of Humaniti ...

, and

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, cinematographers such as

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and Roger Pratt, as well as producers like Iain Smith. In the early 1970s, a decrease of student numbers caused by various factors, including the establishment of the National Film School and the global impact of the oil crisis, brought the school into a financial crisis and eventually into liquidation. Staff and students banded together to press for continuation of the school; thanks to their efforts in raising the necessary funds, the school reopened in 1975, at the same location, under a new name: the London International Film School. The school was newly incorporated as a charity, nonprofit-making company limited by guarantee. All students automatically became members of the company upon enrolment, with the right to elect, together with the other members, a board of governors who have the overall responsibility for the management of the school. Manny Wynn was appointed principal of the re-established LIFS until his sudden death six months later, when he was succeeded by John Fletcher. Notable filmmakers from all over the world studied at the LIFS in the 1970s and 1980s, including Mexican director

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, Hong Kong director

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, Swiss cinematographer

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and Argentinian director Miguel Pereira. After John Fletcher's death, Martin Amstel was appointed principal in 1986. Ten years later, in 1996, the 40th anniversary of the school was celebrated with events and screening of graduates’ work in London, Los Angeles and Mexico City. After the appointment of Ben Gibson as principal in 2000, the school returned to be known as London Film School. Under Ben Gibson, LFS transitioned from offering a diploma course to offering

MA programmes, first validated by the

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and later by

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. Nevertheless, the curriculum of the filmmaking course remained very similar and maintained its focus on practical filmmaking. Adjustments where brought in place to reflect the technological developments in the film industry and the transition to

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. The school also started diversifying its courses: next to its traditional course in

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, it started offering an MA course in

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in 2005 and, from 2014, an MA in International Film Business in partnership with the

. Ben Gibson was succeeded as the director of the school by Jane Roscoe from 2014 to 2017. Gísli Snær, Head of Studies at LFS since 2016, was appointed as the new director in 2018; Snær presided over the school during the difficult years of the

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, until stepping down in June 2022. After six months under interim director Peter Holliday, Neil Peplow was appointed as the new director in January 2023. Nevertheless, Peplow stepped down after only ten months in the post, after being offered a senior international role in the film industry;

, previously head of producing at the

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, took over as the new director in November 2023. Under Chris Auty, LFS expanded into new facilities in nearby Parker Street, which have become its main hub, while continuing to operate from its historic building in Shelton Street, now hosting the school's short course and workshop strand. Additionally, LFS further expanded its course offerings, launching two new one-year MA programmes, one in film producing and one in

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, with their first intake starting in September 2025. In recent years, films made at the school have regularly featured and won awards in some of the world's top film festivals, including

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, the

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, Encounters and

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. Recent alumni include

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, and

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Facilities

The new main London Film School building in Parker Street offers a modern setting and facilities and is adjoined by an independent cinema, The Garden Cinema. Additional facilities are located in the School's historic building in Shelton Street, which was previously a brewery and a banana warehouse. Across both buildings, LFS offers four shooting stages equipped with lighting grids, as well as a rehearsal studio used also for workshops. LFS occasionally hires external studios facilities as well. The school has a fully equipped

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studio with drawing boards, model making facilities, visual reference library, materials library and design computer suite. It has

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suites equipped with

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as well as sound suites equipped with Pro Tools 24HD, a commentary and Foley recording area and a sound effects library. LFS also has two

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(Cinema A & B), with 110- and 35-seat capacity respectively and projection facilities for both

and

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Courses of studies

The London Film School is built around a conservatoire model. Filmmaking is taught on stages and in workshops rather than in classrooms, and the courses are structured around practical work. The school has a full-time faculty and a varied group of regular visiting lecturers. The MA Filmmaking programme has no pre-specialisation. Over the two-year course, all students are provided with a full education in all the craft areas of

: directing, producing, editing, cinematography, sound, production design, and writing. Students work on at least one film every term, in different roles, and have the chance to crew on films made by students from other terms. Exercises include films shot in

on location with no sound or only post-recorded sound and films shot on

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in studio, on purposely designed and built sets. One term is dedicated to making a

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. For their graduation films, students do not have limitations and are allowed to shoot on any format and at any length they can budget and schedule. Often, students make their graduation film in their home country, which means that LFS films have been made all over the world. All film exercises are provided with a production allowance included in the fees. With around 200 full-time students at any one time on the programme, it generates over 180 films a year. The one-year MA Screenwriting programme is centred on the development of a full-length feature script, with individual monitoring and guidance from industry mentors. Workshops on storytelling and film language, characterisation, scene writing, and more are based around practical writing exercises. Screenwriting students have the chance to collaborate with students on the filmmaking programme and experience the production side of filmmaking first hand. The MA International Film Business programme, run in conjunction with the

, prepares students for careers in programming, exhibition and distribution. Over the one-year course, students participate in modules in international finance, world cinema and a trip to the

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. The MA Filmmaking and MA Screenwriting programmes are validated by the

, while the MA Documentary Filmmaking is validated by the

. MA International Film Business is offered jointly with University of Exeter, with site study split between Exeter and London. Next to the full-time MA courses, the London Film School offers a variety of short-term workshops and professional development courses, as well as a

programme in Film by Practice in partnership with the

Governance and staff

Director

Governing body

*Chair:

*Vice-Chair:

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*Governors: **Kemal Akhtar **Olivier Kaempfer **Nick Humby **Joan Watson **Suzy Black **William Macpherson **Sophia Wellington, LFS Staff Governor **Ellinor Olinder, LFS Student Governor

Key academic staff

*Candida Moriarty – Head of Production Design *Wojciech Wrzesniewski – Head of Sound *Peter Hollywood – Head of Editing *Sophia Wellington – Head of Screenwriting and MA Screenwriting Course Leader *Victoria Thomas – MA International Film Business Course Leader *Charis Coke – MA Filmmaking Course Leader *Rafael Kapelinski – Term 1 Tutor and Module 1 Leader *

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– Term 2 Tutor *Lucy Kaye – Term 3 Tutor *Dr Barbara Matas Moris – Term 4 Tutor and Module 2 Leader *Giles Borg – Term 5 Tutor *Sue Austen – Term 6 Tutor and Module 3 Leader *

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– Term 6 Tutor and Module 3 Leader

LFS alumni

The school's alumni include: *

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* Ian Wilson BSC * Ross Devenish *

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ASC *

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* Roger Pratt BSC *

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* Iain Smith *

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* Miguel Pereira *

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* Alessandro Jacchia *

ASC * Yorgos Mavropsaridis *

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* Shimako Sato * Brad Anderson *

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* John Walsh *

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BSC ASC * Camilla Stroem Henriksen *

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* Ali F. Mostafa *

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Honorary Associates

Every year, at London Film School's Annual Showcase, the school awards an Honorary Associateship to commended leading screen industry figures. Previous recipients of this award are: *

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Stephen Frears Sir Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is a British director and producer of film and television, often depicting real life stories as well as projects that explore social class through sharply-drawn characters. He has received numerous a ...

Abbas Kiarostami Abbas Kiarostami ( ; 22 June 1940 – 4 July 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer. An active filmmaker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in the production of over forty films, including s ...

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Lynne Ramsay Lynne Ramsay (born 5 December 1969) is a Scottish filmmaker and cinematographer, best known for the feature films '' Ratcatcher'' (1999), '' Morvern Callar'' (2002), '' We Need to Talk About Kevin'' (2011), '' You Were Never Really Here'' (2017) ...

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Richard Lester Richard Lester Liebman (born January 19, 1932) is an American retired film director, who spent the majority of his professional life in the United Kingdom. He is known for the fast-paced, flamboyant directing he brought to his comedy films, mo ...

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Rita Tushingham Rita Tushingham (born 14 March 1942) is an English actress. She is known for her starring roles in films including '' A Taste of Honey'' (1961), '' The Leather Boys'' (1964), '' The Knack ...and How to Get It'' (1965), '' Doctor Zhivago'' (1965 ...

Walter Murch Walter Scott Murch (born July 12, 1943) is an American film editor, director, writer and sound designer. His work includes '' THX 1138'', ''Apocalypse Now'', '' The Godfather I'', '' II'', and '' III'', '' American Graffiti'', '' The Conversation ...

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Gurinder Chadha Gurinder Kaur Chadha, (born 10 January 1960) is a Kenyan-born British film director of Indian origin. Most of her films explore the lives of Indians living in England. The common theme in her work showcases the trials of Indian women residing ...

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Kasi Lemmons Kasi Lemmons (; born Karen Lemmons, February 24, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, and actress. She made her directorial debut with ''Eve's Bayou'' (1997), followed by ''The Caveman's Valentine'' (2001), ''Talk to Me (2007 film), ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste Marianne Raigipcien Jean-Baptiste (born 26 April 1967) is an English actress. She is known for her role in Mike Leigh's drama film ''Secrets & Lies (film), Secrets & Lies'' (1996), for which she received acclaim and earned nominations for the A ...

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External links

Official websiteLondon Film School 50th Anniversary Website
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