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Twelve Reasons

Twelve reasons students give for choosing the London Film School.

  1. GLOBAL: "The world's only truly international graduate film school. Seventy percent of students are non-UK, from more than forty countries across all continents. A diverse range of film cultures makes for a creative hothouse. The global network lasts after graduation -- beds to sleep in, everywhere, for life..."
  2. INCLUSIVE: "On the MA Filmmaking programme five film exercise budgets and all equipment, plus over £3000 Cash back for your graduation film budget are incorporated into the fees. Most schools quote tuition costs, with all filmmaking costs as extra. Plus no high and low budget film exercises - at LFS you work within the budget you're given."
  3. VALUE: "LFS is a not-for-profit educational trust committed to spending its money only on your education. UK qualifying students can apply for Skillset bursaries. A unique constitution -- you become a voting member of the Association."
  4. PRACTICAL: "There are five exercise films and a graduation work in the MA Filmmaking programme, with at least three on 16mm and two on 35mm, plus digital workshops. One film is prepared, shot, delivered and screened in every 12 weeks of your work. There's the opportunity to offer scripts for production and to work on scripts going to be shot for MA Screenwriters.."
  5. COMPREHENSIVE: "The MA Filmmaking includes two years of training in Directing, Lighting, Operating, Editing, Sound, Production Design, Screenwriting and Production. Choose your specialisation at the end of the course, and for writer-directors, earn a living by crewing while developing projects .One year specialisation programmes available in all craft departments."
  6. ATTENTIVE: "160 students, 24 full time faculty, scores of visiting lecturers - more student-lecturer 'face time' than any other graduate school."
  7. PROVEN: "Thousands of high profile alumni over 50 years of operation include Michael Mann, Mike Leigh, Tak Fujimoto, Franc Roddam, Don Boyd, Mark Goldblatt, Bill Douglas, Alain Tanner, Anne Hui, Joao Cesar Monteiro, Roger Pratt."
  8. VISIBLE: "In 2006 LFS films played at 160 festivals around the world, and took 12 major prizes including a BAFTA nomination. Our library gets your work around the world. The school provides career development support after graduation. "
  9. CONNECTED: "LFS is two minutes walk from Soho, centre of the European entertainment industry. A rare opportunity to study in central London. Key figures of the UK and European industries pass through the school very often."
  10. RECOGNISED: "One of two recognised UK graduate schools in the seven-member UK Skillset Screen Academy Network. MA degrees recognised throughout the world, and validated by the London Metropolitan University. Graduates become ALFS, or Associates of the London Film School."
  11. PROFESSIONAL: "Students are taught by working UK filmmakers. Exercise films are made on built sets, shot with 16mm Aaton or 35mm SuperAmerica or Panaflex Gold cameras, recorded on Nagra V, edited on Avid Composer and given a professional dub in Soho."
  12. INNOVATIVE: "A school that works with the film industry, understands the market and employability -- and also takes your ambitions and your originality very seriously. We want you to reinvent film form rather than copy what already exists. Programmes include 120 half day Film History/Film Style screening and analysis sessions. A Screenwriting degree in which every student has a mentor in the business."

Under Testimonials you'll find comments from recent LFS graduates, and we can put you in touch with one from your country. We've digested here the 12 key points they all bring up about the LFS experience.

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