London Film School has been Awarded ‘World Leading Specialist Provider’ by the Office for Students and 'Top Global Film School' by the Hollywood Reporter in 2024.
Courses
MA Filmmaking is an intensive two-year course in the heart of central London built around the notion that filmmaking is a collaborative process, not a product of any one individual. The programme trains students to a professional level in a full range of filmmaking skills. Students leave with a portfolio of directing, cinematography, editing, producing, production design and sound credits.
MA Screenwriting provides a unique opportunity to develop a full-length feature film script, with mentoring and guidance from industry mentors. The programme develops the writer’s original voice, embeds professional practice and enhances employability.
MA International Film Business explores the entire film business, embracing the world and national cinema(s), non-Hollywood independent film production, financing, sales, distribution and marketing, alongside programming, exhibition and digital strategies for the future.
MA Film Producing is a course that addresses all the core competences required of a professional film producer. Script development, project management, budgeting and delivery and business skills are the key skills taught on this explicitly industry-facing MA programme.
MA Film Marketing programme introduces students to all aspects of B2B and B2C marketing strategies for the film industry. The programme explores the planning and execution of effective marketing campaigns for film distribution, cinema promotion, and platform release on VoD.
Key Alumni
Mike Leigh OBE is a writer-director, with film, theatre, and television career spanning nearly 60 years. He has received numerous accolades, including prizes at Cannes, Venice, and Berlin Film Festivals, three BAFTA Awards, and nominations for seven Academy Awards. He also received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2014.
Ann Hui MBE is director, producer, and screenwriter who is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave. She won Best Director at the Golden Horse Awards three times. Only two films have ever won a Grand Slam (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress) at the Hong Kong Film Awards; they are Summer Snow and A Simple Life, both by Ann Hui.
Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir is one of Hollywood’s most talented action film editors. Known for Bullet Train and John Wick, she has collaborated with director David Leitch; working together on John Wick, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2 and most recently, The Fall Guy.
Koby Adom is a Ghanaian-British director, writer, and executive producer. Best known for his work on Top Boy and Noughts + Crosses, Koby has worked extensively across TV and film. In 2019, Koby founded London-based DBK Studios to make film and TV content for untold stories, especially for black and diverse narratives. The studio has since partnered with Sky Studios.
