London Film Academy pioneers professional, hand-on training across all key filmmaking disciplines. Boasting an extensive range of fiction and documentary courses, from one-day workshops honing specialist skills, to one-year diplomas providing intensive professional development - those include: highly practical Screenwriting Diploma and Filmmaking Diploma at both BA and MA levels with progression to one of their collaborating universities. LFA's unique Feature Film Development Lab offers bespoke support to those experienced filmmakers who want to take the helm of their first feature.
LFA's unique post-study support - the Filmmakers' Club - helps graduates continually develop and forge new contacts and productions.
Highly qualified industry professionals deliver all courses, equipping students with practical multi-disciplinary experience, invaluable advice and crucial contacts. They include: BAFTA-winning director Richard Kwietniowski, producer Jan Harlan ('The Shining') and writer Sam Bain ('Four Lions'), Asif Kapadia ('Amy').
LFA runs many events and screenings - take a look at our website and visit us!
They have 3 intensive postgraduate diploma courses on offer to budding filmmakers. No matter what course you take at LFA you receive extensive support from working industry professionals before, during and after graduation, meaning that you are never alone on your journey into film.
Which course will you pick?
Filmmaking Diploma
Deadline: 28 August
Receive a pioneering education in practical filmmaking that will make you a highly employable prospect in the film and TV industry. Our multi disciplinary Filmmaking Diploma gives you a wealth of hands-on practical experience across a wide-range of projects and covers all aspects of filmmaking: directing, producing, screenwriting, cinematography, editing and sound. Our tutors are practicing industry professionals. At the end of the course you will see your projects play out on the big screen at the annual showcase held at the BFI!
After graduation LFA students have the option to use their diploma to fasttrack onto an MA at one of our partner universities. This route means students complete a Master of the Arts having gained substantially more practical experience than on a traditional MA course. Hear why this route is a great option for those wishing to work in film.
We have financially assisted places available for the September 2015 intake, offering applicants up to ?5,000 off the course fees and all successful applicants who have applied before Friday 31 July will get a full year of free unlimited cinema tickets with Cineworld cinemas.
Screenwriting Diploma
Deadline: 28 August
Discover industry-relevant techniques, get technical advice and hone your writing skills in one year on our Screenwriting Diploma. Write for a variety of formats: shorts, features, radio, TV, web-series and much more! Get one-to-one mentorship with a leading industry who will help you develop your own unique style and work with actors on-set to hear your words come to life.
Documentary Diploma
Deadline: 28 August
Master factual filmmaking and make your own documentary in 6 months! Practical, strategic advice is provided by leading experts in industry at every stage of your documentary project's development. You gain a comprehensive understanding of the cross-disciplinary nature of current media practices throughout your time on the course. We build your technical competence through a number of practical sessions using the latest technologies in documentary filmmaking to ensure you receive an industry-relevant learning experience.