London Film School

London Film School
Former names	London School of Film Technique (1956–1969); London Film School (1969–1974); London International Film School (1974–2000);
Type	Educational Charity
Established	1956
Chairman	Greg Dyke
Director	Chris Auty
Postgraduates	360
Location	London, United Kingdom; 51°30′49″N 0°07′32″W / 51.5135°N 0.1255°W
Affiliations	CILECT, ScreenSkills, NAHEMI, GEECT
Website	lfs.org.uk

London Film School (LFS) is a film school in London, United Kingdom, and is situated in a converted brewery in Covent Garden, London, neighbouring Soho, a hub of the UK film industry. It is the oldest film school in the UK.^[1]

LFS was founded in 1956 by Gilmore Roberts as the London School of Film Technique (LSFT). Originally based on Electric Avenue in Brixton, the school moved to its current premises on Shelton Street in 1966, after a brief parenthesis in Charlotte Street, 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.

LFS offers various degrees at postgraduate level: an MA in Filmmaking, an MA in Screenwriting, and, in partnership with the University of Exeter, MA in International Film Business and a PhD 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 70 per cent of its students are from outside the United Kingdom. LFS is recognised as a World-Leading Specialist Provider by the Office for Students^[2] and in recent years it has been named one of the top international film schools by Variety^[3] and The Hollywood Reporter.^[4]^[5]

The school's current director is Chris Auty and chairman is Greg Dyke.

^ "LFS History", London Film School. Retrieved June 2020.
^ "London Film School awarded World-Leading Specialist Provider status". British Cinematographer. 12 December 2022.
^ Variety Staff (16 May 2019). "Entertainment Education Report: The Best Film Schools for 2019". Variety. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
^ Galuppo, Mia (13 August 2021). "The 20 Best International Film Schools of 2021". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
^ Chuba, Kirsten; Galuppo, Mia (24 August 2020). "The Top 15 International Film Schools of 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

[lfs_history-1] "LFS History", London Film School. Retrieved June 2020.

[2] "London Film School awarded World-Leading Specialist Provider status". British Cinematographer. 12 December 2022.

[3] Variety Staff (16 May 2019). "Entertainment Education Report: The Best Film Schools for 2019". Variety. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

[4] Galuppo, Mia (13 August 2021). "The 20 Best International Film Schools of 2021". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

[5] Chuba, Kirsten; Galuppo, Mia (24 August 2020). "The Top 15 International Film Schools of 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

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