National Film and Television School

The National Film and Television School (NFTS) based in Beaconsfield in the United Kingdom was established in 1971 to train human resources in film and television related fields. From 1967 to 1971 North Thames Gas Board leased the premises as a warehouse until the NFTS purchased the freehold from Kings College, Cambridge for £225,000 and moved in with a 100% mortgage from the Rank Organisation and the running costs grant aided partly by the government (the Office of Arts and Libraries which later became the Department of National Heritage) and partly through the Eady Levy. In 1985, the Eady Levy Act was repealed.

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Beaconsfield - United Kingdom - 1971 - 1967 - North Thames Gas Board - Kings College, Cambridge - Rank Organisation - Office of Arts and Libraries - Department of National Heritage - Eady Levy - 1985

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The NFTS has since been funded by the Government, via (today) the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and the television and film industries. The school's director is British film producer Nik Powell (since 2003). Despite the fact that the NFTS enjoys a good reputation as a leading European film school, in the past some students reported that a few of the courses (specifically the screenwriting course) were not up to standard.

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Department for Culture, Media and Sport - Nik Powell

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