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NFTS appoints Game of Thrones Assistant Director

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Stuart Renfrew to lead NFTS Assistant Directing & Floor Managing Diploma

London, 31st May 2016: Highly experienced Assistant Director, Stuart Renfrew, has been appointed to run the National Film and Television School Diploma in Assistant Directing and Floor Managing, which is delivered in partnership with the BBC. Stuart has been First Assistant Director across a number of high profile films and TV series including Mrs Henderson Presents, The Queen, Bridget Jones Diary, Pride and Game of Thrones.

Stuart Renfrew says: “It is a privilege to run the Assistant Directing diploma at the NFTS, which has an incredible reputation for building careers and industry leaders. I love to encourage and mentor new talent and I can’t wait to meet and start working with the students!”

Nik Powell, NFTS director says: “We are incredibly honoured that Stuart has accepted the position of running our Assistant Directing course. He is extremely experienced and the students who are lucky enough to gain a place will receive enormous benefit from his tutelage.”

The 12-month course, which is delivered in partnership with the BBC and supported by the Assistant Directors Association and the Production Guild, will equip students with the skills required to build a successful future career as a First, Second, Third Assistant Director or Floor Manager. As with all NFTS courses, the diploma is both hands on and practical and students will benefit from ten days’ work experience.

Applications for the Assistant Directing and Floor Managing Diploma are open until July 7th 2016 and the course will commence in September 2016. There is an open day for the course on Wednesday the 29th of June between 10.30am and 1pm, please visit https://www.nfts.co.uk/sign-me-up/open-days to sign up. 

Contact for further information: Vicky Hewlett, Head of PR and Communications, NFTS: VHewlett@nfts.co.uk

About the National Film and Television School

The NFTS is one of the world's leading film, games and television schools. It has been cited by some media as one of the top five film schools globally and by one as the No.1 international film school. In 1967, the government recommended the creation of a national film school for the UK and in 1971 the National Film School opened its doors for the first time focussing on postgraduate education. In the 1980s, the school officially changed its name to the National Film and Television School to incorporate the demand for courses in television production and has since added games to its remit.

NFTS prides itself on producing world-class, award-wining industry leaders. It has more Student Academy Awards (Foreign Category) than any other film school. NFTS students and graduates also regularly win BAFTAs and have won the short film category for the last three years. Other prestigious accolades include the Grierson Award for Best Student Documentary, which NFTS students have won for the last three years as well as multiple Royal Television Society student awards and Annecy Animation Awards. NFTS graduates have gone on to win seven Oscars and 100 BAFTAs with alumni including cinematographer, Roger Deakins (12 times Oscar nominee); BAFTA winning director, David Yates, (best known for directing the Harry Potter films); Oscar winning animator Nick Park (creator of Wallace & Gromit) and Oscar winning composer Dario Marianelli among others. The NFTS is a registered charity (313429). For more information see www.nfts.co.uk

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