Oscar nominated director and BFI fellow, Steve McQueen delivered this year’s Colin Young Annual Lecture, in conversation with the film critic Jason Solomons. The Colin Young lecture is a prestigious event that was established in 2007 to celebrate the 80th birthday of the National Film and Television School’s founding director, Colin Young, CBE. Colin Young himself was in attendance as was NFTS director, Nik Powell and a packed audience of students and alumni.
British filmmaker and artist, Steve McQueen is the recipient of numerous awards including an OBE and CBE. His first feature, Hunger, won the Camera d’Or at the Cannes film festival and Shame, starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan, won two ‘Best Film’ awards when it premiered at Venice Film Festival. His third film, 12 Years a Slave was adapted from a memoir by Solomon Northup and won three Academy Awards including ‘Best Motion Picture’.
Steve’s masterclass was ‘inspirational and insightful’ according to Games Design student, Laura Dodds while Producing and Directing Television Entertainment student, Meera Patel said: “When your hero comes to school & he is everything you hoped for!” NFTS senior coordinator, Shakil Mohammed summed it up for everyone with: “Still buzzing after hearing director, Steve McQueen speaking!”
