NFTS graduates have dominated nominations at the London Film Critics Circle Awards this week.
Recent graduate Paul Wright has been nominated for Breakthrough Director for his first feature film For Those In Peril and 35 graduates are involved in 14 films/ performances nominated for awards including graduate Clio Bernard’s film The Selfish Giant, which is nominated for British Film of The Year.
Other graduates include Production Designer Paul Kirby and two other graduates who worked on Paul Greengrass’ nominated film Captain Phillips. Four other graduates also worked on Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant, including Editor Nick Fenton, Re-recording Mixer Martin Jensen. And Editor Valerio Bonelli, along with five other graduates, worked on nominated film Philomena.
Valerio Bonelli recently paid homage to the NFTS saying: “The NFTS is an inspiring place for any young filmmaker that wants to prove and improve his skills. You get to meet passionate and competitive students and get to work on a wide range of different projects. I can't even imagine where I would be now if I hadn't gone to NFTS.”
The London Critics' Circle Film Awards are voted for by the UK’s longest standing and most prestigious critical organisation, which boasts 140 members who between them see every one of the hundreds of films released in the UK each year.
The other nominated films with graduate involvement are:
Gravity (three graduates)
Saving Mr Banks (one graduate)
Mandela: London Walk to Freedom (graduate),
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (graduate)
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (one graduate)
The Counselor (three graduates involved including Art Director Tom Weaving)
Welcome To The Punch (three graduates)
Byzantium (three graduates)
About Time (one graduate)
The Look of Love (one graduate)
Well done to all of the graduates. The Awards are announced on February 2, 2014.
