What makes the LFA unique?
The London Film Academy is an exciting and innovative venture in practical film training based in the hub of one of the world’s leading film capitals. Founded in 2002, in less than four years the LFA’s commitment to practical courses in all the key areas of filmmaking is proven to get results. The LFA is producing a new generation of filmmakers meeting the industry demand for individuals who are multi-skilled, collaborative and innovative. Our graduates have successfully entered the film and television industry with an unparalleled breadth of experience and specialised knowledge proving they have a unique advantage over those graduates who have focused knowledge in only one area. The LFA’s commitment to teaching a wider range of practical skills, working on both film and digital mediums, allows students to find their creative voices whilst also enhancing their chances of making a living and forging a successful career in this field.
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So why choose a relatively new film school
that is taking on the giants of the UK film
school world? The answer is simple. The LFA
punches above its weight and expects everyone
who comes on the course to do the same. The
LFA is small and personable. It is about passion
for film. It is about people. Film-making
is one of the most team-intensive industries
around. If you can't communicate, co-operate
and lead then you are going to struggle in
anything. You're certainly going to struggle
in film-making where you need everyone around
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Dave
Cray, LFA Diploma graduate 2004 |
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As technology changes so do our courses. We incorporate digital elements in all our training but remain primarily geared around working with professional 16mm film to give our students experience that is closest to the professional world of film making. Whatever the changes in technology, the language and grammar of making films always remain the same. Working primarily on 16mm film gives students a rare discipline and a higher quality of training that prepares them to work effectively and creatively within other mediums including digital technology.
Realistically, we all know a paper qualification isn’t enough to get a foot on the ladder in this competitive industry. What also counts is contacts and practical career advise and that’s what we provide. The LFA is unique in being able to offer all students free membership and access to events run by Club Panico, our emerging filmmakers' member’s club, situated in Covent Garden. The activities of the club aim to equip the students with a range of knowledge, contacts, skills, production support and discounted equipment/facilities hire to help students to make independent films and find work or work placements during our courses and long after they leave us.
Despite market forces, we continue to maintain our founding principle of affordable film training for all that is of a high standard and relevant to today’s industry. The school also supports cultural and social diversity with 50% of its intake comprising of international students from all over the world, selected from diverse social backgrounds. As a registered non-profit trust, we offer a higher level of accountability. All fees go into the courses and basic running expenses of the school. There are no hidden costs here at the LFA either. All equipment, facilities and materials, are provided for all workshops, exercises and short films and are included in the tuition fees.
The LFA is no fast food establishment. It is a small intimate film school, passionate about film and its students. As such, we continue to maintain a policy of small intakes on all courses, preserving a productive tutor to student ratio that allows for intensive group and one-to-one mentoring. Staff and tutors take pride in nurturing a uniquely intimate, intensive and creative energy within the school, facilitating a production house for innovation, professional development and excellence.
The LFA - a film school that gets results!
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It's undoubtedly a slick operation, filled
with an infectious energy. It is almost as
if, while other film schools churn out graduating
class after graduating class with bored ease
this youthful establishment is still excited
to be home to movie makers, not yet cynical
about the harsh world it is preparing its
children for |
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Fuji Film School Focus,
Exposure Magazine, 2003 |
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