Top Bafta award for film and TV school

The National Film and Television School (NFTS) will receive the award for outstanding British contribution to cinema at the Baftas next month, it has been announced.

The school, which counts directors Lynne Ramsay and David Yates and animator Nick Park among its alumni, is being recognised for providing training for the next generation of creative talent, many of whom go on to win Baftas themselves.

Previous recipients include Sir Kenneth Branagh, Sir Derek Jacobi, Sir Ridley and Tony Scott, and the Harry Potter movies.

Marc Samuelson, chairman of Bafta’s film committee, said: “I am thrilled that the National Film and Television School will receive this honour. The NFTS provides a fantastic training ground for the next generation of creative talent.”