Founded in 2008, Central Film School is a specialist film school based in Clapham, South West London, that offers BA and MA programmes, as well as a portfolio of non-accredited short courses, in filmmaking, acting and screenwriting. The school has provided students from all over the world with the fundamental skills needed to become professionals in the film and TV industry. CFS degrees are validated by Falmouth University - Rated No.1 Arts University in the UK. The schools mission is to give independent voices the skills and knowledge needed to tell their stories through film with a 'practical-first' approach. This allows CFS to train filmmakers, actors and screenwriters to work in the industry as soon as they graduate, both in the UK and internationally.