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Global streaming giant Netflix said it has made a £1million donation to the UK’s National Film and Television School (NFTS) to fund the launch of a new creativity hub at its Beaconsfield campus.
Netflix said the donation forms part of its Generation N commitment to UK skills and talent, which includes all of Netflix’s work with leading film schools, charities and industry organisations to open doors, build skills, and help creative careers grow.
The Netflix lounge
The new space, named The Netflix Lounge at NFTS, will sit at the heart of the School’s expanded campus and serve as a hub for collaboration, creativity and exchange between students, alumni and visiting filmmakers.
It is part of the School’s wider campus expansion project, which will increase student capacity by 25% and support wider access to world-class film and television training.
Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, said: “We’re proud to have been part of the UK’s creative community for more than 12 years, and we remain deeply committed to supporting the next generation of storytellers.”
“The Netflix Lounge at NFTS is a long-term investment in people, skills and ideas, and it builds on the wider work we’re doing across the UK through Generation N to help strengthen the talent pipeline that underpins one of the world’s great creative industries.”
The announcement comes ahead of a visit to NFTS by Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos, alongside the school’s Director Jon Wardle and producer Barbara Broccoli.
Generation N
Since 2021, Netflix has spent over £30 million on UK-based training initiatives.
This work will now be brought together under a single banner: Generation N, which encompasses Netflix’s commitment to skills, training and opportunity across the UK creative sector.
Under Generation N, Netflix’s UK talent initiatives will include long-standing partnerships with organisations like The National Youth Theatre, BAFTA Breakthrough, Women in Film &TV and ScreenSkills, as well as the Netflix Documentary Talent Fund, which is now in its fourth year.
Jon Wardle, Director of NFTS, said: “The UK’s film, TV and games industries depend on a constant flow of bold, original and highly skilled talent.”
“Netflix’s investment in the NFTS is a powerful vote of confidence in that future.”
Culture Secretary, Lisa Nandy, said: “Britain’s film and television industry is the envy of the world but it isn’t built on red carpets and premieres.”
“It’s built on people.
“The camera operators, the set designers, the editors, the writers, the extraordinary talent, on screen and off, who turn ideas into stories that travel the globe.”
“Talent is everywhere in this country.”
“Opportunity is not.”
“That’s why we’ve invested £10 million to expand the National Film and Television School.”
“When government and industry work together like this, we don’t just protect our creative industries, we grow them, creating opportunity, good jobs and stories that carry Britain’s voice to every corner of the globe.”