Connery family to open filmmaking institute in Edinburgh within 18 months
The NFTS Sean Connery Institute will provide training and pathways for Scottish film and TV talent.
What to know
- Sir Sean Connery's family is establishing the NFTS Sean Connery Institute in Edinburgh city centre in partnership with the National Film and Television School.
- The institute will provide training, screenings, masterclasses and events for emerging Scottish film and television talent, opening within 18 months.
- The project builds on the Sean Connery Foundation's work since 2022 supporting emerging Scottish creators, including the year-long Sean Connery Talent Lab launched in 2023.
- The family framed the initiative as honoring Connery's belief that talent is distributed equally but opportunity is not, reflecting values of fairness and hard work he held dear.
This is a positive legacy initiative that will genuinely help Scottish film talent.
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“Good news for Scottish film creative talents…I'd imagine Big Sean himself would have been delighted at the idea of this helping fresh talent in Scotland”
LordWoolamaloo · Mastodon ↗
“Together with the Sean Connery Foundation, we have an extraordinary opportunity to build on Sean's legacy and his deep connection to Scotland by creating a genuine pathway into and through the Scottish screen industry.”
Jon Wardle, NFTS director · BBC News ↗
Sir Sean Connery's family/children Founders of the instituteSean Connery Foundation Partner organizationNational Film and Television School (NFTS) Partner institutionJon Wardle NFTS director
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“Our father believed deeply in fairness, hard work, and supporting talented people in need.”
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Good news for Scottish film creative talents https://www. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmew9q 277kpvo I'd imagine Big Sean himself would have been delighted at the idea of this helping fresh talent in Scotland # film
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Sean Connery Talent Lab launched with NFTS — The foundation began working with the National Film and Television School on an intensive year-long development programme bringing together emerging Scottish writers, directors, producers, cinematographers and editors.
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Sean Connery Foundation established to support Scottish talent — The foundation was set up in late 2022 with the aim of supporting emerging Scottish talent primarily in film-making and golf, following Sir Sean's death in October 2020.