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Offering unique industry training in screen acting, film & television production and screenwriting

PROFESSIONAL SCREEN ACTING ACADEMY AND AWARD WINNING TALENT AGENCY

Our actors have won: Oscars, NTA’s & BAFTA’s

Offering unique industry training in screen acting, film & television production and screenwriting

PROFESSIONAL ACTING ACADEMY AND AWARD WINNING TALENT AGENCY

Our aim

Through our screen acting courses, we educate students to equip them with the necessary skills, tools, knowledge and psychological preparation which are essential to succeed in the film and TV industry.

Through an engaging, exciting and collaborative environment, we endeavour to develop highly competent actors who exhibit a proactive and professional attitude towards their career, craft and education. We encourage the development of a number of important transferable skills which will aid students in their personal lives, education and working lives.

We believe that in order to teach acting you must have trained at a high level. All YAFTA tutors are drama school trained actors, have professional screen acting experience in mainstream film & TV work, are paediatric first aid qualified and hold DBS certification when working with children or vulnerable adults.

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Acting for Screen Diploma

Progress to a professional screen actor with our Spotlight Accredited Diploma, teaching the theoretical and practical application of the craft with invaluable industry insight

Acting for Screen Diploma Fast Track

Become a Spotlight Registered Actor in 12 months via our 1 Year Accelerated Diploma

Introduction to Screen Acting

A 16 week course designed to introduce the fundamentals of screen acting and a great foundation course for the Acting for Screen Diploma

Classes

For beginner to more experienced performers, child to adult, weekly screen acting classes are available at the academy and online

Workshops

Learn direct from industry professionals from directors to casting agents

Screenwriting Diploma

A one year blended learning course teaching the technical and practical aspects of screenwriting

Industry opportunities

Our students have auditioned for, and secured roles in major film and TV productions including Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Happy Valley, In The Club, Hollyoaks, Holby City, Casualty, Game of Thrones, Homeland, The Current War, Funny Cow, Love Lies and Records, Armchair Detectives, Outlander, Cold Feet, Strike Series, Sky’s COBRA II, Last Tango in Halifax and many other productions for BBC, ITV, CBBC, Nickelodeon and more. Whether you’re a teen or adult, beginner or more advanced actor, our diploma programmes train students to become professional screen actors. Entry to the diploma programmes is via audition only, you can find out more below. Our evening classes are available for those who would like to learn to act for screen or simply to build confidence and meet new people.

Acting for screen diploma

Beginner to Professional Actor, 18 Month blended learning programme. Includes all training and actor tools.

YAFTA’s 18 month diploma course is a Spotlight accredited programme. This means that upon successful completion of this course, you will be eligible to join Spotlight Students who complete the diploma programme will have the opportunity to participate in the LA Intensive programme.

Acting for Screen Diploma Fast Track

Become a Spotlight Registered Actor in 12 months via our Fast Track Diploma programme.

Acting for Screen Diploma Scholarship

To celebrate the YAFTA Group’s 10 Year anniversary, we’re pleased to announce a new scholarship scheme with the release of 10 Diploma Scholarships for the October 2023 cohort. The Scholarship contributes 15% towards the total course fees and are awarded by judgement of the senior talent, management and lecturing team at YAFTA. All those who apply to the course will automatically be considered for a scholarship if they are successful in securing a place on the course.

Yafta introduction to screen acting course

The yafta introduction to screen acting course is 16 week course, delivered either online or in the classroom, which has been designed specifically for those who would like to learn about the fundamentals of screen acting.

The yafta applied screenwriting diploma

A one year blended learning course which requires attendance for 3 hours per week for 35 weeks of the year. In addition to the compulsory contact hours, students will have a distance learning element of the course to complete between sessions.

Acting for screen youth diploma

A one year, part time, blended learning course. The youth diploma has been designed for those aged 11 to 16 years
acting courses for children

Success stories

James Martin

We are absolutely thrilled for James and the entire team on ‘An Irish Goodbye’. What an amazing accomplishment. Having one of our actors in an Oscar winning film is the perfect way to celebrate our upcoming 10th Anniversary!

James moore

A huge congratulations to YAFTA Agency actor, James Moore who made history winning his NTA for Best Newcomer for his role as Ryan Stocks in Emmerdale. James was the first actor with a disability to win a National Television Award.
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NEW VOICE AWARDS

We won ‘Best Agency for New Talent’ at the New Voice Awards, part of the Edinburgh TV Festival.

WORKSHOPS - Early Booking Recommended – Reserve Your Spot Now!

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Career Boosters | Commercials | Starting January 2024

YAFTA Academy
9th January 2024
6:00 pm -
9:00 pm
CLOSES IN 1 month

4 week course, 6pm-9pm 4x weekly session.

January: 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th.

Early bird rate available at £295 for any bookings made by the end of November.

The first Career Booster course is on Commercials and will focus on teaching you everything you need to know to become a successful Commerical actor. Featuring in a commercial can be incredibly lucrative for an actor, however, acting for commercials is its own niche with a specific set of skills required to successfully land that commercial audition.

Derek is a lecturer on the YAFTA Acting for Screen Diploma Course. Derek has taught for over twenty years in L.A. He has had a successful acting career, starring in three TV series, appearing in over one hundred commercials, as well as working as a casting director running casting sessions for thousands of actors.

NON STUDENTS

£395

YAFTA STUDENTS

£395

DIPLOMA STUDENTS

£320

"The course has been amazing and has offered high quality teaching."

Kate Barkley - Acting for Screen Graduate

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