Founded in 2001, the LFA offers undergraduate, postgraduate and short courses, providing practical training across all key filmmaking disciplines.

[1][2][3] Based within a converted Methodist Church on Walham Grove, the London Film Academy was founded in 2001.

Daisy Gili and Anna MacDonald co-founded the Academy and have served as joint principals of the LFA for fifteen years, and remain so as at 2019.

[3] The London Film Academy announced a scholarship for emerging female filmmakers, worth £23,000, in September 2017.

[5] Amongst the academy's tutors are cinematographer Andrew Speller, director David Pope, and screenwriter Kay Stonham.