It is one of the largest full-time film schools in the UK, offering both bachelor's and master's degrees, and is situated in the city centre of Leeds.

Notable alumni of the film school include Tunji Akinsehinwa,[1] Peter Cattaneo, Nazrin Choudhury,[2] Kim Crowther,[3] Simon Crowther,[4] Jeremy Dyson, Mark Herman,[5] Alison Hume,[6] Katarzyna Klimkiewicz,[7] Bharat Nalluri, Faisal A. Qureshi,[8] Chi Thai,[9] Natasha Sayce-Zelem,[10] Mohamed Al-Daradji and Fabian Wagner.

The school has close working relationships with Screen Yorkshire and ITV participates in local, regional, national and international film festivals.

[14] In 2005, the school moved into a new facility in the Electric Press building on Millennium Square in Leeds.

In 2017, the school announced plans to move into a brand new £75 million creative arts building, as part of Leeds Beckett University in 2020.