Your graduation is a moment to celebrate all of your hard work and achievements!
We are proud to announce that the Graduation ceremony for the class of 2025 will take place on Tuesday, 9th December 2025.
This will be held at BFI Southbank from 12pm - 5pm.
Below is everything you need to know about your big day!
Venue
Your ceremony and reception will be held in BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE18XT
On the day, you will need to arrive at 12pm, which is one hour before your ceremony begins. This is to allow time for registration, photography and gown collection.
Getting there: More information on how to get to the venue can be found here
Accessibility Information: Accessibility information for the venue can be found here
If you have any additional questions please email: bookings@centralfilmschool.com
Gown hire
Graduates are welcome to wear gowns for the ceremony. Gowns should be ordered from Ede & Ravenscroft and, once ordered, will be available for collection from the ceremony venue.
Enter the Institution Name: Central Film School
Select the Event date: 9th December 2025
Select your award/degree: Bachelors Degrees – Falmouth/Masters Degrees – Falmouth
The deadline for ordering gowns is 17th November 2025.
Please note there will be no spare gowns to hire on the day.
CFS Alumni Network
We’re delighted to announce the launch of the Central Film School Alumni Network - a community for CFS graduates to connect, collaborate, and stay informed about opportunities within the film industry.
Share your latest projects, explore career opportunities, or exchange ideas with fellow alumni. This community is here to support and inspire you.
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Photography
You may bring your own camera or video camera to the ceremony, but please be considerate of those sitting around you if photographing or filming during the event.
Professional photography will be done on the day of graduation if you’d like to have photos taken of yourself, family and friends (however, photo sessions cannot be booked in advance).
Wherever possible we would encourage you to have your photographs taken prior to your ceremony.
Clothing on the day
Graduation ceremonies are formal occasions and therefore smart dress is appropriate. Remember your clothes can be seen under your gowns. Students are welcome to wear traditional or national dress.
Please note that shorts, denim and trainers are not appropriate attire for a graduation ceremony.
Carlie Tufnell Spark Fund
In memory of Carlie Tufnell, a former student of Central Film School, the charitable trust set up in his name has created a developmental fund for new graduates of CFS to support bringing their short-film projects to fruition.
The awarded amount, of up to £10,000, will be allocated through the submission of written bids followed by a presentation, with a shortlist of applicants pitching to a panel made up of CFS staff and trustees of the Carlie Tufnell Charitable Trust.
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Children
We understand that your ceremony is a family celebration and children are welcome to attend. However, the ceremony is a formal occasion and therefore may not be appropriate for young children.
Data Protection
All graduates attending the ceremony should be aware of the following:
- Your name (as registered with the School) will be printed in the School’s graduation ceremony programme. This is distributed to all those attending the ceremony. Please note that your degree classification will not be printed in this programme or announced at the ceremony.
When you complete your booking you will be given the opportunity to inform us if you do not wish for your name to be included.