Created by students, for students, championing the work of budding filmmakers at the University of York – one of the UK’s top Film and Television production departments. In addition to these screenings, LUMA also includes a range of talks and workshops from leading professionals in the UK film & television industry. Past festivals have welcomed Oscar-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins, television writer, actor and producer Charlie Higson, BAFTA-nominated director Peter Webber and bestselling novelist and screenwriter Anthony Horowitz amongst many more. Productions that have screened at LUMA have gone on to win awards and recognition at both a national and international level, with BAFTA nominations and Royal Television Society Awards.