United Kingdom, Feb. 27 -- Christie(R) is pleased to announce this year's National Film and Television School (NFTS) Most Promising Student Award, an award Christie has sponsored for 19 years. The winner of this year's award is Creative Business MA student, Cody Updegrave, who was praised for his hard work, commitment, and leadership qualities. Previous award winners have gone on to make stellar introductions to their careers, gracing the global stage at international film festivals and winning further awards for their work.

NFTS alumni have won 14 Oscars, 165 BAFTA awards and earned more student academy award nominations than any other film school. Previous NFTS Most Promising Student award winner of 2015, Joe Murtagh, went on to write, c...