A BUDDING film producer has landed the most prestigious scholarship award in the country.

Hannah Cole, from Binfield, will receive an £8,000 BAFTA Scholarship to study for the Diploma in Production Management at the National Film and Television School (NFTS).

The University for the Creative Arts graduate, 23, was awared a first class honours degree in Film Production last year, with her graduation film Spilt Milk (2016) screened at numerous festivals including the Royal Television Society, Iris Prize Festival and the London Short Film Festival.

Ms Cole said: “I'm very grateful to be awarded a BAFTA Scholarship, and am hugely honoured to be named a Prince William Scholar through the support of Warner Bros.

"It means I'm able to focus on the course without having the added pressures of trying to fund my studies alongside the course.

"To be supported by such prestigious organisations is a proud achievement and I'm looking forward to seeing what opportunities it brings."

Ms Cole continued her working relationship with writer Dillon Beagley and both were commissioned by Screen South Random Acts to make their next short film, Me, the Elephant. Her professional experience includes freelancing within location departments on feature films and television shows, such as Jurassic World 2, Tomb Raider and Black Mirror, something she hopes to continue in between her studies at the NFTS.