Beaconsfield Film Studios in these studios, including: Several other films and TV shows are confirmed by IMDb as having been produced in the studios by other film production companies during that time: The studios are now exclusively the home of the National Film and Television School, whose alumni have won numerous BAFTA awards and Oscars. The NFS was created in 1970 and in 1971 bought the studios to be its home, thanks to a loan from the Rank Organisation, producers of the Carry On film series and owners at the time of the nearby Pinewood Studios. It was renamed the National Film and
Highbury Studios throughout the Rank Organisation, which had suffered heavy financial losses. Occasional films were still made there by other companies, and it became increasingly used as a television studio. Highbury Studios The Highbury Studios were a British film studio located in Highbury, North London which operated from 1937 until 1956. The studios were constructed by the producer Maurice J. Wilson. During its early years the studio was hired out to independent production companies. Following the Second World War, Highbury was acquired by the Rank Organisation which used it to make low-budget second features featuring the company's rising actors. The studio was