U.Okay. nationwide treasure Louis Theroux is to be awarded the annual Honorary Fellowship from the Nationwide Movie and Tv Faculty (NFTS).
The British broadcaster has lengthy been the face of documentary-making within the U.Okay. and abroad along with his Bizarre Weekends, When Louis Met…, My Scientology Film and Surviving America’s Most Hated Household reveals.
Now, the celebrated London movie faculty will acknowledge Theroux’s contribution to and impression on the medium because the NFTS Board of Governors names him the recipient of 2025’s fellowship prize.
“I’m massively grateful to be provided this Honorary Fellowship by the Nationwide Movie and Tv Faculty,” stated Theroux. “I got here into the trade greater than 30 years in the past, feeling like a trespasser, an imposter, in a task meant for another person, worrying that I might be came upon, hoping I might maintain going for a couple of extra months, since I used to be having fun with it a lot. All these years later, I’ve realized that ‘protecting going’ could also be one of the best definition of success.”
He continued: “My hope is that this fellowship will likely be an opportunity to attach with youthful people who find themselves beginning out, individuals who, like me, are nonetheless figuring issues out — sharing the few issues I’ve realized, and extra necessary, studying from them.”
The Fellowship, awarded yearly to people who’ve made an excellent contribution to the trade, will likely be offered to Theroux by Sophie Turner Laing, chair of the NFTS Board of Governors in the course of the Faculty’s Class of 2025 commencement ceremony, as a consequence of happen March 7 in London.
Laing added: “Louis Theroux’s work has had an simple impression on the documentary style, inspiring numerous filmmakers to push boundaries and discover untold tales. We’re thrilled to current him with this yr’s Honorary Fellowship and to have fun his immense contribution to the world of factual filmmaking. His potential to attach with audiences and uncover highly effective human tales makes him a real icon within the trade.”
Earlier recipients of the Honorary Fellowship embrace Barbara Broccoli, Jack Thorne, Sally Wainwright, Nick Park, Lynne Ramsay, Sam Mendes and Malorie Blackman.
