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Virgin Atlantic has announced that it has once again joined up with the National Film and Television School (NFTS) to showcase new filmmakers as part of its 'Film Festival in the Sky'.

Since February this year, the airline has been showing nine short films made by graduates of the NFTS on its inflight entertainment system.

Passengers have been watching the films and voting on their favourite. By September the three films with the most votes will be assessed by a panel of respected figures from the film industry.

The overall winner will receive two return Virgin Atlantic flights and all three shortlisted filmmakers will have their work shown until the end of the year, meaning that thousands of passengers will see them.

NFTS director Nik Powell said: 'We are proud of the quality of our films and it is exciting to have them showcased on Virgin Atlantic in this competition.

'Our filmmakers go on to work at the very top levels in the film and television industry and I am sure that the passengers will enjoy watching the films that have been made here at the NFTS.'

Virgin Atlantic's inflight entertainment system, V:Port, offers passengers more than 300 hours of video and audio on demand.

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