York Student Television (YSTV) was founded at the university in 1967 and is England's oldest student television station.[107] YSTV once held the world record for longest continuous television broadcast under a single director.[108] It was named the best student television station at the 2012, 2014 and 2019[109] NaSTA Awards.[110] The University of York Filmmaking Society was a student-run filmmaking group; between 1999 and 2014 its members made two feature films and many shorts, some of which were shown at national film festivals.