MetFilm School (MFS) is a private

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based in London within

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. MetFilm consists of MetFilm School (London, Berlin and Leeds), MetFilm Production, MetFilm Sales, MetFilm Features, and ScreenSpace.

Faculty

MetFilm's Director is

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, while the school's CEO is former ICMP's registrar and commercial director, David Howell. The school has an advisory board which includes

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, Jill Tandy, Cameron McCracken, Tony Orsten, David Kosse, Michael Gubb. The school has informal ties with the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire and many NFTS graduates teach at the MFS.

History

MetFilm School was founded in 2003, by Luke Montagu and

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, and moved from its original Clapham Junction location to

, London. In 2006, MetFilm launched its production company, MetFilm Production. In 2007, 25 students enrolled on the school first BA course validated by the

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. The school launched its BA Practical Filmmaking with 119 students in 2009. MetFilm Production's

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and

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were released in the UK and other territories. In 2012, the school opened up a satellite school in BUFA studios, Berlin and in 2015, the school in Berlin collaborated with YouTube to launch a large studio with production and training facilities for

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creators and MetFilm students. In 2016, MetFilm launched 20 new courses in London and two in Berlin.

Alumni

Tunde Aladese, Nigerian actor and screenwriter Rina Yang, British-Korean-Japanese Cinematographer

External links

The Guardian: "The media industry is changing fast, but universities aren't keeping up"
* ttps://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/tech/metfilm-school-partners-with-hire-firm-procam/5135199.article Broadcast: "MetFilm School partners with hire firm Procam"br>London Post: "Winners revealed at Smart Screen Creative Awards 2018"The World News: "Would be graduates from Burnley, Pendle and Ribble Valley warned to get university applications in before January deadline"

References

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