Met Film School

MetFilm School (MFS) is a private film school based in London within Ealing Studios. MetFilm consists of MetFilm School (London and Berlin), MetFilm Production, MetFilm Sales, MetFilm Features, and ScreenSpace.

MetFilm School
MottoCreative. Practical. Connected.
TypePrivate University
Established2003
Location
London
,
United Kingdom
CampusEaling Studios
AffiliationsCILECT
Websitewww.metfilmschool.ac.uk


Faculty

MetFilm's Director is Jonny Persey, while the school's CEO is former ICMP's registrar and commercial director, David Howell. The school has an advisory board which includes Sir Alan Parker, Stephen Frears, Heather Rabbatts, Barnaby Thompson, 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.[1]

History
Adebukola Oladipupo in MTV Shuga filmed live over 4 countries in 2020

MetFilm School was founded in 2003, one of the co-founders was Luke Montague, and moved from its original Clapham Junction location to Ealing Studios, London. In 2006, MetFilm launched its production company, MetFilm Production. In 2007, 25 students enrolled on the school first BA course validated by the University of West London. The school launched its BA Practical Filmmaking with 119 students in 2009. MetFilm Production's Little Ashes and French Film 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 YouTube creators and MetFilm students.

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

Alumni

Tunde Aladese who was a Nigerian actor has gone on to create 65 episodes of the coronavus inspired MTV Shuga drama funded by the United Nations,The series was based in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Cote D’Ivoire and all of the filming was done by the actors themselves.[2]

gollark: As planned.
gollark: Unfortunately, I don't have pickle units. However, I do have unit pickles.
gollark: Oh, it must have memetic hazard filters.
gollark: * perfection
gollark: The sheer pefection.

References
  1. "Pathways to the NFTS". National Film and Television School.
  2. Jack, Fisher (1 July 2020). "Nigerian Actress / Screenwriter (Tunde Aladese) Writes Coronavirus Hit African Lockdown Series – Sponsored by UN". EURweb. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

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