On Tuesday this week, in common with many of you, and other organisations around the world, we posted a black tile on all our Instagram channels. Here’s why: We live in a world surrounded by injustice. There are remarkable and passionate people throughout the world doing incredible work to shine a light on such injustices … Read more
This week we catch up with another of our MA Cinematography students, Vernon Dolan. One of seven students on the course, Vernon had already worked in the industry in Germany for many years on German TV productions as well as major international productions such as Cloud Atlas and Homeland, before joining the course. Originally from Ireland, … Read more
Renowned creative institutions team up to offer innovative degree completion paths in Canada and Europe, delivering global industry-ready graduates in as few as two years. Announcement Highlights MetFilm School has partnered with Vancouver Film School (VFS) to offer an exclusive accelerated pathway programme that will enable VFS students to obtain both a VFS industry diploma … Read more
MetFilm School Berlin’s first MA Cinematography intake is now more than halfway through and we’re already excited to see what our students will be achieving next. One of seven students on the course, Eyad Alshaar, joined after completing a BA in Visual Communication which provided the provided foundations of cinematography. Not long after, a piece … Read more
We’ve all been there. Scrolling through Netflix for the fourth night in a row, unable to make a decision. To help ease the pressure this month, we’d like to invite you along to our new MetFilm Sofa Cinema! Using Netflix Party, we’ll be hosting synchronised screenings of films from our in-house production company, MetFilm Production. … Read more
Shortly after turning 30, Francesca Zerenghi realised it was time to make a change. Following her passion for the arts, she enrolled on our MA Cinematography course in 2016 and hasn’t looked back since. Fast forward to the present and Francesca has a lot to show for her leap of faith. She has built a … Read more
We all tell stories for a reason. Sometimes it’s simply to entertain, at other times it’s to provoke, to change people’s perspective on the world, and sometimes it’s a call to action. A few weeks ago in a Financial Times article: The Pandemic is a Portal – Indian novelist Arundhati Roy was quoted: “In the … Read more
One of the students on the Two-Day Intensive Filmmaking weekend course in March, Deron Douglas, was the winner of the inaugural 2019 European Union (EU) Jamaica Short Film competition with his entry, The Tree Speaks. Deron will be coming over especially for the course, on an all-expenses-paid trip, from Jamaica. The EU in Jamaica launched … Read more
MetFilm School Berlin, partnered with Viacom’s MTV Staying Alive Foundation last year, to award a full scholarship for the professional advancement of female filmmakers. The 2019 Voices That Matter Scholarship – Women in the Screen Industries – was created to support the next generation of female filmmakers, recognising the importance of accessibility and equality within the screen … Read more
On Wednesday 27th November, we once again celebrated the work of our students past and present, at the fourth annual Smart Screen Creative Awards. Students from MetFilm School London, Berlin, and ScreenSpace, their friends and family, industry guests, staff and tutors gathered once again at the Ham Yard Hotel for a prestigious ceremony hosted by … Read more