We pride ourselves on producing not only creative filmmakers, but also professionals, who are able to go straight into the industry after studying with us. A Met Film School internal survey showed that 70% of our alumni are working in the creative industries.
We have great industry links and do our best to help our ex-students on their career paths.
We catch up with our alumni on a regular basis to find out what they are getting up to since leaving their study programme. Here are a few examples of the kinds of things our students go on to do after finishing their courses.
Our alumni have worked for the following:
BBC
BBC Writers Academy
BBC Drama
BBC Multiplatform
BBC3
Universal
19 Entertainment
The Weinstein Company
Elite Model Management
Warp Films
Steel Mill Pictures
Prime Focus
MTV
Nokia
Red Bull
Pulse Films
HMX Media
Remedy Productions
Einstein Films
Blinkbox
Adidas
LG
Alison Jackson Photography
Glenrothes Whisky
Talkback Thames
FilmFour
Vertigo Entertainment
Cinesite
Callbox Diary Service
Film departments of CAFOD, WSPA and the United Nations
Sayle Screen
Disney
Scott Free
Our alumni have gone on to contribute to all kinds of productions, including:
Downton Abbey
One Day (set for release in 2011)
Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans 2
Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs)
Prince of Persia
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Harry Potter
Young Victoria
Hippie Hippie Shake
Wolverine
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Dark Knight
St Trinians
Eastenders
Holby City
Freshly Squeezed
Gonzo with Alexa Chung
NME Awards
Dr Who
Torchwood
Strictly Come Dancing
Casualty
Holby City
Heroes
Survivors
So You Think You Can Dance?
The Cut
Robin Hood
Merlin
Doctors
Poirot
Alexander McQueen tribute shoot
Our alumni have gone on to fulfil the roles of:
Director
Producer
Assistant Director
Production Secretary
Director of Photography
Production Assistant
Runner
1st AD
Script Supervisor
Gaffer
Focus Puller
Editor
Production Designer
Production Assistant
Props department
Our alumni films have screened at the following festivals:
Tribeca Film Festival
The Rome International Film Festival
Branchage Jersey Film Festival
First Glance Festival, Philadelphia
Hollywood Film Festival
Toronto Students Film Festival
Very Short Movies Festival
Portobello Film Festival
Babelgum Online Film Festival
London Short Film Festival
London Independent Film Festival
Asian Side of the Doc
Toronto Jewish Film Festival
San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transsexual Film Festival
15th Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Closet Cinema, Southwest Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Iris Prize, Cardiff
Image+Nation, Montreal
Belgrade International Queer Film Festival
Image Out, The Rochester Lesbian and Gay Film & Video Festival
Reel Pride 2010, Fresno Queer Film Festival
18 Mix Brazil Festival
TIGLFF
The Neon
Netherlands Film Festival
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Brisbane Queer Film Festival
Tornio GLBT Film Festival
Big Sky Documentary Festival
Sydney Underground Film Festival
Kids First! Film Festival
Saint Petersburg International Youth Film Festival
Palm Springs
Rhode Island
IndieFest
Cambridge Film Festival
Artsfest Birmingham
Our alumni work has also been available to view via:
Channel 4
Picture House cinemas
The BBC Film Network
More4
Altered Images Student Post Production
iTunes
Amazon VOD
Propeller TV
BUG at the BFI Southbank
Peccadillo Pictures 2011 Short Film Compilation
Shorts International
Our alumni have also achieved the following:
BAFTA Nomination
Their film rights acquired by HBO
Named a ‘Director to watch’ by MovieScope magazine
A development fund through Sheffield DocFest
Won best actress in the London Independent Film Festival
Co-Produced their own feature film idea with Met Film
Meet the Alumni
You can hear directly from our recent graduates about their work and their experience at the Met Film School through our Meet the Alumni blog section.
Professional Practice Certificate (PPC)
Students on our Six-Month, and One and Two-Year programmes who demonstrate discipline, communication and teamwork, management, planning and organisation skills, initiative and filmsense are awarded the unique Met Film School Professional Practice Certificate and access to our Industry Placement Scheme.
The Met Film School Industry Placement Scheme seeks to award students from our one and two-year programmes with placements within the film, television and media industries. These placements can often provide valuable experience and contacts and be a first step into a career within the creative industries.
The PPC is designed to assess students across five criteria, each of which matches transferable skills relevant for the workplace and a busy production environment. These include skills necessary for good project management such as discipline, communication and teamwork and creative strengths such as filmsense and initiative. The Professional Practice Certificate is assessed by tutors, peers and student self-assessment and awarded after a process of reviewing a portfolio submitted by students.
The Met Film School Industry Placement Scheme seeks to award students from our Six-Month and one and two-year programmes with placements within the film, television and media industries. These placements can often provide valuable experience and contacts and be a first step into a career within the creative industries.
For more information on the Professional Practice Certificate or to publicise your vacancy or placement to our graduates please contact maureen@metfilm.co.uk.