The Met Film School is proud to announce the formation of its new advisory board, comprising eleven accomplished industry professionals. The board will draw on its varied knowledge and expertise to advise on the future direction of the school and thereby help to enrich the student experience.

The advisory board is headed by award-winning director and Met Film School patron Stephen Frears, whose work includes widely acclaimed titles The Queen, Dangerous Liaisons and Dirty Pretty Things. Other members of the board include: Sarah Gavron, award-winning director of Brick Lane, the celebrated adaptation of Monica Ali’s bestseller; Judy Counihan, the Oscar-winning producer of Antonia’s Line, No Man’s Land and upcoming Met Film production French Film and former Director of Film at Skillset; Roger Laughton CBE is Chair of South West Screen and a Governor of the British Film Institute and brings a wealth of experience in film education and television production; Jill Tandy is Head of Commercial Affairs at NBC Universal International Television Production; Cameron McCracken is Managing Director of Pathe UK.

Also joining the advisory board, Michael Gubbins, editor of Screen International and Screendaily.com and media commentator, writes that “the marriage of education and industry is often a forced one, but not at the UK’s Met Film”.

Thomas Hoegh already has a close relationship with the Met Film School as founder of Arts Alliance and will contribute important support and advice as an advisory board member. Christoph Röhl is the former Course Director of the Met Film School and was instrumental in creating our initial range of courses.. Francis Seriau has also worked closely with the school as founder and managing director of Tech Music Schools. Susan Benn is founder and artistic director Performing Arts Labs, whose residential Screenwriters Labs are the longest running training and development programme for professional writers in film and media in the UK.

Dick Ross is former Chair of Graduate Film at New York and Columbia University and an accomplished screenwriter and consultant. Dick is delighted to be a member of the advisory board, commenting that “in my opinion, no other school in Britain can match its energy, courage and flair”.

Jonny Persey, Director of the Met Film School, says “We are thrilled that our new advisory board includes so many talented and experienced professionals; the breadth of expertise contained in the new board will be an invaluable asset in the school’s continual development”.