MetFilm School with campuses at Ealing studios in London and BUFA Studios in Berlin, has appointed David Howell as its new CEO. Howell is the former Commercial Director for The Institute of Contemporary Music and has almost 20 years’ experience working in higher education. Prior to his academic career, he was Executive General Manager for First Leisure Corporation.
“I am really excited about leading MetFilm School at this crucial time in the organisation’s development.” Howell commented “At MetFilm School we’re seeing a significant increase in student numbers; we’re in the first semester of our new BA in Content, Media and Film Production delivered in conjunction with University of West London – applications up two-fold for 2019 start – and we’re also launching another new degree, a BA in Screen Acting starting this September. Growing the organisation, in the UK, Germany and further afield is something I’m really looking forward to.”
Howell explained that MetFilm, as a whole organisation is absolutely unique – I have never come across a specialist organisation that has so many valuable links with the screen industry – whether that’s Hollywood actors, Oscar-winning directors and BAFTA winning producers or tech giants like Twitter and Microsoft.
“Our students have a remarkable opportunity to make the best links the industry has to offer and forge out hugely successful futures for themselves.” Howell commented.
Howell takes the quality of higher education seriously: he is a director of HESA, the Higher Education Statistics Agency and Independent HE – a national body for independent providers of higher education.