MetFilm

What MetFilm does

MetFilm is a privately held UK screen organisation operating four mutually-supported business units: MetFilm School, MetFilm Production, MetFilm Distribution, and MetFilm Sales. MetFilm School delivers undergraduate, postgraduate, and short courses in film, television, and online media across six campuses in London, Berlin, Birmingham, Brighton, Leeds, and Manchester, with students taught inside active production facilities including Ealing Studios, Garden Studios, Prime Studios, and Molecule Studios. MetFilm Production produces award-winning fiction and documentary films, including the Grierson Award-winning work in 2016 and 'The Reason I Jump' (three BIFA nominations in 2020). MetFilm Distribution, launched in October 2022, is a boutique all-rights distributor releasing a curated slate across the UK and Ireland, and MetFilm Sales operates as an international sales agency specialising in high-end single documentaries and feature films, with recent acquisitions such as 'Colors of White Rock' premiering at Tribeca 2026.

The business model is anchored by recurring tuition revenue from the school (undergraduate, postgraduate, and short courses, supported by a Launchpad Bursary offering up to one-third off tuition), supplemented by lumpy project-based revenue from production, transactional revenue from distribution, and licensing/royalty revenue from international sales. The company has 101–250 employees, is registered in the United Kingdom as MetFilm School Limited (company number 06723644), and is privately held with no disclosed external funding, parent company, or M&A activity. Strategic leadership is exercised by directors including Jonny Persey, honoured at the Odeon National Youth Film Awards. Subsidiary MetStudios extends the educational offering into games art, games design, and creative technologies.

Name

MetFilm

Legal name

MetFilm School Limited

Website

https://www.metfilm.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

MetFilm is a privately held UK screen organisation operating four units: a film school across six UK and Berlin campuses, an award-winning production company, a UK/Ireland distribution arm, and an international sales agency. It serves film students, independent producers, and global documentary audiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film Education & Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829)

akta.pro primary industry

Campus & Educational Screenings (Universities, Schools) (MPADAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts & Culture Documentaries (MPADADAI), Production Accounting & Business Affairs (Accounting, Legal Clearances) (MPADAFAM)

Keywords

• Film education
• Film production
• Film distribution
• Documentary filmmaking
• International film sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Ealing

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Film Education: Tuition fees from undergraduate, postgraduate, and short courses across multiple campuses in UK and Berlin
2. Film Production: Revenue from independent production company making high-quality fiction and documentary films for theatrical audiences worldwide
3. Film Distribution: Boutique all-rights distribution releasing curated slate of films across UK and Ireland
4. International Sales: International sales agency specializing in high-end single documentaries and feature films

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MetFilm is an integrated screen organization operating four interconnected businesses: MetFilm School provides undergraduate, postgraduate, and short courses across six campuses; MetFilm Production is an independent production company producing fiction and documentary films; MetFilm Distribution acquires and distributes films across all rights in the UK and Ireland; and MetFilm Sales functions as an international sales agency for documentaries and feature films.

Product overview

MetFilm is a screen organisation comprised of four mutually-supported businesses: MetFilm School (a film, TV, and online media educational institution offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and short courses across multiple campuses in the UK and Berlin), MetFilm Production (independent production company making fiction and documentary films), MetFilm Distribution (UK and Ireland all-rights distributor), and MetFilm Sales (international sales agency for documentaries and films). These four divisions operate independently but are united by a collective interest in developing the screen industries through education and industry engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MetStudios: Games art, games design and development, and creative technologies courses

Products and services

• MetFilm School Film education offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and short courses across six campuses including Ealing Studios and London (UK), Berlin and Leipzig (Germany), Leeds (UK), Birmingham (UK), and Kiev (Ukraine). Designed for prospective students seeking accredited filmmaking and screen industry education.
• MetFilm Production Independent production company producing fiction and documentary films. Serves as the in-house content creation arm within MetFilm, developing film projects for theatrical, festival, and distribution release.
• MetFilm Distribution Film distribution company that acquires and releases films across all rights in the UK and Ireland. Caters to rights holders and producers seeking domestic distribution for their content.
• MetFilm Sales International sales agency representing documentaries and feature films to global buyers. Targets producers and rights holders seeking international exposure for their content.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Garden StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2022MetFilm School partnered with Garden Studios to establish its fourth studio campus location in London, providing expanded facilities for practical filmmaking education.
• Prime StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2021MetFilm School launched a new Leeds campus at Prime Studios, providing students access to professional production facilities in Leeds.
• Ealing StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetFilm School London campus located at Ealing Studios, one of the oldest film studios in the world, providing students with access to professional filmmaking infrastructure.
• Molecule StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetFilm School Berlin campus facilities at Molecule Studios, supporting practical education in Berlin's film industry hub.
• House of MusicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting facility for MetFilm School Berlin campus, providing audio production capabilities.
• MetStudiosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated entity under MetFilm Companies umbrella offering games art and technology courses, expanding educational offerings beyond film.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Film and Television School (NFTS): UK's flagship film and television postgraduate school offering MA programs across directing, producing, cinematography, and screenwriting. Direct competitor for the same UK postgraduate student pool and industry-recognition positioning that MetFilm targets.
• London Film School: Long-established London-based postgraduate film school with international student body. Closely comparable to MetFilm on curriculum (MA in Filmmaking, Screenwriting, Cinematography), target postgraduate students, and tuition-based revenue model.
• London Film Academy: London-based independent film school offering practical filmmaking certificates, undergraduate, and short courses. Competes for the same UK-based and international students seeking hands-on, industry-focused film training.
• BIMM University: UK creative industries higher education group offering film, music, performing arts, and games courses. Operates an international partnership framework mentioned alongside MetFilm School's own and targets a similar international student demographic.
• Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD): US-based for-profit creative university offering BFA/MFA in film, performing arts, production design, and digital media. Comparable in for-profit structure, breadth of creative arts offering, and tuition-driven revenue model to MetFilm School.
• Dogwoof: UK-based independent documentary distributor and international sales agent. Directly comparable to MetFilm Distribution and MetFilm Sales in catalog focus on high-end documentaries and theatrical/sales business model.
• Altitude Film Distribution: UK independent film distributor releasing theatrical, home entertainment, and digital titles across multiple genres. Comparable boutique distribution business with similar UK theatrical release approach to MetFilm Distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Film4: UK public broadcaster-backed film commissioning, production, and distribution arm. Wider portfolio and larger budget, but overlapping with MetFilm Production on British independent feature/documentary commissioning and with MetFilm Distribution on UK theatrical release.
• Studiocanal: European theatrical distributor, sales agent, and production company owned by Canal+. Comparable to MetFilm's combined production + distribution + international sales model but at significantly larger scale and broader genre coverage.
• NYU Tisch School of the Arts: Large US university film school with graduate film, undergraduate film & television, and integrated production programs. Overlaps with MetFilm School on curriculum, prestige positioning, and career-pipeline reputation, though at much larger scale.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/metfilmschool
• YouTubeyoutube.com/metfilmschool
• Facebookfacebook.com/MetFilmSchool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/about
• Instagraminstagram.com/metfilmschool

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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