John Boorman launches Irish Film School

Legends of the Irish film industry John Boorman and Kieran Corrigan have today launched the Irish Film School at the Lir Academy Dublin.

Starting from Monday October 22nd, the Irish Film School, based at The Lir Academy in central Dublin, will provide intensive, hands-on classes in filmmaking taught by leading international film and TV professionals, including Hollywood legend Roger Corman and 2018 Academy Award winners DNEG. Boorman said of the school "I founded Irish Film School in order to help young filmmakers to avoid all of the mistakes that I have made during my life in film." The school has partnered with The London Film Institute and China Film and will expand to London and Beijing.

Concept

The Irish Film School was originally set up in January 2018. The idea was conceived by iconic film director John Boorman and leading film producer and financier Kieran Corrigan. Irish Film School provides professional training courses in filmmaking, film production, visual FX and the business of film. The training courses have been carefully designed by the founders who lead a team of accomplished instructors, including Hollywood legend Roger Corman and Academy Award winning VFX house DNEG.

These courses will help students to develop the creative, technical and business filmmaking skills needed for today’s dynamic global film industry. They will also be able to network with fellow students, instructors and industry professionals during each course.

"Expert Instructors"

These intensive, hands-on classes are taught by the world’s most experienced film and TV professionals. Instructors are fully qualified, active members of the film industry in all fields of filmmaking: directing, producing, screenwriting, visual FX, cinematography, lighting, sound, editing, post-production and more.

IFS instructors also work at the business end of the film industry in the domains of finance, legal, tax, insurance, sales and distribution.

Speaking this new concept, John Boorman said today: “Filmmaking is the process of turning money into light and then back into money again. In the past I have often been asked to help out and teach this concept by the film industry and I really do what I can. Young filmmakers often come to me to ask for advice and I try to give it to them. I have fifty years of experience in filmmaking and I founded Irish Film School in order to help young filmmakers to avoid all of the mistakes that I have made during my life in film. Also, to communicate my thoughts about film and the kind of film that can be made in the future, using the most modern technologies and equipment."

To find out more about courses at the school, go to: https://www.irishfilmschool.com/