Screen Academy Scotland

The Screen Academy Scotland is a collaboration between Napier University and Edinburgh College of Art. It was opened in August 2005 [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2005/08/22125833] by the then First Minister of Scotland, Jack McConnell, and is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Both Napier and ECA already had established film making courses. The Academy offers practical, project-based, postgraduate courses. A new Production Cente was opened in August 2006 by Napier Honorary Graduate Tilda Swinton.

Sir Sean Connery and Dame Judi Dench are patrons of the Academy. [ [http://news.napier.ac.uk/press/articles/article_10334.htm Napier University News Centre : Sir Sean Connery Named Patron of Screen Academy Scotland ] ]

The Academy is one of six centres of excellence recognised by Skillset, the Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual Industries. See also Scottish Screen, the national body for film and television in Scotland.

Alumni

Notable alumni of Screen Academy Scotland include Lin Anderson, the writer.

References

External links

* [http://www.screenacademyscotland.ac.uk/ Screen Academy Scotland website]