Screen Academy Scotland

For over thirty years Edinburgh Napier University has been the Scottish centre of excellence for practice-based film and television higher education courses. Graduates of Napier from the 1980s onwards, for example Lynne Ramsay, Neville Kidd, Andy Goddard and Benjamin Kracun, are now established as award-winning international film makers. In 2005 Edinburgh Napier was the lead partner setting up Screen Academy Scotland (together with Edinburgh College of Art). Accredited as a Skillset Film Academy SAS was supported with additional capital and revenue funding from the BFI/National Lottery to establish high quality, well-resourced post-graduate courses such as MA Film, MA Scriptwriting and MFA Advanced Film Practice which provide a vital part of the talent development pipeline for the screen sector. The cameras, grip, and lighting production equipment and post-production editing, and sound facilities are industry standard. The courses are delivered by lecturers who all bring professional knowledge and experience. Additional course enhancement funding from Creative Skillset (2005-17) provided bursaries and ensured that students gained experience of current industry practice by supporting incoming professional masterclasses and mentoring.