Award-winning director John Boorman and producer Kieran Corrigan have opened a new film school which had its launch in Dublin at the Lir National Academy of Dramatic Art on Tuesday. The Irish Film School aims to offer courses addressing the craft and business of film-making. Speaking at the official launch, Mr Boorman said he had been “doing film for 60 years, and film has always been in crisis. John Boorman’s 1981 film Excalibur, filmed in Ireland using local actors, launched the careers of many leaders in the Irish film-making industry. Speaking to broadcaster Marian Finucane at the official launch, Mr Boorman said the courses will be most valuable to people already involved in the film industry or those who have done a film course.

Source: The Irish Times September 04, 2018 20:26 UTC