Birmingham Ormiston Academy and Saint Martin’s Institute of Higher Education have joined forces to set up the MarBoa Malta Film School. BOA students studying broadcasting, and SMI students reading for their creative computing degree, have spent two weeks in Malta visiting heritage sites, places of interest and any other aspect that grasps their imagination – all with the aim of developing material to communicate what Malta is all about to the world.
The students involved were putting their classroom theory into practice. Armed with this theory, the project is providing them with the skill to produce a real sellable product. The students are dealing with real world situations, involving planning, meeting targets and working with new people, all of which prepare them for working life.
Following the success of the first phase of its project, MarBoa aims to run the programme again in the coming months. At the end of the programme, all the material will be donated to the Malta Tourism Authority so it may use it in its communication plans.
The MarBoa Malta Film School is funded by the European Union through its Mobility Programme.