Construction firm Willmott Dixon said it has won a refurbishment contract to help create a new film school in Islington.
The Hertfordshire-headquartered firm will help build the London Screen Academy, opening in September at 62-66 Highbury Grove. There will be an initial intake of 300 students.
Teens will learn about film-production techniques, costume design and movie marketing.
The contract, understood to be worth about £20 million, was awarded by the Department for Education.
Work will be done by Willmott Dixon Interiors and includes creating a three-storey film production studio, and new windows and façade repairs to the existing building.
Willmott Dixon Interiors’ Graham Shaw said the site will help “cement London’s position as a world-class destination for the film industry”.
He added: “This is another example of the scope and complexity of work we deliver.”
Other London projects parent Willmott Dixon has worked on include refurbishing parts of Alexandra Palace.
