ˈæftɚ hɪz tˈɛnjɚɹ æt kəlˈʌmbiə, vˈæn ˈaɪsən bɪkˌeɪm ɐn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt pɹədˈuːsɚ, ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tə ðə jˌuːkˈeɪ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ bɹˈɪtənz pɹəmˈɪɹ ʃˈoʊkeɪs fɔːɹ tˈæləntᵻd jˈʌŋ fˈɪlmeɪkɚz, ðə tʃˈɛlsiː fˈɪlm fˈɛstɪvəl.
After his tenure at Columbia, Van Eyssen became an independent producer, returning to the UK in 1991 to establish Britain's premier showcase for talented young filmmakers, the Chelsea Film Festival.