The Louis-Lumière school is a bit Dallas. Difficult to know if the universe is as ruthless as in the cult TV series of the 1980s, but there are almost as many twists and turns. This time, it is the brutal departure of the controversial director, Vincent Lowy, in the midst of his mandate that agitates the spirits. Since 2017 at the head of the National School Supérieure installed in the City of Cinema, in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), he announced that he was going to an internal email sent this Thursday, February 20.
“I would like to interrupt this second mandate half, that is to say at the end of February,” writes Vincent Lowy. A provisional administration will take over in March, then a new management will be appointed by Minister ESR (Philippe Baptistein charge of higher education and research), probably before summer. »»