Louis Lumiere College

Louis Lumière College (French: École Louis-Lumière) offers theorical, practical as well as technical and artistic education and training for those wishing to go into the various branches of the audiovisual industry.

Run under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, it offers a state-funded course at postgraduate level leading to a nationally-recognised diploma equivalent to an M. Phil.

History

The school was founded in 1926 as l'Ecole Nationale de la Cinématographie et la Photographie on the rue de Vaugirard, under the leadership of personalities like Louis Lumière and Léon Gaumont, pioneer schools of cinema and photography.

Notable alumni

*Manuel Abella
*Parviz Kimiavi
*Philippe Rousselot
*Eduardo Serra
*Bob Swaim

External links

* [http://www.ens-louis-lumiere.fr École Nationale Supérieure Louis-Lumière]