Exclusive: Jane Roscoe leaves for University of West of England post after three years.
Jane Roscoe, director of the London Film School (Lfs), will leave the school at the end of this term to join the University of the West of England as professor, pro-vice chancellor and executive dean of the faculty of arts, creative industries and education.
Gisli Snaer, currently head of studies, will step up as acting director and Dan Lawson, head of Lfs open, as acting chief operating officer.
The school will launch a recruitment process for a successor director over the summer.
Roscoe served three years at the school, whose previous alumni include Ridley Scott, Michael Mann, Mike Leigh, Duncan Jones and Tak Fujimoto.
Mike Leigh, Lfs chair, said: “There is never an easy time for a school to lose a director but Jane leaves us at a time of our greatest strength and we are very grateful for all that she has...
Jane Roscoe, director of the London Film School (Lfs), will leave the school at the end of this term to join the University of the West of England as professor, pro-vice chancellor and executive dean of the faculty of arts, creative industries and education.
Gisli Snaer, currently head of studies, will step up as acting director and Dan Lawson, head of Lfs open, as acting chief operating officer.
The school will launch a recruitment process for a successor director over the summer.
Roscoe served three years at the school, whose previous alumni include Ridley Scott, Michael Mann, Mike Leigh, Duncan Jones and Tak Fujimoto.
Mike Leigh, Lfs chair, said: “There is never an easy time for a school to lose a director but Jane leaves us at a time of our greatest strength and we are very grateful for all that she has...
- 7/7/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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