Frédéric Maire to leave Cinémathèque suisse

Frédéric Maire, director of the Cinémathèque suisse, the Swiss Film Archive, is to step down on September 30. His decision was taken in agreement with the board of the Lausanne-based institution. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "After implementing a new governance structure designed to support its growth, the institution must now consolidate its achievements in a complex environment marked by budget restrictions. Against this backdrop, the arrival of a new director is intended to give the institution fresh impetus to meet the current challenges," Cinémathèque suisse said in a press release on Friday. 'Neither sick nor angry' Interviewed by the Keystone-ATS news agency, Maire described the decision as "a very intelligent one". "I'm neither ill nor angry, but I think you have to be able to say stop at the right time for the good of the institution. In any case, I'll be retiring at 65 next year," he said. "I have accompanied the major growth of the ...