Le Plateau Montpellier

What Le Plateau Montpellier does

Le Plateau Montpellier is a professional acting school founded in 2017 in Montpellier, France, specializing in camera-acting training for aspiring French-speaking performers. The school operates from a single Montpellier site with 11 employees and is led by Armelle Esnault (Administrative Director) and Julien Izard (Pedagogical Director), with Izard remaining active as a working filmmaker. The core offering is a three-year conservatory-style program with progressive tuition from €3,100 in Year 1 to €5,100 in Year 3, plus a €190 registration fee, designed to produce screen-ready actors rather than theater-trained performers.

The school runs multiple revenue streams beyond the core program: an evening class at €260/month, four-day workshops at €300, and a premium 15-day film creation intensive priced at €6,200 taught in partnership with director Chad Chenouga. Alumni have secured roles in productions on TF1, France 3, and M6, which functions as the primary marketing asset. The school holds Qualiopi certification from the French Ministry of Labour, allowing students to access AFDAS and other public professional-training funding. Strategic partnerships with the Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie and Théâtre de l'Odéon Montpellier anchor the school within the city's institutional cultural ecosystem, providing real-venue performance opportunities for students and visibility through the Les Renards short-film competition sub-brand.

The business model is bootstrapped (registered capital €15K, SAS structure) with no external funding disclosed. Distribution is concentrated in Montpellier and its regional catchment, supplemented by a TikTok and Instagram presence. The combination of multi-year cohort programs, professional-track curriculum, and demonstrable alumni placements on French broadcast networks positions the school as a regionally anchored but potentially replicable training provider in the French conservatory market.

Name

Le Plateau Montpellier

Legal name

Le Plateau

Website

https://leplateaumontpellier.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Le Plateau Montpellier is a Montpellier-based professional acting school founded in 2017, delivering a three-year camera-acting program plus workshops, evening classes, and film creation intensives to aspiring French-speaking performers, with alumni placed on TF1, France 3, and M6 productions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Education

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161), Fine Arts Schools (611610)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Theatre Education, Training & Conservatories (MPAGABAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Performing Arts (Acting, Improv, Theater) (EDAAAGAE)

Keywords

• Actor training
• Performing arts education
• Drama school
• Acting workshops
• Theatre training

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpellier

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Acting Training Programs: Annual tuition fees for the 3-year professional actor training program, with Year 1 costing 3100€ plus 190€ registration fees, and Year 3 costing 5100€.
2. Evening Class (Classe du soir): Intensive evening training program at 260€ per month, designed for those who cannot leave their current employment while training.
3. Short Intensive Workshops: 4-day intensive cinema workshops at 300€ for beginners and professionals aged 17+, offering an introduction to various acting disciplines.
4. Film Creation Intensive Stage: 15-day intensive program creating a 35-40 minute fiction film under director Chad Chenouga, priced at 6200€, with AFDAS financing possible.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Le Plateau Montpellier is a private professional acting school in Montpellier, France, training aspiring actors through a structured three-year program (Années 1, 2, 3). It also offers an evening class (Classe du soir) for working students and short intensives covering on-camera cinema technique (Stage Cinéma) and short-film creation from improvisation through directing (Stage de l'impro à la réalisation).

Product overview

Le Plateau Montpellier is an acting school offering a comprehensive 3-year professional actor training program with face-to-camera work as its specialty. The curriculum includes three progressive year-long programs (Année 1, 2, and 3), a part-time evening class for working professionals, and short-term intensive workshops. The school also organizes the annual 'Renards' ceremony celebrating student short films and facilitates industry connections through professional guest speakers including casting directors, agents, and directors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Les Renards: Annual short film competition and ceremony organized by Le Plateau Montpellier for students and alumni.

Products and services

• Professional Acting Program — Années 1, 2, 3 A three-year professional acting training program (Années 1, 2, 3) that forms the school's core diploma-track pathway for aspiring actors in Montpellier.
• Classe du soir (Evening Class)

Quantifiable outcome

• 7 alumni cast in single M6 TV series (Nouveau Jour)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Chad ChenougacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 July 2026Renowned French director (films: 'Pourquoi tu souris', 'De toutes mes forces', 'Le Principal') leading the intensive 15-day film creation stage where students produce a 35-40 minute fiction film.
• Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier OccitanieminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 May 2025Prestigious venue hosting the annual Cérémonie des Renards (Foxes Ceremony), a short film competition closing event. The school holds its Year 2 student performances at this location as well.
• ACFA MultimédiaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 May 2025Technical partner providing filming, live streaming, and technical production for the Cérémonie des Renards event.
• Théâtre de l'Odéon MontpellierminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 August 2024Theater venue for Year 2 student performances, providing students with stage experience in a professional setting.
• Various Cinema and Audiovisual SchoolsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Film schools collaborate with Renards competition participants for technical support and production of their short films.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique (CNSAD): France's elite state-funded national conservatory for actor training in Paris, offering a multi-year professional program with highly selective audition-based admission. Directly comparable as a rigorous professional acting school, though state-funded and significantly larger in scale.
• ESRA (École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle): French school offering professional training in cinema, audiovisual production, sound, and acting across multiple campuses. Comparable as a French professional audiovisual training institution with structured acting curricula and industry connections.
• 3IS (Institut International de l'Image et du Son): French professional school offering training in cinema, audiovisual, and acting. Comparable as a French professional audiovisual and acting school with industry-oriented curricula and selective admissions.
• Studio M (École Supérieure des Arts et Média): French professional school operating across multiple cities offering training in performing arts, cinema, and audiovisual production. Comparable as a multi-campus French performing arts training institution with structured programs.
• ENSATT (École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre): French national school in Lyon offering professional training in theater and related performing arts disciplines. Comparable as a French public professional conservatory training actors and theater professionals with audition-based admission.
• Cours Simon: Historic Paris-based acting school founded in 1925, offering multi-year professional training with a strong emphasis on film and television acting. Directly comparable as a French professional acting school targeting aspiring actors with a similar curriculum mix.
• Acting International: French acting school offering bilingual (French/English) professional actor training with a focus on international film and TV careers. Comparable as a French professional acting school with multi-year programs targeting camera-ready actor development.
• Cours Florent: One of France's leading multi-disciplinary acting schools with campuses in Paris and other cities, offering multi-year professional training programs in acting, including cinema-focused tracks. Directly comparable as a professional acting school with structured curricula and competitive admissions.
• École Charles Dullin: French professional acting school offering multi-year training programs based in Paris. Comparable as a French professional acting school with audition-based admissions and structured curricula for aspiring actors.

Regional players

• La Manufacture - Lausanne: Swiss Francophone professional theater school in Lausanne offering multi-year professional actor training. Comparable as a French-language professional acting school with audition-based entry and structured curricula, though based in Switzerland rather than France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CeremonieDesRenards1
• Instagraminstagram.com/leplateaumontpellier
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/le-plateau-montpellier

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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