Center of Excellence

Superior Learning Environment

The Toon Boom Centre of Excellence (COE) program encourages post-secondary institutions to offer a superior learning environment for students aspiring to a career in animation or storyboarding through comprehensive exposure to Toon Boom software.

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Toon Boom COE Program

What is it?

The COE designation is a public recognition that attests that a school’s animation program meets a high standard of depth, breadth and quality. This qualification provides graduating students an advantage by equipping them with high demand skills demanded by world recognised studios who value a deep knowledge of Toon Boom 2D animation software.

Toon Boom COE Program

Why choose to become a COE?

Toon Boom software is a requirement by the largest animation studios worldwide. Those studios, are producing the most creative 2D animations (both series and feature films) and are bringing their animations to life using Toon Boom technologies

  • By ensuring the creation of top talent, your school will be in the highest market demand!
  • You and your staff are dedicated to setting up your students for success and ensuring career placement after graduation.
  • You know that meshing the innovative products with the latest best practices creates new animators and storyboard artists that are in high demand.

Benefits

What's in it for you?

Free annual Subscription

Students enrolled in animation studies at your school will receive a free Annual Desktop subscription of Harmony Premium and Storyboard Pro software

Annual online workshops

Annual online workshops for teachers by Toon Boom instructors and product specialists (12 hours per year) / One training per quarter based on popular topics.

Free resources

Free resources available for students: Learn Portal, Blog, Toon Boom YouTube Channel and Discord

Free annual Subscription

Teachers will receive a free Annual Desktop subscription of Harmony Premium and Storyboard Pro software

Recognition and promotion

Recognition and promotion on Toon Boom’s global community via the website.

Training course and assets

Access to professionally developed training course outlines and assets to help teach.

Free resources

Free resources available for teachers: Learn Portal, Blog, Toon Boom YouTube Channel and Discord

Marketing

Toon Boom COE logo for use in school’s marketing materials and website

Teaching materials

Access to Toon Boom pertinent content for use in teaching materials (format transfer rights reserved to Toon Boom)

Course outlines

Course outlines for various animation subjects

Eligibility criteria

Is your institution eligible for the program?

Want to Become a Centre of Excellence? These are the criteria your school must meet to become eligible to Toon Boom COE Program.

Offer a specific multi-year degree or diploma in animation, storyboarding or a related field such as video game development.

Be using recent versions of Harmony Advanced or Harmony Premium and Storyboard Pro in their curriculum during their application and renewal, and be in good financial standing with Toon Boom.

Schools must purchase a minimum of 50 academic licenses of a combination of Harmony and Storyboard Pro (School:Home Use Licenses offer may apply for these quantities) as well as ensure annual Gold Support is maintained.

Courses offered in animation and storyboarding must incorporate Toon Boom software and these courses should be available continuously throughout each the academic year.

Each instructor(s)/teacher(s) must attend at least one of Toon Boom’s online courses and/or invest of $2,000 USD of training pertinent to their discipline, per year (excludes the COE workshops included in the COE benefits).

School to complete a COE application form with the following documents; Curricula (course grid), Toon Boom training proof of purchase or training certificates, school program description, school logo and student work (videos, reel etc.) created with our software.

School to incorporate the Toon Boom COE logo and link to toonbooom.com on the school website.

Student to professional offer

This offer is available to new COE grads and offers -50% off commercial pricing for 1st year after graduation; purchase applicable on annual desktop subscriptions only, applicable products: Storyboard Pro and Harmony (limited to one license of each). NOTE: Proof of graduation required.

Recognized COE schools

AKV St. Joost School for fine Art and Design

Parallelweg 21
5223 AL ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Netherlands

AKV St. Joost School for fine Art and Design
Academy of Art and Design St. Joost is a Dutch academy of art and design based in Breda and ‘s-Hertogenbosch. The program Illustration Animation program offers an artistic and conceptual development combined with digital technology, drawing skills and traditional techniques.
ESNE

Calle del Moscatelar, 10
28043 Madrid
Spain

ESNE
With a focus on artistic and technical skills, ESNE offers an optimal learning environment for comprehensive training in Film and Animation. The faculty is made up of professional teachers and academics of international standing who focus their efforts on teaching the latest animation trends and techniques. ESNE students will master the animation through a course curriculum which combines classical and digital 2D animation techniques with 3D film animation.
U-tad Centro Universitario de Tecnología y Arte Digital

Calle Playa de Liencres, 2 bis
Parque Europa Empresarial
Edificio Madrid
28290 Las Rozas, Madrid
Spain

U-tad Centro Universitario de Tecnología y Arte Digital
A high-performance centre that combines its founders’ international experience with a close-knit community of students and teachers, U-TAD fosters innovation and teaches artistic, technical and narrative skills using the best digital tools. Learn from leading professionals to animate, design, model and much more while working on the creation, production and development of animation projects. Use the same tools as animation studios to develop expertise in a exciting, dynamic sector that is experiencing an increase in demand for professionals.
ArtFX

95 Rue de La Galera
34090 Montpellier
France

ArtFX
ArtFX is training creative entrepeneurs of tomorrow. The 2D Animation curriculum is a 3-year program that prepares students for professional careers. Thanks to the combined use of traditional techniques and new technology, students develop artistic and technical skills through hands-on workshops led by internationally recognized experts.
ECV

ECV Bordeaux
59, rue de Tivoli
33000 Bordeaux

ECV
Creative Schools & Community – ECV was created in 1984 during a major development for creative professions in France. ECV students in Animation get to learn the fundamentals of animation and of digital creation. The study of illustration, the creation of universes and characters in either two or three dimensions. Training is structured around practical projects allowing the appropriation of knowledge, the concrete acquisition of abilities as well as the development of a particular artistic identity.
EMCA

1 Rue de la Charente
16000 Angoulême

EMCA
Founded in 1999, Ecole des Métiers du Cinema d’Animation is one of France’s reference schools of animation. It’s aim is to prepare students for a successful career in the animation industry with a program that emphasizes perfect master of both digital and traditional animation tools. Through the realization of short films, students are encouraged to express themselves to develop skill, creativity and artistic sensibility.
L’Atelier

8 rue de Saintes
16000 Angoulême
France

L’Atelier
Founded in 2007, L’Atelier is a member of RECA, an esteemed network of French animation educational institutions. Its current curriculum includes a three-year program in 2D animation and unique level 2 diploma. Students receive professional-level technical and artistic training across animation, storyboarding, layouts, design and backgrounds, preparing them for careers in France and abroad.
L’IDEM

31/33 Rue Châteaubriand
66270 Le Soler
France

L’IDEM
L’Idem is a premier European school that teaches animation techniques in a three-year Cinéma d’Animation 2D-3D program. With two campuses – one in Perpignan, France and the other in Barcelona, Spain – students can study in either country to receive both French and Spanish accreditation. This qualifies graduates to work in both France and Spain.

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