Centre of Excellence

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

LISAA School of Animation & Video Games in Paris – L’Institut Supérieur des Arts Appliqués – is a private, higher education institution recognized by the French Ministry of Culture and Communications. Since 2001, LISAA has been training creators in the fields of 2D & 3D animation, video games, and special effects. The school is regularly rated among the Top 10 of France’s animation and video games schools and within the world’s Top 25. All programs are designed to balance a traditional creative approach with the use of digital tools and techniques that apply to each field.

Founded in June 2003 by Antoine Durieu, Piktura is an institute of excellence that welcomes more than 250 students each year. Piktura prepares students to be immediately operational in the creative industry. In 15 years, 585 alumni have found employment opportunities in animation, video game, audiovisual and digital communication companies.

Depuis 35 ans, 3iS forme aux métiers créatifs. D’abord spécialisé dans l’univers du Cinéma et de l’audiovisuel, le groupe s’est diversifié pour couvrir l’ensemble des industries créatives : son, spectacle vivant, jeu vidéo, cinéma d’animation, effets spéciaux ou encore acting. Cette transversalité est une des forces du groupe, ce qui a permis de développer au fil des promotions une réelle expertise dans l’échange inter-filière, et ce afin de renforcer l’employabilité de nos apprenants. En effet, l’insertion professionnelle est au cœur des ambitions de 3iS, grâce aux liens étroits entretenus avec les entreprises des industries culturelles mais également par les dispositifs d’apprentissage valorisés sur de nombreuses formations. L’école, créée en 1988 en région parisienne, s’est développée au fil des années en région, d’abord sur Bordeaux en 2016, puis sur Lyon, Nantes et Avignon. Véritable entreprise familiale, c’est de père en fille que l’excellence pédagogique se transmet.