Competitive exam results for specialist higher education establishments

Gobelins is a school of animation cinema, photography, graphic design and motion design, interactive design, video games, print and multimedia communication, video and sound.

The École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, commonly known as ‘les Arts Décoratifs,’ has been training highly sought-after professionals in the international art and design fields for 250 years.

ECV is a Paris-based school of art, design, and animation. It offers training in animation, video game design, and visual effects. It has campuses in Paris, Bordeaux, Aix-en-Provence, Nantes, and Lille

This program aims to teach professional techniques and software to tackle the most advanced animation technologies, tailored to the needs of French and international studios.

Atelier de Sèvres offers a 3-year higher education course for students who wish to become author-director of animated and innovative audiovisual and cinematographic works.

Georges Méliès School trains its students in animation cinema and digital special effects.

New3dge, a 2D/3D computer graphics school: Traditional Prep, Game Art, 3D Animation & VFX, RNCP-recognized certification, Level 7 (Master’s level, Bac+5).

This school offers training in the fields of 3D animation, digital special effects (VFX) and video games.

Emile Cohl drawing school offers training courses in cartoon, comic strip, illustration, video game and 2D/3D computer graphics.

The Haute École des Arts du Rhin (HEAR) was established in January 2011 from the merger of the Strasbourg Higher School of Decorative Arts (ESADS), the Mulhouse Higher School of Art (Le Quai), and the higher music programs of the Strasbourg Conservatory, forming a single higher education institution for the arts. The Strasbourg visual arts campus offers programs in art, art-object, graphic communication, visual didactics, illustration, and scenography.

The École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts trains high-level artists. It operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture and holds a key position in the contemporary art scene.

SUPINFOCOM Rubika is an internationally renowned establishment in the Design, Animation and Video Game industries.

Bellecour School in Lyon offers training in digital design, animation, and video game development, over three- or five-year programs.

The Ecole des Métiers du Cinéma d'Animation prepares its students for the practice of animation cinema careers.

The Institut Sainte Geneviève in Paris offers degrees in animated filmmaking.

L’Atelier, the 2D animation school in Angoulême, offers higher education programs for careers in 2D animated filmmaking and authorship.

Founded in 2014, IDEA Academy has become one of the most internationally renowned training centers in the field of traditional and digital visual arts.

Based in Nantes, Rennes and with a campus in Montreal, Canada, Pivaut school teaches motion design, 2D or 3D animation, comics and illustration in 3 or 5 years.

“CHARA ARTS is an animation film school within the Animated Image Hub (Pôle de l’Image Animée) in Valence, La Cartoucherie.

ISART Digital is a school located in Paris that trains in 3D-Fx animation, especially for video games.

Created in 2017, the École des Nouvelles Images is located in Avignon and offers training in 3D Animation.

MoPa Supinfocom School is a higher education institution offering excellent training in the field of animation cinema.

The Institut supérieur des arts appliqués trains creators in the fields of 2D & 3D animation, video games and special effects.

The European School of Art of Brittany brings together the higher art schools of Brest, Lorient, Quimper, and Rennes. It offers programs in art, communication, and design, and awards national degrees at the Bachelor’s (Bac +3) and Master’s (Bac +5) levels (DNSEP equivalent to a Master’s degree)

The Villa Arson School of Art offers a five-year art program leading to two national diplomas: the DNAP (Diplôme National d’Arts Plastiques) at the end of the third year and the DNSEP (Diplôme National Supérieur d’Expression Plastique) at the end of the fifth year.

An intensive year focused on strengthening your artistic foundations, discovering animation techniques, and creating works that will form a portfolio meeting the expectations of the top animation schools in France and abroad.

The Geneva University of Art and Design, also known as HEAD, is a school of art and design. It offers internationally recognized Bachelor’s and Master’s programs focused on professional practice in Visual Arts, Film, Spatial Design, Visual Communication, and Fashion, Jewelry, and Accessories Design.