GOBELINS, l'école de l'image (Gobelins School of the Image - France)
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A leader in training for image-related careers, GOBELINS l’École de l’Image ( Gobelins School of the Image ) in France is one of the 11 schools administered by the Paris chamber of commerce and industry (CCIP) and is world renowned for producing top animation graduates. Main programmes of study are Graphic design, Animated film, Photography, Communication and graphics industries, Multimedia.
"Shark Tale”, "Oktapodi", “The Triplets of Belleville” and “Kirikou and the Sorceress” are but some of the achievements of the graduates of the Gobelins School, who have worked on several of the world’s most successful animation features. This highly reputed school of animation unveils some of its imaginative trade secrets.
Departments
While the students of the animation department can all begin and realise films, they are also incredibly talented sketchers! The ability to draw is in fact the School’s main selection criteria, narrowing the playing field of admitted students down to 25 (out of an initial 850 applicants!). Often art school graduates, these happy few are admitted to the prestigious Gobelins School, where everything possible is done to ensure that these budding geniuses become masters.
The School provides the best equipment as well as the best instructors in France and the world over, such as Glen Keane of Pixar, creator of “Tarzan” and “The Incredibles”. The establishment’s very specific instruction method, based on gradual exercises, promotes the development of student creativity - as proven by the school’s famed short-features, each one a gem of poetry, originality, conciseness and humour, produced for the opening ceremony of the Annecy Festival, the world’s largest animation festival. Gobelins students always make off with countless awards, including animation’s most prestigious prize, handed down by the Los Angeles judges panel
GOBELINS students are future specialists, capable of analyzing their clients’ requirements and devising creative, responsive solutions. GOBELINS trains those specialists through a variety of programs delivered full-time and face-to-face, through alternating periods of work and study, or through continuing education. Instruction is offered in multimedia, animated film, graphic communication, photography, video, and sound. For more than 40 years, GOBELINS has been a valued partner of leading firms in image-based industries in France and around the world.
Careers & Studio Relationships
Maintain a strong relationship with companies Professionals participate in juries, advisory boards as well as numerous other meetings and events. They offer a high-level quality assurance at GOBELINS by guaranteeing the training corresponds to the needs of the different professional sectors. The school also maintains constant, productive ties with representative bodies and professional institutions. The many consultants and experts sent by companies teach and advise on projects, reinforcing its strong link with the professional sector. Focus on innovative pedagogical projects The guiding principle of the pedagogical choices of the school is to ensure that each student, apprentice, and trainee at GOBELINS receives the instruction needed to acquire solid technical skills as well as a good cultural education. In turn, this will allow graduates to successfully join companies, work on professional projects, and adapt to changes in their future professions.
Contact
73 bd Saint-Marcel 75013 Paris France Port Royal/Gobelins, 13ème
Phone number +33 1 40 79 92 79