Gobelins, l'école de l'image

School of visual communication and arts in Paris, France

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Gobelins Paris

Established	1963
Director	Erik Anspach
Location	Paris, France
Campus	Urban
Website	www.gobelins-school.com

Gobelins, l'école de l'image (French: Gobelins Imagery School) also known as Gobelins Paris is a school of visual communication and arts in Paris, France, with its main location near the Latin Quarter. A consular school funded by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry, it provides several programs at a range of fees.

It is best known for the Cinéma Department of Animation, founded in 1975 by Pierre Ayma, who brought the school into the spotlight. It has an international reputation, producing numerous talented individuals and teams hired by the world's leading animation studios, including Disney, Universal, Hanna Barbera, Pixar, DreamWorks and Warner Bros. Its former students include many strip cartoonists and animation artists such as Didier Cassegrain, Cromwell, Yacine Elghorri, Jean-François Miniac, and Pierre Coffin. The faculty includes world-class industry leaders such as Michel Bouvet. The Animation Department is currently directed by American storyboard artist and director John Coven.

Over the years, Gobelins has introduced major innovations in multimedia content, developing products for the web, CD-ROM, Interactive DVD, and public installations. The video department, created by Daniel Boullay and Guy Chevalier for the training of adult students, has since 1985 been prominent in the French technical audiovisual landscape. Led by Daniel Desmoulins, the video department allows professionals to create or analyze techniques, keeping current with the rapid evolution of industry technologies. Gobelins also offers instruction in photography and graphic design.

Notable alumni

Pascal Charrue, co-founder of Fortiche, the studio behind Arcane (TV series)
Virginie Augustin, comic book artist
Pierre Coffin, director of Despicable Me
Bibo Bergeron, director of A Monster in Paris, The Road to El Dorado and Shark Tale
Kristof Serrand, supervising animator at DreamWorks Animation
Marion Montaigne, author of Tu mourras moins bête...
Bastien Vivès, co-creator of Lastman
Olivier Grunewald, photographer
Riad Sattouf, creator of The Arab of the Future
Yves Bigerel, co-creator of Lastman
Olivier Cotte, animation historian
Rikke Asbjoern, co-creator of Pinky Malinky
Violaine Briat, storyboard artist on The Loud House
Bertrand Mandico, film director
Lucrèce Andreae, film director
Simon Otto, head of character animation at DreamWorks Animation
Thomas Romain, co-creator of Code Lyoko and co-producer of Ōban Star-Racers
Pierre Perifel, director of The Bad Guys

Notable student films

Le Building (2005) - by Marco Nguyen, Pierre Perifel, Xavier Ramonède, Olivier Staphylas, and Rémi Zaarour
Oktapodi (2007) - by Julien Bocabeille, François-Xavier Chanioux, Olivier Delabarre, Thierry Marchand, Quentin Marmier, and Emud Mokhberi
Last Summer (2022) - by Nicola Bernardi, Alessandra De Stefano, Chloé Van Becelaere, Camille Van Delft, and Elodie Xia

External links

www.gobelins.fr, The Official School Site
www.gobelins-school.com, The Official School Site (English version)
Les meilleures films des étudiants (Vidéos)
Students and alumni of Les Gobelins

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References

"You are being redirected..." www.animationmagazine.net. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
"Redirection". www.gobelins.fr. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7829396/bio/

Animation industry in France

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