International schools of cinema, visual effects, animation, video games in France: Lille, Montpellier and Paris
ARTFX is an independent private higher education institution. Offering a 5-year Master’s degree programme with a State-recognised professional qualification, registered with the RNCP.
ARTFX, one of the top 10 schools worldwide
In 2023, ARTFX was recognized by The Rookies: 1st school in the SPECIAL EFFECTS category, for the 5th year running (Visual Effects – “Production Excellence”), 3rd school in the 3D ANIMATION category (3D Animation – “Production Excellence”) , 12th school in the world’s top 50 ART SCHOOLS. In 2022, The Rookies also ranks ARTFX 3rd in GAME DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT.
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Pioneer.
Independent.
The 1st VFX training school in France, ARTFX was founded in 2004 by a team of enthusiasts. The management and teaching teams, made up of professionals from the film, visual effects, animation and video game industries, maintain close relationships with the studios and are fully aware of their needs. ARTFX is one of the few schools in France to remain independent: it does not belong to any private educational group. This means that ARTFX remains free to make its own educational choices and to maintain its campuses on a human scale.
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Graduation projects are the films and games that ARTFX students produce in their final year of study, putting into practice all the skills they have learned during their studies. These works are regularly selected by national and international festivals. Some of our projects have won awards: in 2023, Alaska won the prize for Best Student Video Game at Les Pégases ceremony, the famous french official video game Academy. Our students also won 2 VES Awards in 2019 (Terra Nova) and 2022 (Green); and 3 Genie Awards for Best Student Film at the PIDS: Paris Images Digital Summit: in 2018 (The Endless), 2021 (Time’s down) and 2022 (Green).