ARTFX, one of the world's top 10 schools for visual effects, animation and video games.
For several years now, ARTFX has been ranked among the world’s top creative schools. The school consistently stands out in the industry’s leading rankings, notably The Rookies, with top global rankings in several disciplines: Visual Effects, Video Games, 2D Animation, and 3D Animation, as well as a spot in the global Top 50 creative schools. See the full 2025 ranking
ARTFX is also among the highest-ranked animation schools in France, Europe, and internationally, according to the latest rankings published by Animation Career Review. In the field of video games, ARTFX is also featured in the leading rankings by GAMEducation, the Game Schools ranking, which evaluates specialized training programs and schools in the sector.
These various rankings, established according to each organization’s specific methodologies, attest to ARTFX’s international recognition, the quality of its programs, and the high standard of its students’ work.
In addition to these rankings, the work of ARTFX students is regularly selected and awarded prizes in international competitions and festivals, serving as concrete proof of the quality and high standards of the projects produced at the school. Thanks to consistently high artistic and technical standards, our students’ graduation films have won over festival programmers around the world.
See The Rookies 2025 ranking See The Rookies 2025 rankingARTFX students’ films regularly win awards.
The awards won by year-five students’ films and video games are also a good indicator of the excellence of the teaching provided by ARTFX. ARTFX films are regularly picked in international festivals; this has happened on over 1,000 occasions to date.
Skyrace
🏆 Winner of the “Outstanding visual effects in a student project” category ∎ THE ROOKIES AWARDS
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Shortlisted in the “Outstanding visual effects in a student project” category ∎ VES AWARDS
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🏆 Winner of “Outstanding visual effects in a student project” ∎ VES AWARDS
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Shortlisted for the “Outstanding Visual Effects in a student project” category ∎ VES AWARDS
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Shortlisted for the “Outstanding Visual Effects in a student project” category ∎ VES AWARDS
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Shortlisted for the “Outstanding Visual Effects in a student project” category ∎ VES AWARDS
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Shortlisted for the “Outstanding Visual Effects in a student project” category ∎ VES AWARDS
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Shortlisted for the “Outstanding Visual Effects in a student project” category ∎ VES AWARDS
watch the movieRecognition by professionals
The quality of the courses offered by ARTFX is recognised by professionals in the film, animation and video game industries. ARTFX is a founding member of Réseau des écoles françaises de cinéma d’animation (RECA), member of Association française du cinéma d’animation (Afca), of Paris ACM SIGGRAPH and Federation of EDucation in Europe (FEDE). ARTFX is also a member of regional professional associations such as Noranim, Game In (Hauts-de-France) or Push Start Occitanie.
Recognition of professional qualification issued in Europe
The 4 Master’s degrees offered at ARTFX in 3D & Special Effects, 2D Animation, 3D Character Animation and Video Games awards students the professional qualification of “digital producer”, registered on 14 September 2020 in the Répertoire national des certifications professionnelles (national directory of professional certifications) (RNCP). This level 7 qualfication (equivalent to “Bac +5”) is recognised at European level.
Happy at School at ARTFX
In 2021, ARTFX was ranked 16th (out of 100) in the independent “Happy at School” ranking in the specialised schools category. The “Happy at School” ranking is based entirely on student evaluation. Students answer a series of 18 questions on teaching, entry into the world of work, the atmosphere, quality of the infrastructure and equipment provided.
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