Lille
Plaine Images
ARTFX has moved to a new campus in Lille Plaine Images, Europe's leading creative industries hub.
Our school now boasts 6,000 m² of dedicated teaching and practice facilities.
The campus includes 400 m² of film studios, an amphitheater, a cinema, numerous art and computer rooms, and 500 student housing units.
Lille : a metropolis in
the heart of Europe with
a focus on the creative industries
ARTFX is located at the heart of Plaine Images, a unique ecosystem dedicated to the digital image and creative industries
An ideal location, at the crossroads of Europe:
30 minutes from Lille by public transportation (subway or train), 1 hour from Brussels, 1.5 hours from Paris, 2 hours from London and 3 hours from Amsterdam.
Construction work is on its way for the new 18,000 m2 ARTFX campus still located on the Plaine Images site:
It includes 6,000 m2 for the school, 400 m2 of film studios and 500 student apartments.
The campus will be up and running by the start of the 2023 academic year, with a capacity of over 500 students.
Read the article at Vozer.fr
With more than 120,000 students (10% of whom are international), Lille is a young and dynamic metropolis.
1st European metropolis with more than 2 million inhabitants (Lille-Courtrai-Tournai), the region is the 2nd student metropolis in France. It was voted 4th metropolis in France for its quality of life in 2019. And is ranked within the Top 100 most welcoming cities in the world.
The Lille metropolis boasts a rich and varied cultural life that includes museums, cinemas, theaters, concert halls, photography centre, Maisons Folies (cultural centre), etc. It’s impossible to get bored!
The city of Roubaix offers students a guide including tips on housing, food, culture, sports, leisure and more. You’ll find all the necessary information to prepare your arrival.
What's "La Plaine Images"?
La Plaine Images a district dedicated to the creative industries (cinema, video games, virtual reality, design and music). Plaine Images brings together more than 140 companies, and fosters a breeding ground with 35 startups, 4 schools, 2 research centres and 1,800 professionals. It is home to:
-Ankama’s head offices
–Cyber Group Studios
–ALIVE (the largest events group north of Paris)
–Pictanovo (regional office specialized in implementing funding policies for film)
-the Transpalux/ACFX filming and post-production studios
-the dubbing and subtitling company
–Lylo
–Wakanim TV
–Score DDB advertising agency
-the startups Kimple (marketing games)
–Radio King (online radio)
–Ausha (podcast management), etc.