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I NT E R A CT I V E A ND DI G I TA L ME DI A C O MMUNI CAT I O N MOT I O N

AND GRAPHI C DESI GN PRI NT AND DI GI TAL MEDI A PRODUCTI ON
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Vronique LABLE
Director
GOBELINS, lcole de limage, is the
pioneer school in digital communication and
interactive design.
For nearly 50 years, GOBELINS has trained the
talents of tomorrow in the elds of photography,
both interactive and graphic design, animated
lmmaking, entertainment and immersive
animations as well as the communication and
graphic industries.
Our philosophy is to support the freedom of the
students to express their creativity!
With the merging of images and media forms,
our students explore new elds of creation and
imagine new ways in which to implement them.
Through learning how to master their elds,
our students surpass the supposed technical
limitations, manipulating the prospects they
entail and push beyond the boundaries.
As our pedagogy is linked with the professional
realms, the talents we train are adapted to the
requirements of the industry.
Through exposure to client-based missions,
students carry out projects recognised for their
quality, often on the international level. We have
the honour of having trained students who have
been internationally recognised for their talents.
Some of whom have been awarded with
privileged awards such as:
Prix jeunes talents SFR in photography
Europrix Multimedia Awards in multimedia
Oscar Nomination for Best Animated Short
Film for the student lm : OKTAPODI.
We encourage students to explore the world with
an open, unique and visionary perspective!
We are therefore dedicated to developing our
international dimension, which will allow
students to acquire the professional and
multicultural skills necessary to work anywhere
in the world. GOBELINS is forming a global and
diverse network in the visual communication
sector and supports academic exchanges.
With a reputation of excellence in the world
of character animation, we have designed an
acclaimed Summer School programme in Paris
and developed our Masterclass model in Asia
and Africa.
Reinvent the world,
express your creativity.
Join GOBELINS!

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OUR FIELDS
OF COMPETE NCE
GOBELINS:
THE FREEDOM TO
EXPRESS YOUR
TALENT!
ANIMATED FILMMAKING
Our Character Animation and Animated
Filmmaking course has been world-recognised
for its excellence in character animation and the
high-level of professionalism of its students for
40 years. This course allows students to master
both traditional and digital animation techniques
(2D and 3D) following professional methods in
animation studio conditions.
The original aspect of our approach lies in our
ability to enable our students to capture, from
rst year, each step of lm design and production
in order to progressively equip them with all
the skills expected to be able to work on a long
feature.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Our reputed Photographic department has
dedicated itself for 50 years to train multi-skilled
students in becoming professionals in image
acquisition as well as in photographic printing
and editing for the illustration, publishing,
industrial and journalism sectors. Our courses
enable students to acquire high-level creative
and technical skills, taught in conjunction with
experts from different practices to aid students
in realising achievements of professional quality.
Training is conducted in a variety of approachable
and engaging formats:
conventional lessons, conferences, core subjects
as well as workshops covering themes such as
publicity, food photography, fashion, beauty and
architecture.
INTERACTIVE DESIGN
At the centre of the new technological challenges,
our students learn to design new interactive
services or products meeting social, urban,
environmental, cultural requirements. They produce
2D or 3D content or implement technologies
linked to the convergence of multimedia platforms,
manage teams and steer complex projects. The
school trains highly sought-after professionals,
graphic designers and developers, who aim to meet
the needs of new communication practices in terms
of design, of graphic interface design and new
ergonomic user interfaces.
VIDEO GAME
The heart of branding is with the video game
industry! Our Specialized Masters degree
Interactive Digital Experiences, conceived
with the CNAM/ENJMIN is the rst of its kind
in France. The strength of this programme is
that it prepares high-level engineers, graphic
designers and IT specialists to become experts
in the design and creation of games for
mobiles, tablets, social networks, terminals and
installations.
GRAPHIC INDUSTRIES
From printed to web-based, our training
in Graphic Industries responds to the new
challenges of the digital revolution. GOBELINS
is the only school to offer Post-16 professional
apprenticeships in Graphic Industries and
propose a path of studies from undergraduate
to postgraduate level to master the whole of the
graphics process.
I entered GOBELINS more than 30 years
ago, well before globalization, and yet already
at the time, there were 6 different nationalities
amongst the 12 students from our year!
Kristof SERRAND,
Head of Character Animation, DreamWorks
Thanks to the GOBELINS/Calarts exchange programme I was very lucky to spend 6 months as student
and director of an end of studies lm within the school created by Walt Disney, in Los Angeles! I was also
able to meet the recruiters of the majority of the American studios and was hired as training concept artist/
character designer at Pixar. At the end of this training course, I got employed at Pixar Studios.
Louis THOMAS,
Degree Character Animation and Animated Filmmaking - GOBELINS 2012. Freelance
A VIBRANT
COMMUNITY OF
700
STUDENTS
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PROGRAMMES
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OUR FIELDS
OF COMPETE NCE
GOBELINS is unique in its pedagogical approach,
which integrates a triple dimension: creative,
technical and professional.
If creative and cultural education is very present
in our pedagogy, it always ts into a professional
context, enabling students to stretch their limits
both creatively and technically and allowing them
to be ahead of the requirements of the industry.
Our programmes focus on innovative
pedagogical project through: teamwork,
workshops, project-based courses, tutoring
and self-training with specialised resources,
interdepartmental projects and collaboration,
professional assignments commissioned by
a client designed and developed to become
a business tool, nal projects presented in
exhibitions, publications and international
festivals.
We maintain a strong relationship with the
industry. 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 to teach and advise on
projects reinforce its strong link with the
professional sector.
Going to London with MovilApp was probably
one of the best decisions I could take to start my
career. After a Bachelor in Sales Manager in Cross-
Media, and two excellent years of work experience,
I got offered a position at Razorfish, a great
international agency in digital publicity.
Pia BOQUIEN,
Degree Cross Media Sales and Marketing Management
GOBELINS 2010
After a training course in Communication and Graphic Industries, I had the opportunity to work at BJB
Limited in London as a graphic designer print & Web for various jewellers, as part of my MovilApp training
course. I have also freelanced since September 2009. This experience has proved invaluable in discovering
other visual techniques and acquiring a better level of English as is required for my profession.
Robin GILLET,
degree Study and development of a graphic product - GOBELINS 2012
86.1%
EMPLOYEMENT
RATE AFTER
GRADUATION
94.4%
EXAM PASS RATE
A PEDAGOGY
CONNECTED
TO PROFESSIONAL
REALITIES
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The school is committed to offering its students
a genuine multi-cultural experience both inside
and outside France. The school fosters an
international environment by welcoming foreign
students, developing internships programmes
in foreign companies and organising student
mobility and exchange programmes. Its open
door policy ensures that visiting professionals
from around the world will come to share their
experience with the students.
The location of GOBELINS, in the heart of
Paris, just next to the Latin Quarter, permits
our students to come into direct contact with
creative energies that are amongst the best of
what France, Europe and the world have to offer.
Whatever their mode of expression, our students
can make the most of a cultural and artistic
inspiring environment to nurture their talent.
GOBELINS has been granted the Erasmus
University Charter in Europe and is a member
of the European Animation School Network
funded by Media. The School has developed
two European Programmes with prestigious
European partners Universities and Schools with
the support of the MEDIA Programme of the
European Community.
GOBELINS
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ANIMATION SANS FRONTIRES,
a lecture/workshop-based supplementary training
programme designed to give European graduate-
level animation lm and production students an
understanding of the ne art and the business of
getting an idea onto a screen.
www.animationsansfrontieres.eu
GOBELINS IS A
VIBRANT COMMUNITY
OF 700 STUDENTS
COMING FROM ALL
AROUND THE WORLD.
TRANSFORMATLAB,
an elite workshop-based training programme
designed to give graduate-level creative media
students from across Europe the chance to
develop and pitch cross-platform ideas in an
intensive development lab.
www.transformatlab.eu
Upon completing his studies at GOBELINS,
Pierre worked as an animator for several important
studios in Europe, working on both feature lms
and TV series. In 2008, he joined DreamWorks
Animation Studio where he worked on Kung Fu
Panda. In 2009, he won the prestigious Annie
Award in Hollywood for the category Character
Animation in a Television Production or Short
Form. He was the character lead of the villain
of Kung Fu Panda 2, and of North for Rise of the
Guardians. He was nominated for an Annie Award in
the Category Best character animation in a feature
production for both movies in 2011 and 2012. He
is a supervising animator since 2011. He is now
working on Me and my Shadow.
Pierre PERIFEL
Degree Character Animation and Animated Filmmaking
GOBELINS 2005
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GOBELINS
AROUND THE WORLD
GOBELINS WORKS
IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH:
CALIFORNIA
INSTITUTE OF THE
ARTS, USA
THE
COMMUNICATION
UNIVERSITY
OF CHINA
MOHOLY-NAGY
UNIVERSITY
OF ART AND DESIGN,
HUNGARY
THE
ANIMATION WORKSHOP,
DENMARK
GOBELINS, LCOLE DE LIMAGE
A World-Wide Reputation
The presence and success of GOBELINS student
work in festivals and events around the world
contribute to this international dimension
by strengthening ties to foreign cultures
and institutions, as well as distinguishing
our students and teachers.
GOBELINS students obtain internships in
Canada, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Great
Britain, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South
Africa, Spain, Sweden, USA.
Today GOBELINS graduates from the animation
course are present in French studios throughout
the country such as Mac Guff, Moonscoop, and
Millimages but also in major studios around
the world, including DreamWorks, Disney, Pixar,
Framestore, Electronic Arts and many more. Indeed,
they are prized for their creative and technical
excellence as well as their professional level.
FILMAKADEMIE
BADEN-WRTTEMBERG,
GERMANY
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SUMMER
SCHOOL
In order to share its expertise in animation with
an international audience, GOBELINS organises
each year in Paris a two-week International
Summer School in Character Animation.
Mainly designed for professionals and advanced
students in animation, entirely in English, its
aim is to enable participants from all around
the world to gain a better understanding of what
makes for successful character animation.
The GOBELINS Summer School completely surpassed my expectations. The staff were absolutely
incredible.
I was delighted to nd that most of the content was completely new to me! Not only new, but exciting,
practical and insightful.
One of best things about the course was that by exposing us to a number of accomplished animators who
have very contradictory views on work-ow, it challenged us to reassess our own assumptions about how to
animate, and gave us new tools to help us nd our own way of working. I highly recommend the GOBELINS
Summer School to anyone who loves creating character animation, who is looking for inspiration, insight and
a challenge!
Daniel SNADDON,
Animation Lead, Triggersh Animation Studios Cape Town. GOBELINS International Summer School 2010
The programme delivers the best of GOBELINS
know how through:
Experience: GOBELINS nest applied
research in character animation, presented by
GOBELINS professors during morning master
classes.
Professionalisation: lectures and interventions
from experts from the industry sharing their
practical experience all along the programme.
Practise: tailormade exercises given to the
students by the lecturers for the afternoon
workshops and reinforced by individual
coaching.
www.gobelins.fr/summerschool
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PARTICIPANTS
18
COUNTRIES
16
NATIONALITIES
GOBELINS
INTERNATIONAL
SUMMER SCHOOL
2012
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Building on its experience and success in
professional training, GOBELINS shares its
expertise by organising Master Classes abroad.
From 3 days to 2 weeks, these Master Classes
are made to measure for the needs of a
local network and market and delivered in
partnerships with local studios, animation
schools, universities or animation festival.
They have the same pedagogical focus as the
International Summer School and are based both
on lectures and practical workshops.
GOBELINS delivers a series of Master Classes
in Brazil, Chile, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Russia,
Singapore and South Africa.
The techniques demonstrated in this course are built through experience. Experience that allows the
student to learn through practice. That coupled with expert guidance means that you denitely leave better off
than you started. I truly feel that I increased my knowledge of animation through this course.
Ben WARD,
Master Class 2012, Cape Town.
MASTER
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AWARD WINNING
STUDENT WORK
FROM G BELINS
INTERACTIVE DESIGN
The Europrix multimedia Awards gave the
2010 Best School of Multimedia Design
Award to GOBELINS, for creativity in the
design of the multimedia projects it has
presented since the festival was rst launched
7 years ago. Three projects by students
from GOBELINs Multimedia Design and
Production programme also came away with
a prize: the UTI project received the Award
for best mobile application as well as the Best
business potential Prize; the YUMMI project
was nominated in the mobile
ANIMATED FILMMAKING
In 2009, OKTAPODI, an animation lm
produced and created by students at
GOBELINS, was nominated for an Academy
Award (Oscar) in the category of Best Animated
Short Film in Hollywood. Oktapodi had
already received numerous awards from some
of the most prestigious animation festivals
around the world:
- SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 Jury Award
- SIGGRAPH Los Angeles 2008 Best of Show
and Audience Prize
- Hiroshima 2008 Special International Jury
Prize
- Annecy 2008 Canal+ Family Award
- Anima Mundi Rio de Janeiro 2008 Best
Student Film and Audience Prize
- FICCI BAF 2008 India Best Student
Animated Short Film
- Imagina Monaco 2008 Best Animation
Award.
IN BETWEEN
- Best Character Animation, Aniwow! 2012,
International Student Animation Festival, China
(Beijing)
- Prix de la meilleure animation 2D, The Film
Skillet Winter 2012/2013 Animation Contest
RHAPSODIE POUR UN POT-AU-FEU
- Best Original Animation Music, Aniwow!2012,
International Student Animation Festival, China
(Beijing)
HIBOO, books to explore a collection of digital
books for teenagers on the iPad. European
Youth Award 2012.
PHOTOGRAPHY
In 2009 and 2010, a photo project by two
GOBELINS students won the ADOBE Design
Achievement Award in the student category
at the Icograda World Design Congress held in
Beijing, China.
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