École Méliès - Animation 2D & 3D, Cinéma & VFX

Méliès School building — Facade and grounds of Méliès School

A School of Excellence Rooted in Creation

Founded in 1999 by its Managing Director Franck Petitta, Méliès School trains students for careers in animation, film, visual effects, and immersive technologies.

Heir to a visionary imagination, it prepares image artisans capable of combining creativity, technical mastery, and innovation.

The School is a place of creation and transformation. Excellence comes through listening and passing on knowledge.

— Franck Petitta, Director

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Applied Arts Foundation

Drawing, visual storytelling, artistic fundamentals.

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The Artisan of Animated Image

2D/3D Animation training.

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The Artisan of Cinema

Film, audiovisual, and VFX training.

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ALL OUR PROGRAMS

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Explore our School in 3D

Enjoy an immersive 3D experience at the heart of our campus. Freely explore classrooms, workshops, and living spaces from your screen.

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3D Tour

Preview of the Georges Méliès School virtual tour

Campus & Living Environment

View of the Georges Méliès School campus

A campus designed for learning and well-being

Méliès School is housed in a low-energy building of over 3,000 m², at the heart of a 5-hectare park. Bright spaces, openness to nature, and professional design create a stimulating place to study.

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School Calendar

School News

Interview with Franck Petitta – Val-de-Marne

Press release: Official recognition of the profession of “Virtual Production Supervisor”

École MÉLIÈS and SONY unveil the first-ever visual production set

VP SUPERVISOR A NEW PROFESSION IN THE MAKING

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The School in a Few Images

FRANCE 2030 — LA GRANDE FABRIQUE DE L’IMAGE

The school benefits from the support of the State’s stimulus package “France 2030 – La Grande Fabrique de l’Image and is working along with the CNC (National Centre for Cinema and moving images) and La Banque des Territoires.”

The aim of this investment plan, launched by the government, is to turn France into a leading actor in multiple strategic fields, including digital technologies and artificial intelligence.

By joining the project “La Grande Fabrique de l’Image” as part of “France 2030” the École Méliès strengthens its position as a key figure in the education for visual-media professions in France. Its project “Artisan of Image” demonstrates its wish to meet the modern technological challenges while preserving a human and inclusive approach to artistic creation.

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France 2030

PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PARIS-EAST CRÉTEIL UNIVERSITY AND THE NATIONAL AUDIOVISUAL INSTITUTE

As defenders of the vocational course, the school has created a free and remunerated Master’s degree under an apprenticeship contract, in partnership with the INA (National Audiovisual Institute) and the UPEC (Paris-East Créteil University).

These partnerships will strengthen in the coming years as the École MÉLIÈS celebrates its 25th anniversary and benefits from the support of the State’s stimulus package “France 2030 – La Grande Fabrique de l’image.”

Working along with the CNC (National Centre for Cinema and moving images), the school is developing new training courses leading to a qualification in promising occupations, through investments in facilities such as a new high-tech virtual production set and innovative syllabi.

This significant turn for the Image Artisans will allow the school to offer a training that is even more thorough and adapted to the challenges of tomorrow, fixed in tradition and open to innovation by linking Arts and Sciences.

Join us to share the magic of images and continue to innovate in the wake of the Father of the 7th Art and of special effects, Georges Méliès.

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