2025 Entrance exam
Animated Cinema & Video Game
State-recognised initial training courses up to Bac+5 level
2 competition sessions :
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24 January 2025: session opens
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7 March 2025: registration opens on 25 January 2025
Target audience for the entrance exam
1st year :
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Baccalaureate holders of the current year
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Holders of a general, technological or vocational baccalaureate
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People with or without post-baccalaureate training (arts preparatory courses, higher education, etc.)
3rd year :
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Applicants must have at least two years' higher education (post BAC) or professional experience.
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Skills in 2D / 3D tools are expected (if not, and depending on your artistic file, the jury may propose entry into the 2nd year).
4th year :
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Applicants must have at least three years' higher education (post BAC) or professional experience.
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A good knowledge of 2D / 3D tools is expected.
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Candidates will have to choose between two specialities: ‘The Art of 3D Imaging’ or ‘The Art of Animation’.
PREP CLASS
The prerequisites for entry to the preparatory class:
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Holders of a general, technological or professional baccalauréat
Registration for the 2025 school year is now open, subject to availability of places.
A motivation interview is a prerequisite for entry into the art preparatory class.
WHY AN
ENTRY EXAM ?
For us this exam should not only be just an evaluation at an "M" moment.
It should also be educational and arouse curiosity. This is why we ask Cycle 1 candidates to carry out exercises based on an imposed theme. Several days are planned for this purpose and the tests must be sent to us digitally.
An entry exam is an opportunity to get to know the candidates better. To discover their motivation, aptitudes, state of mind, etc. The entry exam allows us to evaluate the candidates’ preparation and their suitability for our learning rhythms.
CANDIDATE
PROFIL
Contrary to popular belief, there are no "typical profiles" or "ideal career paths".
Our professions are diverse and opened to all skills, both technical and artistic. The richness of collaboration is built through complementarity.
Everyone enters the school with their strengths and will have to progress on their weaknesses. A desire for versatility, a constant curiosity, and rigour in the work are the only really important criteria to be detected in the candidates.
Nevertheless a minimum preparation is necessary.
Is the candidate interested in our jobs, not as a spectator but with a real desire to integrate this professional environment? Has he or she already drawn, handled photography, etc.? Has he or she developed a general culture?
WHAT IF I FAIL
THE ENTRY EXAM ?
Missing an entry exam is not dramatic. It is simply a sign of a lack of preparation.
Joining a "grande école" means embarking on a career that will last several decades. There's no point in running. It is better to prepare yourself properly to enter the school that will be the best springboard for the rest of your career.
There is no limit to passing our entry exam. A student who fails can easily retake the exam the following year. We will be happy to evaluate his or her progress.
There are different ways to improve your preparation, such as joining a preparatory class, taking drawing lessons in an association, participating in our art workshops, etc.
TUITION COST
Prep class : € 6.400 / year
Video game : € 7.600 / year
Animated Cinema : € 8.600 / year
École des Nouvelles Images is a non-profit association of general interest. You can therefore rest assured that the school fees are exclusively intended for teaching, investment and the running of the school. We use state-of-the-art equipment to support our teaching and the production of the various exercises.