École Émile-Cohl is a French
art school
An art school is an educational institution with a primary focus on practice and related theory in the visual arts and design. This includes fine art – especially illustration, painting, contemporary art, sculpture, and graphic design. T ...
. It is a private higher education institution recognized by the state and specialized in teaching drawing and illustration, animation film, video games, multimedia computer graphics, comics and press drawing.
History
École Émile-Cohl was founded in 1984. It is named after
Émile Cohl
Émile Eugène Jean Louis Cohl (; né Courtet; 4 January 1857 – 20 January 1938) was a French caricaturist of the Incoherent Movement, cartoonist, and animator, called "The Father of the Animated Cartoon".
Biography
Émile's father, Elie, ...
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Courses
It organizes short courses for the general public and professionals, including watercolour, comics, youth illustration, engraving, cartoon, travel diary, matte painting.
In the final year of studies, students have access to a recruitment day with 60 companies (animation studios, publishers, video game development studios, visual communication agencies).
Famous teachers and students
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Vincent Dutrait
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Daphné Collignon
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Aurélie Neyret
Aurélie Neyret (pen name, Clo; born 24 May 1983) is a French illustrator and cartoonist of ''bande dessinée''.
Biography
Neyret took courses at the École Émile-Cohl before training as an autodidact. She collaborated with the press, especial ...
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Pierre Perifel
Pierre Perifel is a French filmmaker and animator. He is best known for his work at DreamWorks Animation, including directing the short film '' Bilby'' (2018) and the feature films '' The Bad Guys'' (2022) and its upcoming sequel ''The Bad Guys ...
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Béatrice Tillier
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Juan Pablo Machado
Juan Pablo Machado is a Colombian-French artist. He is best known for his animation work on the channel Lofi Girl.
Early life
Juan Pablo Machado is originally from Cali, Colombia. After a stint at an art school in Bogotá, he moved to Lyon i ...
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References
Animation schools
Video game universities
Art schools in France