ACCESS:VFX is a global, industry-led, non-profit comprising  70 leading companies, industry bodies and educational establishments in the visual effects and animation industries. It focuses on actively pursuing and encouraging inclusion, diversity, awareness and opportunity under its four pillars of Inspiration, Education, Mentoring and Recruitment.‍ACCESS:VFX has united over  3,000 passionate people (many from competing companies) around the common goal of addressing the lack of diversity in the VFX and Animation industry. Together they have run more than 200 events and reached thousands of potential future employees of primary school age and above across the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand!

In October 2023 we launched our European Chapter which together with the help of our member companies and Netflix we expanded into 11 countries: Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Czech Republic, Austria, Bulgaria, Belgium, and the Netherlands. We are very proud of spreading our mission into new territories!

 

The Animationsinstitut at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg trains outstanding talents at the highest level in the fields of Animation, Visual Effects, Technical Directing, Animation/Effects Producing and Interactive Media. Beyond study, it offers international talent & IP development initiatives and promotes a vivid community between students, graduates, faculty, and staff. In addition, the institute runs a Research & Development department and curates the annual international conference FMX. We offer you a study that will make you ready for the film, media and game industry.

Application deadline is February 15 each year. International students are welcome! For more information please go to www.animationsinstitut.de or visit us at our booth (S23) on the School Campus.

On April 25, 14:00-20:30, the diploma students of the Animationsinstitut will hold this year's Diploma Showroom on the Filmakademie campus in Ludwigsburg. Come to the exhibition and visit eight individual project rooms, get exclusive, behind-the-scenes insights, meet the teams and most importantly: enjoy the graduation films and games!

More about the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg can be found on: www.filmakademie.de

Professional training in animation, games, and VFX powered by accomplished industry artists since 2008.We are committed to providing students, recent graduates, and junior artists with cutting-edge, highly intensive training boot camps to enhance their skills, career mobility, and life opportunities in animation, games, and VFX.

Our world-class mentors are seasoned artists from Pixar, DreamWorks, Valve, Ubisoft, Rodeo FX, Lucasfilm, Disney, Netherrealm, MPC, and other famous studios. They share their lifetime knowledge to help you boost your skills.

ANOMALIA's boot camps are predominantly residential and held at beautiful castles in the Czech Republic, enhancing the overall experience. 

At the glance

- Only up to 13 artists per class

- Mentor's approach to individual needs

- Practical - Hands-on work on projects

- Cost-Effective compared to online - 2 weeks bootcamps

Great Britain is a leading country in the production of high-quality visual effects and animation work or film and television. AUB are recognised for their highly-skilled graduate talent, offering both undergraduate and post graduate courses. Situated on the south coast of the UK, AUB is a specialist arts university of 4,000 students.  Home to the Bournemouth Film School, the largest film school outside London, AUB has a fine reputation within the industry. The Film School is made up of a collaborate mix of courses and specialisms that enables creative visions to become reality, solidly preparing our talented graduates before the enter the real world of work.

• BA (Hons) Visual Effects (VFX) for Film & Television

Underpinned by training in traditional artistic techniques such as drawing, colour theory, perspective, photography and composition, students learn what it takes to create feature film quality visual effects. Using well-resourced studios and industry-standard software tools the course is committed to high quality and innovative production values.

• BA (Hons) Animation Production

Our illustrious alumni at Pixar, ILM, Carrot, Lupus, Aardman and other esteemed animation studios, testify to the success of our Creative Skillset curriculum and production-based studio environment and industry-level software. With an initial focus on drawing and painting, students learn the fundamentals and apply skills to hand drawn, stop-motion, and CGI work.

Other related courses:

Undergraduate

- Creative Technologies

- Film Production

- Games Art & Design

 

Postgraduate

- Animation Production

- Film Practice

- Digital Fashion Innovation

 

 

Speaker and featured artists books and many professional development books available in the bookshop at the School Campus!

Come buy my books, so I don’t have to ship them home!

Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas) is a medium-sized higher education institute in the Netherlands. About 7,000 Dutch and international students from some 80 countries are studying at BUas.

OUR PROGRAMMES

- Bachelor in Creative Media and Game Technologies (CMGT)
- Master Game Technology
- Master Media Innovation

Students join us for our small-scale, project-driven education with real-life projects in our DataLab. Our lecturers come from international industry, contributing to our fully English-taught degree programme and international classroom.

Our CMGT study tracks are:

• Design & Production
• Film Visual Effects
• Programming
• Visual Arts

These are all part of the Creative Media and Game Technologies professional bachelor’s programme, which has already received several international awards including:

• Top-Rated Programme - Keuzegids 2023
• The Rookies - 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
• Princeton Review - 2021, 2022, 2023

Please send questions/enquiries to: AGMoperations@buas.nl

Welcome to DoubleJump VFX & CGI Academy – where we're on a mission to redefine the way artists learn and grow in the world of VFX & CGI.    At DoubleJump, we're all about providing a dynamic and immersive learning experience that's unlike anything else out there. Our premium workshops, led by industry experts, offer you the chance to interact directly with instructors, getting personalized guidance and insights that will take your skills to the next level.   But DoubleJump is more than just a learning platform – it's a vibrant community where creativity thrives. From weekly live events to friendly challenges and even upcoming community championships with substantial awards, there's always something exciting happening here. It's the perfect place to connect with fellow artists, showcase your talents, and explore new opportunities.   So whether you're just starting out on your VFX journey or you're a seasoned pro looking for fresh inspiration, DoubleJump VFX & CGI Academy is here to support you every step of the way. Join us and discover the limitless possibilities that await in the world of visual effects and CGI.  

Escape Studios is one of the UK's leading animation, games and VFX schools, supplying the industry with studio-ready talent. Our courses are designed and delivered with industry experts within a welcoming, close-knit and successful community. Our world-class industry partners include Industrial Light & Magic, PlayStation London Studio, Framestore, The Mill, DNEG, Milk VFX, Creative Assembly, Cinesite, Blue Zoo and MPC. Through our partnership with Epic Games, we were the UK’s first Unreal Authorized Training Center and are an Unreal Engine Academic Partner.  Approved and endorsed internationally as a Rookies and Houdini certified school, we offer a range of undergraduate, postgraduate and short courses. Our Escapees have worked on award-winning TV series Stranger Things and Obi-Wan Kenobi, along with Oscar and BAFTA nominated films such as Avatar: The Way of Water, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Batman, Elvis, Top Gun: Maverick, The Banshees of Inisherin and bestselling games Assassin’s Creed, Uncharted 2 and Forza Horizon. 

Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF is a place where film comes alive, a school representing a wealth of different stories and artistic forms, genres and formats, specialization and exchange. Our unique craft-oriented and interdisciplinary education enables creative people to develop their own filmic language. In research and teaching, we focus on both scientific and artistic approaches and, thus, actively contribute to the development of media, science, and society.

The new Bachelor's program in Visual Effects & Virtual Productions equips students with artistic, methodological, and technological skills for a career in VFX and Virtual Productions. Graduates can pursue a Master's program or engage in artistic design, consulting, management of VFX productions, and more.

The Master's program in Animation Direction offers the greatest possible artistic freedom to deepen knowledge and skills, preparing students for leadership positions in the field of animation production. Fundamental to this is the further development of artistic expression and enabling students to engage in nuanced and research-oriented approaches to artistic animation filmmaking.

The Master's program in Creative Technologies combines audio-visual media technologies and software development with an artistic exploration of film and digital media art. Students experiment with technology, creativity, and film, exploring graphics, sound, visual effects, traditional production, and novel storytelling in XR and interactive formats.

 

Working practice-oriented and in small groups, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences offers high-quality study programs with a clear orientation towards current and future market requirements. The young team of professors is practically experienced. With an interdisciplinary setup, teaching focuses on both the promotion of individual strengths and the imparting of social competences, such as team work. From the start, great importance is attached to project-oriented working. Last but not least, creativity and communication are important factors required to prepare experts in engineering sciences, natural sciences, computer sciences and economy for the future.

Having started with just over 80 students in two study programs in 2009, the university continues to grow quickly. Currently, there are about 4,900 students in various study programs. The bachelor's and master's programs are taught on both the Hamm Campus and the Lippstadt Campus.

Our continuously growing research activities are application- and future-oriented.

We are looking forward to welcoming young, curious, open-minded, creative people who are hungry to learn and will enjoy setting the course for the future – in teams and small groups, practice-oriented, in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia. 

To many rewarding encounters!

 

The Animation and Game BA at the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt combines a high academic standard with a strong practical orientation. The program offers two optional specialization pathways: Technology Specialization and Art & Design Specialization. It is mainly carried out in English language.The unique combination of the disciplinary fields animation and game reflects the merging platforms and distribution channels and enables the graduates to position themselves in a highly dynamic professional field. 

The Animation and Game MA offers students advanced theoretical knowledge and methodological competencies in order to develop directorial authorship based on intense genre knowledge and critique, mastery of industrial standard producing practices as well as strong leadership skills. Students are enabled to develop compelling, innovative content as well as carry out original research in the field of animations, games and immersive experiences. The Master of Arts Animation and Game includes two optional specialization pathways: Technical Direction and Creative Direction.

 

The Hochschule der Medien (HdM) in Stuttgart-Vaihingen offers an Audiovisual Media degree program covering computer animation, film/VFX, sound production, interactive media, games, television, and event media. Graduates earn titles of Bachelor of Engineering or Master of Science.

The Institute for Games provides Bachelor's and Master's training in games and interactive visualizations (VR/AR, 360°).

The Visual Media Lab explores visual competence, including HDR and higher frame rates.

The Sustainable Media Institute advances the discourse on sustainability across media design, production, and distribution.

The Institute for Applied Narratology serves as an interdisciplinary platform for narrative theory.

Founded in 2013, the Institute for Digital Ethics is Germany's unique center for media ethics, collaborating with networks like the International Center of Information Ethics.

The Institute for Applied Artificial Intelligence aims to apply AI in society and business.

 

Visual Effects - Dept. VII

The HFF Visual Effects (VFX) program is offered within our Department VII – Imagery. There is a separate application process for our VFX degree program.

The objective of this course of studies is to qualify students for work in VFX – as supervisors, producers, or creative directors – i.e. for planning and supervising both the design and practical execution of image generation, using real and virtual visual elements. Our training is particularly tailored to the needs of the VFX sector of the film industry. Course offerings are supplemented by industry input, in the form of workshops, guest lectures, and seminars. The tools provided to students by the department include access to top-notch professional software and hardware. The VFX course of studies also includes a practical semester, during which students work as interns for technically relevant service and production companies.

During their course work, VFX students face a range of highly varied challenges. On the one hand, they need to acquire knowledge of the technical and virtual tools, while aesthetic competence and artistic responsibility are what will eventually make them true artists. Moreover: To create the right imagery requires an intense examination of the storytelling content, plus highly developed team and communication skills.

Our study program also addresses another key concern:
In the past, the cinematic image making professions were occupied nearly exclusively by men. A fact demonstrated by our students is: For the production of accomplished cinematic imagery, gender is absolutely irrelevant! For this reason, at Dept. VII – Imagery, we encourage women, in particular, to explore the exciting field of VFX.

Target Careers

VFX Supervisor
Responsible for the planning, design and realization of visual effects, within a virtual production or a classic VFX workflow, as well as instructing and supervising companies or teams during the execution of the digital image production.

VFX Producer
In charge of budgeting and scheduling, according to a planned visual aesthetic, over the entire process of VFX creation – either as a virtual production or along the classic pipeline, from preproduction and the shoot itself, right through to completing the post-production process.

VFX Creative Director
Responsible for the design and artistic development of VFX, as a virtual production, from the screenplay, concept art and visualization phase, and/or right through to the classic realization in post-production.

VFX Artist
Artistic design and production of VFX, in the various areas of 3D computer animation und compositing.

In the bachelor's degree program in Time-Based Media, you will receive specific training in the audiovisual and interactive media sector.  In addition to the classic training for film, 2D and 3D animation are taught as well as creation and implementation of multimedia media concepts.  With our degree program, you will receive a comprehensive education that will best prepare you to enter the film, media and gaming industry.

Showcase : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weViJYi9c2U

The ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln is a full study and further education institution with an artistic-scientific focus. Established in 2000, the ifs is consistantly ranked as one of the best film schools in Germany.

The specialisation in VFX & Animation within the Bachelor’s programme Film offers a large-scale study programme that conveys all fundamental technical and design aspects of professional effects production and 3D animation. Supported by state-of-the-art equipment and tutors from the industry students get the opportunity to follow their own interests and gain specialization through exercises, seminars and project work.

The Master’s programme 3D Animation for Film & Games: it deepens the students’ existing knowledge of the 3D process with a rich set of methodical, theoretical and design-practical skills and will acquire new knowledge in areas such as authorship and experimental work. Close integration with the industry is a central component of the extra-occupational programme.

Student & alumni showcases: https://vimeo.com/showcase/4700528

 

For nearly 30 years, Luleå University of Technology in northern Sweden has been educating VFX artists and game developers.   Bachelor's program in Computer Graphics for Games and Film is a production-oriented program that not only improves the artistic skills of students but also provides a learning environment that prepares them for the industry.   Bachelor's program in Computer Game Programming is a practical computer science program focusing on developing strong problem-solving and programming skills, encouraging collaboration with artists and designers.

Mediadesign University of Applied Sciences offers exciting opportunities to study Digital Film Design, Visual Effects, Animation and Game Design. Furthermore, we offer degrees at Bachelors and Masters level in Media Design and Digital Leadership as well as Fashion Management. Our three campuses in Munich, Dusseldorf and Berlin allow students to prepare for a career in the creative industries with a strong focus on artistic and technical skills.

Modern facilities and a vibrant environment with Professor and Lecturers who have an industry background and a strong focus on applied research make studying with MDH a great experience. Did we mention - we have tiny class sizes to guarantee an exceptional learning experience and direct access to all Professors and Lecturers?

Mediadesign University of Applied Sciences is full accredited and certified, and we offer scholarships as well as funding support for new students.

Merz Akademie, University of Applied Arts, Design and Media, Stuttgart is a nationally accredited, non-profit university. With excellent technical facilities, the bachelor's and master's degree programs offer access to a wide range of media technologies and applications, knowledge, art and design. Students can combine the three areas of study - Film and Video, New Media, and Visual Communication - or focus on one area. Students get a good insight into professional life during an internship semester.

The New Media program focuses on two main subjects: Web/UI/UX design, and 3D/VR/AR design. Running a professional VR lab, Merz Akademie is one of the few German universities that have been offering VR and AR projects and courses since the early 2000s. Since then it has an ongoing partnership with local, national and international scientific partner institutions and universities.

 

Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest is a leading university in the field of creative studies offering BA and MA programmes and short term courses. We implement and execute incubation and research and bring projects to life with domestic and international partners.    MOME Anim is one of the most important creative centers of Hungarian animation. Our BA provides a strong foundation of animation, filmmaking and design skills, and the MA focuses on individual project development and unique creative initiatives. This year our master program has arrived at a new chapter: the program now officially invites international students to take part in the fully English training.  Based on solid storytelling and worldbuilding practices, the international programme implements new animation related expertise such as video games and immersive storytelling.   The aim of the international MA is to train storytellers who can create fascinating stories for different platforms and engage audience at a wide scale.  

 

The Master's in Realtime Art & Visual Effects integrates the principles of leading real-time graphics platforms and sophisticated procedural generation tools. It's about mastering the interplay between creativity and technology, and leading the next era of immersive digital storytelling.

The SVA MFA Computer Arts Department emphasizes creative experimentation and a multidisciplinary approach to making art with computers and emerging technologies. Through art, this STEM program is dedicated to producing digital artists of the highest caliber, and guides each student in the development of a personal artistic style in a course of study that is individually tailored to meet their needs. Whether they are interested in VR/AR, interactive installations, experimental animation, or any other form of computer-based art, students come from around the world to study in NYC in this two-year, 60-credit MFA degree program, which has distinguished itself with nine Student Academy Awards.

 

School of Visual Arts has been a leader in the education of artists, designers, and creative professionals for more than six decades. With a faculty of distinguished working professionals, dynamic curriculum, and an emphasis on critical thinking, SVA is a catalyst for innovation and social responsibility. Comprised of more than 6,000 students at its Manhattan campus and 35,000 alumni in 100 countries, SVA also represents one of the most influential artistic communities in the world. For information about the College's 32 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, visit our website.

The OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts (TH OWL) is a strong research university for applied sciences, which offers around 60 bachelor's and master's degree programs as well as doctoral programs at three locations. It is firmly anchored in Ostwestfalen-Lippe, a lively and economically strong region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The TH OWL is creative, innovative and sustainable. It lives through the diversity of its departments, which are technically, economically, creatively and artistically oriented.

Since February 2022, the department of Media Production is located in our new building in Detmold on the “Kreativ Campus”. The campus has the latest camera, lighting and sound technology, three studios for film, photo, VFX, VR and virtual film production, a radio station, a surround studio, a graphic design studio, modern editing and grading stations and three digital computer labs for optimal teaching, learning and working.

Beside this, the "KreativInstitut.OWL" (KIO) opened a new amazing building on the “Kreativ Campus”. The institute generates, transfers and imparts knowledge. It brings together creative minds from business and science.

The University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria in Hagenberg features a range of specialized programs in Informatics, Communications, and Media. The programs Digital Arts (BA), Media Technology and Design (BSc), Digital Arts (MA), and Interactive Media (MSc) offer industry-oriented education in digital media.

Digital Arts (BA)

This program provides the relevant know-how, specializing in designing, conceptualizing, and producing animations, games, and their manifold facets (audio, video, mixed reality, etc.).

Media Technology and Design (BSc)

This bachelor’s program provides students with the technical expertise and the design and communication skills for web, multimedia, 3D modeling, computer games, audio & video production, focusing on creative AI.

Digital Arts (MA)

This full-time master’s degree program builds on a student’s creative, design, and technical skills. It focuses on professional and in-depth computer animation, audio/video, and games.

Interactive Media (MSc)

This English-taught master’s program develops the students’ expertise in interactive technologies, computer games, and online media to refine their systematic approaches to problem-solving and engineering for interaction.

Empowering artists to empower their art.

OUR MANIFESTO

We teach innovative skills that lead to creative careers and result in personal and professional fulfillment. We developed a fantastic school with strong educational programs that welcome you, work for you, and care for you.

OUR MISSION

Vancouver Animation School (VANAS) is a leading educational institution devoted to educating aspiring artists in the diverse disciplines that form the Animation, Visual Effects, and Video Game industries. We empower the artists to empower their art.