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{{Short description|School of visual communication and arts in Paris, France}}
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'''Gobelins, l'école de l'image''' (French: {{lang|fr|Gobelins Imagery School}}) also known as '''Gobelins Paris''' is a school of visual communication and arts in [[Paris]], France, with its main location near the [[Latin Quarter, Paris|Latin Quarter]]. A consular school funded by the [[Paris Chamber of Commerce|Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry]], it provides several programs at a range of fees.

It is best known for the Cinéma Department of Animation, founded in 1975 by Pierre Ayma. Its former students include many strip cartoonists and animation artists such as Didier Cassegrain, Cromwell, [[Yacine Elghorri]],  [[Jean-François Miniac]], and [[Pierre Coffin]]. The faculty includes [[Michel Bouvet]]. The Animation Department is currently directed by American storyboard artist and director [[John Coven]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=You are being redirected... |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/03/gobelins-paris-director-john-coven-offers-a-look-at-the-schools-prestigious-animation-program/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=www.animationmagazine.net|date=29 March 2024 }}</ref>

Over the years, Gobelins has introduced major innovations in multimedia content, developing products for the web, CD-ROM, Interactive DVD, and public installations. The video department, created by Daniel Boullay and Guy Chevalier for the training of adult students, has since 1985 been prominent in the French technical audiovisual landscape. Led by Daniel Desmoulins, the video department allows professionals to create or analyze techniques, keeping current with the rapid evolution of industry technologies. Gobelins also offers instruction in photography and graphic design.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Redirection |url=http://www.gobelins.fr/actualites/agenda/Festival-International-du-Film-d-Animation |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.gobelins.fr}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
* Pascal Charrue, co-founder of ''[[Fortiche]]'', the studio behind ''[[Arcane (TV series)]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7829396/bio/ | title=Pascal Charrue - Biography | website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>
* [[Virginie Augustin]], comic book artist
* [[Pierre Coffin]], director of ''[[Despicable Me]]''
* [[Bibo Bergeron]], director of ''[[A Monster in Paris]]'', ''[[The Road to El Dorado]]'' and ''[[Shark Tale]]''
* [[Kristof Serrand]], supervising animator at [[DreamWorks Animation]]
* [[Marion Montaigne]], author of ''Tu mourras moins bête...''
* [[Bastien Vivès]], co-creator of ''[[Lastman (comic book)|Lastman]]''
* [[Olivier Grunewald]],  photographer
* [[Riad Sattouf]], creator of ''[[The Arab of the Future]]''
* [[Yves Bigerel]], co-creator of ''[[Lastman (comic book)|Lastman]]''
* [[Olivier Cotte]], animation historian
* Rikke Asbjoern, co-creator of ''[[Pinky Malinky]]''
* Violaine Briat, storyboard artist on ''[[The Loud House]]''
* [[Bertrand Mandico]], film director
* [[Lucrèce Andreae]], film director
* [[Simon Otto]], head of character animation at [[DreamWorks Animation]]
* [[Thomas Romain]], co-creator of ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' and co-producer of ''[[Ōban Star-Racers]]''
* [[Pierre Perifel]], director of ''[[The Bad Guys (film)|The Bad Guys]]''

==Notable student films==

* ''[[Le Building]]'' (2005) - by [[Marco Nguyen]], [[Pierre Perifel]], [[Xavier Ramonède]], [[Olivier Staphylas]], and [[Rémi Zaarour]]
* ''[[Oktapodi]]'' (2007) - by Julien Bocabeille, François-Xavier Chanioux, Olivier Delabarre, Thierry Marchand, Quentin Marmier, and [[Emud Mokhberi]]
* ''[https://www.gobelins-school.com/actualites/louise-graduation-short-film-2021 Louise]'' (2021) - by Constance Bertoux, Camille Bozec, Pauline Guitton, Pauline Mauviere, and Mila Monaghan
* [https://www.gobelins-school.com/gallery/last-summer Last Summer] (2022) - by Nicola Bernardi, Alessandra De Stefano, Chloé Van Becelaere, Camille Van Delft, and Elodie Xia

==External links==
* [http://www.gobelins.fr www.gobelins.fr], The Official School Site
* [http://www.gobelins-school.com www.gobelins-school.com], The Official School Site (English version)

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*{{coord|48|49|57|N|2|34|51|E|type:edu_region:FR|display=inline}} : [[Noisy-le-Grand]] site

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[[Category:Education in Paris]]
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