The
School of Image Artisans

Founded by its General Director, Franck Petitta, in 1999, the École Georges Méliès is an art school dedicated to the trades of animation, cinema, special effects, and immersive technologies. Located in Orly, at the core of the Grand Paris, the school benefits from a symbolic location: near the Georges Méliès Park, a memorial place where the pioneer of fantasy cinema and special effects spent his last days. Being named after him, the school honours the visionary legacy of Georges Méliès while training the image artisans of tomorrow, able to combine creativity, technique, and innovation.

Building and facilities of the École Georges Méliès in Orly

The Educational Team

The École Georges Méliès is, above all, a dedicated team that makes itself available to its students, allowing them to develop and learn as serenely as possible, with the goal of acquiring the hard and soft skills essential for their future profession.

Management & Administration

The management and administration of the school are ensured by a dynamic, family-like team of nine people. The members of the administrative team, as well as the director, are in constant contact with the students and always attentive to their needs.

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Alumni

Alumni, working in the biggest production studios, make themselves available throughout the year to teach our students, share their knowledge and passion for their profession, and provide our future Image Artisans with valuable advice for the future.

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Professionals

Professionals are fully integrated into the school’s educational program. These partnerships ensure a strong connection between students and the professional world. This hands-on expertise is a source of both professional and personal growth for students.

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Coordinators

To each year its own coordinator. All coordinators come from a professional background (Disney, Mikros Image, etc.). They are the student’s primary point of contact, depending on their year and/or program.

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WHAT IS AN IMAGE ARTISAN?

What is an Image Artisan?
For more than 25 years, the École Méliès has trained Image Artisans able to understand and master every step of the fabrication of an image (film, video game, etc.), regardless of the technique used (live action shooting, stop motion, 2D animation, 3D animation, video games, etc.).

The École Georges Méliès, more than a “simple” school
The École Georges Méliès is open day and night. All the professional equipment necessary is available for any student to use freely whenever they want to. There is no need to invest your money in expensive equipment, the École Méliès takes care of that for you. The school emphasises the creative potential of each of our students, who can enjoy the school as they wish in order to develop personal projects as well.

Conceived as a space of sharing and conviviality, the building includes furnished terraces allowing the students to gather in spaces dedicated to sharing a meal, resting, or taking a coffee break.

The École guides each student individually during their studies and provides follow-up and support after graduation. Career integration and project development are an integral part of the École’s educational program. Being a student at the École Méliès is more than just going to classes and getting a degree. It means joining a team—the team of Image Artisans. It means committing to an approach that is as human as it is professional, and benefiting from the alumni network that contributes to the École’s dynamism through multiple lectures, valuable teachings, and precious advice.