Hi,

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You just need to register using your school email address, they will send you a confirmation email and your set!

Jack

3D Student work from France

Here are some examples of 3D schools in France that produce top notch short films.

1) Supinfocom (click on films)
2) Ecole Georges Méliès
3) Gobelins

Watch and be inspired!

Jack

Oscars Animated Shorts Finalists 2010

“French Roast” Fabrice O. Joubert, director (Pumpkin Factory/Bibo Films)


“Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty,” Nicky Phelan, director, and Darragh O’Connell, producer (Brown Bag Films)


“The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte),” Javier Recio Gracia, director (Kandor Graphics and Green Moon)


“Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin, producer (Autour de Minuit)


“A Matter of Loaf and Death,” Nick Park, director (Aardman Animations Ltd.)