mopa (Supinfocom)
Website: www.ecole-mopa.fr Courses offered (in-house): 3d Animation students: 200 Placement rate: 98% Formerly known as Supinfocom, MOPA – Motion Picture in Arles – is one of the most renowned animation schools in France. Founded in 1998, MOPA has prepared aspiring artists with the skills they need for almost three decades.
MOPA’S course programme is separated into two study cycles; the preparatory cycle and higher study cycle, lasting five years in total. It’s during the second part of the course that you’ll choose to specialise.
“I wanted to be in the school that would give me the most credibility – the schools name vouches for you,” says MOPA student Margaux Lanusse-cazale. “At the end of this year, I’ll be getting a level 1 Master’s degree as 3D animation filmmaker.”
MOPA’S success is reflected in its award-winning student films; in 2013, the school won the Best In Show Award at the Siggraph festival with the film À la Française. In 2014, the film Home Sweet Home won the Best Animated Short at the Siggraph Festival again and was also selected at the Cannes festival. In 2015, the film Léonardo was selected at the Cannes Festival.