École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs · Cinéma d'Animation

Diplôme de l'EnsAD (grade de master) – Cinéma d'animation

Other awardDiplôme de l’École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, grade de masterFunding not verified

Overview

Master-grade diploma awarded by the school after 300 ECTS, a mémoire and a Grand projet, issued with a specialisation in Cinéma d'animation.

Official program name

Awarded degree

Diplôme de l’École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, grade de masterMaster's · Other verified award

Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Qualification classification

Degree-equivalent qualificationNational framework: Grade de master (4 semestres after the licence cycle); 300 ECTS in totalThe school's second-cycle diploma is not titled 'Master' but officially confers the grade of master after 300 ECTS, a memoir and a final project.A differently titled qualification that official sources place in the bachelor's, master's or doctoral cycle or that confers a degree grade. It keeps its own official title.

Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Degree-awarding body

The institution itself unless stated otherwise on its official page.

Country

France

Teaching language

French — Non-francophone applicants need B2 French; diplomas and transcripts are translated into French.Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Application route

Entrance competition (concours)

Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

School

École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs — Cinéma d'Animation

Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Location

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Delivery

On campus

Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Required attendance

Not verified

Study intensity

Not published

Duration

4 semestres (master cycle); 300 ECTS in the whole cursus

Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Credits and credit system

300 ECTS (whole cursus)ECTS credits — not directly interchangeable with other countries' systems.

Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Specializations

Specialization	Classification	Evidence
General Animation	Official pathwayPathway: Cinéma d'animationAn officially named concentration, pathway or major inside the degree.	Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026
Animation Filmmaking	Official pathwayPathway: Cinéma d'animationAn officially named concentration, pathway or major inside the degree.	Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Why this degree is listed

Official diploma of a state art school conferring a grade within the licence/master cycle, issued with a specialisation in Cinéma d'animation.

Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

We list verified animation degrees only — no certificates, short courses or generic degrees with a few animation modules. Eligibility rules

Curriculum, pathways and faculty

Graduation film, thesis or capstone

Capstone projectA Grand projet conceived and realised at professional level, defended before a public jury, plus a written mémoire.

Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Industry programs

Short-film projects based on musical compositions in partnership with the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris.
Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Exchange and mobility

International exchanges take place in year 4.
Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Faculty listed by the program

Faculty list: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Software, equipment and costs

Software and equipment are shown only as the school publishes them: required, taught, provided or bought by the student. Tuition does not include hardware, software or materials unless the school says so, and online students do not automatically share campus facilities.

Software

Software list: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Equipment, computers and facility access

Equipment and facility access: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Published equipment and software costs

Equipment and software costs: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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Admissions

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Portfolio and submission materials

Material	Status	Instructions as published
Portfolio	Required	PDF portfolio of at most 15 pages with artistic work, research and sketchbook extracts, plus CV and cover letter.Length: up to 15 piecesSource: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Other requirements

Prior qualification: RequiredJustification of 180 ECTS for year 4 (M1) entry.
Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026
Statement of purpose: RequiredCover letter of one page maximum, which may be in English, and a mémoire project for M1 entry.
Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026
Interview: RequiredPre-selection on file, then an admission test/interview.
Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026
Application fee: RequiredEUR 56 — Registration fee 2026.
Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Tests

DELF / DALF: RequiredB2 (TCF or DELF) for non-French speakers at administrative enrolment
Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

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Deadlines

Dates are shown with the year and intake the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadline
April 30, 2026 · for Session 2026
Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026
Passed

Tuition and fees

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Tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Funding

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Funding not verified

Funding policy: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 14, 2026.

ensad.fr/fr/cinema-danimation — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026
ensad.fr/fr/en-1ere-annee-de-master — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026
ensad.fr/fr/les-diplomes — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026

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