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Diplôme de grade de licence – Cinéma d'animation

LicenceDiplôme de grade de licence (6 semestres)Funding not verified

Overview

Three-year first-cycle diploma of grade licence awarded by the school, with the Cinéma d'animation specialisation in years 2 and 3.

Official program name
Diplôme de grade de licence – Cinéma d'animation
Awarded degree
Diplôme de grade de licence (6 semestres)Bachelor's · Licence / grade de licence
Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification classification
Degree-equivalent qualificationNational framework: Grade de licence (6 semestres)The school's first-cycle diploma is a diploma of grade licence; it is not titled 'Licence' but officially confers that grade.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
Parcoursup
Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026
School
Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026
Location
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Delivery
On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus.
Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026
Required attendance
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published
Duration
3 years (6 semestres)
Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026
Credits and credit system
Not verified
Entry routes
  • First-year entry — Competitive entrance (concours) into year 1 via Parcoursup, maximum 72 admitted in the 2026 session.Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026
  • Advanced entry — Entry into year 2 or 3 through the commission d'entrée en cours de cursus.Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Specializations

SpecializationClassificationEvidence
General AnimationOfficial pathwayPathway: Cinéma d'animationAn officially named concentration, pathway or major inside the degree.Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026
Animation FilmmakingOfficial 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

PortfolioDiploma defence: presentation of a selection of the work produced over the three years.

Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Internships

  • A compulsory professional experience period of at least 6 weeks during the three years.
    Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Research

  • A written reflection on the three years of training.
    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

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Admissions

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Portfolio and submission materials

MaterialStatusInstructions as published
PortfolioRequiredPersonal-work file: a PDF portfolio of at most 15 pages plus a cover letter.Length: up to 15 piecesSource: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026
Set creative taskRequiredResponse to an online topic completed at home (PDF of at most 5 pages).Length: up to 5 piecesSource: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Other requirements

Prior qualification
RequiredBaccalauréat or equivalent for year 1 entry.
Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026
Interview
RequiredAdmissible candidates sit an in-situ artistic production test followed by an interview with the jury.
Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026
Application fee
RequiredEUR 56 — Competition registration fee 2026.
Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026

Tests

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

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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

    Parcoursup registration 19 January to 12 March 2026 (2026 session; 2027 calendar not yet published) · for Session 2026

    The school does not print a year with this date.

    Source: ensad.fr · verified October 14, 2026
    Year not printed

Tuition and fees

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

Funding

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable. “Fully funded” never means every personal or production expense is covered. How we classify funding

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

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