Teaching Animation at GOBELINS: A Tapestry of Talent and Skills

Saturday, 19 December | 12:45 PM - 2:30 PM | Level 5 - Auditorium

Eric Riewer explains GOBELINS' special approach to teaching animation and shows the 10 student films made in 2009.

The digital revolution has transformed the animation program at GOBELINS since its creation more than 30 years ago, but the foundations of drawing skills remain firmly in place. GOBELINS believes that digital tools can not replace creative thinking. Artists must receive traditional training and then master a wide array of skills in computer graphics in order to give life to their animations.

Eric Riewer became the head of the animation department at GOBELINS, l’école de l’image, based in Paris, in 1998. Since 2006, he has been the manager of international relations for the whole GOBELINS school. He also manages an international summer school course in character animation every year in Paris and organizes master classes in Asia.

Eric Riewer 
GOBELINS, l’école de l’image