Be part of Mexico’s most important incubation program for creating animated short films, guided by two of the most prestigious animation schools in the world.
Gobelins Paris is the world’s leading animation school, with over 60 years of experience in training top professionals. It has been recognized as the world’s best animation school by Animation Career Review since 2021.
This year, Escena celebrates 15 years of shaping Mexican artists in animation, illustration, comics, screenwriting, and visual storytelling, with a hands-on, professional approach. Our students have been selected to participate in festivals such as Chilemonos, Morelia and the Quirino Awards.
Gobelins and Escena have joined forces to launch the 2D Animation Incubation Program, a one-year training experience in which 16 participants (8 advanced students from Escena and 8 external candidates) will create original short films as a team, working under conditions that simulate a professional studio environment. Throughout the program, participants will experience every stage of the production process: scriptwriting, storyboarding, animation, sound, and final editing, ensuring an intensive, comprehensive, and high-level training.
The teaching vision at Gobelins aligns closely with Escena’s through a Project-Based Learning model, which allows students to deepen their education by turning knowledge into action.
Pre-production:
Scriptwriting, concept art, storyboard, and animatic.
Production:
Layout, animation, and sound design.
Post-production:
Compositing, final image, and sound editing.
The program consists of 15 workshops —11 led by Gobelins instructors and 4 by Escena faculty— held in person at a specially designed space within Escena’s facilities in Mexico City. It will also include complementary virtual review sessions led by Gobelins instructors.
At the end of the program, both institutions will support and promote the final short films at international festivals and within the industry, as part of their commitment to developing Mexican talent and animation.
Before applying, make sure to carefully read the call that corresponds to you: there is one for students of the Escena and another for external applicants. Both share access to the animation incubator, but they have different requirements. Don’t forget to complete your form until the end, once you have all your documents ready.
If you have any questions about any part of the application process, contact us. We’ll be happy to help you resolve them.
