Students from the Lanimea school of animated graphic arts in Caudebec-les-Elbeuf, France, will help develop the Rouen Seine Normande 2028 bid for the title of European Capital of Culture, and their contributions will be considered part of their educational curriculum.
Students from the Lanimea school of animated graphic arts in Caudebec-les-Elbeuf, France, will help develop the Rouen Seine Normande 2028 bid for the title of European Capital of Culture, and their contributions will be considered part of their educational curriculum.
During the bid-preparation phase, one theme that was suggested by many participating residents during the regional creative workshops was “island.” This suggestion and its support are outlined in the bidbook to be submitted by the Rouen Seine Normande 2028 Association before January 2, 2023, in its pursuit of being named European Capital of Culture.
The collaboration between the Lanimea school of animated graphic arts and Rouen Seine Normande 2028 is designed to generate new ideas on this island theme, to add new elements to the cultural program for the European Capital of Culture year in 2028.
Each month, with an expression serving as a creative springboard, Lanimea students will produce graphic content (image, video, modelling, etc.) of any form. The sole objective is to create content based on that designated expression while remaining true to the theme of “island.”
From November 2022 through May 2023, the content the students create will be displayed on a dedicated Instagram account at https://www.instagram.com/ileflottante2028.
Anyone may take part in these contributions via the Internet by using the hashtag #ileflottante2028 and entering the accounts @rouen2028 and @ileflottante2028.
LANIMEA
Lanimea is an institution of higher education and a training centre for artists and technicians wanting to work in the field of 2D and 3D animated images, from traditional to digital. The curriculum focuses on drawing, design, and animation.
The school is in Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf in Normandy, France, just 30 minutes from Rouen and an hour from Paris. It offers excellent instruction dispensed by a highly qualified professorial staff, as well as working professionals who are well known in the cinematic and audio-visual industries. The teaching staff includes graduates of leading arts schools – such as France’s GOBELINS animation school, EnsAD school of decorative arts, and ESMA school of applied arts – and specialists with experience at top studios in France and the world, including Disney, Zodiak, Xilam, Dreamworks, and Ghibli.
Illustration by Victoire Perrier, all rights reserved
