Ecole Pivaut Nantes-Rennes-Montréal

What Ecole Pivaut Nantes-Rennes-Montréal does

École Pivaut is a French private visual arts school founded in 1985, operating four campuses across Nantes, Rennes and Toulouse (France) and Montréal (Canada). It serves post-baccalaureate students seeking professional training in four disciplines — 2D Animation, Concept Art, Illustration, and Bande Dessinée — structured as a one-year preparatory year (Préparation Arts Appliqués) followed by three-year professional cycles that culminate in an RNCP niveau 6 title (equivalent to Bac+3/4), a state-recognized credential.

The curriculum integrates traditional artistic foundations (drawing, life drawing, observation, anatomy) with industry-standard digital production tools, including Toon Boom Harmony, TVPaint, Clip Studio Paint, Photoshop, Procreate, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Blender, InDesign and Storyboard Pro. The school does not operate a proprietary technology product; rather, its 'technology' is its pedagogical platform, its student portfolio archive (WonderLand, Je me souviens, end-of-year exhibitions), and its dedicated Career Center / Bloom professionalization device supporting internships and graduate placement.

The business model is tuition-driven and consumer-facing: the Prépa Arts Appliqués is publicly priced at €4,600 per year (2025/2026 tariff) plus a €200 file fee, with payment installments and CROUS/regional scholarship support; professional-cycle tuition is not publicly disclosed. Discovery and enrollment run through a proprietary platform that bypasses the French national Parcoursup system, supplemented by open houses, immersion days, summer stages (€150 for five days), orientation salons and active social media channels (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn). The school is part of the Icônes Écoles Créatives Montpellier SAS group alongside affiliated institutions ESMA, ETPA and Cinecreatis, and is directed by Karim Khenissi.

Name

Ecole Pivaut Nantes-Rennes-Montréal

Legal name

Icônes Ecoles Créatives Montpellier, société par actions simplifiée

Website

https://ecole-pivaut.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Short description

École Pivaut is a French private visual arts school founded in 1985, operating four campuses (Nantes, Rennes, Toulouse, Montréal) and delivering RNCP-certified training in 2D Animation, Concept Art, Illustration, and Bande Dessinée to post-baccalaureate students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Visual Arts Education

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161), Fine Arts Schools (611610)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Visual Arts Instruction (Drawing, Painting, Sculpture) (EDAMAAAA)

Keywords

• Visual arts education
• 2D animation training
• Concept art school
• Illustration programs
• Comic book education

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Annual tuition fees: École Pivaut generates revenue through annual tuition fees charged to enrolled students. Fee amounts vary by program; for the Prépa Arts Appliqués the stated cost is €4,600 per year (2025/2026 tariff), plus a €200 file management fee. Professional cycles are three-year programs. The school also offers payment installment plans and supports students in obtaining government scholarships (CROUS, regional).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

École Pivaut is a private vocational art school that delivers multi-year visual arts training programs leading to an RNCP niveau 6 state-recognized diploma. The core offering consists of a one-year preparatory program in Applied Arts followed by three-year professional cycles in Animation 2D, Concept Art, Illustration, and Bande Dessinée, combining traditional drawing fundamentals with digital production tools and industry professionalization support through a Career Center.

Product overview

École Pivaut is an art school with five educational programs forming an integrated creative curriculum: a one-year preparatory program (Année préparatoire) followed by three-year professional programs in Animation 2D, Concept Art, Illustration, and Bande Dessinée. The school also offers supplementary services including summer stages (immersion programs), discovery days, professional events, and parallel admission pathways. The programs prepare students for careers in animation, illustration, comic books, and concept art industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Année préparatoire Arts Appliquées

Quantifiable outcome

• RNCP level 6 diploma (state-recognized, equivalent to Bac+3/4) upon completion
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• ESMA (École Supérieure des Métiers de l'Image)minorOthersÉcole Pivaut is displayed alongside ESMA as part of the broader network of creative schools, though the nature of the affiliation is not explicitly detailed in the source material.
• ETPA (École de Técnicas Plasticas Aplicadas)minorOthersETPA is listed alongside Pivaut as part of a network of French art schools. ETPA is another creative arts school, and the two institutions share the same footer on the website, suggesting a common ownership or institutional affiliation.
• CinecreatisminorOthersListed as a partner school within the creative education network. Cinecreatis appears to be an animation-focused institution sharing the same digital ecosystem as Pivaut.
• IFFEDECminorOthersIFFEDEC (Fédération des Établissements d'Enseignement Artistique) appears in the school's footer as a professional or federative body to which Pivaut is affiliated, indicating membership in an industry federation for arts education.

Scale indicators3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ESMA (École Supérieure des Métiers de l'Image): Affiliated French creative-arts school within the same Icônes Ecoles Créatives group, offering programs in 2D/3D animation, video games, and graphic design with a similar vocational and multi-campus model. Directly comparable on curriculum mix, RNCP-equivalent credentials, and B2C tuition model.
• LISAA (L'Institut Supérieur des Arts Appliqués): French private art school network with multiple campuses offering programs in animation, illustration, game art, and design. Direct comparable on tuition-funded vocational model, multi-campus footprint, and post-baccalaureate target audience.
• École Émile Cohl: Lyon-based private art school specializing in illustration, comics, and 2D animation. Comparable on preparatory + professional cycle structure, bande dessinée and illustration curricula, and French private art-school positioning.
• Rubika: French-Canadian network of schools with campuses in Valenciennes, Montreal, and elsewhere offering animation, video game, and 3D design programs. Direct comparable on 2D/3D animation training, multi-campus footprint including a Montréal presence, and North American studio placement pathways.
• ECV (École de Communication Visuelle): French private art school with campuses across major French cities offering illustration, animation, and graphic design programs. Comparable on multi-campus vocational model, RNCP-aligned credentials, and B2C tuition-funded structure.
• Brassart: French network of art schools with multiple campuses offering programs in 2D/3D animation, illustration, and graphic design. Comparable on multi-campus private art-school structure, post-baccalaureate curriculum, and tuition-funded business model.
• Studio M: French private art-school network offering programs in 3D animation, illustration, and audiovisual across multiple campuses. Comparable on multi-campus structure, vocational art curriculum, and tuition-driven enrollment model.
• École de Condé: French private art and design school network with campuses in Paris, Lyon, and elsewhere, covering illustration, animation, and design. Comparable on multi-campus structure, preparatory-to-professional pathway, and target student demographic.

Broad incumbents

• Gobelins, l'école de l'image: Premier French animation and visual-communication school (CCI Paris Île-de-France), widely considered the category leader for 2D/3D animation training. Comparable target students (post-baccalaureate), RNCP-equivalent credentials, and industry placement outcomes, but at much larger scale and stronger brand.

Emerging players

• Supinfocom (Rubika group): Animation-focused school within the Rubika group historically known for 3D animation training, now repositioned toward real-time and interactive media. Comparable on animation curriculum and North American studio placement, though heavier on 3D/technical than Pivaut's 2D focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtiktok.com/discover/pivaut
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/EcolePivautNantes
• Facebookfacebook.com/EcolePivaut
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ecole-pivaut
• Instagraminstagram.com/ecolepivaut

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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