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French art schools embrace cinema over video art

publication · 2026-04-24

Unlike Germany or the United States, where experimental cinema has long been established, France's art schools initially integrated moving image through video art. Over the past fifteen years, however, cinema has gradually gained prominence within these institutions, first as a reference point. The October 2015 issue of artpress (n°426, pp. 71-78) explores this shift in a feature titled 'Cinéma. Le vivier des écoles d’art.'

Key facts

  • Experimental cinema has been present in Germany and the United States.
  • In France, moving image entered art schools via video art.
  • Cinema's place in French art schools has grown over the last fifteen years.
  • The article appears in artpress n°426, October 2015, pages 71-78.
  • The feature is titled 'Cinéma. Le vivier des écoles d’art.'

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Institutions

  • artpress

Locations

  • France
  • Germany
  • United States

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