PIXL VISN media arts academy
Your Start in the Visual Effects and Gaming Industry
Student Reels(1)
Founded in 2012 by two Canadian VFX professionals in Cologne, this intensive 18-month academy was named the #1 VFX school in the world by The Rookies in 2025.
Notable Alumni
Thomas Eckstein (BAFTA winner); alumni on Avengers: Endgame, House of the Dragon, Avatar: The Way of Water
Cologne
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Studying at PIXL VISN media arts academy?
Add your reel to the VFX Engine community and get seen alongside your school.
More schools in Germany
Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM)
Prestigious German state art academy with 40%+ international students
State art school with ~400 students, over 40% international. Animation, film, media art, and media studies. ACR #38 International 2025. Strong artistic experimentation and conceptual rigor.
Berlin International Film School (bifs)
Cologne Game Lab (TH Köln)
Cologne Game Lab - University of Applied Sciences Cologne
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Since its foundation in 1991, Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg has successfully established itself as one of the leading international film schools. To date, 7 Student Oscars® for FABW productions emphasise our high-quali…
Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg (Animationsinstitut)
Your future in Animation & VFX
Established in 2002 as part of the publicly funded Filmakademie (founded 1991), the Animationsinstitut in Ludwigsburg has won 5 Student Academy Awards and hosts FMX, Europe's leading conference on animation and VFX.
Hamburg Media School
Masterstudiengänge in Film, Digitaler Journalismus & Digital- und Medienmanagement (MBA), Weiterbildung & Forschung I info@hamburgmediaschool.com
Masterstudiengänge in Film, Digitaler Journalismus & Digital- und Medienmanagement (MBA), Weiterbildung & Forschung I info@hamburgmediaschool.com