Acting Schools in France

Public national schools such as the CNSAD in Paris and ENSATT in Lyon recruit by competitive concours; the CNSAD first cycle runs three years and leads to a national diploma of the Ministry of Culture, while ENSATT's Jeu pathway leads to a licence of the Université de Lyon. Private schools such as Cours Florent and the École Claude Mathieu run their own multi-year cycles with their own admission routes and monthly or annual tuition.

Source: psl.eu/formation/formation-du-comedien-1er-cyc

Diplôme national du Ministère de la Culture (CNSAD, 1er cycle)

Three-year course; candidates must be over 18 and under 26 on 1 October of the year N-1 and hold the baccalauréat or an accepted equivalent. Source

Licence (ENSATT, parcours Jeu)

Three-year initial training ending in a licence of the Université de Lyon at level 6, with about 12 students per year. Source

Teaching languages. Teaching is in French; Cours Florent also lists a theatre programme taught entirely in English.

Admissions and auditions. Public schools run multi-round concours with prepared scenes (CNSAD: four scenes for the first two rounds, one in alexandrines) and a practical workshop; ENSATT uses a video submission followed by auditions and an admission workshop. Registration windows open in autumn for the following spring concours. Source

Nothing here establishes visa, work-permit or credit-transfer eligibility. Check current rules with the official sources below.

• CNSAD concours (first cycle)
• ENSATT concours