About Fonact
The Fontainebleau School of Acting (Fonact) is an international school of excellence in the performing arts, delivering world-class conservatoire training in the heart of Fontainebleau, near Paris, France and Athens, Greece
About Fonact
The Fontainebleau School of Acting opened in 2015 and is continually evolving and improving its courses to respond to the ever-changing world of acting.
Originally created to provide summer workshops for students who were auditioning for prestigious drama schools such as Yale, Guildhall, RADA and LAMDA, Fonact now offers a variety of pathways in acting, including the BA Acting, alongside short courses and workshops, at both our Fontainebleau and Athens campuses.
All our programmes contribute to the same ultimate objective: to provide you with the highest quality training, delivered by a highly experienced and committed group of practitioners and directors, in order to prepare you for a successful professional life.
Regardless of which length of course you apply for, all our students work together in the same ensemble – if you apply for 3 months your cohort will include actors who have signed up for 3 months, 1 year, 2 years or 3 years.
Our students come from all corners of the globe and each individual arrives with their own cultural identity and their own story to tell.
All of Fonact’s courses are taught in English and grounded in the British theatre tradition, and the international ensemble’s work reflects our shared values of generosity, curiosity, and humanity.
Teaching Locations
Fonact offers state of the art teaching spaces in the heart of Fontainebleau and Athens.
The French campus lies in the heart of Fontainebleau, less than an hour from Paris, and is renowned for its scenic forest and historic château.
The Greek campus is in central Athens, only a short walk from the famous Acropolis and close to the ancient theatre of Epidaurus.
Accreditations
Our Bachelor Three Year Professional Conservatoire course is accredited by EABHES (European Accreditation Board of Higher Education Schools), allowing eligible students to earn European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) credits. This recognition supports academic mobility across Europe and helps validate your training at an international level.
Fonact holds the French Qualiopi certification that endorses the quality of processes employed by training providers. It is important because it represents an assurance of the training organisation’s professionalism.
Our request to the RNCP for our professional acting programme, title issued by France Compétences is currently under review and we are expecting to receive it in the next few months.
The RNCP is the French national reference point within the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and provides transparent information about the level of a qualification with regards to European standards.
