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September 2021 saw the first class from Lyon submit their films to the CG Animation and FX Graduation Show. The first, of a long list to come, to join the big family of graduates. One particularity is to be noted: the presence of international students. Indeed, since its opening, ESMA Lyon has given itself an international dimension by offering an English-speaking section that can welcome students from all over the world.

To inaugurate its series of exhibitions dedicated to the world of digital creation, the Campus Créatif welcomes the Ubisoft Montpellier studio. The famous studio, responsible for hits such as Rayman and Beyond Good and Evil, looks back on its 27-year history in Montpellier.

Discover the short films of our students in the CG animation and FX cycle, selected and rewarded through many world festivals during january 2022.

In 2016 the film Sing, had been a great success. The second part, a new production by Illumination Mac Guff Studios, was released during the end of the year. Three former ESMA students, Thibault Stoyanov, Simon Puculek and Anthony Martinet, worked actively on this second part. They share with us their experience acquired during the two years of making this animated film, which was produced under special circumstances, often at a distance, because of the pandemic.

Second part on the Arcane project, produced by the French studio Fortiche Production, featuring several of our former students who participated in the making of the series. Meet Rémy, Quentin and Christophe who talk about this incredible experience and adventure.

Fortiche Production had the honor of producing the Arcane series for Netflix, set in the famous League of Legends video game universe. Several of our former students contributed to the making of this critically acclaimed series. In this first part, meet Julien, Lucas and Martial who talk about the project and their missions.

For the first time in Nantes, one of the French leaders in animation, the Superprod studio, was visiting Nantes to meet the students of the last year of CG Animation & FX Master Degree. On the program: presentation of the studio and discovery of the students’ films.

Discover the short films of our students in the CG animation and FX cycle, selected and rewarded through many world festivals during december 2021.

The famous American festival Annie Awards, dedicated to animation, has unveiled its nominations. Among the selected films, I am a Pebble is nominated in the category “Best Student Film”. A new prestigious selection that adds to the magnificent journey that this short film has made.

The students from Nantes tried their hand at creating their own digital double. A highly complex technique both in its final composition and in the use of tools for its manufacture.

Discover the short films of our students in the CG animation and FX cycle, selected and rewarded through many world festivals during november 2021.

Congratulations to the film I am a Pebble which, during its year of competition through international festivals, won a festival award labeled “Academy Awards Qualifying”.