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Discover the short films of our students in the CG animation and FX cycle, selected and rewarded through many world festivals during august 2020.

Once again this year ESMA is privileged to be included in the prestigious list of schools certified by SideFX for its Houdini software.

From flea jumps to dreams of celestial stars for little robots, Laura Lévêque and Jonathan Beaudry have left the world of films to which they contributed for a year to launch themselves as digital image professionals. One crossing the English Channel and the Atlantic Ocean for the other, new chapters of their lives are beginning and they tell us about them.

Discover the short films of our students in the CG animation and FX cycle, selected and rewarded through many world festivals during july 2020.

From the city of Nantes to the European capitals, it’s only a step (or a flight) away. Alan Guimont and Laëtitia Caillet took that step, leaving the quietness of the school to take the plunge into the hectic life of the studios. Now, each working at one end of Europe, they have both specialised in FX. They tell us about their entry into professional life.

For 5 years, Florian Petiteau and Linda Dussine trained in the art of CG animation and FX to make it their profession. Today, they both work in the industry that has made them dream for so many years. From London, they tell us about their first steps…

For its 10th edition, the long-awaited results of the 2020 Rookies Awards competition have just come in, and once again the film Œil pour Œil stands out as the winner in the “Film of the Year – 3D animation” category!

Discover the short films of our students in the CG animation and FX cycle, selected and rewarded through many world festivals during june 2020.

Circumstances oblige, in order to be able to maintain themselves, the conferences are digitalized. The Focus has therefore opted for this form in order to meet the fourth year students of CG Animation & FX Master Degree.

ESMA and SYFY renew their partnership initiated in 2018 with a new playlist of 12 films! Proof that the short films made by our students are attractive and resonate with a wide audience.

Amélie Paraïso and Mathilde Chambras, in charge of recruitment at the Illumination MacGuff studio, came again this year to meet the students of the CG Animation & FX Master Degree. Part of the visits could be done in schools but due to the unusual situation we have been experiencing for several weeks, online conferences have been organized to overcome the confinement.

Découvrez les courts-métrages de nos étudiants en cycle Cinéma d’Animation 3D et Effets Spéciaux, sélectionnés et récompensés à travers les nombreux festivals mondiaux lors du mois de mai.