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Spurs Out! pushes the boundaries of animation with striking creatures, high-energy staging and high-flying technical challenges. This daring short film is the work of ESMA’s final year 3D animation and special effects students!

Cartagena, the graduation film of the class of 2024, has been selected to participate in the next edition of the New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF). ESMA is proud to announce this wonderful recognition of the talent and work of our students!

Before the screening of the classic Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, the short film Harmony, created by ESMA students, will be shown before the main feature during the ‘Ciné-Club’ afternoons organised by the Pathé Labège cinema. A rare opportunity to enjoy this student film on the big screen alongside an animation classic.

This humorous short film, entitled A Furry Escape, pushes the boundaries of creativity with a concept that is both captivating and original. Created by our final year students in 3D animation and special effects (class of 2024), it combines an ambitious artistic and technical approach with an accessible comedy, designed to appeal to a wide audience.

Reven, the graduation film of the class of 2024, has been selected for the INTERNATIONAL TRICKFILM FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED FILM (ITFS) in Stuttgart. This festival, recognised as a major reference in animation, will take place from 6 to 11 May 2025. ESMA is proud to announce this great success!

Immersed in biting cold, a young boy struggles to survive in a city frozen by winter and darkness. Cold Blood is an ambitious short film, made by the final year students of 3D Animation and Special Effects at ESMA. This project of the class of 2024 was characterised by a double challenge: a bold artistic direction and the design of a world that is both immersive and disturbing. A look back at this remarkable achievement.

At the 2024 edition of the COURT MAIS BON festival, which each year highlights ambitious creations in short format, two short films made by ESMA 3D Animation and Special Effects students stood out: Reven and Tricot de Corps.

With AMOK, the students of the class of 2023 in 3D Animation and Special Effects brilliantly rise to a number of technical challenges to bring to life a short film that is as masterful artistically as it is technologically. In the heart of an oppressive jungle, a man, obsessed with his prey, stalks a panther until a brutal confrontation. Carried along by intense direction, this captivating film illustrates all the know-how and creativity of these future animation professionals.

For the Les Mycéliades festival, the Cinéma Diagonal in Montpellier is opening its doors to us on Friday 7 February at 8.15pm. This year, the theme of ‘Intelligences’ will be explored at the event, which is devoted to science fiction cinema. To mark the occasion, ESMA is showcasing the talent of its students by screening a number of their films alongside creations from CinéCréatis.

The student films Trash and Dawn, created by ESMA talent, have been included in the prestigious selection of the American festival Cinequest. An exceptional distinction that puts them on the road to the 2026 Oscars!

Immerse yourself in the creative world of our 3D Animation and Special Effects students! Their short films, which won awards at prestigious international festivals in January 2025, bear witness to their talent and artistic mastery.

Driven by remarkable technical and artistic ambition, De la Gloire, an animated film by ESMA’s Class of 2023, plunges us into a gripping aerial confrontation during the First World War. Behind this immersive work lies a meticulous collective effort, marked by a number of challenges that were brilliantly met.