Prize List
ESMA ranked 8th best animation school in the world by Animation Career Review 2022.
ESMA’s films have been selected for over 200 international festivals each year. Our students’ work has been rewarded with many prizes, including the “Best Student Project” award at SIGGRAPH for the film Je suis un Caillou, the “Film of the Year – 3D animation” award by The Rookies for the film Œil pour Œil, the “Best Art Director Award” for the film La Source des Montagnes at the Animayo! festival, and many others!
You can find a part of the list of winners below.
La Boite receives an award at the Festival Les Nuits Magiques
La Boîte received the Public Prize, category “Young Public Competition” at the Festival Les Nuits Magiques (in Bègles).
3 films awarded at the Palm Springs Festival
Or Bleu won the « 3D Drama: Sci-Fi Fantasy Adventure » at the Palm Springs Festival. Like an elephant in a porcelain store won the prize « 3D Comedy: Family ». Sailor’s Delight won the « 3D Sexuality on a Roller Coaster of Love, Romance and Insanity ».
Le Phare et Made In France win a prize
The two teams leave with a Special Mention Animation at the 22nd Free Screen Short Film Festival (Aigues-Mortes)!
Achoo wins an award at the Bourg en Bresse festival
Achoo won the “Grand Prix” category at the animated film festival for youth in Bourg en Bresse
Achoo receives an award at the Paris International Animation Film Festival
Achoo wins PIAFF Youth Award
Comme un Éléphant dans un magasin awarded at the Espalion Film Festival
“Comme un Éléphant dans un magasin de Procelaine” wins the “Public Animation Award” of the Official Short Film Competition of the 4th Espalion Film Festival in Aveyron
Achoo team wins at the Montreal Film Festival
Achoo wins an award in Best Animation Film Category from International Competition at Montreal Film Festival
Achoo awarded at FEST Festival
Achoo team has just been awarded at the FESTinha sub6 Award at the FEST Festival in Portugal
The Archivist Wins an Award at the Farm Film Festival
The Archivist has just won the Best Farm Animation in Sicily
Comme un éléphant wins an award at Anima Mundi Festival
Comme un éléphant has just been awarded the Best Student Film Festival
La boite wins an award at the Vébron International Film Festival
“La boite” wins the prize for the “best animated film”
Piston et Comme un Éléphant win a prize in Italy
“Piston” wins the Cartoon Kids Award and “Comme un Éléphant” wins the Signor Rossi Award at the Cartoon Club Rimini Festival in Italy
