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Immerse yourself in the creative world of films made by our students in 3D Animation and Special Effects, which were selected and awarded prizes at prestigious international festivals throughout May 2025.

ESMA is honored to announce that the 3D animated film Trash has been selected as a finalist for the 2025 BAFTA Student Awards in the animated film category!

Directed by Justine Aubert, Cassandra Bouton, Grégoire Callies, Maud Chesneau, Anna Danton, Loïc Girault, Gatien Peyrude, and Justine Raux, Coquille is a short film by the ESMA class of 2023. It will be released in its entirety on the Esmamovies YouTube channel in June. Don’t miss it if you love 3D animation and stories full of sensitivity.

Signed by Lucas Ferrer, Ayoub Chaibi, Marianne Dautheville, Chloé Ferrus, Thomas Petroni, Melissa Saba, Dylan Sayagh, Alizée Valenzuela, and Florian Wagner, Claw draws viewers into a horrific and burlesque frenzy, where slasher movie conventions are turned on their head with audacity, dark humor, and a healthy dose of creativity.

Immerse yourself in the creative world of films made by our students in 3D Animation and Special Effects, which were selected and awarded prizes at prestigious international festivals throughout April 2025.

REVEN continues its rise on the international stage! This month, the short film has been selected for the prestigious Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, which will take place in Tokyo from May 28 to June 11, 2025.

Signed by Louise Bernard, Théo Fortin, Pierre Bournigault, Juliette Dupont, Robin Horel, Lina Samylourdes, Margaux Malinge, and Inès Sanchez during their final year at ESMA (2023), L’Ogre du Danube stands out for its clever contrast of registers, oscillating between beauty and darkness. Since its release, this short film has continued to attract the attention of international festivals, captivated by its uniqueness.

“Vidalia” takes you on a journey through a short animated film that is as creative as it is immersive. Directed in 2023 by Camille Borg, Constance Cartaut, Diane Hamel, Tabatha Hugues, Morgane Jolivel, Emile Lachkar, Bastien L’Hourre, Enzo Regardin, and Céline Soubrane as part of their final year at ESMA. While waiting for its full release in June, let yourself be surprised by this daring preview.

Directed in 2023 by Julie Corniere, Anselme de Pertat, Killian Derlin, Manon François, Anaïs Lavault, Léo Le Corre, Aliénor Poisson and Lucas Roy, Vol 666 is a film full of character, driven by an unabashed black humor and a colorful visual universe.

Immerse yourself in the creative world of the films made by our 3D Animation and Special Effects students, which have been selected for prestigious international festivals throughout the month of March 2025.

Produced in 2023 as part of their final year of study at ESMA, the short film “Axiom” takes the viewer into a futuristic universe. Made by a talented team comprising Léa Cabiron, Hadrien Dalle, Coraline Debien, Maëlle des Abbayes, Nicolas Garcia, Romane Mayer, Paolo Peruzzo, Laurie Sarraute and Lucie Taglienti, it tells the story of Jia, a teenager who will do anything to save her mother.

TRASH, a 3D animated film directed by Gregory Bouzid, Maxime Crançon, Robin Delaporte, Matteo Durand, Romain Fleischer, Alexis Le Ral, Margaux Lutz and Fanny Vecchie, continues to rise on the international scene. Its latest accolade: the prestigious jury prize for Best Animated Short Film at the Cinequest Film Festival!