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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!

In the midst of the First World War, after a brutal attack in the trenches, three soldiers traverse a journey marked by fear, courage, brotherhood and resignation. This major artistic and technical challenge was brilliantly met by Léa Clastres, Thomas Coppée, Romain Ferrandez, Emélie Garcia, Coline Laclau-Pussacq, Louise Massardi, Romain Mosser, Quitterie Ortuno and Chloé Raynal, students of the 2023 ESMA Toulouse class, through their animated short film No Bird’s Land.

Selected for the 34th Florida Film Festival, the graduation short film RUSHMORE, directed by the class of 2024, is a source of pride for ESMA

As The Sun Goes Down, a short film directed by the 2023 graduating class of ESMA’s 3D Animation & Special Effects students, is inspired by children’s stories to explore the fear of the dark. This timeless feeling, rooted in each of us, is revealed through the eyes of a little rabbit. Between light and shadow, the audience is invited on a sensory and poetic journey where emotions come to life in a captivating game of opposites.

With T’as pas du Feu?, the final year students in 3D Animation and Special Effects at ESMA revisit prehistory from an offbeat perspective, combining absurd humor and social criticism. This short film subtly explores mimicry and integration dynamics, oscillating between science and ephemeral trends. A daring adventure in which a tribe of cavemen find themselves facing a revolution as improbable as it is unexpected: cigarettes!

The P’tits Beurres Festival in Nantes will be showcasing emerging talents in animated film on March 14 and 15. Several films made by ESMA students will be shown on the opening night, alongside films from the CinéCréatis school. As a partner of the event, ESMA will showcase the creativity and talent of its young directors at this unmissable event.