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Second part on the Arcane project, produced by the French studio Fortiche Production, featuring several of our former students who participated in the making of the series. Meet Rémy, Quentin and Christophe who talk about this incredible experience and adventure.

Fortiche Production had the honor of producing the Arcane series for Netflix, set in the famous League of Legends video game universe. Several of our former students contributed to the making of this critically acclaimed series. In this first part, meet Julien, Lucas and Martial who talk about the project and their missions.

For the first time in Nantes, one of the French leaders in animation, the Superprod studio, was visiting Nantes to meet the students of the last year of CG Animation & FX Master Degree. On the program: presentation of the studio and discovery of the students’ films.

Discover the short films of our students in the CG animation and FX cycle, selected and rewarded through many world festivals during december 2021.

The famous American festival Annie Awards, dedicated to animation, has unveiled its nominations. Among the selected films, I am a Pebble is nominated in the category “Best Student Film”. A new prestigious selection that adds to the magnificent journey that this short film has made.

The students from Nantes tried their hand at creating their own digital double. A highly complex technique both in its final composition and in the use of tools for its manufacture.

Discover the short films of our students in the CG animation and FX cycle, selected and rewarded through many world festivals during november 2021.

Congratulations to the film I am a Pebble which, during its year of competition through international festivals, won a festival award labeled “Academy Awards Qualifying”.

Congratulations to the two films I am a Pebble and The Source of the Mountains, which in their year of competition through international festivals, won “Academy Awards Qualifying” festivals.

Discover the short films of our students in the CG animation and FX cycle, selected and rewarded through many world festivals during october 2021.

Since 1990, the Cartoon Forum has been the essential meeting place for European animation series professionals, designed to stimulate the production and distribution of European animated content for television and new platforms. ESMA has presented three projects for the 2021 edition. Our students, supported by their teachers, came to pitch their film project in front of professionals.

In theaters since August, the animated feature film Pil from the studio TAT Prod is enjoying great success after those recorded by The Jungle Aces (2017), which had recorded 2.75 million admissions worldwide and $10.2 million in revenue and Terra Willy, Planet Unknown (2019). Many ESMA alumni worked on Pil alongside Julien Fournet, the director. Three of them spoke to us about their experience.