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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.
Prize « Best Student Project »
Je suis un Caillou won the best short film award in the “Best Student Project” category at the SIGGRAPH – USA
Double prize at Athens Animfest
Two films won awards at the Athens Animfest – Greece
- I am a pebble won the 1st prize in the Student Competition category
- Alone a wolf’s winter received a Distinction in the category ” Student Competition
“Best animated short film” award
The film Happy Easter won the prize for “Best animated short film”, awarded by the jury Autres Regards at the Festival du Cinéma Européen – France – France
Prize « Best Animated Short Film »
Le film Stranded a remporté le 1er prix dans la catégorie « Best Animated Short Film » du festival Anishort – festival en ligne
Double award at the National Animation Film Festival
The film Je suis un Caillou won the “Coup de Cœur Benshi for a short film for very young audiences” while the film Happy Easter received the “Coup de Cœur des scolaires for a short film for very young audiences” at the Festival National du Film d’Animation de Rennes – France
“Young Audience 2020” Award
The film Happy Easter won the “Young Audience 2020” prize at the Cinémascotte festival, organized by the Tournus Animation Film Festival – France
Prize “Best Animation Short”
The short film Avec le Do de la Cuillère won the prize « Best Animation Short (13+ years) » at the IKFF festival (International Kids Film Festival) – India
Prize “Best movie in CortoAnimation Category”
The short film Love is in the hair won the prize “Best movie in CortoAnimation Category” at the Visionicorte international Short Film Festival – Italia
“Distinction in the Student Competition” Award
The film Love is in the hair won the “Distinction in the Student Competition” award at the Athens Animfest Festival – Greece.
Mention “Music Special”
The film Fête de famille won the “Music Special” in the “Student Competition” category at the Athens Animfest – Greece.
Best Animated Short Film Award
The film Œil pour Œil won Best Animated Short Film at The Short Film Award (The SOFIES) festival – USA.
Best Animation Short Award
The film Œil pour Œil won the Best Animation Short award at the Cinequest festival in the USA.
