As part of the 44th César ceremony in 2019, several ESRA Group alumni feature in the cast of nominated films:
- Claus DREXEL (ESRA 1994) director of AMERICAnominated for the César for Best Documentary Film
- Candice ABELA MIKATI (ESRA 2000) executive producer on CAPHARNAÜMnominated for the César for Best Foreign Film
- Marie DOLLER (ESRA 2000) 1st assistant director for JUSQU A LA GARDE, nominated for 10 César awards including Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Direction, Best First Film and Best Film.
- Damien LAZZERINI (ISTS 2000), re-recording mixer for THE SISTERS BROTHERSnominated for 9 awards including Best Original Score, Best Sound and Best Film. He was nominated for the César for Best Sound 2018 for AU REVOIR LA-HAUT and the César for Best Sound 2017, with Jean-Paul MUGEL, Alexis PLACE and Cyril HOLTZ, for their work on the film ELLE.
- Sarah BLANC (ESRA 2004), "assistant production manager" for GUYnominated for 6 awards including Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best Film.
- Jules BREL, assistant ADR engineer for LE GRAND BAINBest Sound, Best Direction, Best Film,
- Séverin FAVRIAU (ESRA 1999), Sound Art Director for DILILI A PARISnominated for the César for Best Animated Film. In 2018, he was nominated for the César for Best Sound with Stéphane THIEBAUT and Mathieu DESCAMPS for GRAVE
Discover the official list of nominations for the 2019 Césars ahead of the awards ceremony on February 22, 2019.



