The 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will be held from July 6 to 17, 2021. On Thursday June 3, Pierre LESCURE, President of the Cannes Film Festival, and Thierry FRÉMAUX, General Delegate, unveiled the films in the official selection for this new edition of the Festival.
ESRA alumni worked on films in the official selection of the Cannes 2021 Film Festival.
OFFICIAL SELECTION :
▪︎ Annetteby Leos CARAX : Jeanne FONTAINE (ESRA 2015), assistant editor
▪︎ Tout s'est bien passé by François OZON: Grégoire JEUDY (ESRA 2006), second assistant director; Thibault FREY (ESRA 2014), third assistant director; Yohann GENCE (ESRA 2006), additional electrician; Nicolas FIORASO (ISTS 2004), sound engineer.
▪︎ Titane by Julia DUCOURNAU: Yoann COPINET (ESRA 2000), special effects editor; Lucie LLOPIS (ESRA 2015), casting assistant
▪︎ The French Dispatch by Wes ANDERSON: Nicolas VOISIN (ESRA 2008), second camera assistant; Amélie COVILLARD (ESRA 1997), extras casting; Guillaume MONDIN (ESRA) stagehand; Éric FONTENELLE (ESRA 2002), additional stagehand; Béatrice GIRAUD (ESRA 1994), financial controller.
▪︎ France by Bruno DUMONT: Audrey KLEINCLAUS (ESRA 1998) lab post-production coordinator; Édouard SUEUR (ESRA 2011), assistant stage manager
▪︎ Jacques AUDIARD's Olympiads : Rémi BARBOT (ISTS 2005), music mixer; Romain SCHANDELER (ESRA 2011), props engineer; Xavier SYLVESTRE-BRU (ESRA 2010), electrician
▪︎ Les intranquilles by Joachim LAFOSSE: Paul MAAS (ESRA 2005), assistant editor; Tristan REGNIER (ESRA 2018), assistant colorist.
▪︎ La Fracture by Catherine CORSINI: Thomas COLBAN (ESRA 2009), second assistant director; Ugo VILLION (ESRA 2014), second camera assistant, Rémi PERAL (ISTS 2018), music assistant
▪︎ Bergman Island by Mia HANSEN-LOVE: Marie DOLLER (ESRA 2000), first assistant director; Clémentine SCHAEFFER (ESRA), scriptwriter
▪︎ Benedetta by Paul VERHOEVEN : Vincent RICHARD (ESRA 1999), second director of photography; Gregori GAJERO (ESRA 2002), first camera assistant; Victor PICHON (ESRA 2008) second camera assistant; Ugo VILLION (ESRA 2014), third camera assistant; Brendan DURAND (ESRA 2012), machinist; Antoine CITRINOT (ISTS 2016), assistant sound editor ; Damien LAZZERINI (ISTS 2000), re-recording mixer; Pierre-Adrien GASSOT (ESRA 2007), wardrobe assistant; Julien JOANNY (ESRA 2002), props assistant; Audrey KLEINCLAUS (ESRA 1998), lab post-production coordinator; Michaël BEN HAMMOUDA (ESRA 2013), assistant stage manager; Loris CAMACHO (ESRA 2014), Virginie Efira's assistant.
▪︎ Lingui by Mahamat-Saleh HAROUN: Mathieu GIOMBINI (ESRA 1998), director of photography
SELECTION UN CERTAIN REGARD :
▪︎ Moneyboys by C. B. YI: Florian ROYER (FC 2015), special effects producer
▪︎ Mes frères et moi by Yohan MANCA: Sébastien MARQUILLY (ISTS 2002), sound editor; Anne-Lyse HADDAK (ISTS 2018), dialogue editor; Guillaume LEMERLE (ESRA 2003), electrician.
OUT OF COMPETITION :
▪︎ De son vivant by Emmanuel BERCOT : Virginie AUDOUARD (ESRA 2003), second assistant director; Franck DUVAL (ISTS 1998), sound recordist; Benjamin DINI (ESRA 2006), assistant stage manager; Yannick AZZANO (ESRA 2007), chief electrician; Michaël WALLET (ESRA 2007), electrician; Aurèle MAZI (ESRA 2019), trainee electrician; Brendan DURAND (ESRA 2012), machinist.
▪︎ Bac nord by Cédric JIMENEZ: Samuel BEAL-RENALDY (FC 2012), camera assistant; Guillaume LEMERLE (ESRA 2003), electrician; Nathan DELALANDRE (ISTS 2018), sound technician; Simbad AGUTTES (ISTS 2020), sound trainee.
▪︎ Aline by Valérie LEMERCIER: Samuel BILLOT (ISTS 2005), sound recordist; Karine FEUILLARD (ESRA 2007), digital image technician; Virgile REBOUL (ESRA 2007), electrician; Michaël WALLET (ESRA 2007), electrician.
▪︎ Stillwatere by Tom MCCARTHY : Sydney WATTIEZ (ESRA 2015), third assistant director; Sophie LEMAIRE (ESRA 1992), first camera assistant; Adrien DAVID (ESRA 2010), second camera assistant; Arthur GRIVEL (ESRA 2017), camera assistant; Charles-Axel VOLLARD (ESRA), special effects supervisor; Matthieu RUBIN (ESRA 1999), production manager; Béatrice GIRAUD (ESRA 1994), production assistant; Steve BERRON (ESRA 2006), assistant stage manager; Lucie LLOPIS (ESRA 2015), casting assistant; Diane CAPO (ESRA 2014), extras casting; Amélie COVILLARD (ESRA 1997), extras casting; Frédéric DAGMEY (ESRA 2006), extras casting assistant.
▪︎ Where is Anne Frank by Ari FOLMAN: Bryan GOSSUIN (ESRA 2020), digital compositor
MIDNIGHT SESSIONS :
▪︎ Orange Sanguines by Jean-Christophe MEURRISSE: Jérôme BERTHIER (ESRA 2013), stagehand
▪︎ Tralala by Arnaud and Jean-Marie LARRIEU: Camille PANISSET (ESRA 2015), second camera assistant; Samuel BILLOT (ISTS 2005), sound recordist
▪︎ Suprêmes by Audrey ESTROUGO: Sophie REINE (ESRA 1992), editor
CANNES PREMIERS :
▪︎ Serre-moi fort by Mathieu AMALRIC: Samuel BILLOT (ISTS 2005), sound recordist
▪︎ This music plays for no one by Samuel BENCHETRIT: Benjamine BRECARD (ESRA 2014), video assistant; Anne-Lyse HADDAK (ISTS 2018), dialogue editor; Julien PEREZ (ISTS 2001), re-recording mixer; François PELLAE (ESRA 2006), title designer; Quentin D'HAINAUT (ESRA 2007), stunt assistant.
▪︎ Tromperie by Arnaud DESPLECHIN: Olivia LAHOUGUE (ESRA 1994), costume designer; Pierre-Alexandre LEONARD (ESRA 2003), stage manager
SPECIAL SCREENINGS :
▪︎ Jane par Charlotte by Charlotte GAINSBOURG : Adrien BERTOLLE (ESRA 2009), director of photography ; Xavier SYLVESTRE-BRU (ESRA 2010), camera operator
▪︎ Les héroïques by Maxime ROY: Maxime ROY (ESRA 2010), director; Aurélien FAUCHET (ESRA 2002), first assistant director; Clément CANDELARA (ESRA 2011), editor; Audrey KLEINCLAUS (ESRA 1998), post-production coordinator.
CRITICS' WEEK :
Opening film:
▪︎ Robuste by Constance MEYER: Nicolas GUILLEMINOT (ESRA 1998), first assistant director; Hélène FABRE (ESRA 2008), second assistant director; Agathe DERCOURT (ESRA 2011), first camera assistant; Clémentine CHAEFFER (ESRA), script supervisor; Marina CARITA (ESRA 2014), assistant stage manager.
Closing film :
▪︎ A story of love and desire by Leyla BOUZID : Camille SERBIGNAT (ESRA 2002), first assistant director
SPECIAL SCREENINGS :
▪︎ Bruno REIDAL by Vincent LE PORT: Elisa GLICHITCH (ESRA 2015), second assistant director
▪︎ Petite Nature by Samuel THEIS: Virgile REBOUL (ESRA 2007), electrician
▪︎ Une jeune fille qui va bien by Sandrine KIBERLAIN: Nicolas FIORASO (ISTS 2004), sound engineer
▪︎ Les amours d'Anaïs by Charline BOURGEOIS-TACQUET : Jérémie FOSSOUD (ESRA 2009), set photographer
SHORT FILMS - In competition :
▪︎ Soldat noir by Jimmy LAPORAL-TRESOR : Guillaume TIBI (ISTS 2014), re-recording mixer ; Candice ALPAERTS (ESRA 2013), first assistant editor
DIRECTORS' FORTNIGHT :
▪︎ De bas étage by Yassine QNIA: Olivier SAGNE (ESRA 2010), first assistant director
▪︎ Entre les vagues by Anaïs VOLPE: Samuel AICHOUN (ISTS 2005), re-recording mixer
▪︎ Vincent CARDONA's magnetics : Samuel AICHOUN (ISTS 2005), re-recording mixer
▪︎ Ouistreham by Emmanuel CARRERE: Thomas COLBAN (ESRA 2009), second assistant director ; Candice ALPAERTS (ESRA 2013), assistant editor




