School news

On Tuesday April 8, we had the pleasure of celebrating the graduation of our Animation students in the class of 2024, on the Paris campus. The ceremony was marked by the inspiring presence of Margot Poupart, the class godmother and former...

ESRA Rennes recently welcomed two key figures in French dubbing: Philippe Peythieu and Véronique Augereau, the iconic voices of Homer and Marge Simpson. This exceptional masterclass offered students access to the world of dubbing...

On Monday, March 31, 2025, ESRA proudly celebrated the graduation of its DHEC course, in the presence of numerous students, teachers and personalities from the world of cinema. Hosted at the school, the ceremony took place in the presence of Nathaniel...

On Thursday, March 27, 2025, ESRA had the immense honor of welcoming Éric Ruf, actor, director, set designer and General Administrator of the Comédie-Française, to our ESRA Thursday event. An emblematic figure of French theater, Éric Ruf...

On Tuesday, March 25, ESRA Paris proudly celebrated the success of its students at the ESRA graduation ceremony for the class of 2024. l In the presence of David Azoulay, President of the ESRA Group, Nathaniel Brendel, Managing Director, and Gaëtan...

On Monday, March 24, ESRA Paris proudly celebrated the success of its students at the ISTS graduation ceremony for the class of 2024. l In the presence of David AZOULAY, President of the ESRA Group, Nathaniel BRENDEL, Managing Director, and Jean-Christophe...

Format Court magazine, in collaboration with ESRA Brussels and with the support of the Académie André Delvaux, organized the second edition of After Short, this time dedicated to the winners of the Magritte 2025 awards. It was a convivial evening, rich in exchanges, which put the...

Last night, Thursday March 13, 2025, we were honored to welcome director Martin Bourboulon to the "Jeudis de l'ESRA" program. Known for directing hit films such as "Papa ou Maman" and, more recently, "Les Trois Mousquetaires", he has left his mark on...

Last night, Thursday February 27, 2025, ESRA Thursdays welcomed Michel Munz, screenwriter, director and composer, for a captivating meeting with students. Best known for co-writing the famous trilogy La Vérité si je mens ! (1997, 2001,...

ESRA students had the opportunity to attend a preview of Le Système Victoria, which will be released in cinemas on March 5, 2025. l After the screening, they were able to chat with director Sylvain Desclous, share their impressions and ask questions...

Last night, Thursday February 13, we had the pleasure of welcoming Michel Fessler for an ESRA Thursday. The evening began with a screening of the film Visions, starring Mathieu Kassovitz (link) and Diane Kruger (link), for which he wrote the screenplay. Screenwriter and...

On Tuesday February 11, ESRA Rennes proudly celebrated the success of its students at the graduation ceremony for the class of 2024. An emotional moment that marked the end of a demanding course and the start of a new adventure...

ESRA Bretagne was privileged to welcome Swedish artist and director Niki Lindroth von Bahr for an exciting masterclass, led by our professor Damien Stein. Renowned for her work in stop-motion, Niki Lindroth von Bahr shared with our...

ESRA Côte d'Azur had the opportunity to take an active part in the 2025 edition of MIDEM, the must-attend event for music industry professionals, held on January 30 and 31 at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. This partnership offered...

On Friday, January 31, 2025, the ESRA Nice campus proudly celebrated the graduation ceremony of the class of 2024, which took place in Cannes on the Georges Méliès Campus, in the presence of David Azoulay, President of the ESRA Group, Nathaniel Brendel,...

The school was delighted to welcome Franck Dubosc to its Beaugrenelle campus last night for a chat with students. A versatile actor and director Actor, screenwriter and director, Franck Dubosc has established himself as one of...

We were privileged to welcome Denis Lavant, a complete artist and an emblematic figure of French cinema and theater, as part of the "Jeudis de l'ESRA" program. An actor with an exceptional career, Denis Lavant is also a musician, and his talent...

The ESRA and ISTS Class of 2024 awards ceremony took place on Tuesday December 10 at the Royal CINEMATEK in Brussels, followed by a convivial drink at the Château Moderne. The ceremony was sponsored by Benjamin Honoré, producer at Octopods...

The 24th Beijing Film Animation Awards took place from October 30 to November 2, 2024 in Beijing. ESRA was invited alongside the world's top animation schools, including Gobelins, Cal Arts, USC, Sheridan in Canada, Animation Workshop in Denmark, Ulster...

  Twelve third-year ISTS students took part in this intensive three-week training course organized by ESRA and Netflix, to discover the technical specifics and best practices of the dubbing profession. Debrief of the course with the...

The Action Enfance fait son cinéma awards ceremony took place on June 12, 2023 at the Grand Rex. The jury, chaired by Hugo GELIN and including Laurie CHOLEWA, Antoine DULERY, Caroline VIGNEAUX, Caroline ANGLADE, Hélène MANNARINO, Sarah STERN, presented the...

In partnership with Génération 2030 and the MBC Academy, ESRA Côte d'Azur has welcomed 30 Saudi students to the Georges Méliès Campus in Cannes from October 2023 to June 2024. Within this framework, ESRA Côte d'Azur has set up two training programs,...

The Professional Jury for the ESRA New York students' end-of-year films was held on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at the Angelika Film Center cinema. The Jury was composed of : ▪︎ Rosalyn WILLIAMS, Actress, director (The Brooklyn Elite, Blacklist) ▪︎ Craig T WILLIAMS,...

Director and producer Louis LETERRIER took part in ESRA Thursday on April 11. The film Fast and Furious 10, released on May 17, 2023, was screened for the students prior to the meeting. Born to a director father and an art director mother, Louis...