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The ESRA Brussels graduation ceremony took place on Thursday January 12, 2023 at the Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique. Director of photography Jérémy TONDEUR was the patron of the class of 2022. Jérémy TONDEUR is a director of photography. He is...

Director and screenwriter Yann GOZLAN took part in ESRA's Jeudis de l'ESRA on January 12. The film Boîte Noire starring Pierre Niney, released on September 8, 2021, was screened for the students prior to the meeting. Yann GOZLAN gave up his economics studies to become a...

On Wednesday December 14, ESRA Bretagne, in partnership with Ouest-France, hosted a masterclass with actor Tomer SISLEY and Cédric HERBET, VFX producer at FIX Studio. The first episode of the France TV series Vortex, directed by Slimane-Baptiste...

On December 13, the Ecoprod Association organized a conference on eco-production at the Académie du climat. The day's program included questions, conferences and debates on how to reduce the environmental impact of the audiovisual sector. At this...

Ludovick TARTAVEL (ISTS 2006) Sound Mixer and Director was the guest on Mardi de l'ISTS on December 13, 2022, hosted by Jean-Christophe BELVAL. Ludovick TARTAVEL began playing guitar at the age of 6 and took music theory lessons. He played in a number of bands in the United States and...

The two special César 2023 Aftershort evenings organized by ESRA, in partnership with Format Court, were held on October 26 and November 16, 2022 at the Jean RENOIR amphitheater. Part 1 / October 26, 2022 - Short Fiction Films Christine GENDRE, member of the...

The ESRA Group Research Department, headed by José MOURE, met on Wednesday November 30, 2022 for its first "Create" study day on the theme of "Making cinema in the era of series". The ESRA Group Research Department is made up of:...

The ESRA Bretagne Award Ceremony took place on Tuesday December 6 in the Alain RESNAIS amphitheatre. To conclude their three years of study at ESRA Bretagne, the students were awarded the TESRA (Titre d'Etudes Supérieures en Réalisation...

Seth Ickerman duo Raphaël HERNANDEZ and Savitry JOLY-GONFARD and producer Alexis PERRIN presented their film Blood Machines to ESRA students on Monday December 5. The two men inaugurate the Blood Machine universe with the...

Producer and screenwriter Sylvie PIALAT met ESRA students at the Jeudis de l'ESRA on December 1. The film Valley of Love by Guillaume NICLOUX was screened to the students prior to the meeting. Sylvie PIALAT began her career as a stage manager on the...

Director, screenwriter and author Fabienne BERTHAUD was a guest at ESRA's Jeudis de l'ESRA on November 3. Her film Pieds Nus sur les Limaces was screened for students prior to the event. After studying theater, Fabienne BERTHAUD devoted herself to...

As part of the Aventure d'un Long Métrage (ALM) program, DHEC (Département des Hautes Études Cinématographiques) students met Alex BEAUPAIN, author, composer, performer and composer of film music, on November 3. Alex BEAUPAIN...

Director and set designer Éric RUF from the Comédie-Française was the guest at ESRA's Jeudis de l'ESRA on October 22. The play Romeo and Juliet, directed by Eric RUF, was screened for the students prior to the meeting. After training at...

The Jury for the Sound Design module of the Sound Operator Professional Training course took place on Friday, September 23. The Jury was made up of three ESRA teachers: Erwan LE MAO, Thierry DILGER, Hervé BAUDIER and Lucas ROUSSELOT, lead sound designer at...

The 4th edition of ESRA Sound Night took place on Monday, September 26, 2022. The school's freestyle association SBS (Session Big Sound), artists from the school's label 24 Tracks Records, the bands Half Pipe and Find My Name took to the stage at the New...

Director of photography Philippe ROUSSELOT shared his experience with ESRA Bretagne students on September 14. The masterclass was led by Hussam Hindi, Professor of Directing at ESRA Bretagne and creator of the...

Discover the awards and festival selections for student films made in 2021. Ruby by Gwendoline LAURENT (ESRA 2022) PRIX▪︎ Best Student Short - Madrid Arthouse film festival - Madrid, Spain - March 2022▪︎ Honorable mention, best student film - AIMAFF -...

The Professional Jury for ESRA Animation Paris, Rennes and Nice students' end-of-year short films took place on Monday, July 11, 2022 at the Jean Renoir amphitheater. The jury was made up of animation film professionals. After viewing the...

The Professional Jury for the ISTS Video Games 2022 class in Paris took place on Tuesday June 14, 2022. The Jury was made up of two ESRA professors, Marie MULLER and Thierry DILGER, Jean-Christophe BELVAL, ISTS coordinator, and three...

The Professional Jury for the 3rd year films of the ESRA and ISTS 2022 ESRA Côte d'Azur class took place on Tuesday June 21, 2022 at the Cannes CINÉUM on the Georges Mélies campus. Jury members viewed the films and awarded the prizes...

The "Images hors la loi" conference organized by the LIRCES (Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Récits, Culture et Sociétés) of the Université Côte d'Azur and ESRA Côte d'Azur took place from June 1 to 3. As part of its research policy, ESRA Côte...

The Professional Jury for the end-of-year films of the ESRA and ISTS 2022 Paris graduating class took place on Thursday June 16, 2022 at the Jean RENOIR amphitheater. Jury president Philippe LIORET was joined by a number of professionals to present the awards...

The Professional Jury for ESRA Brussels students' end-of-year films was held on Thursday June 9, 2022 at the CINEMATEK (Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique). Amélie VAN ELMBT, director and screenwriter, chaired the jury for this ceremony. She was accompanied by...

For the 8th year, as part of their end-of-year "Sonorisation" production, ESRA Bretagne students in the ISTS section, Son Musique / Sonorisation option, are organizing a concert on Thursday, May 19, 2022 from 8pm to 1am at l'UBU, the venue managed by the...