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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 Alice TAGLIONI, Élodie FRÉGÉ, Christophe CARRIÈRE, Joséphine JAPY, Ruben ALVÈS, Vincent DEDIENNE, Jérôme NIEL,...

For the 6th year running, second-year ESRA and ISTS students are working with the children of Fondation Action Enfance. Four teams are taking part in Action Enfance fait son cinéma projects, involving young people in the Villages...

The 11th edition of the ESRA 48H was held from Monday April 03 to Wednesday April 05, 2023. The competition is organized by student members of the Moonlight BDE, and consists of writing, shooting and editing a film lasting no more than 5 minutes in 48 hours, with...

The ESRA Côte d'Azur Graduation Ceremony for the class of 2022 took place on April 12, 2023 at the Georges Méliès campus in Cannes. Three leading personalities sponsored the 2022 graduation ceremony, representing institutions with which ESRA...

The ESRA Group Research Department, headed by José MOURE, met on Wednesday April 19, 2023 for a second "Produce" study day on the theme of "Making cinema in the era of series". The ESRA Group Research Department is made up of:...

The Graduation Ceremony for the DESFA, DESRA, DHEC and INTER, degree d'Études Supérieures du Film d'Animation, degree d'Études Supérieures de Réalisation Audiovisuelle, Diplômes de Hautes Études de Cinématographique took place on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at...

The Divé + association works to encourage diversity and inclusion, in front of and behind the cameras, in the world of French cinema and audiovisual. Born of an initiative by Director of Photography Kanamé ONOYAMA (ESRA 2007) in February 2021, Divé +...

As part of the partnership between the Cinémathèque Française and ESRA, ESRA's third-year TV students set up a mobile control room to film the live coverage of the Syndicat Français de la Cinémathèque Française Awards Ceremony....

ESRA students and alumni take part in the 13th Nikon Film Festival on the theme "The Number 13". This year's jury is chaired by Alexandre ASTIER and includes Pio MARMAÏ, Pascale FAURE, François DESCRAQUES and...

The Graduation Ceremony of the DESTS, degree d'Études Supérieures des Techniques du Son took place on Friday January 28, 2023, at the Jean Renoir amphitheater. Béatrice THIRIET, film music composer, was the patron of the class of 2022....

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...