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Discover a collection of major interviews with audiovisual professionals, life at the school and ESRA news.

Alexandre FOUCAT at ISTS Tuesdays

ISTS students met Alexandre FOUCAT (ISTS 2007), Sound Engineer, Producer and Director, on Tuesday March 3, 2020, during ISTS Tuesdays. Before starting his studies at ISTS in 2004, Alexandre FOUCAT used to mix in a studio...

Feature film adventure with Lucie DE CHEVIGNY

On March 10, as part of our L'Aventure d'un Long Métrage (ALM) program, we welcomed Lucie DE CHEVIGNY, Head of Communications at SND Distribution, distributor of the film "De Gaulle". Lucie DE CHEVIGNY is in charge of theatrical distribution...

Film dubbing masterclass at ESRA Côte d'Azur

Every year since 2013, ESRA Côte d'Azur has hosted a masterclass dedicated to film dubbing in partnership with Université Côte d'Azur. Dubbing requires the involvement of several professionals: detector(s), author(s), actor(s), director(s)...

Yann DAKTA at ISTS Tuesdays

ISTS students met Yann DAKTA (ISTS 2008), author, composer and producer, on Tuesday February 18, 2020, as part of the Mardis de l'ISTS program. His passion for music got him started early on, with the ambition of one day having his own production and...

Jean-Paul RAPPENEAU at ESRA Thursdays

ESRA students met with director and screenwriter Jean-Paul RAPPENEAU on Thursday February 6, 2020, as part of the Jeudis de l'ESRA program. Passionate about literature, he adapted the novel of his youth, "Le Hussard sur...", for the cinema, not without fear of spoiling it.

Jean-Marc CHAPOULIE in Masterclass at ESRA Bretagne

ESRA Bretagne students took part in a Masterclass with filmmaker and video artist Jean-Marc CHAPOULIE at the TNB (Théâtre National de Bretagne) in Rennes on February 6. Supported by the Brittany Region (KARTA), the film "La Mer du milieu"...

8th edition of the ESRA 48h

The 8th edition of the ESRA 48H was held from Friday February 7, 8pm to Sunday February 9, 10pm. Organized by the students of the Cinefestival Association, the competition consisted in writing, shooting and editing a film of 1 to 3 minutes in 48 hours, with...

Gérard JUGNOT at ESRA Thursdays

ESRA students met Gérard JUGNOT on Thursday January 23, 2020, during the ESRA Thursdays. He is the director of 13 films, including "Monsieur Batignole", screened for the occasion. A moving film in which Gérard JUGNOT (also an actor)...

Feature film adventure with Nicolas DE BOISCUILLÉ

On January 20, as part of the Aventure d'un Long Métrage (ALM) program, we welcomed Nicolas DE BOISCUILLÉ, head set designer for the film "De Gaulle". Nicolas DE BOISCUILLÉ has been exploring, imagining and creating film sets for over 20 years. He has worked...

Selfie co-directed by Vianney LEBASQUE (ESRA 2002)

"Selfie", the French comedy collectively directed by Vianney LEBASQUE (ESRA 2002), Thomas BIDEGAIN, Marc FITOUSSI, Tristan AUROUET, Cyril GELBLAT. For this film, Vianney LEBASQUE was accompanied by 3 ESRA alumni; Lucie LLOPIS (ESRA 2015) Casting...

ESRA Bretagne Masterclasses

ESRA Bretagne Masterclasses

In 2020, ESRA Bretagne is teaming up with some of Rennes' leading film screening structures: the Théâtre National de Bretagne (TNB), the Festival Travelling and the Lycée Chateaubriand, to program Masterclasses with directors,...

DHEC Graduation 2019

The DHEC Graduation Ceremony for the class of 2019 took place on January 7, 2020. The class was sponsored by Stéphane CÉLÉRIER, Chairman and CEO of Mars Films, distributor of Woody ALLEN films, most recently Demain tout...

December 12: DESTS 2019 graduation ceremony

The DESTS degree ceremony for the class of 2019 took place on December 12, 2019. The sponsor André GEORGET, French composer, arranger and artistic director. Known for his many recordings, notably with Hugues AUFREY, Gilbert MONTAGNE,...

MUSIC MASTERCLASS: David LE ROY of DADDY DJ

ESRA had the pleasure of welcoming music producer David LE ROY (ISTS 2000) on Thursday, October 24, 2019, for a masterclass in artistic production for students in the ISTS 3rd year music option. Originally from New Caledonia, David LE ROY decided to...

Claude LELOUCH at ESRA Thursdays

Claude LELOUCH at ESRA Thursdays

ESRA students had the pleasure of meeting Claude LELOUCH on Thursday, October 24, 2019. The event included a screening of "La bonne année", a gangster film that mixes love and banditry. Initially, questions focused on...

MasterClass PASCALE BRETON at ESRA Bretagne

MasterClass PASCALE BRETON at ESRA Bretagne

ESRA BRETAGNE / ESRA1, ESRA 2, ESRA 3 MASTER CLASS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 AT 2:00 PM IN THE AMPHITHEÂTRE "Le cinéma comme épopée et comme éco-système" Pascale BRETON, Screenwriter, Director. We sometimes talk about filmmakers who are too rare without necessarily specifying...

Masterclass with François KRAUS

On Monday October 30, we welcomed François KRAUS for a masterclass, hosted by Franck GARBATZ, as part of the production of the film Les Chatouilles, directed by Andréa BESCOND and Eric METAYER. Pascal THOMAS talked about...

Arnaud DESPLECHIN at ESRA Thursdays

Speaking this Thursday, February 15, 2018, Arnaud DESPLECHIN is undoubtedly a filmmaker who counts: most of his films have been presented at the biggest festivals, starting with Cannes, they have collected several César awards. The amphitheatre was...

ESRA-ISTS Paris Professional Jury 2019

The Professional Jury for ESRA Paris students' end-of-year films took place on Wednesday June 26, 2019 at the Jean RENOIR amphitheater. The President of the Jury was Michel ALEXANDRE, screenwriter-dialoguist, twice nominated for a César for L.627 and Le Cousin. He was...