The 48th César Awards Ceremony will take place on February 24 at the Olympia and will be presided over by Tahar RAHIM. ESRA alumni have worked on films nominated for the César 2023, two of them by name.
Ahead of the César selections, ESRA organizes Aftershorts in partnership with Les César and Format Court. Four evenings were held with students, directors and producers of pre-selected short films.
César for Best Sound
▪︎ L'innocent by Louis GARREL: Laurent BENAIM (ISTS 1998), Sound Director; Samuel BILLIOT (ISTS 2005), Additional Sound Taker
▪︎ En corps by Cédric KLAPISCH: Damien LAZZERINI (ISTS 2000), sound mixer
▪︎ Novembre by Cédric JIMENEZ: Jon GOC (ISTS 2004), sound editor; Simbad AGUTTES (ISTS 2020), sound recordist; Franck DUVAL (ISTS 1998), additional sound recordist; Jérémy BABINET (ISTS 2008), sound effects.
César for Best Special Effects
▪︎ November by Cédric JIMENEZ: Mickael TANGUY (ANIM 2004), special effects supervisor; Tim LEBON (ANIM 2006), special effects artist; Océane PELLE (ESRA 2019), special effects editor.
▪︎ The Five Devils by Léa MYSIUS: Clément GERMAIN (ANIM 2005), special effects supervisor
▪︎ Smoking makes you cough by Quentin DUPIEUX: Olivier LEIBIG (ESRA 2005), special effects artist
César for Best Photography
▪︎ The night of the 12th by Dominik MOLL: Virgile REBOUL (ESRA 2007), gaffer
César for Best Editing
▪︎ Full-time by Éric GRAVEL : Claude SABELETE (ESRA 2015), first assistant editor
César for Best Fiction Short Film
▪︎ Haut les coeurs by Adrien MOYSE DULLIN: Louis ALBON (ESRA 2012), script; Marion PEYRET (ESRA 2013), casting director; Clara LECOMPTE (ESRA 2020), third assistant director
▪︎ The Virtuous by Stéphanie HALFON: Marion RAYMOND-SERAILLE (ESRA 2015), camera assistant
César for Best Animated Film
▪︎ Ernest and Celestine: Journey to Charabia by Jean-Christophe ROGER and Julien CHHENG: Sébastien MARQUILLY (ISTS 2000), sound editor
▪︎ Le petit Nicolas: Qu'est ce qu'on attend pour être heureux? by Amandine FREDON and Benjamin MASSOUBRE : Cédric PILOT (ESRA 1997), co-producer
César for Best Documentary
▪︎ Allons enfants by Thierry DEMAIZIERE and Alban TEURLAI: Emmanuel GUINOET (ISTS 1998), sound engineer
▪︎ The Super 8 years by Annie ERNAUX and David ERNAUX-BRIOT : Niels BARROIN (ESRA 2004), conformation ; Patrice GOESSANT (ESRA 1982) technical director ; Audrey KLEINCLAUS (ESRA 1998), digital intermediate producer
▪︎ The oak tree by Laurent CHARBONNIER and Michel SEYDOUX: Mathieu GIOMBINI (ESRA 1998), director of photography; Jean-Marc DUPUY (ESRA 1996), stage manager
▪︎ Jane par Charlotte by Charlotte GAINSBOURG: Adrien BERTOLLE (ESRA 2009), director of photography; Margaux HALLENSTEIN (ESRA 2008), camera assistant; Pierrick REISS (ESRA 2015), camera assistant; Xavier SYLVESTRE-BRU (ESRA 2012), camera assistant.
César for Best First Film
▪︎ Bruno Reidal, confession of a murderer by Vincent LE PORT: Élise GLICHITCH (ESRA 2015), second assistant director; Sylvain COISNE (ESRA 2008), visual effects
▪︎ The worst by Lisa AKOKA and Romane GUERET: Simon MAIGNAN (ESRA 2016), first camera assistant; Niels BARROIN (ESRA 2004), conformation; Patrice GOESSANT (ESRA 1982), technical director; Audrey KLEINCLAUS (ESRA 1998), digital intermediate producer
▪︎ Saint Omer by Alice DIOP: Pierre COHEN (DHEC 2019), prop assistant; Awa TRAORE (FC 2019), assistant stage manager; Niels BARROIN (ESRA 2004), conformation; Patrice GOESSANT (ESRA 1982), technical director; Audrey KLEINCLAUS (ESRA 1998), digital intermediate producer
▪︎ The sixth child by Léopold LEGRAND: Paul ROLAND-LEVY (ESRA 2009), second assistant director; Clémence CATTO (ESRA 2017), third assistant director; Romain SCHANDELER (ESRA 2011), prop assistant; Pierre-Jean LABRUSSE (ISTS 2006), sound mixer; Simon POUPARD (ISTS 2006), sound editor; Maxime SALEIX (ISTS 2006), dialogue editor.
César for Best Film
▪︎ The almond trees by Valeria BRUNI TEDESCHI: Tom NICOLAS (ISTS 2005), ADR editor; Niels BARROIN (ESRA 2004), conformation; Patrice GOESSANT (ESRA 1982), technical director; Audrey KLEINCLAUS (ESRA 1998), digital intermediate producer
▪︎ En corps by Cédric KLAPISCH: Damien LAZZERINI (ISTS 2000), sound mixer
▪︎ The innocent by Louis GARREL: Laurent BENAIM (ISTS 1998), sound director; Samuel BILLOT (ISTS 2005), addiotinnel sound recordist; Niels BARROIN (ESRA 2004), conformation; Patrice GOESSANT (ESRA 1982) technical director; Audrey KLEINCLAUS (ESRA 1998), digital intermediate producer
▪︎ The night of the 12th by Dominik MOLL: Virgile REBOUL (ESRA 2007), gaffer; Andrea PINTO (FC 2014), production assistant
