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ESMA Short ‘Cows’ Takes Gold At Student Academy Awards
Silver went to Matthias Strasser’s ‘The Panic Inside’ while Noran Fikri Alezabi, Xinyue Ma, and Yulin Yue’s ‘Gauze’ took bronze. All three are Oscar-qualified.
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Academy Unveils 2026 Student Academy Award Winners
Student films from ESMA, Gobelins, and Film Academy Baden-Württemberg are among this year’s winners, who will receive their awards at TIFF.
All Of This Year’s Student Academy Award Animation Finalists Came From France Or Germany
The Academy has revealed the seven animated student films competing for 2026 Student Academy Awards medals, led by Gobelins with three finalists.
ESMA Joins Women In Animation As Global Fund Sponsor
The prestigious French animation school will give students access to WIA mentorship, scholarships, workshops, and industry programs.
2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Trash’s’ Team Of ESMA Student Filmmakers
ESMA’s sharp CG short ‘Trash’ follows a rat and pigeon through a decaying city, blending dystopian tension with striking artistry and sometimes hopeful beauty.
Watch The Finalist Films For The 2018 Student Academy Awards
Here are some of the best animated student films of the year, as chosen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Cannes 2018: Four Animated Shorts Selected For Competition
This year, Polish filmmaker Marta Pajek is the only animation filmmaker in contention for Canne’s Short Film Palme d’or.
“Swing Of Change”
Harmony Bouchard, Raphael Cenzi, Joakim Riedinger and Andy Le Cocq, students at France’s ESMA School of the Arts (Ecole Supérieure des …
“Electroshock”
Electroshock feels like feature film condensed into 8-and-a-half-minutes. Directed by five students (Hugo Jackson, Pascal Chandelier, …