PES (director)

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PES (born Adam Pesapane) is a director and animator of numerous short films and commercials.

Receiving a B.A. in English at the University of Virginia, PES migrated to film as a storytelling medium. His use of everyday objects and stop motion animation to create original material is instantly recognizable (and has spawned numerous copycats). His work has been recognized in the US and internationally, especially the iconic short film "Roof Sex" and the explosive "KaBoom!". In 2002, "Roof Sex" won the Best First Film award at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. PES explains his animation style in the "Making of Roof Sex" and the "Making of KaBoom!", both available for viewing on the director's website.

PES's most recent short film "Game Over" (2006) shows classic arcade death sequences (e.g. Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Asteroids, Frogger, Centipede) recreated with familiar objects including muffins, toy cars, insects, pizza and fried eggs. PES's very short (twenty-five second) "Fireworks" was included in the second theatrical tour of The Animation Show (2005) and "Game Over" is included in the 2007 theatrical tour.

PES's recent work also includes commercials for Sneaux (2007), Orange Telecom (2006), Coinstar (2005) and Bacardi (2005). The commercial for Sneaux, "Human Skateboard," appears to be the first time PES has animated human bodies, a stop motion technique known as pixilation.

PES's short film "Game Over" (2006) was one of five US films selected for the 2007 Annecy Animated Film Festival. His recent commercial for Orange Telecom, "Hide and Seek" (2006), was also selected for the 2007 Annecy Animated Film Festival in the advertising films category.

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