PES

PES

Authors · Directors · animator · cinematographer · film producer

🇺🇸 United States

American animator

About PES

Adam Pesapane (born May 26, 1973), known by the pseudonym PES, is an American director and animator. He has created several stop motion films and commercials, which has earned him nominations for an Oscar and an Emmy Award. After receiving a B.A. in English Literature at the University of Virginia, PES migrated to film as a storytelling medium.

He earned critical acclaim for the short film Fresh Guacamole (2012), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, making it the shortest film ever nominated for an Oscar. He created "Paper", a commercial for Honda Motor Co., which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Commercial in 2016. PES' distinct use of everyday objects and stop-motion animation has garnered a positive reception from critics and audiences.

His other known works are the short films Roof Sex, KaBoom!, Game Over, Western Spaghetti and Submarine Sandwich.

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Known for
Fresh Guacamole, Adventures in Plymptoons!, Swan Song
Born
1973-05-26

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