{"id":12339,"date":"2020-06-29T06:30:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T10:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/?p=12339"},"modified":"2020-06-19T20:51:02","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T00:51:02","slug":"ben-brand-2-animated-films-to-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/en\/2020\/06\/29\/ben-brand-2-animated-films-to-see\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Brand – 2 Animated Films to See"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes it happens by chance. Like my “meeting” with the works of Ben Brand. But first of all, who is Brand?<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2010, he graduated from the Dutch Film Academy in Amsterdam as a director. His very first publicity for the Young Director Award festival in Cannes has won several awards, including the Golden Hammer in Latvia, the Silver Drum in Slovenia, a Cresta Award in New York, and has been nominated for 2 Cannes Lions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Life is beautiful<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then, he directed several advertisements at Caviar Amsterdam as well as two short films; <\/span>Life is beautiful <\/span><\/i>(3D animation which I tell you about below) and <\/span>97%<\/span><\/i>. These films have been screened in more than 150 international film festivals, winning numerous prizes. In 2017, Ben’s first feature, <\/span>Find this dumb little bitch and throw her into a river<\/span><\/i>, received numerous awards during his world tour.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben is currently creating ads around the world and has just finished two new short films. <\/span>Sea You<\/span><\/i> (the second film I tell you about below), an animated short film for Path\u00e9 Cinema’s in the Netherlands. And <\/span>Re-Entry<\/span><\/i>, based on a short story by Andy Weir.<\/span><\/p>\n

Life is Beautiful<\/span><\/h4>\n

\"LifeAnton may be done with life, but life ain\u2019t done with Anton.<\/span><\/p>\n

Life is beautiful<\/span><\/i> is a humorous animation about the impossibility of escaping destiny. It is difficult to talk about this short film without selling the “punch”. But I will try, because it is worth it. You can watch it for free at the end of the text, by the way.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anton, is this little miniature man that nobody notices. The foreground of the film shows him at birth, in the hands of the doctor, who holds him by one foot with a questioning look. Then family photos. The tone is set. Funny and touching.<\/span><\/p>\n

The brightness of the warm images contrasts with the depressed character. As we see the character evolve (in a day), we understand his discomfort, his distress. I cannot say more. Just watch this little gem.<\/span><\/p>\n