Fetch

Fetch

Short · Animated · 15 pages
Fetch is an animated dramedy short film about a man and his dog living aboard a spaceship, which malfunctions and starts breaking apart. It’s up to the dog to use his wits, his will and his waggly tale to save his master’s life.
Written by Sam Gill
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Coverfly Top 1% in Genre/Format
Runner-up, Slamdance Screenplay Competition 2016
Runner-up, ScreenCraft Short Film Screenplay Competition 2016

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Sam Gill
  • Verified WGA Member
Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Sam's a BAFTA-nominated writer/director & video game developer who’s worked on some of the world's largest franchises of all time (Lead Writer: Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Principal Writer: APEX Legends). Fetch, his first animated short, has a New Zealand-based producer attached and is playing in festivals all over the world. His second, Maybe I'll ...
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With a prolific career in TV and video games and a BAFTA-nomination to top it off, Sam's ready to break in as an animated writer/director in his own right. If you haven't checked out his short film FETCH yet - you're in for a ride. It is a storytelling tour de force and a beautiful cinematic exploration of life in space between a dog and his owner. Try not to shed a tear while being in awe of this new filmmaker on the rise.
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ADDITIONAL SUCCESSES INCLUDE: - Received $30,000 from the NZ Film Commission - BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM - Oakville Film Fest - BEST SCREENPLAY - Show Me Shorts (Presented by Neil Gaiman) - BEST SCREENPLAY - Norwich Film Fest - BEST ANIMATED FILM - Capri Movie Film Fest - BEST ANIMATED FILM - Valdarno Cinema Fest - BEST ANIMATED FILM - Mediterraneo Festival Corto - BEST ANIMATED FILM - Knight of the Reel Awards - BEST ANIMATED FILM - Art Blocks International - BEST ANIMATED FILM - Silver State - BEST ANIMATED FILM - Milan Gold Awards - BEST ANIMATED FILM, BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT - Art Film Awards - BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM, BEST ANIMATED FILM, BEST CHILDREN'S FILM, BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT - GLIFF - 2nd Place Script, Slamdance - 2nd Place Script, LA Independent Film Awards - 2nd Place Script, Screencraft - Honorable Mention: BEST ANIMATED FILM, Kaiju Film Fest - Honorable Mention: BEST SOUND, Hamilton Film Fest - Nominated: Uppsala - BEST CHILDREN'S FILM - Nominated: Smodcast Film Fest (Personally Selected by Kevin Smith) - BEST DIRECTOR, BEST SCREENPLAY, BEST ANIMATION, BEST EDIT - Nominated: The Leo Awards - BEST ANIMATION DIRECTOR & BEST ANIMATION SCREENPLAY - Nominated: Symbiotic Film Fest - BEST ANIMATED FILM - Finalist at the USA Film Fest ***OFFICIAL SELECTION*** - LA Shorts Fest - Austin Shorts Fest - Tirana Fest - St. Louis International Fest - Animation Dingle Fest - American Documentary and Animation Fest - Chicago International Fest - Foyle Fest - SPARK Animation Fest - Cleveland International Fest - Deadcenter Fest - Maui Fest - Doku Children's Fest - Universo Corto Fest - Ariano International Fest - Bolton International Fest - SLASH Fest - FilmQuest Fest - ANIMAZE Fest - Morbido Fest - Montreal International Animation Fest - Hamilton Fest - Newport Beach Fest - Hexagon Fest - Bardolino Fest - Matera Fest - KidFilm Family Fest - Cinestesia Festival dei Corti - Universo Corto Fest - Ariano International Fest - Visoni Corte Fest - Festival Internazionale del Cinema Povero - Alessandria Fest - Valdarno Cinema Fest - Anatolia International Fest - Malatesta Short Fest - Terni Film Fest - Culver City Fest - Asti Film Fest