Disney gives student dream job after seeing his first film – watch it and you'll see why
TEAR-JERKING short film called "The Present" wins creator 59 awards and job at Disney.
Short film called the The Present has won its creator a dream job at Disney
It's the break every young animator dreams of – a top job working at Disney.
And that's exactly what happened to film-maker Jacob Frey after he created a heart-warming short movie called "The Present".
The three-minute film tells the story of a young boy who gets an injured puppy as a gift, we won't spoil what happens next but it's not surprising Disney were left so impressed.
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Jacob Frey created the film during his final year of studying
The heart-warming film has won 59 awards
After finishing "The Present" I went to Walt Disney Animation Studios to take part in their Talent Development Program
Since his big break Frey has gone on to work on films including the latest Disney blockbusters Zootopia, The Secret Life of Pets and Julia Donaldson's children book Room on the Broom.
Speaking on his blog Frey said: "Having spent ten months at Psyop I've learned a lot of things about animation and I am really thankful for not having been treated as an intern, instead as a proper animator.
"After finishing "The Present" and graduating from Filmakademie, I went to Walt Disney Animation Studios to take part in their Talent Development Program.
"There I worked as an animator on the feature animated film "Zootopia"."
Unsurprisingly, the movie has recently gone viral on Facebook with over 17 million views across the globe.
Disney announce Wreck-It Ralph 2
Disney recently announced that it's about to make a sequel to Wreck it Ralph.
Zootropolis director Rich Moore is back with Phil Johnston on penned the first film, on writing duties.
In a live stream to reveal the news Moore said: “From the moment we started working on the first ‘Wreck-It Ralph,’ we knew there were so many possibilities with these characters.
“This time, Ralph’s wrecking wreaks havoc on the Web, as only he can do.
“Characters we loved in the first film are back and we are ecstatic to be working with them and the actors who voice them once again.”