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Médecins Sans Frontières “Give Me Hope” 2020

Médecins Sans Frontières “Give Me Hope” (2020) is a Médecins Sans Frontières commercial, produced by Presence. It won 2 awards, including Epica 2020 Gold Animation and Kinsale Sharks 2020 Gold Film Craft - Animation (International) - Animation.

An animated music video depicts the struggles of refugees and displaced people, highlighting their resilience and the urgent need for hope and strength amidst adversity.

Video: Medecins Sans Frontieres / 국경없는의사회 on YouTube

Shot by shot

  1. A silhouette of a man in a cap and beard, with hands raised in prayer, is seen against a backdrop of a building and trees.© Médecins Sans Frontières0:09
  2. Three people, possibly children or teens, are squatting on the ground, looking towards the left side of the frame in a stylized animated scene.© Médecins Sans Frontières0:25
  3. A young boy on a bicycle rides through a desolate, war-torn village with damaged houses and palm trees under a cloudy sky.© Médecins Sans Frontières0:28
  4. An animated group of people, including a man in a blue shirt waving, walk forward on a dirt path in a stylized, desaturated landscape.© Médecins Sans Frontières0:32
  5. An animated child with dark skin and hair looks forward with a neutral expression, with a blurred background of orange and brown.© Médecins Sans Frontières0:37
  6. An animated young man with dark skin and curly hair looks worried, with blurry orange shapes in the background.© Médecins Sans Frontières0:44
  7. An animated child with dark skin and hair looks up at an adult, who is holding them, in a stylized, dark blue and white drawing.© Médecins Sans Frontières0:51
  8. Two animated children, a boy and a girl, are drawn in a sketch-like style, looking forward with serious expressions against a plain background.© Médecins Sans Frontières0:58
  9. A stylized, animated figure, possibly a child, hangs from a horizontal bar, struggling to pull themselves up against a plain background.© Médecins Sans Frontières1:04
  10. A man in traditional attire with a beard is seen in profile, praying with hands raised, overlooking a village landscape.© Médecins Sans Frontières1:10
  11. An animated map of the world zooms out from a small, glowing area, revealing more of the continent and eventually the entire globe.© Médecins Sans Frontières1:22
  12. A young child with wide eyes looks directly at the camera, held by an unseen adult in a stylized, monochromatic animated scene.© Médecins Sans Frontières1:43

Stills © Médecins Sans Frontières. Made by Presence.

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The idea

Animated music video showing the struggles of displaced people and the need for hope.

journey of hardshipsearch for hoperesilience in adversityglobal perspectivecall to actionhumanitarian crisis

The cut

Length
116 s
Shots
84
Average shot
1.4 s
Format
animation 2d

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    A silhouette of a man in a cap and beard, with hands raised in prayer, is seen against a backdrop of a building and trees.© Médecins Sans FrontièresThree people, possibly children or teens, are squatting on the ground, looking towards the left side of the frame in a stylized animated scene.© Médecins Sans FrontièresA young boy on a bicycle rides through a desolate, war-torn village with damaged houses and palm trees under a cloudy sky.© Médecins Sans FrontièresAn animated group of people, including a man in a blue shirt waving, walk forward on a dirt path in a stylized, desaturated landscape.© Médecins Sans Frontières
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  2. 02Shot list example: how it was cut

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    A silhouette of a man in a cap and beard, with hands raised in prayer, is seen against a backdrop of a building and trees.© Médecins Sans FrontièresThree people, possibly children or teens, are squatting on the ground, looking towards the left side of the frame in a stylized animated scene.© Médecins Sans FrontièresA young boy on a bicycle rides through a desolate, war-torn village with damaged houses and palm trees under a cloudy sky.© Médecins Sans FrontièresAn animated group of people, including a man in a blue shirt waving, walk forward on a dirt path in a stylized, desaturated landscape.© Médecins Sans FrontièresAn animated child with dark skin and hair looks forward with a neutral expression, with a blurred background of orange and brown.© Médecins Sans FrontièresAn animated young man with dark skin and curly hair looks worried, with blurry orange shapes in the background.© Médecins Sans Frontières
    Length: 116 s · Shots: 84 · Average shot: 1.4 s · Format: animation 2d

  3. 03Ad ideas: every spot built on a resilience in adversity

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    adidas “City of Gold”© adidasSave the Children “Save the Survivors”© Save the ChildrenMacmillan “Whatever It Takes”© MacmillanFacebook “Born In Quarantine”© Facebook
    adidas · Save the Children · Macmillan · Facebook

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  • OCEDEL "Firefly Man" (2016) commercial still© OCEDELOCEDEL “Firefly Man” 2016Dir. Wataru Sato · DRILLAdFest Grand Prix 2016
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Questions

What awards did Médecins Sans Frontières “Give Me Hope” win?

2 awards, including Epica 2020 Gold Animation and Kinsale Sharks 2020 Gold Film Craft - Animation (International) - Animation.

Sources for the credits and awards

winners.epica-awards.comweb.archive.orgweb.archive.org