The film tells the story of a boy who rather spends his time indoors playing videogames instead of discovering what’s waiting outside. One day his Mum decides to get a little surprise for her son, which makes it hard for him to concentrate on his video game any longer.
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The Present won numerous awards, including:
Int. Festival of Animation Cinema and Comics Cartoon Club - Cartoon Kids Award
Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival - Grand Prize Best Animation
FESA - Best Film for Children
Animago Award - Nominated for Best Short Film
Int. Student Film Festival Pisek - Special Jury Award
Animalada - Best Short Animated Film 2014, Jury Award
Anim Arte - Maxi Second place: Audience Award
15 Short Film Festival - Jury Award Best Animation
PISAF - Audiences Prize (International)
International Family Film Festival - Best Foreign Short Animation
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The Present has been shown at numerous festivals, including:
Enfoque, Int. Film Festival of Puerto Rico
Filmschau Baden Wuerttemberg
El Corto del Ano
Watersprite 2015
California International Shorts Festival
Short Tiger, Next Generation
Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival
Soul 4 Reel Festival
Canada International Film Festival
CMS Int. Children´s Film Festival
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Director: Jacob Frey
Screenplay: Fabio Cavalcanti and Jacob Frey
Production: Jacob Frey, Anna Matacz, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg | www.filmakademie.de
Music: Tobias Bürger