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 Producer: Jacob Frey and Anna Matacz Music: Tobias Bürger
