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.<br /><br />-----<br /><br />The Present won numerous awards, including: <br /><br />Int. Festival of Animation Cinema and Comics Cartoon Club – Cartoon Kids Award<br />Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival – Grand Prize Best Animation<br />FESA – Best Film for Children<br />Animago Award – Nominated for Best Short Film<br />Int. Student Film Festival Pisek – Special Jury Award<br />Animalada – Best Short Animated Film 2014, Jury Award<br />Anim Arte – Maxi Second place: Audience Award<br />15 Short Film Festival – Jury Award Best Animation<br />PISAF – Audiences Prize (International)<br />International Family Film Festival – Best Foreign Short Animation<br /><br />-----<br /><br />The Present has been shown at numerous festivals, including: <br /><br />Enfoque, Int. Film Festival of Puerto Rico <br />Filmschau Baden Wuerttemberg<br />El Corto del Ano <br />Watersprite 2015 <br />California International Shorts Festival <br />Short Tiger, Next Generation <br />Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival <br />Soul 4 Reel Festival <br />Canada International Film Festival <br />CMS Int. Children´s Film Festival <br /><br />-----<br /><br />Director: Jacob Frey<br />Screenplay: Fabio Cavalcanti and Jacob Frey<br />Producer: Jacob Frey and Anna Matacz<br />Music: Tobias Bürger
