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The Present

Germany, 2014, 4 minutes, Color, English


2015 Animalada FF; Best Animated Short Film Ariano FF; Best Animated Short Film Austin FF; Audience Award Bucheon Animation Festival; Audience Award California Shorts Festival; Best Animated Short Film Canada FF; Best Animation RiverRun FF; Jury Prize Timeline FF; Best Short Film Virginia FF; Audience Award

Director:  Jacob Frey

Animation: Jacob Frey
Screenplay: Jacob Frey
Cinematography: Jacob Frey
Editing: Jacob Frey
Music: Tobias Bürger
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

A boy rather spends his time indoors playing videogames instead of discovering whats waiting in front of the door. One day his Mum decides to get a little surprise for his son, which makes it hard for him to concentrate on his video game.