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Section: International competition of animated short films for children
The Present (2014)
The short tells the story of a boy called Jack who 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. .
| Country | Germany |
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| Year | 2014 |
| Duration | 5 min |
| Rating | 7 |
| Language | English |
| Subtitle | Simultanneous translation into |
| Directed by | Jacob Frey |
| Screenplay | Jacob Frey |
| Director of Photography | Jacob Frey |
| Music | Tobias Buerger |
| Edited by | Jacob Frey |
| Contact | Anna Matacz |
Biography
Jacob Frey is a German animator and director. He graduated in animation and animation directing from the Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg, where he has also collaborated on many projects. He also gained a year of animation experience at the production company Psyop in Los Angeles. From his own workshop came the films Jimbo Clementine (2008), BOB – A Race Around the Globe (2009), Jelly Jeff (2011) and The Present (2014), which was his successful graduation film.This film is a part of the set Competitive animations 1.