This is a story that I completely overlooked last year and I’m glad someone posted this video to Reddit today. If you haven’t seen “The Present” then you need to stop what you’re doing right now and allow this 4 minutes to enter your life. The Present is a 2014 animated short film directed and co-written by Jacob Frey and co-written with Markus Kranzler. It is based on “Perfeição”, a comic strip by Fabio Coala. The short film tells the story of a teenage boy who gets a three-legged puppy from his mom, eventually warming up to it. The film
Students Make Animated Film “The Present” and Get Jobs at Disney...
Students Make Animated Film “The Present” and Get Jobs at Disney...
- 2/15/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Exclusive: After some competition, The Gotham Group has signed Jacob Frey, director of the award-winning animated short The Present. Based on a web comedy by Brazilian artist Fabio Coala, the short follows a boy who receives a present, a little disabled dog, and how the two of them first become unlikely and then likely friends. To date The Present was won over 50 awards as it has played festivals around the world. Watch it above. A 2014 graduate of Germany’s Filmakademie…...
- 5/20/2016
- Deadline
"The Present" is a fantastically animated short film about a boy engulfed by and distracted with video games who is given a new dog as a present by his mom. Excited, the boy opens the box to find a playful dog. As the boy looks the dog over, he finds a physical flaw and tosses the dog aside and doesn’t want to have anything to do with him. He picks up his controller and starts playing his game again. As the story continues, the dog continues to play and fumble around until the boy warms up to him. There’s more to it than just that, but I don’t want to spoil anything for you.
The animation is absolutely beautiful and the story will definitely spark several different kinds of emotions in you. n the end, it leaves you with a warm feeling that has the power to wow you.
The animation is absolutely beautiful and the story will definitely spark several different kinds of emotions in you. n the end, it leaves you with a warm feeling that has the power to wow you.
- 5/11/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Take a look at Jacob Frey's award-winning short film The Present, which is "a thesis short from the Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Postproduction at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in Ludwigsburg, Germany." I don't want to say anything about it until you have the chance to see it for yourselves, so watch it and then meet me below:
So I know we're supposed to feel all nice and heartwarm-y after seeing that, but the first thing I thought as this short was playing out was: this kid is the worst. Obviously, by the end it's revealed that he's suffering from something that should make him a little more endearing to us, and that recontextualizes his reaction when he first notices the dog's missing paw, but don't you think that someone in his situation would have more compassion for a dog like that instead of less? I mean, this kid freaking kicks a puppy.
So I know we're supposed to feel all nice and heartwarm-y after seeing that, but the first thing I thought as this short was playing out was: this kid is the worst. Obviously, by the end it's revealed that he's suffering from something that should make him a little more endearing to us, and that recontextualizes his reaction when he first notices the dog's missing paw, but don't you think that someone in his situation would have more compassion for a dog like that instead of less? I mean, this kid freaking kicks a puppy.
- 1/31/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
In our last article, we went over the history and exciting things the Brooklyn Film Festival offers its contestants. And now it’s time to meet the films and the winners.
16Mmonster: directed by Jacob Kindlon; a 12 minute short from the Us.
20 Years Of Madness: directed by Jeremy Royce; a 90 minute documentary from the Us.
Abby Singer/Songwriter: Directed by Onur Tukel , a 75 minute film from the Us.
Abigail Deville’S Harlem Stories: Directed by Nick Ravich, a 7 minute American documentary.
After A Dream: Directed by Tobias Schmuecking, a 17 minute short from Germany.
And It Was Good: Directed by Graham Waterston, a 19 minute short from the Us.
Winner of the Short Narrative Spirit Award
Big Bag: Directed by Ricardo Martin Coloma, a 13 minute animation from Spain.
Block And Piled: Directed by Marc Riba & Anna Solanas, a 5 minute animation from Spain.
Blue-eyed Me: Directed by Alexey Marfin, a 7 minute short from England.
16Mmonster: directed by Jacob Kindlon; a 12 minute short from the Us.
20 Years Of Madness: directed by Jeremy Royce; a 90 minute documentary from the Us.
Abby Singer/Songwriter: Directed by Onur Tukel , a 75 minute film from the Us.
Abigail Deville’S Harlem Stories: Directed by Nick Ravich, a 7 minute American documentary.
After A Dream: Directed by Tobias Schmuecking, a 17 minute short from Germany.
And It Was Good: Directed by Graham Waterston, a 19 minute short from the Us.
Winner of the Short Narrative Spirit Award
Big Bag: Directed by Ricardo Martin Coloma, a 13 minute animation from Spain.
Block And Piled: Directed by Marc Riba & Anna Solanas, a 5 minute animation from Spain.
Blue-eyed Me: Directed by Alexey Marfin, a 7 minute short from England.
- 8/23/2015
- by Catherina Gioino
- Nerdly
David Gordon Green returns to his alma mater to present Manglehorn; local newcomers impress with Homeless feature.Scroll down for full list of winners
RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, wrapped last night with Shawkat Amin Korki’s Memories on Stone winning best narrative feature and Hao Zhou’s The Chinese Mayor winning best documentary feature.
In the audience awards, best of the fest went to honoree Stanley Nelson’s The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution; best narrative feature went to Anywhere Else by Ester Amrami; best documentary feature went to Marc Silver’s 3 ½ Minutes and best indie was Proud Citizen by Thomas Southerland.
The festival presented 165 films in total in its 17th annual edition; more filmmakers than ever before attended the event.
“Films showcased at our festival this year reflected diverse stories from around the world, immense talent from directors, many trained in Winston-Salem, and a host of passionate projects that are jewels...
RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, wrapped last night with Shawkat Amin Korki’s Memories on Stone winning best narrative feature and Hao Zhou’s The Chinese Mayor winning best documentary feature.
In the audience awards, best of the fest went to honoree Stanley Nelson’s The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution; best narrative feature went to Anywhere Else by Ester Amrami; best documentary feature went to Marc Silver’s 3 ½ Minutes and best indie was Proud Citizen by Thomas Southerland.
The festival presented 165 films in total in its 17th annual edition; more filmmakers than ever before attended the event.
“Films showcased at our festival this year reflected diverse stories from around the world, immense talent from directors, many trained in Winston-Salem, and a host of passionate projects that are jewels...
- 4/27/2015
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
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