El corto está basado en una tira cómica del dibujante Fabio Coala y realizado por el Instituto de Animación, Efectos Visuales y Postproducción Digital de la Academia de Cine de Baden-Wuerttemberg en Ludwigsburg, Germany y ha recibido más de 50 premios en diferentes festivales a lo largo del 2014 y 2015, probablemente uno de los cortos de animación que más premios haya recibido.
La cinta nos muestra a un niño encerrado en casa jugando a la consola, mientras fuera hace un sol radiante, una escena que a más de uno de nosotros nos sonará. Es entonces cuando recibe un regalo que va a darle el impulso necesario para salir y enfrentarse de nuevo al mundo exterior. Poco más os puedo contar, salvo que no os lo podéis perder.
The present, es un vídeo que nos muestra una emocionante lección de la vida y es perfecto para ver con nuestros hijos.
La lista de premios recibidos es interminable:
- 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
- Enfoque, Int. Film Festival of Puerto Rico – Best Animation and Audience Choice Award
- Filmschau Baden Wuerttemberg – Best Animation
- El Corto del Ano - Special Jury Mention
- Watersprite 2015 – Best Original Film Music
- California International Shorts Festival – Best Animated Short
- Short Tiger, Next Generation – Short Tiger Award
- Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival – Audience Award Kids
- Soul 4 Reel Festival – Best Animation
- Canada International Film Festival - Best Animation
- CMS Int. Children´s Film Festival – Special Mention
- Monstronale – Int. Children Jury Award
- Sehsuechte Int. Student Festival Konrad Wolf – Best Children Film
- RiverRun International Film Festival – Best Student Animated Short
- VAFI – MIDI Section First Prize
- Newport Beach Film Festival – Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking
- Timeline Film Festival – Filmmaker Award
- Animayo Festival de Cine de Animacion – Director Award
- Chile Monos Festival Internationcional de Animacion – Second Place Int. School Short Film Competition
- Carmarthen Bay Film Festival – Best Animation
- Int. Film Festival for Children & Youth - THE HERMÍNA TÝRLOVÁ AWARD FOR YOUNG ARTIST AGED UNDER 35
- Rendezvous Festival – Best Animation
- Accolade Global Film Competition - Award of Excellence Special Mention: Animation (Student)
- Long Day Short Film – Grand Jury Prize
- Animatio Curtas Vila do Conde IFF – Curtinhas Prize
- Anima Mundi – Best short film for Children
- Maramures International Film Festival 2015 - Audience Award
- Real to Reel International Film festival – Best Student Animation
- Giffoni Film Festival – Second Most Voted Film
- Traverse City Film Festival – Audience Award for Best Kids Short
- Ariano Film Festival – Best Animation
- Int. Film Festival Nueva Mirada for Children and Youth - Golden Kite" Award
- Joy House Film Festival – Media Super's Best Film
- ArTelesia Film Festival – School and University Award
- Summer Slam Film Festival – Best Animation Short
- Catalina Film Festival – Best Animation Film
- Sapporo Shorts Fest - Best Student Children Film Silver
- Sapporo Shorts Fest - Best Student Director Award
- AKUT – 2. Audience Award
- NYLA International Film Festival - Best Animation
- Austin Film Festival - Animated Short Audience Award
- Seoul Guro Int. Kids Film Festival - Best Animated Short Film
- Filemon - Best Short Film
- Virginia Film Festival – Audience Award for Narrative Short
- Ojai Film Festival – Honorable Mention
- Gold Coast International Film festival – Jury Award for Best Student Short Film
- Short Film Awards – Best Animated Short
- Roshd Int. Film Festival – Third Prize
- Olympia International Film Festival – Children´s Jury Award for Best animated short
- Los Angeles Independent Film Festival - Best Animation
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