The film is based on a comic strip made by Brazilian illustrator Fabio Koala, which was published in Mentirinhas, a Brazilian website that shares this type of artwork. The short film tells the story of a boy who rather spends his time indoors playing video games instead of discovering whats waiting in front of the door. Between soldiers, segregated roads and checkpoints, how easy would it be to go shopping? Copy and Edit. The short film was screened at 265 different film festivals and has won 77 accolades from all film festivals and has received critical acclaim. “The Present” is a graduation short from the Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Postproduction at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Frey said he was in awe of the storyline of the comic and was inspired to translate it into an animated short film. It contains activities that can be done individually or with a social skills group. Until his mother leaves him a gift - an adorable puppy. He made the film as part of his thesis for the Banden-Württemberg Film Academy, as he himself says on his website. Nothing can seem to drag him away. Time: 90 minutes Save. The video I am introducing to you now is undoubtedly one of them. Watching the short film, I was reminded of an article I had read just several days before, which was written by a Daughter of Charity, María Milagros Canton. The short film tells the story of a 12 year old boy who gets a three-legged puppy from his mom, eventually warming up to it. 45 plays. It is based on "Perfeição", a comic strip by Fabio Coala. 'The Present' is a short 4 minute animation created by Jacob Frey. The Present Awards and Nominations. The Present Animated Short Film. With Super, get unlimited access to this resource and over 100,000 other Super resources. With Saleh Bakri, Mariam Kanj, Mariam Basha. "The Present" is a 4-minute animated short film and the second work written and directed by German Jacob Frey, who worked on several other projects before and afterward as an animator, for example the Oscar-nominated "Room on the Broom" or "Zootopia". Video length: 4 minutes 19 seconds. 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. Watch this short animated film and solve the pop-up questions.Revision Unit 3-4 Upper-Intermediate level. [1][2][3] It is based on "Perfeição", a comic strip by Fabio Coala. by Javier F. Chento | Feb 12, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media. [6] Frey has worked on both Zootopia and Moana. [7] Kranzler has worked on Finding Dory, Cars 3 and Coco. The Present is a touching animated short film, created by Jacob Frey, about a young boy and his new dog. 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. Imagine that you were the boy's mum. Heinz short film: Present simple vs present continuous - English ESL video lesson Grades: 6 th, 7 th, 8 th, 9 th, 10 th, 11 th. Directed by Farah Nabulsi. This social skills packet is based on the animated short (4:18) film, "the present." The Present is a touching short animation, created by Jacob Frey, about a young boy with some disability and his new dog. The boy then goes outside to play with the dog because they both have amputated legs. You can find out the rest of the story by watching the video. The Present Animated Short Film directed and co-written by Jacob Frey and co-written with Markus Kranzler. Students practice adjectives related to character and teenagers, watch the start of a short film, write a narrative and discuss the film. Thank you for being Super. In the animated short film, ‘The Present’, Jake spends most of his time playing video games indoors until his mother decides to give him a gift. 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