Director, Art Director, Script, Animation: Margaret Emdal. Produced by: Margaret Emdal Film+Design. The film is made in Digital 2D; Format 16:9; Running time 00:06:22. Production date: 10.05.2019.
The script is based on a short story by Frode Grytten.
Old Larsen wakes up by the sound of someone playing on his old and out of tuned piano. He is ill and he knows that his time will soon be over. There is only one more thing to do… he makes his final phone call.
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A W A R D S
06.04.2023 – Award for Best Animation at Milasa Film Festival, Turkey
30.4.2022 – Awarded for Best Short Script by World Film Festival 1 in Barcelona, Spain and Resistencia, Argentina
17.04.2022 – Awarded for Best idea in animation by WICA NEW YORK
07.09.2021 – Special Mention from TIMFF – Tokyo International Monthly Film Festival!
31.08.2021 – Award for the Best Love Animation at THE BEST FILM FESTIVAL 3rd Edition in Barcelona, Spain and Resistencia, Argentina!
31.07.2021 – Award for the Best Mini Family Animation at Striped Tale Animation Film Festival in LA, USA
10.06.2021 – Winner of the Award for Best Animation at RIMA – Rio International Monthly Awards in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!
06.06.2021 – Winner of the Award for Best Animation Short at Hong Kong Indie Film Festival!
25.04.2021 – Awarded by Garoa Awards in Sao Paulo, Brazil for Best Animation Editing and Best Animation Screenplay
31.03.2021 – Awarded for BEST ANIMATION by Europa Film Festival in Barcelona, Spain and Resistencia, Argentina.
05.03.2021 – Honorary Mention award from AIMAFF – Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival.
28.02.2021 – The Last Day won the award for Best Animation Drama at VIP FEST 2020 by Teknochat in Barcelona.
28.01.2021 – Award for Best Drama at the SUPER SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 3rd edition in Barcelona and Resistencia.
30.12.2020 – The Last Day has been awarded with the Special Mention at the DRAMATICA FILM FESTIVAL 1st Edition!
03.12.2020 – The Last Day was awarded of Best Animated Short FilmScreenplay by GIMFA.
30.09.2020 – The Last Day was given the award for Best Drama by the STOP MOTION FILM FESTIVAL 2nd edition in Barcelona, Spain and Resistencia, Argentina
September 2020 – The Last Day won the Best Animation Award at The Indie For You Festival in LA, USA.
14.02.2020 – The Special Mention Award in the 3rd Edition of the Best Animation Film Festival on MovieScreenPro in Los Angeles / USA.
23.11.2019 – Den siste dagen won The Best Animation prize at DaMuVi Fest – The DANCE MUSIC Video Film Festival in LA / USA!
F E S T I V A L S
06.04.2023 – Selected for official competition at MILASA FILM FESTIVAL, Turkey. Price for Best Animation.
25.03.2023 – Selected for official competition at STAR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
24.02.2023 – Selected for official competition at SOFIA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL in Sofia, Bulgara
14.01.2023 – Selected for official competition at HERCULES INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL in Sevilla, Spain on the 17.01.2023
25.11.2022 – Selected for official competition at LIBER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL in Athens, Greece 11.-13. October 2023
30.04.2022 – Award for Best Short Script WORLD FILM FESTIVAL.
18.04.2022 – The Last Day is Selected by WORLD FILM FESTIVAL 1st Edition in Barcelona, Spain and Resistencia, Argentina. Finalist on the 22.04.2022.
25.03.2022 – Selected for official competition by WICA – World Independent Cinema Awards New York 2022, USA. Awarded “Best idea in animation” on the 16th of April.
15.02.2022 – Finalist! – the best films from Teknochat, by VIP FEST 2021, in Barcelona, Spain and Resistencia, Argentina.
03.-05.12.2021 – Selected by SIFW – SIERRA INTERNATIONAL FILM WEEKEND in in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
23.-26.09.2021 – In the Official selection by 6th FICIT – Trujillo International Independent Festival in Trujillo, Peru.
23.09.2021 – Finalist in Author Film Festival in Barcelona, Spain and Resistencia, Argentina!
14.09.2021 – In the Official selection of Author Film Festival in Barcelona, Spain and Resistencia, Argentina.
07.09.2021 – Has been Finalist and won the Special Mention from TIMFF – Tokyo International Monthly Film Festival.
24.08.2021 – The Last Day is Finalist at THE BEST FILM FESTIVAL 3rd Edition in Barcelona, Spain and Resistencia, Argentina!
16.08.2021 – Selected by THE BEST FILM FESTIVAL 3rd Edition in Barcelona, Spain and Resistencia, Argentina.
18.07.2021 – Selected by Striped Tale Animation Film Festival, LA, USA.
22.06.2021 – Semi Finalist at Berlin Shorts Award in Berlin, Brd
01.06.2021 – Selected by RIMA Rio International Monthly Awards in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
23.05.2021 – Semi Finalist at Hong Kong Indie Film Festival.
22.05.2021 – Selected by Mercury Bimonthly Short Film Awards Hydra.
09.04.2021 – Selected for the 5th competition of the GAROA AWARDS in Sao Paulo, Brazil and 16.04.2021 nominated for: Best Animation Soundtrack, Best Animation Editing, Best Animation Screenplay, Best Animation Cinematography, Best Animation Director, Best Animation Film .
25.03.2021 – The Last Day was included in to the Storyline Films Competition Program of the T-Short Animated Films Online Festival.
20.03.2021 – Selected by Niagara Falls International Film Festival in Niagara Falls, USA.
17.03.2021 – Selected and 23.03. Finalist by Europa Film Festival in Barcelona, Spain and Resistencia, Argentina.
13.03.2021 – Selected by Vienna Indie Short Film Festival in Wien, Austria.
13.03.2021 – Selected by Cairo Indie Short Festival in Cairo, Egypt.
03.03.2021 – Selected by San Francisco Indie Short Film Festival in San Francisco, USA
23.02.2021 – Selected by Dubai Independent Film Festival in the United Arab. Emirates
31.01.2021 – Selected by DARK STORY FESTIVAL in Bilbao, Spain.
16.01.2021 – Selected by Super Short Film Festival 3rd edition in Barcelona and Resistencia. It was nominated as Finalist on the 21.01.2021.
09.01.2021 – Selected by HIGA, Hollywood International Golden Age Festival in New York, USA.
17.12.2020 – Selected by the DRAMATICA FILM FESTIVAL 1st Edition, a festival on the Teknochat platform based in Barcelona, Spain and Resistencia, Argentina.
07.12.2020 – Selected by the Kalakari Film Festival in Dewas, India.
02.11.2020 – Selected by GIMFA – Gralha International Monthly Film Awards in Curitiba, Brazil and on the 25.11.2020 nominated in the categories: Best Animated Short Film; Best Director of Animated Short Film; Best Soundtrack of Animated Short Film; Best Screenplay of Animated Short Film; Best Sound Design of Animated Short Film.
08.09.2020 – Den siste dagen/The Last Day was selected by THE INDIE FOR YOU FILM FESTIVAL, LA, USA
18-22.09.2020 – Semi Finalist at the Dumbo Film Festival in New York, USA
15-20.09.2020 – Selected at KFFSS – Kursaal Film Festival San Sebastián in Spain.
04-08.09.2020 -Selected by Paraná Films Festival in Argentina.
14.04.2021 – Selected by El Grito de los Sin Voz, a Spanish online festival on YouTube.
20-24.07.2020 – Den siste dagen is selected for the Panorama program at CONSTANTINE’S GOLD COIN International Film Festival in Nis, Serbia.
25-28.06.2020 – Selected at ELCO – 2020 Festival de Cine ENTRE LARGOS Y CORTOS DE ORIENTE, on the Isla Margarita in Venezuela.
19 – 22.03.2020 – The Last Day has been selected to participate in the 15th Athens Animfest in Athens, Greece.
04 – 10.10.2019 – Selected for The New Industry Program at Oaxaca FilmFest X, Mexico.
September 2019 – Semi-finalist at the Los Angeles Cine Fest in Los Angeles, USA.
07 – 14. 09.2019 – In the Official selection at the Festival de Cine Infancia y Adolescencia in Bogotá, Colombia.
14 – 16.08.2019 – In the Official selection program at FIFF – Feodosiya International Film Festival in Feodoisiya, Crimea/Ukraina.
11.06.2019 –Finalist at Buenos Aires International Film Festival, Argentina.
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Buy Den siste dagen / The Last Day on Amazon Prime Video!
It is, along with 17 other great films, in a compilation of short films, set together by Los Angeles CineFest and Hollywood Screenings Film Festival.
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ⓒ Margaret Emdal Film+Design 2016-2022
Margaret Emdal Film+Design 
