As a certain legendary queen once said, “If you can’t love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?” Because love starts from within, and once it does, it starts growing, expanding and sets everything in motion. And like animation, love has a pulse – you can see it, feel it and even hear it…boboom, boboom, boboom, Kaboom. 😉  

So, to everyone out there, Happy Valentine’s Day! Since animation is our love language, we’ve put together a list of animated shorts to celebrate the many shades of love. Because really, what better way to spend Valentine’s than sharing our love for animation? 

Check out the list of films we prepared for you:

💛 #1 27  

Flóra Anna Buda | 2023 | FR, HU | 11’   

Alice, a 27-year-old dreamer stuck in the comfort of her parents’ home, escapes her dull reality through fantasies—until a wild, psychedelic night and a drunken bike accident force her to confront the question: is it finally time to grow up?   

🎥https://www.youtube.com/watch

💛 #2 Eating in the Dark  

Inari Sirola | 2021 | UK | 9’  

Through snakey dildos, setting boundaries and a journey through a mind bending forest, we follow Siro’s quest for self discovery.   

🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch

💛 #3 Hold Me Tight  

Mélanie Robert-Tourneur | 2021 | BE, FR | 6.30’   

In the heart of a dark forest, two silhouettes meet, attract and repel each other in an explosive bridal parade.   

🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch

💛 #4 Pentola  

Leo Černic | 2022 | IT | 7’   

“It’s not so easy to be a hero. But you, Pentola, you are my superhero.”   

🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch

💛 #5 Average Happiness  

Maja Gehrig | 2019 | CH | 7’   

A trip into the sensual world of statistics begins. Pie charts are melting, arrow diagrams twisting, scatter plots, bar graphs and stock market curves join in a collective climax.   

🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch

💛 #6 Raymonde or the vertical escape  

Sara van den Boom | 2018 | FR | 12:30’   

Great French stop-motion by Sarah van de Boom about love, sex and devotion. And the open skies.    

🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch

💛 #7 The Absence of Eddy Table  

Rune Spaans | 2016 | NO | 12:30’   

What sacrifices would you make for love? Bizarre sci-fi/horror short based on the artwork of Dave Cooper.   

🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch

💛 #8 The Pirate of Love  

Sara Gunnarsdóttir | 2012 | US, IS | 10’   

About a tape of home recorded love songs that began to circulate among Icelandic friends. But who recorded them?   

🎥 https://vimeo.com/67457641  

We hope you felt our love through this special curated list. We wish you a happy Valentine’s Day and we can’t wait to see you soon at Kaboom Animation Festival 2025!