Submit your showreel to Kaboom Animation Festival and become part of Kaboom Industry Days 2027!
We’re excited to bring back our beloved Best Showreel Contest for debutantes! It’s a unique chance for up-and-coming animators and animation graduates to showcase their talent and gain visibility in the professional industry while scouting for job opportunities.
We’re excited to bring back our beloved Best Showreel Contest for debutantes! It’s a unique chance for up-and-coming animators and animation graduates to showcase their talent and gain visibility in the professional industry while scouting for job opportunities.
As usual, we will introduce 10 selected showreel candidates and their work during our Kaboom Camp Day on the 16th of March as part of the Industry Program at the HKU Art University in Utrecht (Oudenoord 700). Submit your best work for a chance to be among the selected few!
The selected competition showreels will be displayed during both Kaboom Industry Days for all participants, including students and industry representatives. Beyond gaining exposure, this contest offers exclusive one-on-one meetings with prominent professionals and studios from the Dutch animation industry and beyond. Each of the 10 selected debutantes will receive a free pass to the event. The ultimate winner will be chosen by an international jury and announced during the evening’s highlight: the Debutante Ball & Afterparty!
Our team is very excited for all of you who dare to take part, there is so much to look forward to! Thanks to the generosity and support of our partner Keep an Eye Foundation, the Debutante Ball winner will be granted the Debutante Award of 2027, including a contribution to a trip to the Annecy Animation Festival in France in June 2027. 💥
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Now is the perfect time to put together your personal showreel extraordinaire.
CLICK HERE FOR THE SUBMISSION FORM
RULES FOR PARTICIPATION:
- Length of the showreel is a maximum of 60 seconds.
- For submission, we require an online screener.
- For inclusion in our professionals catalogue, we need an HD file (NOT A DCP) of your showreel; technical specs are available hereon page 2 Repeat, no DCPs!
- If selected, the deadline for sending your final HD file is the 29th of January 2026.
- Selection of the ten debutantes for the competition will be announced at the end of February 2027.
- If selected, we will plan one-on-one meetings for you with attending professionals on Tuesday, 16th of March 2027. You must be available to attend these meetings.
TIPS FOR PARTICIPATION:
- Think beforehand about what kind of work you would like to do: character animation, motion graphics, background design, or something else
- Choose the elements of your reel based on this ambition.
- You don’t have to create an edit of your entire work collection; you can also show a 1-minute clip of a specific work if it aligns better with your goals, like directing or writing.
- Only use your most recent work (from the past two-three years, no later).
- Only use your best work. Less is more.
- If applicable and possible: mention what was your role for the work you’re showing.
- Use music that matches your work (using music you personally like is not equally important).
- More tips & tricks: Educational Voice & CreativeBlog.com & PremiumBeat.com.
