Animated Shorts for Kids (3-5)

45 minutes
Animated Shorts for Kids (3-5)

Especially for kids aged three to five, we've rounded up a special collection of animated adventures, slapstick, and unforgettable stories you won’t see on TV! Most of the films are without dialogue.

This program screened as part of KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival 2017

Showing in this program

Alaska Pollock – Read Between The Lines

Alaska Pollock – Read Between The Lines

  • Ruth Taylor / Auke de Vries
  • The Netherlands, 2017
  • 4 min.

A combination of film, stop motion, 3D computer animation, cardboard which shows the wonderful world of Boxy, a cardboard creature that suddenly comes to life and starts an explorative trip through the busy streets of Amsterdam.

BaDaBoo: the boat trip

BaDaBoo: the boat trip

  • Glenn D'Hondt / Karim Rhellam
  • Belgium, 2017
  • 7 min.

Bada, Dada and Boo go on an adventure together! While playing together, they use their imagination to find a solution for every problem.

Doll’s Letters

Doll’s Letters

  • Natalia Grofpel
  • Russia, 2016
  • 6 min.

A little girl loses her favorite doll, and, in order to soothe the child, an unfamiliar postman invents an incredible story.

Koyaa – Naughty Toy Car

Koyaa – Naughty Toy Car

  • Kolja Saksida
  • Slovenia, 2017
  • 2 min.

On a rainy day, Koyaa decides to tidy up his room. He steps on a toy car, taking a crazy ride around. The toy starts acting naughty, refusing to park, but our clever Koyaa manages to outsmart it.

Miriam’s Hen’s Dream

Miriam’s Hen’s Dream

  • Andres Tenusaar
  • Estonia, 2016
  • 5 min.

It’s a rainy day, Little Brother and Father are building a toy-plane, Miriam is viewing an albom about southern countries and Hen is dreaming about flying to south too – she sees the flock of birds heading southwards. When the rain is over, Mother takes everybody to the park to rake the fallen leaves. The Hen is still trying to join the flocks but all his attempts to fly end on the pile of leaves.

The adventure of the afternoon

The adventure of the afternoon

  • Vance Yang / Stella Huang
  • Taiwan, 2016
  • 7 min.

In a beautiful afternoon, a little boy meets an unexpected friend, with whom he starts an adventure journey.

The Little Bird and the Caterpillar

The Little Bird and the Caterpillar

  • Lena von Döhren
  • Switzerland, 2017
  • 5 min.

It is summer. High up in its tree, the little bird looks after the green leaflets on the maple tree in front of its door. It does not take long before a hungry caterpillar begins feasting on the tender leaves. The little bird manages to entice the gorger away – and thus begins an adventurous journey.

The Sled

The Sled

  • Olesya Shchukina
  • Russia, 2016
  • 4 min.

The little squirrel finds something he has never seen before.