Best of KLIK! 2014

75 minutes
Best of KLIK! 2014

In this program we proudly present the award-winning animated shorts of KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival 2014. Because what better way to start off KLIK!'s 2015 edition by looking back at the 2014 edition? If you missed last year's fest, or want to relive it (no one will blame you), this is your chance!

This program screened as part of KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival 2015

Showing in this program

Amnesty International – Pens

Amnesty International – Pens

  • Onur Senturk
  • France, 2014

Amnesty International in collaboration with its agency TBWA Paris are back. Directed by Onur Senturk and co-produced by Troublemakers.tv and the studio One More, Pens is a full CG film shot in motion capture (Mocaplab) that epitomises the potential of each signature in the defence of human rights. Highlighting that the voice of a single person can bring about the birth of a social movement, the fi

Bear Story

Bear Story

  • Gabriel Osorio
  • Chile, 2014
  • 10 min.

An old bear goes out every day to a busy street corner. Through a tin marionette theater of his own making, the bear will tell us his life story.

Father

Father

  • Santiago Bou Grasso
  • Argentina / France, 2013
  • 11 min.

Day by day, the daughter of a retired military commander takes care of her bedridden father. The dictatorship has come to an end in Argentina, but not in this woman’s life.

Grace Under Water

Grace Under Water

  • Anthony Lawrence
  • Australia, 2014
  • 8 min.

Lou is losing the cold war with her stubborn and enigmatic stepdaughter Grace when an unexpected challenge arises from the depths of a warm, dreamy afternoon at the local pool. Shadows from the past bear down the present as Lou is forced to face the truth about herself and the frustrating child she is trying to love.

Hippos

Hippos

  • Piotr Dumała
  • Poland, 2014
  • 12 min.

A few naked women and children are bathing in a river. They are being secretly observed by a group of men, who, at one point decide to approach them, in a violent manner, as if inspired by the behaviour of hippopotamuses.

Lesley the Pony Has an A+ Day!

Lesley the Pony Has an A+ Day!

  • Wesley Nuñez
  • United States, 2014
  • 4 min.

Lesley the Pony goes on a fun-filled adventure through the town of Merryville while making lasting memories with his friend, The Duke.

Oh My Dog!

Oh My Dog!

  • Chloé Alliez
  • Belgium, 2013
  • 6 min.

Somewhere near the hall of Brétigny-sur-Bizet, in front of a raging crowd, the most outstanding dogs face each other to measure their talents and strengths. Among them is Sweetheart, encouraged by the best and most noisy crowd. Will he triumph in this hard competition?

The Elephant and the Bicycle

The Elephant and the Bicycle

  • Olesya Shchukina
  • France / Belgium, 2014
  • 9 min.

An elephant lives in a town among people and works as a street cleaner. One day, he sees a big billboard advertising a bicycle. It seems the perfect size for him! This is the minute the elephant's life changes: he has to get this bicycle whatever it costs him.

The Uncluded – Organs

The Uncluded – Organs

  • Holly Petersen
  • United States, 2013
  • 3 min.

The painful process of grief and the grace of organ donation punctuate the latest music video “Organs” by rock duo The Uncluded. Produced at Bent Image Lab and directed by Rob Shaw, the video weaves together a dark tale of loss and love as performed by whimsical stop motion insects.

We Bare Bears

We Bare Bears

  • Daniel Chong
  • United States, 2014
  • 7 min.

We Bare Bears is about three bear brothers, named Grizzly, Panda, & Ice Bear, and their awkward attempts at assimilating into human society. Although most people would freak out at the sight of a 600 lb beast roaming around the streets, the general public sees them as just a slightly overweight nuisance.