Best of KLIK 2016

75 minutes
Best of KLIK 2016

Short on time? Best of KLIK 2016 compiles only the very best animated shorts of this year’s fest, as selected by both jury and audience. We don't know yet which films you're going to see, but rest assured you’ll be seeing the finest hand-selected animated shorts there are!

This program screened as part of KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival 2016

Showing in this program

Child Dream

Child Dream

  • Christophe Gerard
  • France, 2015
  • 11 min.

Floating barges, water that suddenly takes human form and rainfall that leaves puddles deep enough to drown in… Is this merely a child’s dream ?

De Staat – Witch Doctor

De Staat – Witch Doctor

  • Floris Kaayk / Béla Zsigmond
  • The Netherlands, 2015
  • 2 min.
Decorado

Decorado

  • Alberto Vázquez
  • Spain / France, 2016
  • 12 min.

The world is a wonderful stage, but its characters are disgraceful.

Marketed Collecting

Marketed Collecting

  • Daukante Subaciute
  • The Netherlands, 2016
  • 4 min.

Cheap collectibles (also known as manufactured collectibles) are objects made for one purpose only: to be collected. It could seem that the decision to purchase a collectible is only influenced by a peer or through a random find at a flea market, but in a lot of cases marketing has stepped in. Fake limited edition buttons try to persuade consumers to buy quickly; misleading articles on

Mrs. Metro

Mrs. Metro

  • Aggelos Papantoniou
  • Australia, 2015
  • 4 min.

A homeless guy gets off the train and accidentally leaves one of his bags behind. The rest of the passengers then realize that there is a human baby inside the bag. The baby cries and the passengers don’t like it, neither does the lady who makes the announcements.

My Life I Don’t Want

My Life I Don’t Want

  • Nyan Kyal Say
  • Myanmar, 2016
  • 11 min.
Parade

Parade

  • Digna van der Put
  • The Netherlands, 2015
  • 4 min.
Party

Party

  • Daniel Barany
  • Hungary, 2015
  • 4 min.

The story of a party from the beginning till the end. Polite drinks and talks are followed by dance and music, while more and more guests arrive. After having several glasses too many, feelings run high, and the feast falls into a catastrophe. Inspired by a Boris Vian novel titled Vercoquin and the Plankton.

Pregnant

Pregnant

  • Mascha Halberstad
  • The Netherlands, 2015
  • 6 min.
Seed Matters

Seed Matters

  • Buck
  • United States, 2016
  • 4 min.

We follow Mr. Seed about his daily business—at home, at the gym, and out in nature—as he bemoans the many woes of industrial agriculture, highlights the differences between himself and genetically modified seeds, and explains how organic farming is the key to a healthier future.

Slack

Slack

  • Smith & Foulkes / Nexus
  • United Kingdom, 2016

The story follows the creative process of a team of CGI animals as they collaborate to produce a sensational new flying umbrella. The realistic visual aesthetic of each animal character required a particular emphasis on cloth simulation as well as hair, fur and feathers. Smith & Foulkes used Hairfarm software to generate realistic textures for each animal. These CGI creations were then given dis

Tough

Tough

  • Jennifer Zheng
  • United Kingdom, 2016
  • 4 min.