Champions of Charm (6+)

70 minutes

A compilation of charming shorts for kids of ages 6 and up.

Champions of Charm (6+)

Charms can get you anywhere, right? Well, these films are champions of charm as they make you laugh, live and learn. Champions in this program: a French mushroom song you'll never forget, an owl trying to make a portrait, a girl who turns into a fearless tiger, a real procrastinator, a cut-out children's adventure sparked by a space-stone, a brainy badger, some surprising older women at New Year's Eve, a little boat that dreams of flying, and a dandelion parachute. (Curated for kids of ages 6 and up.)

This program is livedubbed in Dutch in the cinema.

This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2022

Showing in this program

Bolete porcini mushrooms

Bolete porcini mushrooms

  • Léa Fabreguettes
  • France, 2020
  • 3 min.

Picking mushrooms? It's child's play! This music clip for Hugo Barbet's catchy mushroom song is a mood, a HAPPY MOOD. 

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Children of Gainmore: How They Found It

  • Petr Mischinger
  • Czech Republic, 2021
  • 8 min.

Who doesn't love a good old-fashioned magical adventure? In this cute cut-out animation you go on a journey with a group of brave children. It all begins when a peculiar space-stone falls on Earth...

Chrujda the Badger

Chrujda the Badger

  • David Súkup
  • Czech Republic, 2022
  • 8 min.

Strange ideas are the coolest! In the forest lives a charming badger, Chrujda, who has all sorts of strange ideas, driven by an owl and lots of other friends. 

Circle Square – Portrait of an Owl

Circle Square – Portrait of an Owl

  • Greg McLeod
  • United Kingdom, 2020
  • 7 min.

Can you draw a beautiful portrait of your dad? Tuft Owl wants to give it a go and, luckily, the owl gets some help of a dragon, a wizard family, a bear and others. A hilarious and quirky short by the talented McLeod brothers.

I’m Not Afraid!

I’m Not Afraid!

  • Marita Mayer
  • Germany / Norway, 2022
  • 7 min.

You know, it's okay to be scared. Everyone is scared now and then - even the big ones! During aa game of hide and seek Vanja leaves the bright living room and enters a dimly lit courtyard, which has far too many corners, weird shadows and strange noises. To overcome the fear, she turns into a dangerous tiger. Who's afraid now?

Merry Grandmas

Merry Grandmas

  • Mirzoyan Natalia
  • Russia, 2020
  • 8 min.

How lame... Masha really wants to go to the New Year Party with her parents, but they leave her with grandma instead. But what starts as a disappointment turns into an enchanting night with some life-affirming and rebellious old ladies. Happy New Year!

Patouille and the Parachute Seeds

Patouille and the Parachute Seeds

  • Inès Bernard-Espina / Mélody Boulissière / Clémentine Campos
  • France, 2021
  • 6 min.

Patouille is a little creature who <3 plants! Together with his friend Momo - a big red bird - he discovers the wondrous features of plants, such as dandelions. They even can serve as a parachute!

The Girl Who Stood Still

The Girl Who Stood Still

  • Joana Toste
  • Portugal, 2020
  • 9 min.

A girl is crossing the street, holding her mother's hand... But suddenly, she's alone! But remember what Mama said: if we lose each other, stay exactly where you are. So that's exactly what the girl does. She refuses to move! A policeman stops traffic and even the Prime Minister himself makes an appearance! It all stirs up the city's heart, and ours. 

The Little Boat That Wanted to Fly

The Little Boat That Wanted to Fly

  • Ekaterina Filippova
  • Russia, 2020
  • 6 min.

Always follow your dreams. In a very special factory by the sea, small boats and planes are born and learn their jobs in kindergarten. But one boat doesn't fit in with the others. Its dream is to fly. Can he achieve his dream?

Tonka Will Do It Tomorrow

Tonka Will Do It Tomorrow

  • Morana Dolenc
  • Croatia, 2021
  • 7 min.

"Ugh, can I just do it tomorrow?" How many times have you said or thought that? And don't lie. Tonka certainly likes putting things off for tomorrow. Homework, walking the dog or putting away her toys, it really doesn't matter, because whatever job Tonka has to do, she'll find a way to put it off for the next day. And so, she got Tomorrowings, which attacks children who leave things for tomorrrow.