Cinema Petit (3+)

50 minutes

A wondrous selection of cute and educative shorts from all over the globe for kids of ages 3 and up.

Cinema Petit (3+)

Cinema Petit is a wondrous selection of cute and educative shorts from all over the globe: Witness a tall giraffe in a Russian poem, a sweet exploration of fear, siblings with a love for aeroplanes, a chirpy little nightingale, four cute Shammies (what?), a battery dad, a sky-cleaning owl who loses a star, a farmer and his apple tree, and 100% heartwarming content. (Curated for the littlest ones of ages 3 and up.)

This program will be livedubbed in Dutch in the cinema.

This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2022

Showing in this program

Aeronaut

Aeronaut

  • Leon Golterman
  • The Netherlands, 2021
  • 2 min.

Ultra-short, lovingly made stop-motion animation about ten-year old Kevin, who is growing up in a
family with a tyrannical father. He wants to escape from this situation and dreams of becoming a
pilot, finally leaving it all behind him – literally – with his little sister Jaimy.
His dreams are symbolized by his beautiful new model aircraft, which he takes incredibly good care
of. It is a symbol of the freedom he so longs for. But one day his sister gets hold of this favorite toy,
really putting his brotherly love to the test. Will he be able to recapture his dream without it falling
apart? And what is really more important: the love between brother and sister, or his love of this
inanimate object?

Apple Tree Man

Apple Tree Man

  • Alla Vartanyan
  • Russia, 2020
  • 10 min.

The story of a farmer and the spirit of his apple tree, based on an old Somerset folktale about the power the comes from being friendly and helping one another out.
The story of Appletreeman, the spirit of the oldest apple tree in orchards, originated from the folklore of county of Somerset, UK, and an old farmer, who is trying to save the harvest not demanding anything from anyone in return.

Battery Daddy

Battery Daddy

  • Seung-bae Jeon
  • South Korea, 2021
  • 6 min.

Battery Dad" is in charge of every corner of the house, such as children’s toys, remote controls, and door locks.
One day, ""Battery Dad"" goes on a trip to a valley with others.
While having fun, a sudden downpour caused the valley to flood, and everyone was stranded.
"Battery Dad" tries to power the flashlight with all his might so that people can be safely rescued.

Bémol

Bémol

  • Oana Lacroix
  • Switzerland, 2021
  • 5 min.

A featherless nightingale sings in the forest. Its song lulls the little bear to sleep, soothes the squirrels' quarrels and entertains the pair of swans swimming on the pond. One day a storm breaks out in the forest. The nightingale has no coat of feathers, so it catches a cold and can no longer sing.

How Shammies Travelled

How Shammies Travelled

  • Edmunds Jansons
  • Latvia, 2020
  • 5 min.

Hankie proposes to travel around the house with eyes closed. Space under the table suddenly turns into a dragon’s cave, the stairs – into snowy cliffs, but the bed is drifting in the roaring sea. Everything turns so exciting and luring. The trip ends up on an island and it is so unusually soft! Besides it takes tired Shammies to clean their teeth...

Hungry Bear Tales – Winter Sleep

Hungry Bear Tales – Winter Sleep

  • Alexandra Májová / Kateřina Karhánková
  • Czech Republic, 2020
  • 7 min.

The weather forecast is predicting heavy snow which tells us it’s high time to settle down for winter sleep. But with all this talk of snow the bears imagine what it would be like to see the fluffy stuff that looks like meringue cake and anyway there’s lots of other goodies that look like snow. They decide to stay awake to see it.

Little Clouds

Little Clouds

  • Liza Skvortova
  • Russia, 2021
  • 2 min.

Musical fantasy based on Vladimir Mayakovsky's poem. Everything changes in our life, like the shape of clouds.

My Name Is Fear

My Name Is Fear

  • Eliza Płocieniak-Alvarez
  • Germany, 2021
  • 5 min.

The charming emotion "Fear" that lives in your head wants to give an interview. Maybe you can become friends! Or is there a reason to be afraid of being afraid?

Warm star

Warm star

  • Anna Kuzina
  • Russia, 2020
  • 4 min.

A bird that keeps order in the sky accidentally drops a star during cleaning. And on the earth, children find her. a