Guide children into the world of cinema and spark a love for film thanks to Cinemini, an initiative that lets the littlest ones discover the richness of film.
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Guide children into the world of cinema and spark a love for film thanks to Cinemini, a European initiative that lets the littlest ones (from ages three) playfully discover the cultural richness of film. And boy oh boy, the history of cinema is a city of gold!
In the program A Splash of Colour, colour takes the leading role. Embark on an exciting journey through animation and experimental film that will even take you way back to the earliest days of film, and discover the aesthetic possibilities and effects of colour with five unique short films. Cinema was NEVER colourless!
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Len Lye’s first direct animation combined popular Cuban dance music with hand-painted abstract designs. Its novelty divided audiences – some viewers loved it, others hated it.
Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.
If you are obsessed with something, you begin to see it everywhere: Such is the case with the little boy in this animation film who loves the filmmaker and marine explorer Jacques Cousteau. And since the nearby cinema is not playing any of his films and winter in his home town has nothing to do with the world of Cousteau he embarks on a journey to find him. Surely he must be someone, living together with the great octopus the boy saw on the movie's poster...
Six sisters perform a number of breathtaking acrobatic tricks on a stage that resembles the chamber of a palace with a garden in the background. The film was originally shot in black and white but was hand coloured afterwards. This is why we see the six sisters wearing yellow, green and pink outfits and it is also the reason why the outfit of one performer can change colours from one second to the next. The film is a typical example of early cinema's interest for performances originally designed for the stage as they involve a lot of movement and are often exciting to watch.
During an effort to repair a horse carriage a boy grabs the wheel and gives it a push down the hill and towards the city. The wheel turns and turns and causes one accident after the other until everybody runs after it to stop the mayhem. Bizzarrie di una ruota is a slapstick film in love with an object out of control and the confusion it can cause, over and over again in endless variations.
Do we see the things themselves or merely their shadows? This famous question by Plato could be the background to Femke Schaap's film which shows us how things - toys, musical instruments, ice skates - are stacked on top of each other. Sometimes we see the shadow first, sometimes the thing itself, in the beginning we see a small stack and in the end we see that this was only the tip of the iceberg. A film about film itself: its ability to show us the world in three dimensions on a flat surface that reflects shadows and its capacity to make a detail seem like the whole and vice versa.
Kaboom Animation Festival is the one-stop-shop for the latest and greatest in all things animated. Ranging from cutting-edge experimental arthouse to colorful stories for families and kids, Kaboom will cater to the animation needs of all. Yes, even yours, my amazing weirdo friend!
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