Commissioned Shorts

75 minutes

Help, I need an animator! These shorts may have been commissioned by companies and initiatives, but oh my, they are pieces of art.

Commissioned Shorts

Wanted: an animator! Sometimes companies and initiatives are in dire need for a truly creative artist, so they turn to an animator to get their messages across. Not only good for the money and fame, but also good for us. Because it means that we get a freakin' good programme of commissioned shorts. We just commission you to watch!

This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2024

Showing in this program

12th StopTrik IFF Official Trailer

12th StopTrik IFF Official Trailer

  • Sasha Svirsky
  • Slovenia, 2022

Trailer for the 12th StopTrik IFF in Maribor, Slovenia.

14th Anibar Animation Festival Trailer: Love

14th Anibar Animation Festival Trailer: Love

  • Sander Joon
  • Estonia, 2023

The trailer for fourteenth edition of Anibar Animation Festival in Kosovo.

All The Best

All The Best

  • Pablo Roldan
  • Argentina, 2023
  • 3 min.

What is weird, is based on a norm. Weird can be anything, and it can be funny, maybe confusing, but most of all it can be authentic. This animation takes those notions to make something new.

Ashnikko – Worms

Ashnikko – Worms

  • Raman Djafari
  • Germany / United Kingdom, 2023
  • 3 min.

Ashnikko drives a monstertruck and a squad of develish beasts ride towards the sunset to battle the angelic overlord robots.

Ask Me How I Am

Ask Me How I Am

  • Joseph Clark / Zan Barberton
  • United Kingdom, 2023
  • 5 min.

An animated documentary on self-harm from those living through it. This film aims to bust myths while offering positive advice to loved-ones.

Back Market: The Monster

Back Market: The Monster

  • Johnny Kelly
  • United Kingdom, 2023

A film for Back Market about the impact of overconsumption in tech and the joys of refurbishing. A combination of live action puppetry, 2D facial animation and stop motion.

Budapest Pride Spot

Budapest Pride Spot

  • Luca Tóth
  • Hungary, 2023

An animated television ad for the yearly organised Pride Parade in Budapest, Hungary.

Buzz

Buzz

  • Andrew Brand / Bryn Chainey
  • United Kingdom, 2022
  • 9 min.

On a prairie on Mars, a grumpy space farmer is having trouble with one of her hive: a robot bee called Buzz that keeps going rogue. She follows him into a volcano and discovers something that will change life there forever. Made with the support of ESA - The European Space Agency.

Camino

Camino

  • Klaas Verplancke / Arevik d'Or
  • Belgium, 2022
  • 3 min.

Camino is a film about a mental shift, a path to inner calm. A road that leads the viewer from the past to the future.

Cécile McLorin Salvant – D’un Feu Secret

Cécile McLorin Salvant – D’un Feu Secret

  • Amanda Bonaiuto
  • United States, 2023
  • 3 min.

Music video for Cécile McLorin Salvant.



Design & Transformation: Stories of Czech Design 1990-2020: Textile Mountain

Design & Transformation: Stories of Czech Design 1990-2020: Textile Mountain

  • Diana Cam Van Nguyen
  • Czech Republic, 2022
  • 3 min.

Lenka Vackova's Textile Mountain project helps to breathe new life into textiles. The film was made for the exhibition Design and Transformation: Stories of Czech Design 1990-2020, held on the occasion of the Czech presidency of the EU council in Brussels in 2022.

Design & Transformation: Stories of Czech Design 1990-2020: Wood

Design & Transformation: Stories of Czech Design 1990-2020: Wood

  • Barbora Halířová
  • Czech Republic, 2022
  • 2 min.

This film explores the history of woodworking in the Czech republic and was made for the exhibition Design and Transformation: Stories of Czech Design 1990-2020, held on the occasion of the Czech presidency of the EU council in Brussels in 2022.

Inside

Inside

  • Ryoji Yamada
  • Japan, 2022
  • 3 min.

An animated video with music that follows the inner world of a young man.

Kurzfilmtag: Potato Falls

Kurzfilmtag: Potato Falls

  • Janina Putzker
  • Germany, 2022

A clip to promote Short Film Day. On the shortest day of the year (December 21), people from all over Germany are invited to organize and attend short film screenings.

Left Brain

Left Brain

  • Omer Ben Shachar / Gome Alon
  • United States, 2023

A short animated music video about a composer who keeps being interrupted.

Playgrounds In Motion: 2023 London Titles

Playgrounds In Motion: 2023 London Titles

  • Erwin van den IJssel
  • The Netherlands, 2023

Opening titles for Playgrounds In Motion Festival held in London and Rotterdam.

Postmates: This Is Your Brain on Donuts

Postmates: This Is Your Brain on Donuts

  • Angela Kirkwood
  • United Kingdom, 2023

An ad by American food delivery service Postmates for donuts. It mixes animation and live action.

Postmates: This Is Your Brain on Nashville Hot Chicken

Postmates: This Is Your Brain on Nashville Hot Chicken

  • Harry Butt
  • United Kingdom, 2023

An ad for the American food delivery service Postmates, highlighting Nashville hot chicken.

Put Your Hand

Put Your Hand

  • Luca Tóth
  • Hungary, 2023

A TV ad against hate speech sponsored by Budapest Pride. Based on Hungarian poetry by Attila József.

TED-Ed: Mao’s Mango Cult

TED-Ed: Mao’s Mango Cult

  • Antoine Doré
  • France, 2022
  • 6 min.

The film is about communist leader Mao Zedong and his mango cult. Mao gifted replica wax mangoes, entombed in glass cases, to factory workers as a propaganda tool. This lead to the fruit ataining an almost sacred status.

The Famous Grouse: Full of Character

The Famous Grouse: Full of Character

  • Paloma Baeza
  • United Kingdom, 2023

A global ad campaign for The Famous Grouse by Nexus Studios, directed by BAFTA-winning director Paloma Baeza.

The Fell We Climb

The Fell We Climb

  • Lou Kneath / Jeffrey Wallin
  • United Kingdom, 2022
  • 10 min.

The Fell We Climb is an animated short film inspired by the real life experiences of dark skinned youngsters growing up in Cumbria. Its aim is to highlight and combat racism.

The Lords of Water – Launch Film

The Lords of Water – Launch Film

  • Golden Wolf
  • United Kingdom, 2022

Plastic pollution is one of the greatest threats our planet is facing right now. This is represented in the mixed media piece The Lords Of Water. Featuring a soundtrack and voice over from legendary actor Matt Berry, the film takes a novel approach to water marketing.

The Order of Detection Through The Mist

The Order of Detection Through The Mist

  • Jie Weng
  • China, 2022

A promo video for the launch of new characters in the game Identity V. It unveils the mystery of the Misty Kingdom.



Théâtre du Passage

Théâtre du Passage

  • Antonin Niclass
  • Switzerland, 2022

All the characters from the Théâtre du Passage's 2022-2023 season arrive at the same time in the theatre's forecourt. Two kids witness their arrival before rushing in to be on time for the show.

Unique Togetherstudents

Unique Together

  • Lena Kadriye Ziyal
  • The Netherlands, 2023

Unique Together is an animated branding video about the collective work environment of the creative agency Infotext.

Viva Alpagua

Viva Alpagua

  • Tobias Knipf / Andreas Kronbeck / Christian Effenberger
  • Germany, 2022

An animated music video to create awareness amongt children on the importance of clean water and oceans. The Alpagua by German NGO Viva con Agua makes social hits for Kids to achieve the 17 goals for sustainable development by the United Nations.

War Child

War Child

  • Ozge Tigli Tasli / Ozgur Can Alkan
  • The Netherlands, 2022

This film for charity War Child shows fairy tale creatures encountering obstacles. The story symbolically represents the harsh conditions of war and highlights the importance of addressing psychological needs during difficult times.