Is your company/initiative/personal life in desperate need of moving images? Hire an animator! Enjoy an anthology of the very best commissioned animated shorts of the past year, including films on WWII, organ donation, climate change, death and menstruation.

This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2020-2021

Showing in this program

#Stolen Memory: Johannes

• Leo Rey
• Germany, 2020
• 3 min.

Johannes was born in Rotterdam in 1924, became a policeman like his father and liked to go dancing. He was full of the joys of life till the Nazis regime started. This short film recalls his tragic story and the brave choice he made, at his own costs. It is part of a three-movie series for the #StolenMemory campaign by the Arolsen Archives, launched to actively searching for relatives of former concentration camp inmates with the aim of returning personal items, “stolen memories” indeed, to their families. Despite all the sufferings Johannes´ experience can teach us valuable and timeless lessons of resistance, courage, endurance and hope for a better world.

A Dog by Your Side

• Selina Wagner
• United Kingdom, 2019
• 2 min.

The key moments in a woman’s life with her faithful companion by her side every step of the way.

Clipphanger: What was Apartheid?

• Hilde Buiter
• The Netherlands, 2020

Educational short about Apartheid

Clipphanger: Why Do Girls Get Their Period?

• Natali Voorthuis
• The Netherlands, 2020

Starting at puberty, women experience menstruation every month until the menopause.
When the egg in the uterus does not get fertilised, the uterus clears the mucous membrane through the nearest exit. Luckily there are good pals like tampon, sanitary pad, and menstrual cup to help out.

Facing Water

• Daphna Awadish Golan
• Israel, 2019
• 2 min.

Amit discovered the sea in a diving course and fell in love. The quiet, the water, the calmness, nature- it all came together and the sea returned that love to him.

Based on a poem by Zelda.

A short film in memory of Amit Yeori. The film is a part of project A Face. The Day. A Memorial. by the Avi Chai Foundation.

Gardener & Bumblebee

• Ignas Meilunas
• Lithuania, 2020

We follow our gardener who is busy doing his things in the green house. Actually, he is taking care of the bumblebee living there, surrounded by plants. Watching the sweet relationship they have, we learn how important it is to make sure the bumblebees have everything they need so they can help us grow tomatoes all year long in a cold country like Lithuania.

Gouda Cheese Experience Mindset

• Stef Holtz
• The Netherlands, 2020
• 4 min.

This is a 150 degrees opening film for the Gouda Cheese Experience, projected inside an enormous Gouda cheese.

It takes the Gouda Cheese Experience visitors on a short journey in the world of Gouda Cheese and introduces them to their host Ralfie, who will guide them throughout the rest of the experience.

Halloween Promo – Veronica

• Sverre Fredriksen
• The Netherlands, 2020

Stop-motion promo for TV channel Veronica, a dollhouse with elements from The Conjuring, Annabelle, It, Exorcist, VVitch and Halloween.

Jabberwocky

• Sjaak Rood
• The Netherlands, 2020
• 2 min.

A brave boy goes hunting for the Jabberwock despite the warning of the old man.
When the monster is beaten, it still looks like the story will end badly.
Jabberwocky is a poem filled with nonsense words that don't mean anything, but, miraculously, you understand excactly what the story is about.

Let Love Live On

• Daniel Stankler
• United Kingdom, 2020

A boy goes on an adventure visiting loved ones on his heart-shaped jetpack - with potentially hazardous consequences when his jetpack needs replacing.

Letter to My Body

• Elyse Kelly
• United States, 2020

An intimate conversation between one's true self and the body they've been given.

Life at Oranjehotel

• Studio Motoko
• The Netherlands, 2020
• 12 min.

The animation shows the daily pattern of the prisoners and how they were treated by the SS guards. An aged man looks back at his imprisonment at Oranjehotel during the WWII. He tells about his experiences in the prison and in particular about his new cell mate Pieter, a persistent resistance fighter who became his friend during their stay.

The Creator

• Maarten Treurniet
• The Netherlands, 2020
• 4 min.

This short film underlines the value of culture.

Tonke Dragt: An Animated Biography

• Iris Frankhuizen
• The Netherlands, 2020

Op Netflix de serie ‘Letter for the King’. Uiteraard gebaseerd op het boek ‘Brief voor de Koning’ van Tonke Dragt uit 1962. Vertaald in meer dan 30 talen, waaronder Japans, Grieks en Koreaans, en wereldwijd meer dan 3 miljoen keer verkocht. Reden voor ons om de nu 89-jarige schrijfster en haar imposante oeuvre te eren. Aangezien er weinig beeld is van de schrijfster, is er een prachtige biografie

Warming Up: Vliegen

• Sverre Fredriksen
• The Netherlands, 2020

One of ten short films for climate change campaign "Warming Up"

Whatever You Call It

• Moth Studio
• United Kingdom, 2019

For many people death is an uncomfortable topic, so we teamed up with charity Marie Curie and Saatchi&Saatchi to create a campaign with a catchy tune and googly eyes aimed at encouraging people to start a conversation.