Experience legends and fairytales of old as you should: on charming 16mm prints!
Behold: legends and fairy tales of old! Literally recovered from a past long forgotten, these tales will take you back in time, to magical places, ancient kingdoms, or even to a happy fairytale land from many decades ago: Holland. Film collector Roloff de Jeu has brought together an eclectic mix of childhood favourites, studio gems, independently created mishaps and so much more, including a Superman-like mouse, a bad wolf, wacky knights, a pranking tailor apprentice... Experience oldies as you should: on charming 16mm film prints!
Some Spider-Men fight villains, others acquire African folk tales. Academy Award winning animator Gene Deitch directed this adaptation from Gail E. Haley's book. It shows how Ananse the Spider Man climbs up to the sky to buy stories from the Sky God.
A milestone in Australian animation and many a childhood favourite, Arthur! and the Square Knights of the Round Table was a wacky, offbeat and hilarious series about the zany adventures of Arthur and his knights. An absolute blast!
Tuyl is apprenticed to some tailors. But he can't resist pulling pranks on them!
It's a bird... It's a plane... No, it's Super Mighty Mouse! And he's visiting Holland. But when a Dutch wolf puts the snatch on a damsel-in-distress, Mighty Mouse has to come and save the day.
Oh my, that twist ending! Straight out of the golden age of Looney Tunes, Little Dutch Plate is a bonkers Merrie Melodies short. A cheery tune fills a Dutch kitchen. The girl on the plate on the salt shaker boy are in love. They dance. The girls on the blue plates join in. An evil-looking vinegar bottle comes after them with the mortgage for their windmill. The boy has just 30 minutes to get the money. The piggy bank only yields one cent. A stunning and surprisingly subversive cartoon short!
Still as charming as in 1946, Peter and the Wolf is an animated version of the masterful musical composition by Sergei Prokofiev. Here, every character is represented musically by a different instrument. Young Peter decides to go hunting for the wolf that's been prowling around the village. Along the way, he is joined by his friends the bird, the duck and the cat. But hen the wolf makes an appearance... Full of laughter and music, this timeless film is a crowdpleaser of the highest order!
Big Anthony, left alone with Strega Nona's magic pasta pot, runs into trouble when he decides to show the townspeople how it works. Based on a children's book, Strega Nona is a prime example of why Gene Deitch is one of the greatest American animators of all time.
A sort-of sequel to The Three Little Pigs and a legendary adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood. The Big Bad Wolf is back and ready to find revenge! "Oh grandma, what a big mouth you have!"
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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