A good recipe
Not his doctor but his cat knows the best remedy for the sick boss: a good glass of Stout from the Royal Falcon Brewery in Amsterdam.
Kaboom Classics: The Films of George Debels
80 minutes
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George Debels was a true pioneer in animation and more than worthy of a retrospective.
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Welcome to the wondrous world of George Debels. A true pioneer in animation, George Debels (1890 - 1973) is a filmmaker worthy of a retrospective. In collaboration with the Royal Film Archive of Belgium Cinematek and Eye Filmmuseum, animation historian and curator Mette Peters presents a program of Debels' animated advertising films - together with a documentary on the filmmaker - with live music. Enter Debels' cabinet of wonders and witness the origins of Dutch animation.
George Debels was born in Antwerp in 1890, a few years before the Lumière brothers commercialized the medium of film. After the German invasion of Belgium in 1914, he fled to Amsterdam. There, he found work as a structural engineer, but it was another trade that got him in history books. Around 1919, Debels made his very first films, the earliest known Dutch animation films. After that, until the late 1930s, he went on to make many animations. Without Debels, animation in the Netherlands probably wouldn't have been the same.
With live musical accompaniment by Loes Dooren (violin), Tijl Piryns (percussion), Romain Bly (horn).
This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2022
Showing in this program
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A happy rescue
Professor Treasure goes on a sea voyage to a tropical faraway land.He is captured by the local people but his suitcase full of Sickesz chocolate bars saves him from the cooking pot.Sickesz milk bars taste better than human flesh.
A trip to the moon
There is only one bicycle that can really withstand meteors on your bike ride through space. Only with a strong Nederlandsche Kroon Rijwiel you will arrive safely on the moon.
Adventures of Ko the cow
Because the demand for Frisian Flag milk is increasing and the stock is running out, Ko de Koe flies from the Netherlands to Indonesia with a rocket full of cans of milk.
All’s well, that ends well
Mimi is fired because of her poor cooking skills. After finding a new job she proves her former mistress wrong thanks to the new Inventa Gas cooker.
Amstel beer
Different beer brands compete against each other during a race in the stadium. Only one can be the best.
An Adventure in the Sky
Come and watch the flying demonstrations above Amsterdam-North. Promotional film for the E.L.T.A., first aviation exhibition Amsterdam.
Aptito gherkins
Pickled gherkins ofAptito from Geertruidenberg are crispy and tasty, indispensable for dinner and drinks.And the kids loveit too!
George Debels: Dutch Animation Pioneer
A short documentary about George Debels, the underrated innovator of Dutch animation. In this lovely HKU (University of the Arts Utrecht) student project animation, archival footage and interviews with relatives and animation specialists are combined into a playful documentary.
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Grandpa’s wise advice
The popular Dutch folk singer Kees Pruis sings about grandfather's wise advice about cigars: There is only one Karel I. Lyrics written by the well-known lyricist Jacques van Tol.
Niemeijer’s star tobacco
Felix, the lightning sketcher, draws the pipe smokers of Niemeijer's Star Tobacco: the dentist, the schoolmaster, the office worker, the stonemason, the angler, the farmer, the traveler, the baker and the gentleman in general.
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Not that dumb
A prisoner doesn’t like the prison food and escapes because he can’t live without Sickesz chocolate bars, because ‘Sickesz tastes better.’
The secret of the sphinx
Two expedition members rescue the sphinx from the clutches of lion Glutton.As a reward they get to hear the secret composition of an ancient Egyptian cigarette recipe: currently used by the makers of Brooches.
Why Flux is happy!…
A combined advertising film for different products: cigars, washing powder, butter, sweets, rusks, baby food and 1930s fashion.
