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Upcoming Edition: 13 – 22 March 2026 Utrecht, Amsterdam, and Online.

Dutch Delights

90 min.

It’s become a KLIK! tradition by now. Every year we compile a program of animated shorts and commercials all created in the Netherlands. Dutch Delights provides an overview of the country’s state of animation, proudly presenting striking shorts, student work, TV series, and commercials produced in the past year. Afterwards all your burning questions can be answered, as many of the chosen filmmakers attend the screening.


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Disassembled

Director: 
Junaid Chundrigar
 / 
The Netherlands, 2012
2 min.

Disassembled. Because everyone has a bad day now and then. Even superheroes. 

Student Film

Spinsels

Director: 
Wiep Teeuwisse
 / 
The Netherlands, 2012
2 min.

An old woman with dementia tells about the past. The animation shows what happens in her head when she tries to remember moments.

Student Film

Tired of Swimming

Director: 
Anna Eijsbouts 
 / 
United Kingdom, 2012
6 min.

An old man is torn between the memory of his wife, a fish in a jar, and the reality of his lonely existence.

Student Film

The Animation of Man

Director: 
Amanda Nedermeijer
 / 
The Netherlands, 2012
3 min.

An animator struggles with the animation she created that wants to break free from its paper world.

Student Film

Sonic Fauna

Director: 
Evert van der Veen
 / 
The Netherlands, 2012
3 min.

'Sonic Fauna' is an animation about abstract creatures with their own individual sound.

Student Film

To the End of the Street

Director: 
Eva Zanen
 / 
The Netherlands, 2011
12 min.

To grow up, Lola goes to get breasts at the Breast Palace at the end of the street. Along the way, she meets many people who teach her about adulthood. In short, a road movie with a feminine ending!

Student Film

Big Signal

Director: 
Evelien Lohbeck
 / 
The Netherlands, 2012
2 min.

Noise literally means unwanted sound. When many undesired signals accumulate, the wanted signal is suppressed and overtaken. But what if we tried to understand the signal as a whole rather than only focusing on the wanted signal? Noise is a big source of signals that could have a larger value which we have not yet discovered.

Student Film

Spiegeling

Director: 
Ryemma Stoop
 / 
The Netherlands, 2011
5 min.

At the end of the day, when you look in the mirror, what does it reflect? Are you who you are or what others want you to be? 'Spiegeling' is a film about the emptiness of expectations and the quiet chaos that remains.

Student Film

The Boy With Quite a Long Pair of Arms

Director: 
Erik Butter
 / 
The Netherlands, 2011
2 min.

Some classic cartoons have shown what you can do with long arms. Cleaning the windows on the first floor, for instance. Most people would know what to do with this gift, but this boy does not.

Deep Shit

Director: 
Martin Draax
 / 
The Netherlands, 2012
10 min.

In 'Deep Shit' two prominent members of the punk rock band Brides of Mayhem use the help of the devil to be successful.

Student Film

Tequila

Director: 
Niels de Haar
 / 
The Netherlands, 2012
1 min.

Tequilaman and fishbowlman acting silly

Student Film

Drawn

Director: 
Rutger van de Wiel 
Roel Kolsteren
 / 
The Netherlands, 2012
4 min.

A small village in the woods encounters a series of strange events. As a sudden thunder storm increases everybody holds their breaths. What will happen next?

Where the Sun is Taking Us

Director: 
Robert Bolwijn
 / 
The Netherlands, 2011
3 min.

The song and the video clip are about spending the perfect summer's day. Forget your troubles, let the sun guide you through the day.

Olaf Happy Little Cannon

Director: 
Bastiaan Hooimeijer
 / 
The Netherlands, 2010
12 min.

A fairy tale about a small cannon that finds itself in a fragile world.

In Dromen Voorbij

Director: 
Sander Alt
 / 
The Netherlands, 2011
4 min.

This animation is based upon a poem by Delphine le Compte. The poem describes how two lovers deal with boredom. 

Who was Freud?

Director: 
Dario van Vree 
Johan Klungel
 / 
The Netherlands, 2012
2 min.

According to Freud the subconscious mind is largely responsible for our actions. Through his method of free association Freud tried to bring the inner regions of the human mind to the surface.

Self Portrait

Director: 
Thomas Coltof
 / 
The Netherlands, 2012
7 min.

One early morning, Rembrandt is having difficulties with painting one of his self-portraits. He loses control over his brushes and the portrait literally takes over his life.

Jacobs Lament

Director: 
Stijn Windig
 / 
The Netherlands, 2011
3 min.

Jacob is not sure if what he sees is real. The doctor is looking to cure Jacob. The thing is, Jacob quite likes what he sees...

Aurora

Director: 
Aimée de Jongh
 / 
The Netherlands, 2012
2 min.

Time is running out as Aurora tries to make her escape from ghostly apparitions hindering her every move through a darkened forest.

Student Film

Black&Blue

Director: 
Ruud Bakker
 / 
The Netherlands, 2012
4 min.

There's a kite, a bike, a cat, a suitcase and a soap opera. Everybody end up black and blue.

Student Film

The Adventures of Pim & Pom: Dance Party

Director: 
Gioia Smid
 / 
The Netherlands, 2011
5 min.

Pim & Pom have a dance party.