Entice your little toddlers into the theatre with the Peuterbios in collaboration with Hoogt on Tour.

Watching films is a pure delight. Film stimulates your imagination. Film is way more than just a distraction. And that is why Hoogt on Tour organises 'Peuterbios', a unique event where a number of shorts for toddlers are shown. An enthusiastic teacher guides the children through the programme. The birth of a film fan happens here!

This programme is entirely in Dutch.

This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2023

Showing in this program

Cake-Zilla

• Johan Klungel
• The Netherlands, 2021

Yes, Godzilla is at it again and is destroying the city, but this time he has a heartwarming reason for it.

Hi!

• Narjes Mohammadi / Hajar Mehrani
• The Netherlands, 2022
• 6 min.

Going to school and meeting new people is not easy for children. It could be very difficult for them to leave their parents and get into public life. This experience could be more difficult for ADDer children who have struggled with making friends. Sometimes they need a supportive family or/and friend who helps them to leave their comfort zone and try new things.
(Hi!) is the story of a little ADDer child who is encouraged to go to school by school bus by her mom.
Her mother, who is aware of her issue, tries to persuade the protagonist to take the school bus and try new activities. Her mother bids her farewell and writes something on her hand before she sets off on her quest. At the beginning of her voyage, the young youngster cannot analyze so much new information. By creating a paper doll of her mother, she tries to return to her familiar surroundings.
Then a group of kids get in and start playing. She likes to join them but it is difficult for her. When the kids start playing with a paper airplane, the main character accidentally gets it stuck to his backpack. She becomes frightened of them and begins to flee as they get closer to pick up their toy.
Because she is unable to distinguish between individuals within a large group of people and because everything in her mind is exaggerated, she views them as a kind of monster. Forms, sound, and images.
Finally, the character hides under a chair and tries to hide behind the paper doll of her mom but The kid covers her eyes with her hand and tries to stop them to not come closer when they want to get their toy. At this moment we see the note on her hand, something that her mom wrote at the beginning of the movie. Hi!
The children say Hi! And the character repeats what they said and the connection starts.
We hope this animation will help children, especially ADDers have a better experience on the first day of school.

Jules & Juliette

• Chantal Peten
• Belgium, 2023
• 7 min.

It's a beautiful summer day, Jules & Juliette are going to the beach.
They are carrying on their heads the dinghy with which they intend to sail.
It's already quite a deal! Of course, Jules is clumsy and doesn't fail to play the fool.
The beach is deserted. It's a bright day for the two friends, full of laughter and connivance.

Marea

• Giulia Martinelli
• Switzerland, 2022
• 4 min.

A special family of moon guardians is living on a tiny island and dealing with the ups and downs of their everyday life and of the tide.
The film depicts the delicate balance between the characters and the environment in which they live.

T-Rex

• Gottfried Mentor
• Germany, 2022
• 3 min.

Sadly, the T-Rex is very bad at playing basketball.