Short Sweets (6+)

60 minutes

A selection of both sweet shorts and short sweets for kids of ages 6 and up.

Short Sweets (6+)

These are both sweet shorts and some short sweets. Get to know the power of music, a really clumsy burglar, an infectious friendship between a girl and a tiger, two explosively competitive crazy little birds, a girl and the keys of a piano, a frog in a class full of rabbits and an endearing grandmother. (Curated for kids of ages 6 and up.)

This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2022

Showing in this program

A Stone in the Shoe

A Stone in the Shoe

  • Eric Montchaud
  • France / Switzerland, 2020
  • 11 min.

A pupil arrives in a new class. He’s different from the other pupils, he’s a frog in a class of rabbits.

Mora Mora

Mora Mora

  • Jurga Šeduikytė
  • Latvia, 2021
  • 10 min.

Little Mora is sinking into an endless sea. What looks like a little island appears to be a floating piano - her transitory salvation. Discovering she can conjure up the wind by pressing piano keys, Mora starts a journey through a dormant world. Getting acquainted with its features and creatures, Mora looks for ways to bring it back to life.

My Friend Tiger

My Friend Tiger

  • Tatiana Kiseleva
  • Russia, 2021
  • 7 min.

A tiger cub and little girl grow up together in a busy city. Inseparable, they do everything as a pair on an increasingly cramped bike. But as the tiger grows, their once big city doesn’t seem so big anymore! A short animation with a colossal heart, ‘My Friend Tiger’ deals with the subjects of companionship, personal growth, and self-actualisation.

Piece of Art

Piece of Art

  • Erik Verkerk / Joost van den Bosch
  • The Netherlands, 2021
  • 2 min.

A burglar breaks into a museum and breaks more than he wants. As he tries to escape he can't help but burn, tear and crack the stolen painting until we are left with nothing but a small... piece of art. 'A piece of art' is a comedic, short animated POV film.

Sounds Between the Crowns

Sounds Between the Crowns

  • Filip Diviak
  • Czech Republic, 2020
  • 14 min.

wolfwalkers-like, folklore, about the power of music

Spring Always Comes Back

Spring Always Comes Back

  • Alicia Núñez Puerto
  • Spain, 2021
  • 10 min.

It is spring and grandma Margara teaches her four grandchildren how to plant in little flowerpots. Three of them decide to fly away from the family patio they live in and go out to discover the world. Years pass, grandma gets older and those who left are present, in their own way... but never like the ones that stayed. Distance might not bring a return and people can come back or no. But spring, yes, spring will always come back.

Two Little Birds

Two Little Birds

  • Alfredo Soderguit / Alejo Schettini
  • Uruguay, 2020
  • 3 min.

A cute Little red Bird perches on top of the tree sweetly singing. The White and black bird feel attracted to the new red Bird and try to cause an impression by imitating its singing.
The competition is about who sings louder and eventually their voices turn hoarse. Then they have a dance off and later an exotic feather contest. Their efforts are so strong that eventually they lose all the feathers and the red bird flies away not even noticing them.