Starter, main course and dessert all in one: Kaboom's International Short Film Competition.
Once upon a time ... Films from all over the world came together on a glorious battlefield. Victory would be for one of them. But there would be no losers, because talent and art are there to be celebrated, to be loved, to be remembered and to be devoured by you ... the audience. The battle would forever be known as Kaboom's International Short Film Competition. And we are honoured to organise that competition year in year out. In 2024, a large number of short films again battle it out for our coveted awards.
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Bathed in colour, hallucinogenic visuals and liberating sexual fantasies, Flóra Anna Buda's Palme d'Or winner 27 is an existential portrait of a 27-year-old woman that still lives with her parents. After a psychelic dance party on a factory roof, Alice has a serious drunken bike accident. Will she finally find the courage to become an adult and escape the cage of her family life? A cry for freedom in all its overflowing beauty.
Drenched in a surreal and bizarre animation style, Stephen Vuillemin's first animated short plays a delirious gag on its audience and its protagonist. A young woman discovers a stranger has been making animations created from her social media feed. Creepy, right?! A thought-provoking exploration of our digital lives and the blurred boundaries between reality and fiction.
A grim but fascinating portrayal of a now-forgotten aristrocatic pastime in 17th-century Europe, Fox Tossing zooms in on a cruel phenomenon that is emblematic of the hedonistic life of people in palaces. Expressionist in style, this Hungarian film explores the complex relationship between power and powerlessness.
In a post-Covid world we all know the importance of human intimacy. But how far would you go to feel a touch in a world where touch is eliminated? Welcome to Hotel Vaip, run by Matta and Matto in a dystopian landscape. In the deceptive labyrinth of mind-bending rooms at their transient hotel, clients' deepest desires are fulfilled, but this comes at a price. A brilliant, weird and disturbing cautionary tale from the minds of Swiss directors Kerstin Zemp & Bianca Caderas.
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Never enough nuns in cinema! Reclusive as they are, each nun also has their own hidden universe, hopes and dreams. Awarded in Annecy, this Finnish short follows a nun that finds a man in the garden. The harmony of the community breaks and, uncertain of her temptations (and what to wear!), she learns that everyone keeps up appearances.
Nightmares are terrible, right? Coco is six and lives in a big house with her mother and aunt. One night, she is startled by a nightmare about a character resembling Woody Woodpecker and asks her mom to call the police.
Russian emperor Peter the Great ... But was he really that great? In violent shapes, high-contrast images and expressive computer-generated 3D sculptures, Sasha Svirsky formulates an outcry against Russia's mentality and the bloody dream that has contaminated people's minds.
A wild utopia. On the edge of a mangrove, a group of girls lives to the rhythm of the climate and the geese around them. They see each other live and grow up at different ages. As time passes, tensions arise and rivalries develop. Clémence Bouchereau's poetic pinscreen animation film is an unembellished take on childhood, steeped in a blend of loneliness and tenderness.
Love punch love. Artist Faiyaz Jafri pushes aesthetics to the max and creates a weirdly soothing experience.
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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