Forget the Super Bowl, this is the real deal: the Kaboom's Official Short Film Competition.
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The greatest competitions: the Olympics, the World Cup, De Eredivisie, the NBA, your local darts tournament, and of course … The Kaboom Short Film Competition. Forget the Super Bowl, the most exciting show on the planet is this competition filled with animated shorts from all corners of the galaxy.
Here, 59 films – including student shorts, films by seasoned directors and even music videos – battle it out for our coveted awards.
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Watch out!! A large pudding is threatening the city! Wait - whut? - back up... After Ronin neglects to clear up her dropped groceries, they start to mix and bubble, transforming into a small pudding. Whilst this initially seems odd, for Ronin, it is easily ignorable. Over the next few days, the pudding grows bigger and bigger. Uh-oh... Can she continue to ignore it?
Whatever our age, we all experience loneliness. In Chitchat we meet Oscar who, searching for social links, contacts strangers by phone, until he finds Arlette. During the conversation, he shares his insights about the world.
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This meme inspired music video is essentially a cry from the everyday driver of Australia frustrated by the general incompetence on the roads - in a ridiculous and hysterical way. On the menu: annoying situations, funny characters, road rage vibes and funky visuals.
A music clip with a WTF level through the roof, plus thousands of colours? Sign us up! Marte is song by Italian artist Manfredi Simonetti (ft. Kimberly Mangano) and tells a love story and a break-up between two caterpillars.
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Made in Hong Kong by French animators Stéphanie Lansaque & François Leroy, The Awakening of the Insects is one hell of a powerful and disturbing short. Set in Hong Kong, this 2D animated film focuses on Mr. Lam, an old gentleman slipping who is losing his memory, and his caretaker Ms. Meng, a devout Taoist. On March 5, the day of the awakening of the insects, Lam receives an unexpected visit of his caretaker who is determined to exorcise the demons lodging in the head of the old man. Hold tight for a rollercoaster of paranoia and confusion.
What if Laughter itself, laughingly, left mankind? Picture for a moment a world without colour or spark... right before you burst into laughter!
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What is real and what is hallucination? In this Dionysian fantasy à la David Lynch, a couple rushes out of glamorous party. On their way home, an argument leads to a brutal car accident. When the man regains consciousness, the woman has disappeared. He will then experience a real descent into hell. The night is full of surprises.
We all love uncomfortable, dark cinema from time to time. In Thing a little creature with sharp teeth haunts a man, who is ultimately driven to the edge.
With its tantalizing title, What Dying Feels Like features a mouse reciting childhood memories in a sterile living room. Shards of an alienating past paint the portrait of human life. A sense of loss pervades the atmosphere as she's torn between being human and being mouse, between being alive and being in a simulation.
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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