Forget the Super Bowl, this is the real deal: the Kaboom's Official Short Film Competition.
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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There are many definitions that you can give to the word “body”. This short film is not just about human bodies, but also animal bodies, fruiting bodies, celestial bodies, metaphorical bodies. A voice over using puns drives you trough the life of many of that bodies, and their common destiny.
Living things, artificial things, geometry shapes, and lines. When these different things encounter, a new direction is born.
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One city bus, three passengers and a back seat scenario they fail to address.
Exploration of masculinity begins with the Minotaur, a mythical creature Picasso used to portray himself in his etching print series. The Minotaur goes through a violent struggle between being male and female. Finally, lines blur and boundaries of sexes disappear.
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The film deals with the problem of growing anger, frustration and aggression that seeks an outlet. The heroine of the film is a person who loses control of her anger. Losing herself in emotions, she cannot stand the tension. The animation shows suppressed anger and imaginary physical violence. It refers to commonly formulated thoughts or intentions: my blood is flooding ... my nerves are choking, I will tear him to shreds .... I am about to kill someone .... etc. An important element reflecting the character of the animation is frugal but expressive plasticity that uses organic dense lines and appropriately expressive color. Natural sounds (like broken bones and injured body parts) enhance the naturalistic message of emotions.
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"It's hard to think it's gonna be good, much easier to think it's gonna be bad": A song in
waltz rhythm is combined with absurd animated loops to express a feeling of concern and
uncertainty about the future.
"Incomplete" is an experimental audiovisual project comprising of a single-take that conceptually uses Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). The camera follows an anonymous character in perpetual free-fall and moves through an endless choreography of updating images that reflect a world in constant change.
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A tender story about finding love even amid utter decay.
Who will best play her part: the dancing lioness or the little girl we attempt to tame?
Only the Boob Fairy will know who is really worthy of her attention.
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This is the real reason why girls go to the bathroom together.
In the rhythm of the dripping chemo, an IV pole fights for the life of a cancer patient.
The life of a colorful ensemble of beasts is abruptly interrupted by the arrival of a small group of humans that are determined to subdue one of them.
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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