Expect assortments of the latest and greatest shorts from around the globe. These animation tapas are fighting for one of our coveted awards.
While two uniformed guards divulge themselves as spineless beings, animals carry on philosophical dialogues about important existential issues. At the same time the solution to one of the most essential problems is apparent: you just have to wash, peel, cut, and mash it. The apple.
Desire on the Surface of the Skin is an abstract visual poem exploring desire and touch. The images focus on the viscosity of ink staining paper, flowing and troubling the clarity of water. The film compares paper to the surface of skin and studies the textural experience of touch by the bursting of colour. The extreme enlargement in the animation creates an intimate relationship with the pigment.
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An elderly couple is addicted to a psychedelic face cream
The girl goes to meet an Alien creature who flies to Earth in search of pure energy. They become friends. Together they can create something beautiful and never seen before.
This film was made with 1368 small drawings held by one hand, shot in Linz, with sound effects recorded in Linz.
The routine of an online computer game player is disrupted by another player. The main character abandons the rules of game to retain the new friendship.
On the 3rd of March 2020, two creatures dropped out of a clear blue sky.
Music video for Juana Molina.
Made with acrylics, pastels and pencils on paper.
Three friends embark on a new adventure in a strange town, but when a manipulative new member joins their gang, their loyalty is torn apart with terrifying consequences.
"Riot: by definition, a violent disruption of the existing order.”
A dazzling, poetic and political audio-visual journey on the notion of the individual vs. the historic.
Based on archive materials depicting the Austrian July Revolt of of 1927, this earnest, impressionistic project presents iconic images that simultaneously celebrate beauty and warn of
the violence facing us in this volatile time.
One day a humble fisherman catches an enchanted fish. Can the fish help him, and his wife improve their lot? The Flounder is an adaptation of the Brothers Grimm tale ‘The Fisherman and his Wife’, with painted animation by Elizabeth Hobbs and an original score by composer Carola Bauckholt.
Shot in real nature, in the tropical rainforests of Mexico and Peru, this film captures the eternal dance of life and death as experienced by magical creatures of porcelain - animals, birds, insects and flowers - fragile and resilient at the same time. Time passes here in a strange way, moving in an unexpected pace. The unique combination of natural light, fast flowing time and subtle stop motion
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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