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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With dry humour and structured as a series of dark, depressing vignettes drawn in stark black and white, and to a soundtrack of mournful jazz, this short is a set of confessions ("I don't feel empathy", "I don't feel that I can save anyone", "I don't feel anything when I look at works of art", ...) anchored in fear, confusion, numbness, and anxiety.
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Chronic is a painfully honest and visually engaging portrayal of everyday unwanted intimacies. An ordinary woman's day is becoming more and more stressful: neither on the street, nor in the office, nor in the bar, she can feel at peace and safe until she reaches the point of no return.
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The first - and paradoxically - the final part of Marta Pajek's triptych, Impossible Figures and Other Stories I follows an elegant elderly woman wandering deserted city streets, recalling what was and what could have been. As a flood slowly swallows the city, she shares a final moment of grieving beauty.
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A catchy song requires catchy visuals. A university soccer-related music clip for a song by Korean artists JNKYRD and Ohhyuk.
Sharing the title with George A. Romero's ultimate zombie classic, Ida Melum's sweet horror stop-motion short is a funny, yet visceral depiction of anxiety. When a power-cut ruins Ruby's bedtime routine she finds herself haunted by embarrassing past version of herself. The only way for Ruby to get a peaceful night of sleep is to confront her visitors and accept herself just as she is.
Holy cow, this is a WTF phantasmagoric free-fall into craziness! Montrealer Davide Di Saro's music video for oddball Toronto art-popper Ronley Teper follows the adventure of Red the Pimple, crossing multiple dimensions and surviving vertiginous falls, psychedelic landscapes and colourful voracious creatures. To survive, creativity is the only possible salvation.
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On 17 October 1961, the "Algerian workers" in France decided to demonstrate peacefully in the streets of Paris against the curfew imposed on them by the police headquarters. An exceptional, moving and political graduation film by a wonderful team of animators.
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A bonkers music clip for a song by hardcore punks Einä Ninnts.
Displaying some wonderfully tender storytelling, Anastazja Naumenko's short proves that you don't need complex visuals to explore complex themes. A young girl has immigrated. Functioning in a new environment is slowly turning into a routine, and she herself - into a modern Frankenstein's creation.
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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