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Kaboom Animation Festival

Kaboom Animation Festival is the one-stop-shop for the latest and greatest in all things animated. Yes, even yours, my amazing weirdo friend!

Ranging from cutting-edge experimental arthouse to colorful stories for families and kids, Kaboom will cater to the animation needs of all. We look very much forward to our next edition in spring 2023! We can’t wait to see you there! Utrecht: 24th – 29th March
Amsterdam: 30th March – 2nd April

30/03/2026

🐺 Kaboom Anime: Wolf Children 🐺

Arguably the greatest animated film about motherhood and single parenting, Wolf Children imagines what it would be like to have a lupine lover (go Team Jacob!), have children, and raise them all by yourself.

The director behind modern anime classics like The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, and Belle slows the rhythm down for a richly told slice-of-life story with folkloric wonder. ✨

📅 April 1 22:00📍 Filmhuis Den Haag
📅 April 11 21:15 📍 Melkweg Amsterdam
📅 April 15 21:00 📍KINO, Rotterdam
📅 April 19 15:00📍 Het Nieuwe Filmhuis, Almere
📅 April 19 16:10📍 Chasse Cinema, Breda
📅 April 19 20:00📍 Forum, Groningen📅 April 22 15:00📍 Filmhuis Den Haag
📅 April 27 21:00 & 21:15📍 Slachtstraat Filmtheater, Utrecht
📅 April 28 19:00📍 Natlab, Eindhoven

🎟️ Tickets via https://www.kaboomfestival.nl/kaboom-x/anime/

24/03/2026

Audience Award Winners...🥁🥁🥁 ⁠ ⁠ We’re excited to announce the winners of this year’s Kaboom Audience Awards! Huge congratulations to all the talented nominees and winners, your work truly resonated with our audience! 💥 ⁠

1- Winner of Best Feature: ‘Allah is Not Obliged’ directed by Zaven Najjar (Belgium/Canada/France/Luxembourg, 2025)

2- Winner of Best Short: Beef Tomato (Vleestomaat) directed by Patty Stenger and Yvonne Kroese (The Netherlands, 2025)

3- Winner of Best Experimental: ‘Merrimundi’ directed by Niles Atallah (France/Chili, 2025)

4- Winner of Best Commissioned: ‘Where Wool Speaks, and We Must Listen (Desi Oon)’ directed by Sureesh Eriyat (India, 2025)

5- Winner of Best Kids Short: ‘A Pain in the Butt’ directed by Elena Walf (Germany, 2025)

23/03/2026

💛 Day 10 💛

The final day brought two animation queens together, featured 50 musicians performing in harmony, and wrapped up with an animation pub quiz where teams of six competed for victory, and an analogue bag.

As our beloved festival comes to an end, the vibes are a mix of joy, pride, and a touch of bittersweet heartbreak. ⁠Kaboom 2026 was cosy, crafty, and full of human connection. Over the past 10 days, we’ve shared powerful stories, witnessed beautiful visuals, and experienced moments that surprised, moved, and connected us. To everyone who laughed, cried, danced, discussed, crafted, and celebrated with us: thank you. See you in Kaboom 2027! 💘 ⁠
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📸 Jaime Korbee

22/03/2026

🧦 Day 9 🧦�⁠�What a day, what a night, what a festival! For the past 8 days, short animations from around the world competed for the spotlight. Last night, the moment finally arrived: the winners were revealed, and the awards found their rightful owners. A huge thank you to all the jury members and animators who joined us and made the 2026 edition of the festival so special. ⁠�⁠�Earlier in the day, EYE got taken over by beautiful hand-made sock puppets that came alive during the It’s Alive show. And then…the party. Let’s just say: the dance floor was on fire. 🔥��📸 Jaime Korbee

21/03/2026

And the winners are…🥁🥁🥁 ��A huge congratulations to all our incredible nominees and winners of the Kaboom Award Night! After an unforgettable ceremony at Eye Filmmuseum, we’re thrilled to announce the champions chosen by our jury members: ��1 - Congratulations to the Best VR Award Winner – ‘Less Than 5gr of Saffron’ directed by Négar Motevalymeidanshah ��2 - Congratulations to the Nancy Award Winner – ‘Endless Cookie’ directed by Seth Scriver & Pete Scriver��3 - Congratulations to the Best Documentary Award Winner – ‘Their Eyes’ directed by Nicolas Gourault ��4 - Congratulations to the Best Dutch Student Short Award Winner – ‘Error Connection Lost’ directed by Uliana Gromyko ��5 - Congratulations to the Best Dutch Short Award Winner – ‘Murmuration’ directed by Janneke Swinkels & Tim Frijsinger ��6 - Congratulations to the Best Student Short Award Winner – ‘SH’ directed by Qi Duan ��7 - Congratulations to the Jamie Bolio Award Winner – ‘Boundaries’ directed by Seun Yee ��8 - Congratulations to the Best International Short Award Winner – ‘What We Leave Behind’ directed by Jean-Sébastien Hamel, Alexandra Myotte

21/03/2026

Curator Noa talking about her program Fibres of Feelings, where you’ll follow a thread of animations shaped by hands, hearts, and human imagination.

Expect colorful woven frames and knitted landscapes that highlight our deep connection to natural materials. A warm, soft, and magical collection of short love letters to the act of hand-making. ✍️

📆Sun March 22 13:15
📍EYE Filmmuseum

21/03/2026

Tonight is the night! 🪩

The Kaboom Award Night takes place today at 19:30 at Eye Filmmuseum where we will hand out the awards and then show the Best of Kaboom. And, right after, the Award Party with Juliana Erazo as DJ at the Kaboom Café 🎉 The party is open to everyone without reservation, so it’s never too late to join us there! 🕺 ⁠�⁠�Who is going home with the prizes of our jury, and who won our audience over? Who’s getting drunk on success, and who just on booze? Let’s find out during the Kaboom Award Night 🏆�⁠�Get your tickets for the award ceremony before it’s too late!��📸 Jaime Korbee

21/03/2026

Day 8 🙌 ��Yesterday was big at Kaboom! The legendary queens Réka Bucsi and Florence Miailhe joined us to share their creative journey. We had an honorary visit from the ambassador of France. New wikipedia pages for female animators were written into existence and the first day of Kaboom Games was a great success! ��Today, we keep the energy going with more films, insightful talks, and finally - tonight is the award night! Later, when the clock strikes 21:30, it’s time to party! 🥳 The Kaboom Award Party is free and open to all. Come celebrate Kaboom 2026 with us!��📸

20/03/2026

☀️ Weekend Recommendations ☀️

The last weekend of the festival is full of exciting screenings, so here’s a little selection for you:

📆 Saturday 21 March:

Shorts 3: The Wonderful Haunted Playground
⏰ 14:30 📍Eye Cinema 1
Watch some amazing films from our shorts in competition.

Dandelion’s Odyssey
⏰ 16:30 📍Eye Cinema 1
An epic interplanetary space adventure with four dandelion seeds as its heroes.

Endless Cookie
⏰ 19:45 📍Eye Cinema 2
An animated documentary in the tradition of oral history.

Decorado
⏰ 22:15 📍Eye Cinema 1
A crazy and wickedly funny story about the adventures of a paranoid mouse.

📆 Sunday 22 March

Cine-concert: Puss in Boots
⏰ 11:00 📍Eye Cinema 1
With a storyteller, live animations and 50 musicians who take you on into the story of Puss in Boots.

Allah Is Not Obliged
⏰ 15:00 📍Eye Cinema 1
An unsettling, moving, and occasionally joyful film about the journey of young Birahima.

Nobody
⏰ 16:00 📍Melkweg Cinema
The Chinese hit that broke box office records.

Field Notes
⏰ 17:45 📍Eye Cinema 2
This program celebrates the raw beauty of field-recorded animation.

👉 Tickets via https://tinyurl.com/52n9hyf4

20/03/2026

🕷️ Day 7 🕷️

After a great run in Utrecht, we have now taken over Eye Cinema in Amsterdam. We had a fantastic kickoff last night; drinks, talks, and some special appearances from Ms. Blue Frog, Bea Lema, the director and producer of our opening film: Allah is not Obliged and our very own Human Touch Spider!

The festival continues until the end of the weekend with many exciting screenings and events. Whether you are joining us online or in person, we are thrilled to have you all be part of our second act! ⁠

📸 Jaime Korbee

19/03/2026

From Utrecht to Amsterdam 🏊

We’ve swam from the canals of Utrecht to het IJ to bring the festival to Amsterdam. And we’re so excited! With our opening night happening tonight and tons of screenings lined up, there’s so much to look forward to! 🤩

Since there are so many films to choose from, we wanted to help you a bit with some recommendations:

1- Yass Queen! Florence Miailhe: Direct Animation Under the Camera 🦋

📆 Fri March 20 14:15 📍Eye Filmmuseum

2- Yass Queen! Réka Bucsi: The Art of Intuitive Composition 🦊
📆 Fri March 20 14:15 📍Eye Filmmuseum

3- Common Side Effects 🍄
📆 Fri March 20 19:00 📍Melkweg Cinema

4- Nobody 🐽
📆 Fri March 20 17:45 📍Eye Filmmuseum

5- Here Q***r and Totally Sincere 🏳️‍🌈
📆 Fri March 20 22:15 📍Eye Filmmuseum

🎟️ Tickets via https://kaboomfestival.filmchief.com/shop/tickets?mode=schedule&p=69bc4883208ae

1- Butterfly directed by Florence Miailhe
2- Love directed by Réka Bucsi
3- Common Side Effects directed by Joe Bennett and Steve Hely
4- Nobody directed by Ya Shui
5- Canvas directed by Max van Wijgerden

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