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- 10:30
Onder het maaiveld
Nieuwe release | From the makers of De Nieuwe Wildernis: a documentary about the fascinating world below our feet and the role of micro-organisms in ecologically responsible agriculture.
- 10:45
Klondike
Nieuwe release | A piece of the wreckage from the plane MH17 lies on land belonging to Ukrainian Irka and Tolik’s farm. A terrifying, slightly absurdist story showing the war from the inside.
- 11:00
Godland
Nieuwe release | A Danish priest gradually loses his grip on his mission in the vast majestic Icelandic landscape that is so cold and hostile.
- 12:30
Tár
Nieuwe release | Cate Blanchett is peerless as Lydia Tár, a brilliant conductor whose reckless behaviour threatens to undermine her career.
- 13:00
De Acht Bergen
Nieuwe release | Bruno and Pietro are united by their love of the mountains, even though they are taking very different paths. This adaptation of a best-selling novel won the Jury Prize in Cannes.
- 14:00
The Whale
Nieuwe release | Great comeback by actor Brendan Fraser as writing coach Charlie, who out of self-loathing crams himself full of fast food.
- 15:45
Dicht bij Vermeer
Nieuwe release | Raes follows the curators and others involved in putting together the huge Vermeer exhibition in the Rijksmuseum. A film about the anatomy of a genius.
- 16:00
EO
Nieuwe release | Visually stunning film about the travels of the wandering donkey Eo. Everywhere he experiences equal parts cruelty and kindness, captivity and freedom.
- 16:00
Love Life
Nieuwe release | A family struggles to deal with the loss of a child in this modest but compelling drama about grief.
- 16:30
Aftersun
Nieuwe release | Moving coming-of-age drama in which reminiscences of an ostensibly care-free summer bring a bitter truth to light.
- 17:45
Nummer Achttien
Nieuwe release | After a serious road traffic accident, video artist Guido van der Werve examined himself with astoundingly intimate results.
- 18:00
The Blue Caftan
Nieuwe release | Love can take on different forms, as is shown by this warm film about a married couple with a secret. With phenomenal acting and stunning camerawork.
- 18:45
Aftersun
Nieuwe release | Moving coming-of-age drama in which reminiscences of an ostensibly care-free summer bring a bitter truth to light.
- 18:45
Inu-oh
Nieuwe release | Master animator Masaaki Yuasa intentionally crashes anachronistic Noh theatre and rock culture together in this tale of two outcasts and artists in 14th-century Japan.
- 20:00
Tár
Nieuwe release | Cate Blanchett is peerless as Lydia Tár, a brilliant conductor whose reckless behaviour threatens to undermine her career.
- 20:30
Leila's Brothers
Nieuwe release | Family drama in which enterprising Leila, the 40-year-old sister of four unemployed brothers, comes up with a plan to earn money in poverty-stricken, corrupt Iran.
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Tuesday 28 March
- 10:15
The Blue Caftan
Nieuwe release | Love can take on different forms, as is shown by this warm film about a married couple with a secret. With phenomenal acting and stunning camerawork.
- 10:45
Trois couleurs: Rouge
De films van Kieślowski | Jean-Louis Trintignant and Irène Jacob star as a grumpy, retired judge and a young model who become friends against all the odds. Last film Kieslowski directed.
- 11:30
Onder het maaiveld
Nieuwe release | From the makers of De Nieuwe Wildernis: a documentary about the fascinating world below our feet and the role of micro-organisms in ecologically responsible agriculture.
- 13:00
Tár
Nieuwe release | Cate Blanchett is peerless as Lydia Tár, a brilliant conductor whose reckless behaviour threatens to undermine her career.
- 13:30
Saint Omer
Nieuwe release | A mother is on trial for the murder of her child in this courtroom drama that leaves the viewer with awkward questions.
- 16:00
Love Life
Nieuwe release | A family struggles to deal with the loss of a child in this modest but compelling drama about grief.
- 16:15
El Topo (4K)
Nieuwe release | Violence, sex, surrealism and an overabundance of symbolism in the ultimate cult film about a gunfighter with Jesus-like traits.
- 17:00
Dicht bij Vermeer
Nieuwe release | Raes follows the curators and others involved in putting together the huge Vermeer exhibition in the Rijksmuseum. A film about the anatomy of a genius.
- 18:30
Klondike
Nieuwe release | A piece of the wreckage from the plane MH17 lies on land belonging to Ukrainian Irka and Tolik’s farm. A terrifying, slightly absurdist story showing the war from the inside.
- 18:45
The Whale
Nieuwe release | Great comeback by actor Brendan Fraser as writing coach Charlie, who out of self-loathing crams himself full of fast food.
- 19:00
Aftersun
Nieuwe release | Moving coming-of-age drama in which reminiscences of an ostensibly care-free summer bring a bitter truth to light.
- 19:15
Train Again: Peter Tscherkassky meets the Lumière Brotherswith introduction
Eye on Art, Film compilation | Early film history, avantgarde film and advertising. In a darkened room, Peter Tscherkassky brings these three primal elements together in a hallucinogenic film experience.
- 20:45
Tár
Nieuwe release | Cate Blanchett is peerless as Lydia Tár, a brilliant conductor whose reckless behaviour threatens to undermine her career.
- 21:00
The Blue Caftan
Nieuwe release | Love can take on different forms, as is shown by this warm film about a married couple with a secret. With phenomenal acting and stunning camerawork.
- 21:15
Leila's Brothers
Nieuwe release | Family drama in which enterprising Leila, the 40-year-old sister of four unemployed brothers, comes up with a plan to earn money in poverty-stricken, corrupt Iran.
- 21:15
Nummer Achttien
Nieuwe release | After a serious road traffic accident, video artist Guido van der Werve examined himself with astoundingly intimate results.
Wednesday 29 March
- 10:30
Tár
Nieuwe release | Cate Blanchett is peerless as Lydia Tár, a brilliant conductor whose reckless behaviour threatens to undermine her career.
- 10:45
EO
Nieuwe release | Visually stunning film about the travels of the wandering donkey Eo. Everywhere he experiences equal parts cruelty and kindness, captivity and freedom.
- 10:45
The Blue Caftan
Nieuwe release | Love can take on different forms, as is shown by this warm film about a married couple with a secret. With phenomenal acting and stunning camerawork.
- 11:00
Dicht bij Vermeer
Nieuwe release | Raes follows the curators and others involved in putting together the huge Vermeer exhibition in the Rijksmuseum. A film about the anatomy of a genius.
- 12:45
Klondike
Nieuwe release | A piece of the wreckage from the plane MH17 lies on land belonging to Ukrainian Irka and Tolik’s farm. A terrifying, slightly absurdist story showing the war from the inside.
- 13:00
The Blue Caftan
Nieuwe release | Love can take on different forms, as is shown by this warm film about a married couple with a secret. With phenomenal acting and stunning camerawork.
- 13:15
Leila's Brothers
Nieuwe release | Family drama in which enterprising Leila, the 40-year-old sister of four unemployed brothers, comes up with a plan to earn money in poverty-stricken, corrupt Iran.
- 13:45
Kung Fu Leeuw
For kids | 14-year-old Jimmy is one of the best kung fu students at his school. When he is not chosen to dance in the lion’s head, he decides to regain his rightful place.
- 15:00
Babylon
Nieuwe release | LA in the roaring twenties. An ambitious starlet (Margot Robbie) and an older film star (Brad Pitt) throw themselves eagerly into hedonistic/decadent Hollywood.
- 15:30
The Whale
Nieuwe release | Great comeback by actor Brendan Fraser as writing coach Charlie, who out of self-loathing crams himself full of fast food.
- 15:45
Love Life
Nieuwe release | A family struggles to deal with the loss of a child in this modest but compelling drama about grief.
- 16:30
Just 6.5
Context bij première | An explosive and trenchant Iranian film that takes us straight to the heart of a massive police investigation into drug mogul Nasser.
- 18:00
Tár
Nieuwe release | Cate Blanchett is peerless as Lydia Tár, a brilliant conductor whose reckless behaviour threatens to undermine her career.
- 18:15
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Nieuwe release | Layered documentary about photographer and activist Nan Goldin’s fight against the Sackler family in the USA who she holds responsible for the opioid crisis.
- 18:45
Women Talking
Nieuwe release | Intense chamber play about a group of raped women from a Mennonite community who refuse to resign themselves to their fate.
- 19:15
Triptychwith video message
Saodat Ismailova | The stylish Triptych connects the stories of three women struggling with the limitations imposed by tradition in post-World War II Uzbekistan.
- 21:00
Silver Haze
Nieuwe release | A nurse scarred by a fire struggles to come to terms with the past. New film, selected for the Berlinale, by Sacha Polak.
- 21:00
Saint Omer
Nieuwe release | A mother is on trial for the murder of her child in this courtroom drama that leaves the viewer with awkward questions.
- 21:15
Così come sei
Alberto Lattuada | Marcello Mastroianni and Nastassja Kinski are lovers in Alberto Lattuada’s controversial portrait of a passionate, yet perhaps illicit love affair.
- 21:15
Aftersun
Nieuwe release | Moving coming-of-age drama in which reminiscences of an ostensibly care-free summer bring a bitter truth to light.
Thursday 30 March
- 10:15
The Blue Caftan
Nieuwe release | Love can take on different forms, as is shown by this warm film about a married couple with a secret. With phenomenal acting and stunning camerawork.
- 10:30
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
Nieuwe release | Delicate, enchanting animated film based on stories by Haruki Murakami featuring a talkative frog, a shy accountant and a melancholy man.
- 11:00
Aftersun
Nieuwe release | Moving coming-of-age drama in which reminiscences of an ostensibly care-free summer bring a bitter truth to light.
- 11:15
Love Life
Nieuwe release | A family struggles to deal with the loss of a child in this modest but compelling drama about grief.
- 13:00
Trois couleurs: Bleu
De films van Kieślowski | In the devastating first part of Kieślowski’s trilogy, Juliette Binoche excels at her craft as Julie, a woman liberating herself from her past.
- 13:15
Leila's Brothers
Nieuwe release | Family drama in which enterprising Leila, the 40-year-old sister of four unemployed brothers, comes up with a plan to earn money in poverty-stricken, corrupt Iran.
- 14:00
Onder het maaiveld
Nieuwe release | From the makers of De Nieuwe Wildernis: a documentary about the fascinating world below our feet and the role of micro-organisms in ecologically responsible agriculture.
- 15:15
The Blue Caftan
Nieuwe release | Love can take on different forms, as is shown by this warm film about a married couple with a secret. With phenomenal acting and stunning camerawork.
- 16:00
EO
Nieuwe release | Visually stunning film about the travels of the wandering donkey Eo. Everywhere he experiences equal parts cruelty and kindness, captivity and freedom.
- 16:15
Godland
Nieuwe release | A Danish priest gradually loses his grip on his mission in the vast majestic Icelandic landscape that is so cold and hostile.
- 16:30
Dicht bij Vermeer
Nieuwe release | Raes follows the curators and others involved in putting together the huge Vermeer exhibition in the Rijksmuseum. A film about the anatomy of a genius.
- 18:00
The Whale
Nieuwe release | Great comeback by actor Brendan Fraser as writing coach Charlie, who out of self-loathing crams himself full of fast food.
- 18:30
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
Nieuwe release | Delicate, enchanting animated film based on stories by Haruki Murakami featuring a talkative frog, a shy accountant and a melancholy man.
- 19:15
Aftersun
Nieuwe release | Moving coming-of-age drama in which reminiscences of an ostensibly care-free summer bring a bitter truth to light.
- 20:00
Opening Kaboom Animation Festival Amsterdam: Nayola
Kaboom 2023, Opening | Highlighting the importance of untold stories, Kaboom 2023 opens with José Miguel Ribeiro's Nayola, an intergeneration story of three women from the same family whose lives have been torn apart by Angola's deathly civil war.
- 20:30
Tár
Nieuwe release | Cate Blanchett is peerless as Lydia Tár, a brilliant conductor whose reckless behaviour threatens to undermine her career.
- 21:00
Nayola
Kaboom 2023 | "No one really comes back from the war.
- 21:30
Burning Days
Nieuwe release | Both film noir and anti-homophobic parable: in Burning Days public prosecutor Emre investigates an environmental scandal and a rape, deep in the Turkish provinces.
Friday 31 March
- 10:00
New Directions
Kaboom 2023 | A programme giving a voice to artists from places where new and incredibly exciting things are happening in the animation industry.
- 10:00
Games Amsterdam
Kaboom 2023 | Is it "Game on!" or "Would you like to continue?" Visit our otherworldy gaming area for n00bs and l33ts alike.
- 10:15
Shorts 1: What We Tell Ourselves
Kaboom 2023 | The World Cup is over. Messi finally won. But this is the real deal: Kaboom's International Short Film Competition.
- 11:00
Filmmakers Talk
Kaboom 2023 | Meet your filmmaking heroes.
- 12:00
Canadian Shorts 1
Kaboom 2023 | A short film salute to Canadian animation.
- 12:15
Shorts 2: Through Our and Other Eyes
Kaboom 2023 | The World Cup is over. Messi finally won. But this is the real deal: Kaboom's International Short Film Competition.
- 14:00
Commissioned Shorts
Kaboom 2023 | Help, I need an animator! These shorts may have been commissioned by companies and initiatives, but oh my, they are truly original.
- 14:15
Dutch Shorts 1: Be Gone, Issues
Kaboom 2023 | Sometimes we tend to forget what is closest to us. Right here, in the Netherlands, there is an abundance of talent. Have faith, trust us and discover the best of Dutch animation.
- 15:15
Everything Everywhere Perfect All at Once
Kaboom 2023 | A critical look into our society's obsession with perfection in everything and everyone.
- 16:15
Shorts 3: Moody Salvation
Kaboom 2023 | The World Cup is over. Messi finally won. But this is the real deal: Kaboom's International Short Film Competition.
- 16:45
Short Docs 1: Don't Hide
Kaboom 2023 | Real stories, real subjects, real emotions. Reality is the birthplace of these short animated documentaries.
- 18:15
Window Horseswith performance
Kaboom 2023 | Window Horses, a poignant feature from Canadian filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming, tells the story of Rosie Ming, a naïve young woman of mixed descent who travels abroad for the first time, to a poetry festival in Iran.
- 19:30
Cine-Concert: Money for Your Whale
Kaboom 2023 | What does animation sound like? Travel into the world of Money For Your Whale with improvised live music and interactive drawing by Sjaak Rood.
- 20:45
Poetry in Motion
Kaboom 2023 | These shorts go way off the beaten track. They bring you something you never knew you wanted. Poetry is everywhere, you just have to look.
- 21:15
Stand Up Comedy & Live Animation
Kaboom 2023 | Stand-up comedy + animation = the perfect marriage
- 22:30
Perfect Blue
Kaboom 2023 | Since its release in 1997, Satoshi Kon's tense debut feature Perfect Blue has grown into one of the most influential anime films of all time, even tempting filmmakers like Darren Aronofsky and Christopher Nolan to just copy bits and pieces of it.
Saturday 1 April
- All day
Tattoo Parlor
Kaboom 2023 | Get your crazy punk tattoo from Italian artist Veronica Martiradonna and make your body even more perfect!
- 10:00
Shorts 4: Flee(ting)
Kaboom 2023 | The World Cup is over. Messi finally won. But this is the real deal: Kaboom's International Short Film Competition.
- 10:00
Games Amsterdam
Kaboom 2023 | Is it "Game on!" or "Would you like to continue?" Visit our otherworldy gaming area for n00bs and l33ts alike.
- 10:00
Tattoo Parlor
Kaboom 2023 | Get your crazy punk tattoo from Italian artist Veronica Martiradonna and make your body even more perfect!
- 10:15
Dutch Shorts 2: The Great Melting Pot
Kaboom 2023 | Sometimes we tend to forget what is closest to us. Right here, in the Netherlands, there is an abundance of talent. Have faith, trust us and discover the best of Dutch animation.
- 11:00
Filmmakers Talk
Kaboom 2023 | Meet your filmmaking heroes.
- 12:00
Short Docs 2: Living Allowed
Kaboom 2023 | Real stories, real subjects, real emotions. Reality is the birthplace of these short animated documentaries.
- 12:00
Workshop: 'Clay' Well Done
Kaboom 2023, Workshop | A clay-play workshop with a big heart. Sculpt your own 'thank you' award!
- 12:00
Super Smash Bros. Melee: Game Tournament
Kaboom 2023 | Smash that sh*t! Try your luck and who knows... you might become the first Super Smash Bros. Melee Champion of Kaboom!
- 12:15
Shorts 5: (In)glorious
Kaboom 2023 | The World Cup is over. Messi finally won. But this is the real deal: Kaboom's International Short Film Competition.
- 14:00
Kaboom x Omroep Zwart: Dads' Talk
Kaboom 2023 | We all want to be the greatest parent who ever lived, don't we. A panel discussion + shorts about the struggles of being a father.
- 14:15
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
Kaboom 2023 | A giant talkative frog casually reciting Nietzsche, Joseph Conrad and Ernest Hemingway sets out to save Tokyo from a massive worm with the help of a schizophrenic bank employee whose co-worker is trying to cope with his frustrated wife and his stray cat.
- 15:30
Workshop: Hacking the Canon
Kaboom 2023, Workshop | Hack the canon on your own terms by adding your own touch to oil paintings.
- 15:45
Masterclass: We Lost Our Human
Kaboom 2023 | Get an exclusive sneak peek of the upcoming Netflix interactive special, 'We Lost Our Human'.
- 16:45
My Love Affair with Marriage
Kaboom 2023 | "Marriage is your destiny.
- 18:00
In Pursuit of Pleasure
Kaboom 2023 | An interactive programme about connecting with your sensuality, feeling yourself, and about not giving a f*ck.
- 18:00
Super Smash Bros. Melee Tournament: Finale
Kaboom 2023 | Who wins the first Kaboom Smash Award? Witness this pivotal moment in e-sports history!
- 20:00
Canadian Shorts 2
Kaboom 2023 | A short film salute to Canadian animation.
- 20:45
Best of Kaboom Animation Festival 2023
Kaboom 2023 | Experience the award-winning shorts of Kaboom 2023!
- 21:30
Award Party Amsterdam
Kaboom 2023 | Kaboom goes out with a bang!
- 22:00
Bonkers Shorts
Kaboom 2023 | Strap in, because the safety is off ... Welcome to the world of weird, WTF, whacky, and sfjqslfjlmqzjflksjflqj (even our keyboard is out of control).
- 22:30
Unicorn Wars
Kaboom 2023 | Honour, pain and cuddles! An utterly grim, grotesque and graphic journey into the heart of darkness, Alberto Vázquez's Unicorn Wars is an anti-fascist fable depicting a holy war between cuddly candy-coloured bears and mighty unicorns.
Sunday 2 April
- All day
Tattoo Parlor
Kaboom 2023 | Get your crazy punk tattoo from Italian artist Veronica Martiradonna and make your body even more perfect!
- 10:00
Cinema Petit (3+)
Kaboom 2023 | Truly charming cinema for the littlest ones.
- 10:00
Games Amsterdam
Kaboom 2023 | Is it "Game on!" or "Would you like to continue?" Visit our otherworldy gaming area for n00bs and l33ts alike.
- 10:00
Tattoo Parlor
Kaboom 2023 | Get your crazy punk tattoo from Italian artist Veronica Martiradonna and make your body even more perfect!
- 10:15
Canadian Shorts 3
Kaboom 2023 | A short film salute to Canadian animation.
- 10:30
Cinemini: In een bootje van papier
Cinemini, Film & play | Will you join us at Cinemini on a boat trip?
- 11:00
Filmmakers Talk
Kaboom 2023 | Meet your filmmaking heroes.
- 11:15
Short Sweets (6+)
Kaboom 2023 | A selection of both sweet shorts and short sweets for kids of ages 6 and up.
- 12:15
Best of Kaboom Animation Festival 2023
Kaboom 2023 | Experience the award-winning shorts of Kaboom 2023!
- 12:45
Focus on Queer Anime: Classmates
Kaboom 2023 | Classmates is the romantic feature debut by Shouko Nakamura and is told in a series of vignettes.
- 14:30
Goodbye, Don Glees!
Kaboom 2023 | “That day, I thought our summer would go on forever.
- 14:45
Kaboom Classics: Dollywood
Kaboom 2023 | Dollywood, the legendary Dutch stop-motion studio
- 15:00
Panel: Representation of Queerness in Animation
Kaboom 2023 | A panel talk on the representation of queerness in animation. In collaboration with Queer Film Festival Utrecht.
- 16:30
Animation Pub Quiz
Kaboom 2023 | So you think you're an animation buff? Let's put it to the test in Kaboom's first ever Animation Pub Quiz.
- 16:45
Start Me Up: Debuts of Masters
Kaboom 2023 | These world-class filmmakers all had to start somewhere. A programme of debut films by acclaimed animators.
- 17:00
Conqueer the World
Kaboom 2023 | A celebration and exploration of queerness in animation. In collaboration with Queer Film Festival Utrecht.
- 18:45
Best of Kaboom Animation Festival 2023
Kaboom 2023 | Experience the award-winning shorts of Kaboom 2023!
- 19:00
Perfect Perversion - Animated Ads on 35mm Film
Kaboom 2023 | How perfect can the most perverse of films be? A wild programme of the films you love to hate: commercials!
- 21:15
Inu-Oh
Kaboom 2023 | "This is a story that took place here some 600 years ago.
Monday 3 April
