The 2021 edition of Kaboom took place almost entirely online.

I worked on all graphics for social media, designed the online festival platform and made sure every visual was branded with the amazing illustrations by Leyla Ali.

Animated Women

For our online offline poster campaign we teamed up with Animated Women.

The goal of this exhibition is to showcase, celebrate and elevate female excellence in animation with animated self-portraits of professional artists from around the world, shifting this old practice of self-portraiture into modern times of pocket computers, and combining animation practice with the latest technology. Pushing and expanding the traditional, curious, playful and fun to discover, the selection of AR Portraits will visually enrich the cities of Amsterdam and Utrecht.

Overview

'We look back at the second edition of the Kaboom Animation Festival with a feeling of pride and happiness. This was a unique edition since it was presented mostly online. We were happy to offer the audience 333 animated shorts and features, several masterclasses, workshops, AR exhibitions, drawing sessions and a feeling of community. (...) The first estimates of visitor numbers show a growing potential for animation among the young and adult audience. We reached more than 30.000 views on our platform, by at least 1.800 unique viewers, and had over 550 industry accreditations

These results give us a lot of energy to plan our next edition. The 2021 online edition opened our festival to the whole world and we are hoping to hold on to this online presence in a hybrid set-up in the future. The next Kaboom Animation Festival will take place in spring 2022 in Utrecht, Amsterdam and online. Until then: keep calm and watch animation.'

Read more about Kaboom 2021 here.