KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival is a historical Dutch animation festival with its roots in 2007 and its home at Eye Filmmuseum in Amsterdam. Its programme combines international animated shorts and features with commissioned work, documentaries, music videos and virtual reality. Thematic screenings, filmmaker talks and programmes for children sit alongside the competitions. Its industry strand connects Dutch animation talent with professionals through panels, speed dating and the Debutante Ball.
The last standalone edition dates are 10–14 October 2018, with State of Mind as its curated theme. From 2019, KLIK and Holland Animation Film Festival form the new Kaboom Animation Festival. Kaboom maintains the archive of the earlier KLIK editions.
Awards and prizes
Historical awards in the official KLIK 2018 festival guide: Frankie for Best Animated Short, Best Animated Student Short, Best Animated VR and Best Animated Documentary. Audience awards cover Best Short, Best Feature and Best Family Animation. Industry awards include Frankie for Best Dutch Animation, Frankie for Best Commissioned Short, the KLIK World Domination Award, Cartoon Network Fresh Talent Award and the Voicebooking.com Award for Best Voice in a Commissioned Animation. The guide describes the main jury prizes as a Frankie statuette with a cash prize, without specifying amounts.
Festival rules
Historical submission information for KLIK 2018: entry is free and each filmmaker may submit up to three films. Categories are Animated Short, Animated Student Short, Commissioned Animation, Animated Documentary, Animated Music Video, Animated Virtual Reality and Other. The Other category also accommodates features, games, interactive projects and installations. Submission requires the online entry form and a preview link or a physical screener; selected filmmakers must supply a master copy meeting the festival specifications. The archived call gives deadlines of 1 June 2018 and 1 July 2018 for students. These are archival conditions, not a current call for submissions.
