Friday 18, Kriterion 1, 18:00 / Friday 18, De Balie Small, 22:30 / Saturday 20, Kriterion 2, 16:00

Thirteen funny, freaky and furious films which include spacey simians in Space Monkeys, a papery love story in Hardcover and Paperback and a zombie apocalypse in Touchdawn of the Dead.

Friday 18, Kriterion 2, 19:00 / Friday 18, Kriterion l, 23:00 / Saturday 20, Kriterion 2, 17:30

A kid is entranced by the flabby neighbour in Tussen de Plooien van Haar Vel, while a docile office worker befriends a sheep in the buff in Zachte Planten. In Never Drive A Car When You’re Dead, a bizarre procession crosses the town. There are nine more films to enjoy as well.

Thursday 17, Kriterion 2, 21:30 / Friday 18, De Balie Small, 18:00 / Saturday 20, Kriterion 1, 18:00

Thirteen films, which includes the trippy adventures of Chump and Clump, the misunderstood monstrosity in the Terrible Thing from Alpha 9 and a poetic wake-up call with haiku’s in Zondag Ochtend Vroeg.

Thursday 17, Kriterion 2, 20:00 / Friday 18, De Balie Big, 22:30 / Saturday 20, De Balie Big, 15:00 / Saturday 20, Kriterion 1, 19:30

Ten great films including the spellbinding Orgesticulanismus, Japanese craziness in Marie & Gali and Kudan Kimura and very funky animation from the Low Countries in Jazzed.

Friday 18, Kriterion 2, 20:30 / Saturday 19, Kriterion 1, 13:30 / Saturday 19, De Balie Big, 16:30 / Saturay 19, Kriterion 2, 19:00

A new short by the prodigious Bill Plympton as he takes a look at Santa: The Fascist Years, French Anime in Café Allongé and the beautifully designed Inukshuk are just three of the twelve great films in this program.

Friday 18, Balie Big, 21:00 / Saturday 19, Kriterion 1, 15:00 / Saturay 19, Kriterion 2, 20:30 / Sunday 20, De Balie Big, 15:00

Nick Cave stars as a purring voice in the Australian The Cat Piano while Monsieur Cok teaches us the value of pacifism. The German whimsical short Post will put a smile on your face, which will stay with you throughout the eleven films in this program.

Friday 18, De Balie Big, 19:30 / Friday 18, Kriterion 1, 21:30 / Saturday 19, Kriterion 1, 16:30 / Saturday 19, Kriterion 2, 22:30 / Sunday 20, De Balie Big, 16:30

Matthew Walker returns with a fantastic blend of live action and animation in Little Face while a cat and mouse have a stormy relationship in David O’Reilly’s stunning film Please Say Something. Classic movie monsters in Scary Therapy and eight other brilliant films make this program complete.

Thursday 17, Kriterion 1, 22:30 / Friday 18, De Balie Small, 19:30 / Saturday 19, De Balie Small, 19:00

This program shows the inherent power of great animation to address thorny political and societal issues with style and wit. From blustering propaganda to graceful critiques of self-righteous politicians, there's something for every political bent, how crooked it may be!

Thursday 17, Kriterion 2, 23:00 / Saturday 19, Kriterion 2, 22:30

Cartoons are for kids? These titillating toons are definitely intended for a grown-up audience, shedding frame after frame to entice us in all their lavacious glory. Expect a small baby boom coming July, if you know what we mean…

Friday 18, De Balie Big, 18:00 / Sunday 20, De Balie Small, 19:00

Besides a carefully crafted narrative, pitch-perfect foley artistry and technically superb animation, some animated films stand out because of their fantastic design. But what exactly makes a design great? Go take a shot at figuring it out, why dontcha!? This program contains all the films with striking designs that are eligible for our Design Award.

Saturday 19, De Balie Small, 22:00 / Sunday 20, Kriterion 2, 18:30

Animation rocks! This collection of animated music videos expertly explore the dynamic relationship between sweet, sweet music and the moving image. Feel free to get up and move your feet if the mood strikes ya!

Saturday 19, De Balie Small, 14:00 / Sunday 20, Kriterion, 16:30

The freshest locally grown flicks from the Low Countries, hand picked for your entertainment. These Dutch treats are bio-dynamically produced, are pesticide-free, have a full, robust body and leave a minty after taste. Remember: Think globally, watch locally.

Sunday 20, Kriterion 1, 13:30 / Sunday 20, Kriterion 1, 16:30

Animatie is ook voor grote mensen! Maar kinderen vinden het natuurlijk ook heel erg leuk. We hebben dit jaar speciaal voor de KLIK!-kids een programma gemaakt met fijne, vrolijke en fantastische tekenfilms uit Nederland, Frankrijk, Slovenië en andere landen. Ook voor ouders geschikt!

We'll say it one more time: Animation is a mature art-form! And to make sure that this concept is drilled into impressionable minds at a tender age, we've compiled a program filled with the best child-friendly cartoons. Get them while they're young, right?

Friday 11 September, Mopti, Mali

The celebratory presentation of the KLIK! Mopti award is Thursday, which means that the Mopti screening is already a thing of the past. So unless you're a resident of Mopti, it's going to be pretty darn impossible to see this program. Don't cry though, the films shown in Mopti are also in other programs.

Saturday 19, De Uitkijk, 22:00

So, do you miss your shrooms? We've got a perfectly legal, cheap alternative for you that'll definitively get you high as a kite, stoned to your gills and tripping the light Fantasia. Get hooked on KLIK! with this collection of mind-blowing cartoons.

Friday 18, Kriterion 2, 22:00

Be prepared for the South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Sing-And-Swear-A-Long to sing and swear along karaoke-style with Stan, Kyle, Kenny, Cartman, Terrence and Philip and all your other favorite South Park characters! So study those lyrics and train that potty mouth of yours, you penguin @#$€-eating &$% spelunkers!

Sunday 20, Kriterion 1, 18:00

These politically very incorrect cartoons from the forties are guaranteed to offend a wide range of people. They are filled with racism, sexism and violence and were once mainstream fair. But now they are almost never seen, except in screenings by Dennis Nyback.

Saturday 19, Kriterion 1, 21:30

Dennis Nyback is an American film historian and independent exhibitor who has salvaged countless films from the jaws of obscurity in order to give them a new life on the silver screen. In this program he'll screen classic rarely seen titillating animated films from 1929 through to 1970, including two films by the legendary Tex Avery!

Saturday 19, De Balie Small, 16:00

The award-winning independent animator Phil Mulloy has been successfully subverting impressionable minds for almost twenty years, lampooning organized religion, racism and politics. He will be present at the screenings of his work and will hold a Q&A at one of this screening as well. His films hold up a fun house mirror to mankind's darkest desires, making the audience laugh as well as squirm in their seats.

Sunday 20, De Balie Small, 17:00

The award-winning independent animator Phil Mulloy has been successfully subverting impressionable minds for almost twenty years, lampooning organized religion, racism and politics. His films hold up a fun house mirror to mankind's darkest desires, making the audience laugh as well as squirm in their seats. He will be present at the screenings of his work

Sunday 20, De Balie Small, 14:00

This dark and twisted parody of a sitcom revolves around a disturbing English family, where sexual dysfunction, racism, substance abuse and aliens combine into a hallucinogenic cocktail. Harshly animated black profiles bark profanities with computer generated voices against cheerfully coloured wallpapers, while the traditional family unit slowly but surely goes nuclear.

Saturday 19, De Balie Big, 18:00 / Sunday 20, De Uitkijk, 18:30

Yes, we know we named this program after a type of underwear, but this triptych of films are so beautifully made, emotionally moving and at the same time so incredibly hilarious that you might soil yourself with laughter or sheer amazement. While we couldn’t include these films in our regular programs, we felt it would be criminal negligence to withhold these remarkable films from our audience. So we decided to compile them into one long, amazing program.

Friday 18, De Uitkijk, 21:00 / Sunday 20, Kriterion 2, 15:00

These animated gems aimed at a more grown-up audience filled with post-modernistic popular culture references and possessing a sly wit. We're also happy to present the exclusive première screening of the League of Super Evil, a brand new show on Nickelodeon.

Sunday 20, Kriterion 2, 13:30 / Sunday 20, Kriterion 1, 15:15

Animatie is niet alleen voor grote mensen leuk om te zien, kinderen mogen er natuurlijk ook van genieten. In samenwerking met Nickelodeon hebben we een speciaal programma samengesteld met de beste Nicktoons voor jong en oud. Inclusief premières van een nieuwe aflevering van de Fairly OddParents en Geronimo Stilton.

While we keep emphasizing that animation is a mature art form, we don't mean it can't be enjoyed by children. In cooperation with Nickelodeon we've compiled a special program filled with the best Nicktoons to be enjoyed by young and old alike. Including prèmieres of a new episode of the Fairly OddParents and Geronimo Stilton.

Saturday 19, De Balie Small, 17:30 / Saturday 19, De Uitkijk, 19:00

Brazil is our featured country this year. With the help of ASIFA Brazil we will screen a selection of the most interesting animated films to come out of the country. See a side of Brazilian life that's different to the stereotypical "favelas and carnival" image through the art of animation.

Friday 18, De Uitkijk, 22:30 / Saturday 19, De Uitkijk, 20:30

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted animation programme has been making people scream, writhe, puke and laugh their asses off for many years now. Some great animators made their first steps into the world of fame at Spike & Mike's touring festival, like the South Park boys Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Don Hertzfeldt and Beavis & Butthead's Mike Judge.
This legendary event will grace our beautiful city of Amsterdam for the very first time. Don't miss it!

Friday 18, Kriterion 1, 19:30 / Saturday 19, De Balie Big, 21:00 / Sunday 20, De Balie Big, 18:00

Mediaeval Ireland is under attack by the ferocious Viking hordes. The only safe place left is the Abbey of Kells, where the monks hide behind towering walls. But in order to finish the legendary book of Kells, the young Brendan needs to venture outside of the walls and brave many dangers in this gorgeous film in an "illuminated" style.

Saturday 19, De Balie Big, 19:30

The director of this pan-European (Irish/French/Belgian) co-production will also hold an in-depth presentation on the making of and the designs of Brendan before the second screening. Find out how this beautiful film was made first-hand!

This presentation is free for all!!

Friday 18, Kriterion 1, 21:30 / Saturday 19, Kriterion 1, 23:30 / Sunday 20, Kriterion 1, 22:00

A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.
A magnificent clay animation by Oscar winning director Adam Elliot.

Thursday 17, Kriterion 2, 18:00

In this haunting eco-fairytale by master animator Hayao Miyazaki, a cursed prince in search for a cure for his affliction becomes entangled in a conflict between technological progress and the primal forces of Nature, led by the titular feral princess.

Friday 18, De Uitkijk, 19:00 / Saturday 19, Kriterion 2, 14:00

A thought-provoking and moving film based on the autobiographical grahic novels by the award-winning author Marjane Satrapi, based on her youth in Iran before, during and after the Iranian Revolution and her subsequent emigration to Europe in her adolescence.

Saturday 19, Kriterion 2, 00:30

Tentacles, meet schoolgirls. Schoolgirls, meet tentacles. When this happens, you know we ain't in Kansas any more. A surprise screening of classic Japanese hentai for the discerning cinephile, followed by some Yaoi for the ladies in the house.