Best of BAMkids Film Festival: Ages 3—5

In partnership with Melbourne International Animation Festival.

This selection of the most popular films for ages three to five from this year’s BAMkids Film Festival includes ANIMANIMUSICAL, Kid President, A Dragon in Name Only, Baking with Boris, The Carp and the Child, Forever Seven, Mushroom Magic, and more! Revisit your favorites from the festival or discover something new and amazing at this one-day-only screening of imaginative shorts.

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ANIMANIMUSICAL (2024)
Dir. Julia Ocker, 3min
Germany
Gibberish

The Animanimals want to do a big musical performance, but somebody got the wrong notes.

Baking With Boris (2023)
Dir. Maša Avramović, 8min
France
Nonverbal

Every morning, Boris, the village baker, makes a fresh batch of crusty bread and pastries for all his neighbors—until… Achoo! He can’t stop sneezing; he’s suddenly allergic to flour. Will he manage to keep baking for everyone in the village?

Drawing Land (2023)
Dir. Tony Collingwood, 8min
UK
In English

Jump into an artist’s sketchbook as he draws a funny little character called Splot who is searching for the perfect color!

Kid President (2024)
Dir. Yadid Licht, 5min
US (Brooklyn)
In English

No more lettuce, no more artichokes … no more broccoli! This is the future that Kid President envisions as he rolls out his most daring policy yet: a ban on all vegetables.

Forever Seven (2024)
Dir. Antje Heyn & Alexander Isert, 9min
Germany
In English

A box is a box is a box. Sometimes, though, it just takes a different perspective to see something completely different.

A Dragon in Name Only (2024)
Dir. Jacynta Scurfield & Megan Liddell, 5min
New Zealand
In English

Alone on a dry, barren cliff, Koru the Komodo dragon yearns for nothing more than a friend. His wish is granted when a huge flying dragon named Bintari suddenly swoops past his home.

The Carp and the Child (2024)
Dirs. Morgane Simon & Arnaud Demuynck, 7min
France
Nonverbal

A child heads out for a day of carp fishing, but bringing their playful puppy might not have been the best idea!

The Seed (2023)
Dir. Suresh Eriyat, 2min
India
Nonverbal

A tiny seed full of big possibilities holds the secrets of an adventure waiting to unfold.

Tears of the Little Cloud (2024)
Dir. Anya Ru, Masha Rumyantseva, 4min
Italy
Nonverbal

Mountain sends Cloud down to the forest to tell everybody that winter is over and spring is here.

Sleepy (2022)
Dir. Rich Webber, 1min
UK
Nonverbal

When sleep catches up with you, the most hilarious things can happen.

Balloon (2023)
Dir. Peter Dodd, 3min
UK
Nonverbal

Playtime turns into a rescue mission when one kid swaps a robot for a balloon.

Mushroom Magic (2024)
Dir. Maria Mac Dalland, 7min
Denmark
Nonverbal

Tiny Toot and her friends get to play with a magic wand after a very special magic show put on just for them.