Kabam!
DIRECTOR / ELISABETH HESEMANS
Are you ever afraid? When your heart pounds and your legs start to tremble?
The children in Mr. Mo's (Idriss Nabil) third-grade class are. For example, they're afraid of the dog, the deep end at swimming lessons, or of looking silly in class. Fortunately, they all have rich imaginations that help them out.
In each of the ten short stories, we get to know one of the children in the class. These are all very different, headstrong, funny, and energetic characters who manage to come up with a solution to their problem with a lot of humor and imagination.
In the preschool series KABAM!, familiar childhood fears take center stage. The series shows that everyone gets scared sometimes and demonstrates in a playful way that there is often a solution at hand. With a little imagination, that's how you do it!
A special educational package for Kabam! has been developed for the lower grades of Dutch primary schools by the education team of Theatermakerij Enschede in collaboration with Taartrovers, with support from the Network for Film Education. For more information, visit: https://www.lessonup.com/nl/channel/filmeducatie/series/dd2f0b5fe7738eb15ae6157d
KABAM! is available on NPO Start, via https://npo.nl/start/serie/kabam/seizoen-1/knuffelboom

Credits

Festivals
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35th Cinekid, the Netherlands | Best Dutch TV-Series Competition | 13 – 31 October 2021
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Winner Cinekid Golden Lion Best Dutch TV Youth Drama Series
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34th J.E.F Festival, Belgium | 19 February – 6 March 2022
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11th Cinema in Sneakers Film Festival, Poland | Children Feature Film Competition, | 25 May – 4 June 2022
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Special Mention Children Jury's
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74th Primetime Emmy Awards, US | International Emmy Award Best Kids: Live Action series | 12 September 2022
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Winner International Emmy Award 2022 Kids: Live Action
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Prix Jeunesse International, Germany | International competition | 10 – 15 June 2022
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Buma Music in Motion, the Netherlands | Music in Media Awards | 18 October 2022
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Winner Best Original Composition in Television Series
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39th Chicago International Children's Film Festival, US | 4 – 20 November 2022
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Second Place Live-Action Television.
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5th Cinema in Sneakers Film Festival Gdansk, Polen | 6 – 10 December 2022
// Cast
Idriss Nabil
Enhui Zhang
Kadir Akseki
Lizzy Stutterheim
Boris Vis
Miki Dek
Melai Verheul
Pip Fleskens
Jayrell van Samson
Sanjay Leijen
Indy-Rose Kroonen
// Director
Elisabeth Hesemans
// Screenplay
Floor Paul
Lilian Sijbesma
// Producer
Marc Bary (IJswater Films)
Nicky Onstenk (IJswater Films)
// Line Producer
Karen Bruinsma
// Production Manager
Gwendolynn Duijvestijn
// Director of Photography
Victor Horstink, NSC
// Sound
Sander den Broeder
// Production Design
Femke Hoebe
// Costume Design
Tina de Frétes
// Hair & Makeup
Marjolein Stehmann
// Casting
Elske Falkena
// Editor
Boelie Vis, NCE
// Sound Design
Marco Vermaas
// Post-Production
Filmmore
STORM
// Music
Boelie Vis
met Eric Vloeimans
// Dutch Public Broadcaster
KRO-NCRV
// Funds/ financers
NPO Fund




