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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

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Credits

Festivals

  • 35th Cinekid, the Netherlands | Best Dutch TV-Series Competition | 13 – 31 October 2021  

    • Winner Cinekid Golden Lion Best Dutch TV Youth Drama Series

  • 34th J.E.F Festival, Belgium | 19 February – 6 March 2022

  • 11th Cinema in Sneakers Film Festival, Poland | Children Feature Film Competition, | 25 May – 4 June 2022

    • Special Mention Children Jury's

  • 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, US | International Emmy Award Best Kids: Live Action series | 12 September 2022

    • Winner International Emmy Award 2022 Kids: Live Action

  • Prix Jeunesse International, Germany | International competition | 10 – 15 June 2022

  • Buma Music in Motion, the Netherlands | Music in Media Awards | 18 October 2022

    • Winner Best Original Composition in Television Series

  • 39th Chicago International Children's Film Festival, US | 4 – 20 November 2022

    • Second Place Live-Action Television.

  • 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

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