Ka-Boom! / Tresky plesky

animated series / 2017 – 2018 / Slovakia / col. / 7 x 8 min.

Seven episodes from a thirteen-part children’s series still in production. Every episode focuses on a different natural phenomenon or a disaster, such as a sandstorm, an avalanche, a volcano, a flood etc. They are all explained simply while sticking to expert and scientific facts. The main character is the presenter Cate Strophe from Ka-Boom TV. She brings us into the world of particles – molecules, personalised as family members, with relations with each other, always involved in some action and telling the story. The character of the presenter connects all the episodes and always reports on the catastrophe or the phenomenon taking place, explaining it and later also summarising the plot.

Episodes:

Holes in the Ground
Tsunami
Avalanche
Volcano
Flash
Tornado
Fire

Director: Veronika Kocourková
Screenplay: Veronika Kocourková, Martina Madejová, Patrik Pašš
Animation: Veronika Kocourková
Editor: Michal Kondrla
Music: Jana Kirschner, Eddie Stevens, Martin Hasák