POLARBARRY - LET'S BREAK THE ICE!! - VLOG #207
Meet influencer, online personality and Internet sensation PolarBarry: The mischievous Polar Bear who knows how to make the North Pole rumble. PolarBarry introduces his followers to the Climate Change debate. The debate focuses on what should be done to help the climate. VLOG #207 sheds a light on the likeliness that humanity cannot act as a collective. The direct effects are imperceptible to us. The video shows a variety of possible views (without judgement) and the disastrous consequences.
POLARBARRY - LET'S BREAK THE ICE!! - VLOG #207
Maak kennis met influencer, online personality en internetsensatie PolarBarry: de ondeugende ijsbeer die de Noordpool laat beven. In VLOG #207 introduceert PolarBarry zijn volgers aan het klimaatdebat. De film richt zich op de vraag wat er gedaan moet worden om het klimaat te helpen, en laat zien hoe moeilijk het is voor de mensheid om als collectief te handelen.
Omdat de directe gevolgen van klimaatverandering voor ons vaak nauwelijks waarneembaar zijn, blijven verschillende opvattingen naast elkaar bestaan. De video toont uiteenlopende mogelijke perspectieven zonder oordeel, maar laat tegelijkertijd de desastreuze consequenties zien.
Film programs
- Les in Beeld — JEF, Belgium
- International Film Festival Rotterdam — Education Program in attendance
- ’t Hoogt — Education Program
- EYE Filmmuseum — Korte Film Poule
Screenings 2026
- ESTAFET: How to Network, The Grey Space in the Middle — The Hague, Netherlands | 7 May in attendance
Screenings 2023
- MORE! CLOSER! Literary Festivals for the 600th Anniversary of Łódź, The House of Literature — Łódź, Poland | 22–23 April
- Bergamo Film Meeting — Bergamo, Italy | 11–19 March
Screenings 2021
- Kinoclub Festival — Krakow / Rzeszow, Poland | 27–30 September
- Film Festival della Lessinia — Verona, Italy | 20–29 August
- Anifilm — Liberec, Czech Republic | 22–27 June
- VAFI & RAFI — Varaždin, Croatia | 1–7 June
- Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film / ITFS — Stuttgart, Germany | 4–9 May
- Wuhan Animation Festival — Wuhan, Hubei, China | 30 January
Screenings 2020
- SCAD Savannah College of Art and Design — Savannah, Georgia, USA | 24–31 October
- STIFF — Rijeka, Croatia | 25–29 November
- Athens International Children’s Film Festival — Athens, Greece | 18–29 November
- Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | 23 September Best Animated Short
- Rising of Lusitania Animadoc — Łódź, Poland | 7–13 September
- Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival / GUKIFF — Seoul, South Korea | 14–21 May
- Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film / ITFS — Stuttgart, Germany | 5–10 May Trickstar Nature Award
- CAFF: The Cultural Animation Film Festival — Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | 26 September
- Anifilm — Liberec, Czech Republic | 5–10 May
- Filmfest Dresden — Dresden, Germany | 21–26 April
- Animocje — Bydgoszcz, Poland | 19–25 April
- Rising of Lusitania – Animadoc Film Festival — Gdańsk, Poland | 20–22 March
- SXSW — South by Southwest — Austin, Texas, USA | 12–22 March
- Downstream Film Festival — Northfield, Minnesota, USA | 18 February
- International Festival of Winter Cinema — Edmonton, Canada | 13–16 February
- Een Blik op Film — part of school curriculum, Netherlands | February
- Dirigo International Student Film Festival — Bristol, UK | 27 January
- Dunedin International Film Festival — Dunedin, Florida, USA | 8–14 January Best Animated Film in attendance
Screenings 2019
- Cape Children’s Film Festival — Cape Town, South Africa | 30 November–1 December
- Anilogue International Animation Festival — Budapest, Hungary | 27 November–1 December in attendance
- Kaboom Animation Festival — Utrecht / Amsterdam, Netherlands | 9–17 November in attendance
- London Eco Film Festival — London, UK | 2–3 November Winner Best Animated Short
- Japanese Serbian Film Festival — Belgrade, Serbia | 29 October–3 November
- Nederlands Film Festival / NFF — Utrecht, Netherlands | 27 September–5 October in attendance
- Duemila30 — Milan, Italy | 13–15 September
- De UIT-week — Utrecht, Netherlands | 12–16 August
- HKU Exposure Graduation Show — Utrecht, Netherlands | 27–30 June Winner Most Hilarious Animation: The LMAO Award in attendance
Filmprogramma’s
- Les in Beeld — JEF, België
- International Film Festival Rotterdam — educatieprogramma aanwezig
- ’t Hoogt — educatieprogramma
- EYE Filmmuseum — Korte Film Poule
Vertoningen 2026
- ESTAFET: How to Network, The Grey Space in the Middle — Den Haag, Nederland | 7 mei aanwezig
Vertoningen 2023
- MORE! CLOSER! Literary Festivals for the 600th Anniversary of Łódź, The House of Literature — Łódź, Polen | 22–23 april
- Bergamo Film Meeting — Bergamo, Italië | 11–19 maart
Vertoningen 2021
- Kinoclub Festival — Krakau / Rzeszów, Polen | 27–30 september
- Film Festival della Lessinia — Verona, Italië | 20–29 augustus
- Anifilm — Liberec, Tsjechië | 22–27 juni
- VAFI & RAFI — Varaždin, Kroatië | 1–7 juni
- Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film / ITFS — Stuttgart, Duitsland | 4–9 mei
- Wuhan Animation Festival — Wuhan, Hubei, China | 30 januari
Vertoningen 2020
- SCAD Savannah College of Art and Design — Savannah, Georgia, VS | 24–31 oktober
- STIFF — Rijeka, Kroatië | 25–29 november
- Athens International Children’s Film Festival — Athene, Griekenland | 18–29 november
- Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, VS | 23 september Best Animated Short
- Rising of Lusitania Animadoc — Łódź, Polen | 7–13 september
- Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival / GUKIFF — Seoul, Zuid-Korea | 14–21 mei
- Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film / ITFS — Stuttgart, Duitsland | 5–10 mei Trickstar Nature Award
- CAFF: The Cultural Animation Film Festival — Honolulu, Hawaii, VS | 26 september
- Anifilm — Liberec, Tsjechië | 5–10 mei
- Filmfest Dresden — Dresden, Duitsland | 21–26 april
- Animocje — Bydgoszcz, Polen | 19–25 april
- Rising of Lusitania – Animadoc Film Festival — Gdańsk, Polen | 20–22 maart
- SXSW — South by Southwest — Austin, Texas, VS | 12–22 maart
- Downstream Film Festival — Northfield, Minnesota, VS | 18 februari
- International Festival of Winter Cinema — Edmonton, Canada | 13–16 februari
- Een Blik op Film — onderdeel van schoolcurriculum, Nederland | februari
- Dirigo International Student Film Festival — Bristol, VK | 27 januari
- Dunedin International Film Festival — Dunedin, Florida, VS | 8–14 januari Best Animated Film aanwezig
Vertoningen 2019
- Cape Children’s Film Festival — Kaapstad, Zuid-Afrika | 30 november–1 december
- Anilogue International Animation Festival — Boedapest, Hongarije | 27 november–1 december aanwezig
- Kaboom Animation Festival — Utrecht / Amsterdam, Nederland | 9–17 november aanwezig
- London Eco Film Festival — Londen, VK | 2–3 november Winner Best Animated Short
- Japanese Serbian Film Festival — Belgrado, Servië | 29 oktober–3 november
- Nederlands Film Festival / NFF — Utrecht, Nederland | 27 september–5 oktober aanwezig
- Duemila30 — Milaan, Italië | 13–15 september
- De UIT-week — Utrecht, Nederland | 12–16 augustus
- HKU Exposure Graduation Show — Utrecht, Nederland | 27–30 juni Winner Most Hilarious Animation: The LMAO Award aanwezig
“With PolarBarry – Let’s Break the Ice!! – Vlog #207 (2019), Wouter Dijkstra mirrors our peculiar behaviour in a funny and uncomfortable way. In a brightly coloured animated documentary, influencer and polar bear PolarBarry discusses the climate change with several people. While the icebergs melt ridiculously fast, one person claims that climate change doesn’t exist, while another one just mumbles something. We laugh about it, since both the style and the content of this short film is reminiscent of the growingly popular vlogs, but we know we can’t ignore the truth. - Lisa van der Waal (Frameland)”