Shortcutz Amsterdam INTERNATIONAL Audience Award

Every year, Shortcutz Amsterdam collaborates with global partners to invite a worldwide audience to choose their favourite Dutch short film.

For the Audience Award, we embark on a tour featuring a compilation of the six nominees for Best Short Film of the Year.

HOW TO WATCH?

Getting involved is easy and exciting! Find a local screening near you and watch six cool Dutch short films. After watching, vote for the film that resonates with you the most. Your choice helps decide this year’s Audience Award winner.

JURY TEAM

This year's Jury Team is composed of producer Jan Harlan ('The Shining'), Christopher Mack from Netflix International Originals, actress Elise Schaap ('Ferry'), director Roel Reiné ('Marvel’s Inhumans'), actress Willeke van Ammelrooy ('Antonia’s Line'), director Eddy Terstall ('Simon'), Eye's senior programmer and head of acquisitions René Wolf, and street artist Laser 3.14. Learn more about them HERE.

RESULTS

The journey culminates on January 19, 2025, at 20:00 (CET), when the winner of the Audience Award will be revealed during the 12th Shortcutz Amsterdam Annual Awards. This celebratory event at Eye Filmmuseum will bring together filmmakers, industry professionals, and fans to honour the finest in Dutch short filmmaking.

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SCHEDULED SCREENINGS

UPCOMING SCREeNInGS

Click on your city info for more information about your city’s screening.

MORE ABOUT THE short FILMS IN THE PROGRAMME

LET ME IN

Director (s) | Genre | Duration: Aramis Garcia Gonzalez | Live-Action | 10’00’’

Synopsis (in English): After a big argument with his mother and stepfather, 24-year-old Emre storms off angrily. A year later, he knocks on the door again. He wants to come back home as if nothing had happened. However, his mother doesn't just let him in, and a difficult conversation unfolds through the intercom. Emre tries everything to be let inside. But offering a sincere apology is something he can't manage.

Director(s): Aramis Garcia Gonzalez
Cast: Ferhat Kaplan
Producer(s) Madhiha Duynhouwer
Screenplay Perla Vita Beerens
Cinematography Fernando Barrientos
Editing Eva van Weeghel
Production Design: Finn Van der Reijden
Music/Film Score: Meral Polat
Sound: Franco van der Linde

Behind The Reflection

Director(s) | Genre | Duration: Jelle Tigchelaar | Documentary | 16’39’’

Synopsis (in English): In 'Behind the Reflection' people of different ages and backgrounds spend half an hour looking at themselves in the mirror. We see what they see as we look through the back of the mirror. They share observations about themselves and their experiences of discomfort, sadness, confrontation, and happiness.

Director(s): Jelle Tigchelaar
Cast: Hans Schoorlemmer
Producer(s): Jelle Tigchelaar
Screenplay: Jelle Tigchelaar
Cinematography: Jelle Tigchelaar
Editing: Jelle Tigchelaar
Production Design: Hans Tigchelaar
Sound: Jelle Tigchelaar

Il Fait Beau (The Weather Is Nice)

Director(s) | Genre | Duration: Leonardo Cariglino | Live-Action | 19’00’’

Synopsis (in English): The young French expat Jean lives isolated and alienated from human contact, but a dear voice message from his mother urges him to go out. He then discovers Sara behind the shelves of the FEBO snack bar, and a love story begins.

Director(s): Leonardo Cariglino
Cast: Michael Muller, Sara Luna Zoric, Liliana de Vries, Jord Knotter
Producer(s): Coen van Berkel
Screenplay: Leonardo Cariglino
Cinematography: Nanko Goeting
Editing: Samantha Groesbeek, Leonardo Cariglino
Production Design: Merel Veel
Music/Film Score: Antonis Pratsinakis
Sound: Franco van der Linde, Nick Smith

LUNATIC

Director(s) | Genre | Duration: Robin Noorda | Experimental | 16’00’’

Synopsis (in English): The film tackles urgent earthly issues, as seen by a lonely astronaut called Antonio, who was left behind on the moon after his coming out.

Director(s): Robin Noorda
Cast: Antonio AI
Producer(s): Marc Thelosen
Screenplay: Robin Noorda
Cinematography: Robin Noorda
Editing: Robin Noorda
Production Design: Robin Noorda
Music/Film Score: Alfred Marseille
Sound: Jos van Galen

MAGMA

Director(s) | Genre | Duration: Luca Meisters | Live-Action | 14’56’’

Synopsis (in English): The world of the introverted but fiery Esra (9) has been turned upside down. Her father has become disabled after a recent motorcycle accident, and as a result, they had to move to a new place. Struggling with his limitations, Esra’s father isn’t the man she once knew. At her new school, she tells a lie that results in a lot of positive attention, but she cannot oversee the consequences. The pain, anger, and shame that boil inside of her will inevitably find their way to the surface.

Director(s): Luca Meisters
Cast: Leah Fischer, Mustafa Duygulu, Nadia Amin, Joya Kloppenborg, Erwin Boschmans, Judith van den Berg
Producer(s): IJswater Films
Screenplay: Nena van Driel
Cinematography: Roy van Egmond
Editing: Tessel Flora de Vries
Production Design: Ziggy Zwart & Jakobien Veling
Music/Film Score: Annelotte Coster
Sound: Coen Bruins

TIDE

Director(s) | Genre | Duration: Roxanne Stam | Live-Action | 20’00’’

Synopsis (in English): On a rare day out with her father, Nola (8) yearns for quality time, but Kurt (45) seems more focused on flirting than fathering. Their trip to the seaside begins with Nola's excitement and a heartfelt gift—a handmade bracelet—but quickly turns sour as Kurt's wandering attention and carefree attitude clash with his daughter's need for connection.

Director(s): Roxanne Stam
Cast: Dayani Verstraten, Bert Haelvoet
Producer(s): Rachel van Bommel, Ivo Siebum
Screenplay: Roxanne Stam, Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem
Cinematography: Zeeger Verschuren
Editing: Nikki Gorissen
Production Design: Marieken van Huijstee, Merel Hendrickx
Music/Film Score: Nikolaï Clavier
Sound: Dickenson Eekman