NEXT SUBMISSION PERIODs 2024

  • 2nd Submission Period [Screenings May/June/September]

  • Period:
    1 March to 15 April, 2024

  • 3rd Submission Period [Screenings September/October]

  • Period:
    22 April to 7 July, 2024

  • 4th Submission Period [Screenings Mid-October/November] LAST SUBMISSION PERIOD OF THE SEASON

  • Period:
    15 July to 1 October, 2024

HOW IT WORKS

WEEKLY SESSIONZ

All the films selected for our competition will be screened at our weekly Sessionz. In every free session, we screen two short films and receive the teams for a ‘gezellig’ Q&A.* We also invite a Special Guest every session, an established film professional, and ask her/him/them some questions and tips.
These sessions are English spoken, and films are subtitled in English.

All films screened are eligible for the Shortcutz Amsterdam Annual Awards.

A JURY TEAM team of some of the most respected names in the film industry watches all the films and votes for the Best Films in several categories.
The Mr Zee Best Film nominees get the chance to tour worldwide for our International Audience Award.

SHORTCUTZ AMSTERDAM ANNUAL AWARDS

Every January sees, the best Dutch short films honoured at the Shortcutz Amsterdam Annual Awards. All films screened at Shortcutz Amsterdam in the previous year get the chance to be nominated for any of Mr Zee. Categories at the event: Best Director, Best Documentary, Best Animation, Best Experimental Film, Best Screenplay, Best Soundtrack, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Acting and Best Film. 

Prizes:

  • Mr Zee Best Film: is awarded €15,000 worth of services by FILMMORE and CAM-A-LOT, €7,500 each. 

  • Mr Zee, Best Director: is awarded €5,000 (cash prize) by VEVAM.

  • Mr Zee Best Screenplay: is awarded €2,000 (cash prize) by NETFLIX.

  • Mr Zee Best Cinematography: is awarded equipment rental worth € 2,500 by CAM-A-LOT

  • Mr Zee Best Soundtrack: is awarded €2,000 (cash prize) by MiMM.

BE INSPIRED BY THE BEST

The prizes are presented to the winners by inspiring film personalities, who share a few words of advice for the new talent at the ceremony.

FIND OUT MORE about the previous editions HERE or WATCH some previous editions HERE.

SHORTCUTZ AMSTERDAM INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE AWARD

From the beginning of December until the middle of January, we will tour around the world with the 7 films nominated for Mr Zee Best Film to ask which one is the audience’s favourite film. We team up with national and international partners to host these special screenings.

FIND OUT MORE about the previous editions HERE.

HOW TO SUBMIT

Shortcutz Amsterdam is searching for the coolest short films from the new Dutch film talent! Shortcutz Amsterdam accepts in competition short films:

  • related to the Netherlands: Director or Producer must be from the NL or living in the Netherlands for more than 5 years or have an NL production company

  • directed by an up-and-coming filmmaker: before the first feature film (more than 70 minutes)

  • produced in the last 12 months to the date of the submission

  • with less than 20 minutes in length: can be 20 minutes + credits

  • the Q&A is mandatory with at least 1 member of the main team

  • your film must be subtitled in English (if it's in another language than English)

  • accepted genres: live-action, animation, documentary and experimental film

Feedback Sessions

In case your film is not selected for our official competition, you can book a 15-minutes online session with Shortcutz Amsterdam Creative Director to find out more regarding the motives of our decision.

Find out more and apply through: film freeway

* If you want to premiere at Shortcutz Amsterdam, please also use film freeway to submit the edit lock of your movie. Do not forget to mention in the notes of your application that your version is not final, describe the alterations that still need to be made and the estimated time of delivery.