1. FILMS PROMO INFO
Meet the nominees for Mr Zee Best Film 2020! These films are also nominated for the Shortcutz Amsterdam International Audience Award.
En route
Marit Weerheijm | Drama | 10’09’’
When Inay (9) and her little brother have to join their father on a special trip through the city, she tries everything to cause a delay.
Director: Marit Weerheijm
Main Cast: Inay Heijblom, Alex Dosljak, Mike Libanon
Producers: Loes Komen, Eva Verweij
Screenplay: Marit Weerheijm
Cinematography: Martijn Melis
Editing: Fatih Tura
Life at OranJehotel
Mark Visser / Jeroen Schellekens | Animation | 12’30’’
Between 1940 and 1945, Scheveningen was home to one of the most notorious prisons of the Nazis. The ironic nickname 'Oranjehotel' was a tribute to the many resistance fighters who were imprisoned there. An aged man looks back at his imprisonment at Oranjehotel during WWII. He tells about his experiences in the prison and in particular about his new cellmate Pieter.
Director (s): Mark Visser, Jeroen Schellekens
Producers: Studio Motoko
Screenplay: Mark Visser, Jeroen Schellekens
LILI
Yfke van Berckelaer | Horror | 08’40’’
A young actress' (Lisa Smit) audition for an older man (Derek de Lint) grows increasingly less comfortable with every line read in this single-take horror for the #metoo era.
Director: Yfke van Berckelaer
Main Cast: Lisa Smit, Derek de Lint
Producers: Jorgen van Dongen, Steven Willems
Screenplay: Yfke van Berckelaer
Cinematography: Rogier Jaarsma
Editing: Yfke van Berckelaer, Jeffrey deVore
MANIA
Edson da Conceicao | Horror | 07’29’’
Vera wakes up in a small boat, stranded in an unknown world. As she steps out of the boat, a child’s cry for help starts echoing, non-stop, awaking a horrible monster inside Vera. She runs for her life, but in the end, there’s no escape but to fight this monster.
Director: Edson da Conceicao
Main Cast: Ziarah Janssen, Kimaya Koulen
Producers: Remy Mulder, Yanick Pilgram
Screenplay: Douwe Nagelmaker
Cinematography: Bo Bolderink
Editing: Tim Straver
No Dog in Amsterdam
Lucas Camps | Documentary | 03’58’’
A lonely husky walks the empty streets of Amsterdam during the lockdown.
Director: Lucas Camps
Main Cast: Jax
Producer: Lucas Camps
Screenplay: Lucas Camps, Robbert Schep
Cinematography: Danny Noordanus
Editing: Lucas Camps
RE-ENTRY
Ben Brand | Drama | 09’15’’
‘What happened? Where am I?’ The man who wakes up alone in the woods has many questions. Is he dead and in the hereafter? The voice of God soberly answers his questions: Yep, that’s right. Traffic accident. But it’s not that bad, because everyone eventually dies. All the man’s questions, also about the meaning of life, are answered.
Director: Ben Brand
Main Cast: Isaka Sawadogo, Johnny Bang Reilly
Producer: Studio Ruba
Screenplay: Andy Weir, Ben Brand
Cinematography: Maxime Desmet
Editing: Patrick Schonewille
Sad Beauty
Arjan Brentjes | Animation | 09’50’’
In a heavily polluted world, a young woman mourns the disappearance of animal species. When she falls ill due to a bacterial infection, nature appears to send her a message in her hallucinations.
Director: Arjan Brentjes
Voices: Bart van der Schaaf, Anne-May de Lijser, Peter Baker
Producer: Arjan Brentjes
Screenplay: Arjan Brentjes
Short Calf Muscle
Victoria Warmerdam | Comedy | 13’00’’
Short Calf Muscle is an absurdist black comedy about Anders. And Anders is different. But he doesn't know that. Yes, he's also gay, but that's not the point here. There is also this thing that others see but he doesn't.
Director: Victoria Warmerdam
Main Cast: Henry van Loon
Producer(s): Trent
Screenplay: Victoria Warmerdam
Cinematography: Joris Bulstra
Editing: Elsbeth Kasteel