Ruwan Heggelman | Live-Action | 05’56''

Unknowingly, a girl enters the habitat of a tribe of killer gnomes during her daily run. Lured by mysterious glowing mushrooms, she soon wishes she'd stayed on her usual tracks...

Laura Hermanides | Experimental | 08’52’’

A visit to the swimming pool brings back Imaani's dark memories of a sexual assault. To defeat her inner demons and overcome the past, Imaani will have to face her trauma.

Steve Oen | Live-Action | 14’28’’

When the new, state-of-the-art robot vacuum cleaner SUCKER meets his new owner EVE for the first time, he instantly falls head over heels in love with her. The two build an intimate bond, but Eve’s boyfriend, LARS, seems to be a problem…

Louka Hoogendijk | Live-Action | 15’40’’

When Noor travels with her mother to a northern island where her family is gathering, she faces a painful moment that she quietly tries to avoid. The island's wild nature guides her to a white lie that she will never forget.

Bastiaan Rook | Live-Action | 08’07’’

When Amy and her boyfriend have a nice dinner in the restaurant where they first met, it turns out there's some pressure on their relationship.

Tomas Ponsteen | Documentary | 20’00’’

Filmmaker Tomas Ponsteen was adopted from Brazil and did not feel the need to search for his biological mother. Since revelations about adoption abuses, he wonders to what extent his choice not to search is without obligation.

George Hampshire | Animation | 02’15’’

A young man clings to the last remaining piece of his relationship: his ex-girlfriend’s beloved sausage dog. At first, his inability to let go helps him cope with his broken heart while creating havoc in the city. But this takes a turn when the sausage dog alienates him from the rest of the world.

Sophie Gipmans | Live-Action | 20’00’’

After many jobs and living in various places, Alice looks back on the one place where she could always recharge – the mountain cottage of her best friends Bilal and Daphne. This special place and friendship with them had been her safe haven for many years. Alice writes a letter to Bilal since the contact between them has faded.

Gideon van der Stelt | Animation | 20’00’’

An impossible city is built up out of enormous rotating rings, steering the lives of its lonely inhabitants. NEW BABYLON follows three characters living secluded lives and is a visual trip through an oppressive night in which contemporary, individualistic life is reflected in a circular metropole.

Mandula van den Berg & Job van Aken | Live-Action | 07’51’’

Húsom is a short drama about modern estrangement. The 82-year-old Hungarian Abigél lives in a small house in a Dutch suburb. Her life is completely consumed by habit, and the outside world barely reaches her. The highlights of her day are the daily phone calls she gets, where she can explain everything that’s happened to her.

Damien Hope | Documentary | 18’40’’

Dedication is a short portrait starring no-nonsense guitar virtuoso Pablo van de Poel. A loving close-up of a musician’s total devotion to an incredible device which allows him to speak: The Guitar.

Rishi Chamman | Live-Action | 12’17’’

Although the family seems divided in two, they share a great love of South American music.

Frank van den Bogaart | Live-Action | 16’16’’

When her father goes missing, young Rhena (Adriana Bakker) enters the woods to seek out a mythological creature believed to collect the stories of dying beings.

Bregt Verhagen | Live-Action | 16’00’’

Camouflage is about the impact of an unsafe home on fourteen-year-old Deniz. The film shows how it affects the relationship with his mother, the interaction with his friends and his behavior at school.

Guido Ekker | Animation | 06’14’’

All the horrors we imagined for the future have come true. The end of our planet is near. While the rich are able to live out their days with dignity, the poor must fight tooth and nail for the simplest of pleasures: even a breath of fresh air. In this world, one poor man is being manipulated by the state to help them weed out a small but effective resistance movement.

Kate Hummel | Live-Action | 17’00’’

Thirteen-year-old Joy loves skating, French fries and her friends Ted and Mara. Her brother, Gabriël, is mainly occupied doing homework or repairing his scooter. The skatepark is where Joy feels best. She and her friends rule the place. Then, one night, something strange happens. A stabbing incident occurs. Suddenly, many police are present, and Joy’s brother is acting weird. When Joy finds out what happened, will she continue to be able to enjoy skating?

Ruud Satijn | Live-Action | 16’27’’

During his evening shift, pizza delivery guy Izem suspects domestic violence is taking place behind the doors of a wealthy customer. Do the police believe his warning?

Anej Golčar | Animation | 07’44’’

Sixty-something Harold still lives with his aged mother, Hendrina. This is far from snug: the embittered mother puts her passion for vases above her son's love and is very reproachful. This has made Harold believe he depends on her and cannot make autonomous decisions. But then he hears another sound coming through the wall: the neighbors’ rebellious, recalcitrant adolescent son. In the reticent Harold, this awakens a desire to express himself too. Shortly after, his mother dies. What does this do to Harold?

Roel van Beek | Animation | 04’40’’

After getting stung by a nettle, Sarah finds that scratching, while providing relief, has destructive results. When minor irritations magnify her itch, and vice versa, restraint from scratching becomes insufferable. Can Sarah still suppress her compulsion when she is presented with a carefree alternative?

Sem Dingemans | Live-Action | 20’00’’

Due to the poorly running car wash and the arrival of a new girlfriend, Dennis loses himself in an urge to prove himself to his father.

Edward de Jong | Live-Action | 12’00’’

That night, Jesper and Rein wanted to go to Tessa's party. They have just played sports and are exhausted. Rein has been hit especially hard (he thinks) and therefore has an incredible appetite for Peking Duck from his favorite Chinese restaurant. Jesper doubts as he is short on cash (as he has been for decades). This exposes a skewed dynamic in their friendship.

Lenke Duyvendak | Experimental | 10’18’’

Alma is a puppetry film about a girl who tries to catch a light. Let your senses be enchanted by a game with light and darkness in this small, vulnerable story about growing up and letting go of control.

Haider Hussain | Live-Action | 13’51’’

Mariyam, a twenty-year-old Dutch Muslim heavy metal vocalist, realizes she might be pregnant. How does she reconcile this news with her different cultural identities and, above all, tell her mother?

Ewan Macbeth | Experimental | 12’30’’

An unseen narrator tells his experience of wrongful imprisonment in an unnamed country and his random release. Based on a letter sent to Amnesty International by the filmmaker’s father and a surreal interview given about it. ‘Prison with Songbirds’ is a documentary and fiction hybrid in which dream-nightmare and digital celluloid collide.

Sander van Dijk | Live-Action | 10’50’’

An anxiety-ridden man meets his friend for dinner in a shadowy restaurant to share a dark suspicion. At first, his friend doesn't believe him and tries to convince the man nothing is happening. But the further they get into their midnight conversation, the more they begin to fear: something about this evening isn't quite right…

Bowie Verschuuren | Experimental | 08’40’’

In a not-so-unfamiliar dystopian world, a perpetual ritual faces people with the dilemma of killing or being killed. Or is there a way to break this vicious cycle?

Kees-Jan Mulder | Live-Action | 12’30’’

When grandfather regrets the abuses in the family business on his deathbed, granddaughter seems to be the right person to change the company for good - were it, not that uncle and aunt think slightly differently about this.

Joey Kwan | Live-Action | 16’34’’

Jennifer and her family's life is turned upside down when her father is suddenly diagnosed with cancer. Will the Wong family be able to put aside their cultural & generational differences for the sake of their father's well-being?

Tim Ro | Documentary | 07’50’’

As a Chechen War refugee, young Artjom has experienced more adversity than many see in a lifetime. He has had to fight for everything in his life.

From amateur boxer to five-time national Champion, Artjom has risen to every challenge. This portrait chronicles his new challenge and tribulations of becoming a pro boxer. No matter the obstacles, Artjom keeps fighting because he has something worth fighting for his family.

Malu Janssen | Live-Action | 20’00’’

During a sultry summer evening, Stella and her ex-Paul host the parents of their son's girlfriend, Annelies and Rindert, for dinner in their garden. It soon becomes apparent that the date was created to answer a question from the children: may they sleep together? As dusk sets in and the parents try to formulate a ready-made answer together, this short drama confronts them with their own experiences, their own projections and their parenting.

Luuk Walschot | Documentary | 08’00’’

Life on Hold is a short documentary film about universal feelings of longing and displacement. With the war in Ukraine raging for over a year, six people share their heartfelt stories of leading a life on Hold, uncertain of what the future will bring.

Catherina Iosifidis | Live-Action | 12’50’’

Selena (14) plays football as the only girl on a boys' team. Her teammates see her as one of the boys. When a new girl joins the team, the dynamic in the group begins to change. Selena does everything she can to protect her position within the group.

Amanda van Hesteren | Documentary | 20:00

In this vibrant, raw and unabashedly intimate coming-of-age film, four male models make a sincere attempt to get to know themselves better during a retreat in Thailand.

Sam Yazdanpanna | Live-Action | 08’00’’

The 29-year-old MMA fighter Reza is tempted to use doping. His doubts grow. Meanwhile, Reza is dealing with his childhood traumas, and an important competition is ahead. His coach notices that something is wrong. Will Reza defeat his childhood demons and win the match, or will the traumas get the upper hand?

Thom Lunshof | Experimental | 04’56’’

In a dystopian world, the sun's rising awakens something in a young girl, a woman and an older man.

Juliette van Ardenne | Live-Action | 10’39’’

Realizing she lost herself after giving birth, a young mother struggles to maintain her sanity.

Bo van der Meer, Malou Wagenmaker | Documentary | 19’39’’

Bloodhounds, hunting horns and classic costumes: the drag hunt is a spectacular race on horseback through the Dutch landscape. In this theatrical imitation of the fox hunt, the drag man imitates the fox, and the dogs are the leading actors. What motivates the riders of the drag hunt to maintain this tradition full of etiquette?

Patty Stenger | Animation | 02’25’’

Margot is neatly nursed by her daughter. But Margot doesn't want to sit on the couch in a stain-resistant dress, waiting for her death. She wants another man in her life! She approaches men through personal ads in the newspaper. She wants to dance! And smoke! And drink! Her daughter lights a candle for her deceased father every day and angrily throws the men out of the house. She also tries to get rid of the increasing number of flies. In vain, the flies turn out to be Margot's friends. And fly she will.

Mipham Chhowing | Live-Action | 08’16’’

‘Our Fate’ (better known as ‘Lotgenoten’) is a short film about how young people from difficult home situations try to find a way to express their pain and frustrations. One escapes into his made-up world, the other tries to numb his pain, and another expresses it aggressively toward the outside world. It is only outside that they can find peace amongst each other.

Imre van Opstal | Experimental | 30:00

Whether running a marathon, climbing a mountain, or simply making it through a difficult day, endurance enables people to persist and succeed. Without it, people would give up at the first sign of difficulty. Endurance is a film about the power of perseverance and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of challenging circumstances.

Philip Ledeboer | Live-Action | 20’00’’

25-year-old Luca moves into a new apartment to escape her wild nightlife in Amsterdam but starts seeing strange appearances in her new home, which seem to indicate the house's dark past. Or, is the dark past hers?

Sascha Stouthamer | Documentary | 20’00’’

In a parallel story, Sascha, Isabel and Oliver struggle with the loss of love, safety and a loved one. By focusing on the physical and mental consequences of their traumatic experiences, they try to embrace their past rather than deny it.

Marcel Roijaards | Live-Action | 16’20’’

A group of children gather at the dunes to re-enact life, in a play without words, from birth to the inevitable end.

Idriss Nabil | Live-Action | 20’00’’

To prevent his music teacher Seydou from being evicted from the Netherlands, ten-year-old Asare decides to adopt him. When grown-up reality creeps up on Asare's plan, he risks losing not only his friend but also his child-like imagination.

Tenizng Norbu Woing | Documentary | 13’48’’

A documentary about the Chinese immigrants of the 1990s. They discuss their migration history, their lives of hard work in the Chinese kitchens and their survival in the Red Light District of Amsterdam. A vulnerable encounter with people who always seem to be hidden behind the latch of the Eastern specialities. They relive moving, hopeful and difficult memories together at the dining table. A journey of nostalgic stories intertwined with songs they sing about "Home".

Sophie van de Pol | Live-Action | 12’50’’

ANS (63), her husband JAAP (65), and their son HARRY (29) have been regular guests at their all-inclusive hotel on the Dutch coast for years. This year is no different, and it promises to be another fantastic week. But suddenly, Harry is overcome by emotions he's never experienced before. Ans notices her son only has attention from the hotel's receptionist, SALMA (24) and realizes she can no longer mother him. Jaap encourages his wife to give their son some space, with comedic and uncomfortably painful situations.

Mona Schier | Documentary | 20’00’’

"Only the Forgotten is New" follows the 85-year-old Klaus writing a letter to his deceased Nazi father. Klaus is on a journey exploring his memories and emotions about their traumatizing relationship during the Second World War.

Brent Bosker | Live-Action | 20’00’’

Bosnia and Herzegovina, April 1992. The Bosnian Amir, Nada and their daughter Lejla are friends with their Bosnian Serb neighbours. But as ethnic tensions in the country rise and cause a conflict between the two families, everything changes; the war that once felt so far away suddenly comes very close.

Stan Oversteegen | Animation | 04’48’’

Three young queer people share their experiences on what it's like to deviate from the straight-, cis- norm. Throughout the film, painful experiences make room for a more positive perspective, such as the overwhelming sense of connection with millions of other queer individuals worldwide or the freedom that arises as one can relinquish certain expectations.

Sven Peetoom, Jonathan Damborg, Gríma Irmudóttir | Documentary | 10’38’’

"Náttúrubönd is a poetic inquiry into our changing relationship with nature in the Icelandic landscape. We follow four people: an activist, a dancer, a scientist and a biologist while they move through nature. They lament the loss of the dying beauty and their own connection to this landscape.

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Amy Janna | Live-Action | 14’58’’

Maya and Sem look up at the starry night sky on a breezy summer night. Life is smiling down at them. Everything makes sense... until the beat drops. Tragedy hits them. Swiftly and ruthlessly.

Isis Cabolet | Live-Action | 17’24’’

70-year-old Edith, who has fallen into social and mental isolation, comes into contact with an equally lonely young man, who, although they have absolutely nothing in common, rekindles the zest for life in her.

Lotte van Raalte | Documentary | 12’13’’

Evelyn, Alicia & Frida are three young Mexican women. They embrace nature as their home and use their bodies to mirror their feelings. They truly listen. Going inward and touching their subconsciousness, they hear generations of women being silenced through violence and trauma. The women feel a responsibility for the time we live in now. It’s time to speak up and reclaim the powers of women and nature: transformation, reconciliation & healing.

Olivia Lonsdale | Live-Action | 07’06’’

Senna is a 16-year-old eager to spread her wings and experience life on her own terms. But her mother, who has always been protective and overbearing, is determined to keep a tight grip on her daughter's life. Senna longs for independence and autonomy but, at the same time, feels a sense of loyalty to her mother that will never be broken. It's a story about letting go, making your own choices and becoming an adult. It's about my mum and me, my mum and her mum, my aunts and my grannie and maybe one day my future self as a mum.

Rianne Stremmelaar | Animation | 07’57’’

After breaking up with her relationship, Wendy is forced to take on a new challenge; she returns to the student house. With reluctance and a broken heart, she tries to pick up the thread again.

Ravi Sandberg | Documentary | 14’20’’

FANTOOMWIJK gives voice to the evicted locals of a neighbourhood that was once a bustling part of the city. A gripping short film about the human cost of urban development, representing the global issue of gentrification in big cities.

Reinier Smit | Live-Action | 19’16’’

When surgeon Hannah discovers that she made a medical mistake, she doesn’t seem to realise that this incident has already occurred many years ago. Hannah tries all that she can to find out what actually happened. What is really going on? But as she is searching for the truth, the world around her is gradually turning into a nightmare. Her husband Otto knows what he must do now that he’s no longer able to get through Hannah, who is severely suffering from dementia.

Milton Broen | Live-Action | 20’00’’

In 1960s Amsterdam, a 35-year-old, anxious postman lives with his oppressive, controlling mother and tuned-out father in a working-class neighbourhood. After he swears an oath not to read the letters he’s supposed to deliver, his voyeuristic nature takes the better of him. He starts reading the letters. A paranoid state gradually gets a hold of him, and he develops a sense that the whole city has a bone to pick with him. His attempts at denial only further his anxiety.

Claire Zhou | Live-Action | 20’00’’

Lin (41) is preparing her solo song performance for the Chinese New Year celebration at her church. She hopes to impress her community, but according to her mentor, her performance isn’t connecting yet as she seems to be hiding herself. However when rumors start circulating about her son, who has not been to church for some time now, Lin is faced with a difficult choice; will she continue to hide her true self or choose to be open?

Lotte Salomons | Documentary | 07’18’’

Monsters introduces three children of different origins. The families of Roaa, Zainab and Noe Noe all fled to the Netherlands for different reasons. In a recreated bedroom, the three girls draw and describe their self-invented fantasy monster Cappi Don Liii in their own way. They reflect on the monster and themselves and look for similarities between the world of the imaginary monster and the real world. Through the monster they talk about happy and less joyful memories, about growing up in an asylum seekers center and about the power of their friendship and fantasy.

Arjan Brentjes | Animation | 20’00’’

A young woman lives on the streets in a city that, in style and development, is reminiscent of the 1920s. The city has an inescapable surveillance system, as invasive as our world of Big Tech. The main character learns that the only place to escape from this can be in the world of her dreams.

Victoria Warmerdam | Live-Action | 20’00’’

After several unsuccessful attempts to complete a Captcha, feminist Lara sets out to answer the disturbing question of whether she's a robot, and therefore bought by her own boyfriend.

Donnya Zidan | Live-Action | 15’00’’

It’s the year 1976. Iskander, a young, promising astronomical talent, left his homeland of Egypt to join a team of leading astronomers in Amsterdam for a major scientific study of black holes. Tonight, he will share their findings at a long-awaited symposium. Scarred by childhood trauma, Iskander tries to keep his psychotic episodes at bay. With the pressure of anticipation hitting its peak, his troubles have reached a boiling point.

Kevin Tromp | Live-Action | 13’47’’

Fourteen-year-old Wolfie does not feel at home in the hunting environment of his parents. He receives a rifle as a birthday gift and is taken into the forest against his will, where he sees an animal being killed for the first time. From that moment on, Wolfie begins to see his parents as monsters. His desire to escape arises, but is he better off somewhere else?