ShortCutz Amsterdam
ShortCutz Amsterdam is an annual film festival promoting short films in Amsterdam, Netherlands held the whole year through.
Festival
ShortCutz Amsterdam is a film festival held the whole year through, promoting Dutch short films in The Netherlands. Every week has two short films competing. After the end of the calendar month the jury will select the winner of the month. The winner of the month is then nominated for a Mr. Zee Award and the winners will be presented at the end of January at the ShortCutz Amsterdam Annual Award Ceremony at EYE Film Institute Netherlands. Winners of the Mr. Zee award will receive funding for their next film project, special screenings in cinema's and a distribution deal.A unique aspect of the festival is that jury members are encouraged to give their personal feedback on the selected films. Giving the filmmakers the opportunity to have professionals like Rutger Hauer, Jan Harlan or Eddy Terstall comment on their films. Because of the informal vibe of the festival jury members can often be spotted at the weekly screening sessions, lowering the bar for young creatives to come in contact with well-known film professionals.
Screening locations
The weekly screening sessions are held at the De Kring , located in the heart of Amsterdam, on the corner of the Leidseplein. It is one of the main artists clubs of the city.The ShortCutz Amsterdam Annual Awards Ceremony is held every January at the EYE Film Institute Netherlands. The EYE is a modern building located on the north bank of Amsterdam's waterfront, just behind the Central Station.
Mobile App
In 2019 the ShortCutz festival mobile app was released on Android and iOS. Giving mobile users an easy way to read about the news, weekly sessions and screening schedules. The app also gives the users the opportunity to connect with film professionals, upcoming talent and the film audience.Programmes
- The Official Selection
- *In Competition – Short films competing for the Mr. Zee Award. They are projected in De Kring Amsterdam.
- *Special Guests – Every session is accompanied by an influential guest from the film industry and will hold an open Q&A.
- *ShortCutz Amsterdam Award Ceremony – Awards presentation honoring the best talent in short-film achievements.
- Events
- *Best of ShortCutz – Special selection of the best of films.
- *Marathon of New Dutch Cinema – In one night, it showcases the vitality and diversity of short films.
- *Shortcutz National Audience Awards.
Juries
The jury composed of an ambassador and various film directors, actors, culture, and art personalities, determine the prizes for the best short films in the competition. The juries hold the responsibility for choosing the monthly winner and which films will receive a Mr. Zee award.Notable jury members: Waldemar Torenstra, George Sluizer, Laser 3.14, Tygo Gernandt, Hanna Verboom, Mijke de Jong, Roel Reiné, Eddy Terstall, Ariane Schluter, Rutger Hauer, Jan Harlan, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Pieter Kuijpers.
Guests of honor
Every year guests of honor are invited to speak about their experiences in film creation.List of Guests of Honor: Rutger Hauer – actor extraordinaire , Jan Harlan – producer of the late Stanley Kubrick and Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence Béla Tarr - cult film director Leontine Petit – producer and founder of Lemming Film Pieter Verhoeff – Golden Calf winning director Job Roggeveen from the studio Job Joris & Marieke – Oscar nominee animator Claire van Daal - Nederlands Film Festival programmer Jan Doense aka Mr Horror - producer, publisher, Festival Organizer. Jos de Putter - documentary maker and producer Yorick van Wageningen - actor Sigrid ten Napel - golden calf nominee actress Bero Beyer - IFFR director and producer Willeke van Ammelrooy - actress Johanna Ter Steege - actress Marc van Warmerdam - producer Ate de Jong - director Mae Dols de Jong - director Gareth Wiley - producer
Awards
Career Achievement Award
The Career Achievement Award has been awarded since 2013. The winners are: 2018 – Frans Weisz, 2017 – Heddy Honigmann, 2016 – Pieter Kuijpers, 2015 – Rutger Hauer, 2014 – Jos Stelling and 2013 – George Sluizer.Rutger Hauer Award
The Career Achievement Award was transformed into the Rutger Hauer Award after his death in 2019. The winners are: 2022 - Junkie XL, 2021 - Martin Koolhoven, 2020 - NTR Kort!, 2019 - Paul VerhoevenMr. Zee Award winners
The Mr. Zee Award has various sponsors, including ShortsTV, Camalot Amsterdam, Filmmore and EYE Film Institute Netherlands. The Mr. Zee awards are made by ProtoSpace.Singular Awards
In some years a singular award has been awarded.In 2020 an awards for Best Music video was awarded to Leo Cosme for his music video for the artist Feng Sueve with his song Half-Moon bag.
in 2020 an Xite award was awarded to Timo Ottevanger for his music video for Sunnery James and Ryan Marciano - Let it lie
in 2022 an award for best soundtrack, chosen by Mimm / Private Kitchen was awarded to Giliam Spliethoff & Jorick Bronius for the film You can't Automate Me.
Mr Zee Best Film
| Year | Film | Original Title | Director | Other Nominees | Jury |
| 2013 | Wednesdays | Woensdagen | Aaron Rookus | 12th of never, Drag Junkie, Flirt, Kruidwoord, Stardust, Tombed | |
| 2014 | Pony Place | Pony Place | Joost Reijmers | De leeuw, Geen Klote!, Happy New Year, Peace and Quiet | |
| 2015 | Ballen | Ballen | Janne Schmidt | Bam, Groen, Plaster, Expose | Eddy Terstall, Jan Harlan, Laser 3.14, Roel Reiné, René Wolf, Tygo Gernandt, Vincent van Ommen, Claire van Daal, Harmen Jalvingh, Ariane Schluter, Jeroen Koolbergen, Jan Doense |
| 2016 | Nymphet | Nymphet | Laura Hermanides | Beautiful woman, Bingo!, Exist, Jimmy on the Run, Platform 13, Ticking Away | Rutger Hauer, Eddy Terstall, Jan Harlan, Laser 3.14, Roel Reiné, René Wolf, Tygo Gernandt, Vincent van Ommen, Claire van Daal, Harmen Jalvingh, Ariane Schluter, Jeroen Koolbergen, Jan Doense, |
| 2017 | A man falls from the sky | Valt een man uit de lucht | Kurt Platvoet, Jan Verdijk | I was only 14, Che!, Tabook, Bridge, Routine, Skogafoss | Rutger Hauer, Eddy Terstall, Jan Harlan, Laser 3.14, Marina Blok, Roel Reiné, René Wolf, Tygo Gernandt, Willeke van Amelrooy, Pieter Kuijpers, Vincent van Ommen, Claire van Daal, Harmen Jalvingh |
| 2018 | Bullet Time | Bullet Time | Frodo Kuipers | Sjaak's wife died, so he needs to say something, Girl on a mission, Otherland, Hitchock Hitchcock, Spark, Happy new year | Rutger Hauer, Hany Abu-Assad, Eddy Terstall, Jan Harlan, Laser 3.14, Marina Blok, Roel Reiné, René Wolf, Sigrid Ten Napel, Tygo Gernandt, Willeke van Amelrooy, Pieter Kuijpers, Vincent van Ommen, Claire van Daal |
| 2019 | School's Out | Tienminutengesprek | Jamille van Wijngaarden | Accident, At First Sight, Crow's Nest, Daydreaming, Fundament, Nobu | Hany Abu-Assad, Eddy Terstall, Jan Harlan, Laser 3.14, Marina Blok, Roel Reiné, René Wolf, Sigrid Ten Napel, Tygo Gernandt, Willeke van Amelrooy, Kim Sherman, Pieter Kuijpers, Vincent van Ommen, Parwin Mirrahimy |
| 2020 | Short Calf Muscle | Korte kuitspier | Victoria Warmerdam | En Route, Life at Oranjehotel, Lili, Mania, No dog in Amsterdam, Re-Entry | Christopher Mack, Hany Abu-Assad, Eddy Terstall, Jan Harlan, Laser 3.14, Marina Blok, Roel Reiné, René Wolf, Sigrid Ten Napel, Tygo Gernandt, Willeke van Amelrooy |
| 2021 | Free Fall | Free Fall | Emmanuel Tenenbaum | Birdland, Last Ride, Marlon Brando, Shielded, Wall #4 | Charles Mastro Pietro, Christopher Mack, Hany Abu-Assad, Eddy Terstall, Jany Temime, Jan Harlan, Laser 3.14, Marina Blok, Roel Reiné, René Wolf, Sigrid Ten Napel, Willeke van Amelrooy |
| 2022 | Spotless | Vlekkeloos | Emma Branderhorst | Cage, Funkele, In between glass and walls, Science around us, The Smile, What killed Timmy Benson | Antonio D'intino, Christopher Mack, Eddy Terstall, Elise Schaap, Jan Harlan, Laser 3.14, Marina Blok, Nora El-Koussour, Roel Reiné, René Wolf, Sigrid Ten Napel, Willeke van Amelrooy |
| 2023 | I'm Not a Robot | Ik Ben Geen Robot | Victoria Warmerdam | A capella in D minor, Fly, Jammed, Gnomes, New Babylon | Christopher Mack, Eddy Terstall, Elise Schaap, Jan Harlan, Marina Blok, Nora El Koussour, Laser 3.14, René Wolf, Roel Reiné, Willeke van Amelrooy |
| Year | Director | Film | Other Nominees |
| 2013 | Aaron Rookus | Wednesdays | Fadi Hindash, Gabriel M. Bauer, Jeroen Houben, |
| 2014 | Ben Brand | 97% | Joost Reijmers, Klaas Arie Westland, Kurt Platvoets |
| 2015 | Janne Schmidt | Ballen | Jeroen Houben |
| 2016 | Laura Hermanides | Nymphet | Jordi Wijnalda, Klaas Arie Westland, Marc de Leeuw |
| 2017 | Kurt Platvoet, Jan Verdijk | A man falls from the sky | Elsbeth Fraanje, Niels Bourgonje, Nils Vleugels |
| 2018 | Daphne Luckers | Sisters | Brandon Grötzinger & Wander Theunis, Dominique Gimberg, Eva M. C. Zanen, Shady El-Hamus |
| 2019 | Flynn von Kleist | Crow's Nest | Guust Mulder, Jamille van Wijngaarden, Michael Middelkoop, Nico van den Brink |
| 2020 | Marit Weerheijm | En Route | Jörgen Scholtens, Victoria Warmerdam, Mania, Arjan Brentjes, Re-Entry |
| 2021 | Emmanuel Tenenbaum | Free Fall | Ashgan El-Hamus, Jantiene de Kroon & Remco Polman, Vincent Tilanus, Jan Verdijk, Festus Toll |
| 2022 | Nicole Jachmann | Funkele | Emma Brandenhorst, Idriss Nabil, Kees-Jan Mulder, Naomi Pacifique, Razan Hassan |
| 2023 | Malu Janssen | A Capella in D Minor | Claire Zhou, Isis Cabolet, Ruwan Heggelman, Victoria Warmerdam |
| Year | Actress | Film | Other Nominees |
| 2013 | Petra Laseur | Viskom | Joke Bruijs, Loek Beernink, Nienke Gravemake, Sophie van Winden |
| 2014 | Carine Crutzen | Southwest | Bien de Moor |
| 2015 | Saadet Yuce | Before We Lose | Annemieke Bakker, Hanneke Scholten, Thekla Reuten |
| 2016 | Alix Jana Cale | Nymphet | Albertine de Kanter, Hanneke Scholten, Juul Vrijdag, Selma Copijn |
| 2017 | Raymond Thiry | A man falls from the sky | Bart Slegers, Hans Dagelet, Yannick Jozefzoon |
| 2018 | Kubilay Sengul | Nightshade | Benjamin Moen, Mustafa Duygulu, Sabri Saddik, Sjeng Kessels |
| 2019 | Raymonde de Kuyper | School's Out | Christine van Stralen, Gonny Gaakeer, Melody Klaver, Romana Vrede, Sara Luna Zoric |
| Year | Writer | Film | Other Nominees |
| 2013 | Jeroen Houben | Sorry | Fadi Hindash, Matthijs Bockting, Aaron Rookus |
| 2014 | - | - | - |
| 2015 | Paul Bontenbal | Ballen | Cristhian Andrews & Ruya Koman, Lucas Camps |
| 2016 | Wander Theunis & Ashar Medina | Gilles | Jan van Gorkum, Karsten de Vreugd, Lucas Camps |
| 2017 | Jan Verdijk & Kurt Platvoet | A man falls from the sky | Martijn Winkler, Nils Vleugels, Bastiaan Tichler, Nico van den Brink |
| 2018 | Brandon Götzinger & Wander Theunis | Happy New Year | Rudi Brekelmans & Frodo Kuipers & Merlijn Passier, Jeroen Scholten van Aschat, Sisters, Medi Broekman |
| 2019 | Renske de Greef | School's Out | Jeroen Scholten van Aschat, Karsten de Vreugd, Michael Middelkoop, Paul de Vrijer |
| 2020 | Marit Weerheijm | En Route | Pepijn van Weeren & Jorgen Scholtens, Victoria Warmerdam, Alkan Coklu, Andy Weir & Ben Brand |
| 2021 | Guillaume Fournier & Emmanuel Tenenbaum | Free Fall | Ashgan El-Hamus, Jantiene de Kroon & Remco Polman, Vincent Tilanus, Jan Verdijk, Lucas Camps |
| 2022 | Milou Rhode | Spotless | ARIV & Tommaso Genovesi, Demian van der Wekken & Ruma Kaul, Erik van Schaaik, Jan van Gorkum, Pepe Favela |
| 2023 | Victoria Warmerdam | I'M Not a Robot | Amy Janna, Caspar van Woudenberg, Claire Zhou, Jan-Kees Joosse |
| Year | Film | Director | Other Nominees |
| 2013 | - | - | - |
| 2014 | We Hunt | Vera Holland & Ted Alkemade | Still Can't Hear Her Mouth, Wij en de Wolven |
| 2015 | - | - | |
| 2016 | Jimmy on the Run | Wytse Koetse | Beautiful Woman, Exist, The Art of Flying |
| 2017 | Che! | Elsbeth Fraanje | I am Famous, I Was Only 14, What TIme is It |
| 2018 | Girl on a Mission | Heleen D'Haens & Eva van Barneveld | Anita's Pack, Becoming, Otherland, Robert Mims the Texan Bull Rider |
| 2019 | Tribe of Ghosts | Almichael Fraay | Commit, Nobu, Now or Never Again, Vishulst: An Amsterdam Picture From IKEA |
| 2020 | Girlsboysmix | Lara Aerts | Authenticity, Jovanna for Future, Craving to be Touched, No Dog in Amsterdam |
| 2021 | Camouflage | Remco Polman & Jantiene de Kroon | Bekeken, Jabberwocky, Reflection, Tidy Town |
| 2022 | In Between Glass and Walls | Razan Hassan | Below the Surface, Modellife, Planktonium, So loud the Sky Can Hear Us |
| 2023 | Only the Forgotten is Real | Mona Schier | A Precious Shadow, Drag Hunt, Fantoomwijk, I Want to Go Higher, Monsters, Son |
| Year | Director of Photography | Film | Other Nominees |
| 2013 | Martijn Cousijn | Daniel | Erwan van Buuren, Ivan Hidayat, Maxim Honoré, Robbie van Brussels |
| 2014 | Wouter Verberkt | Een Verre Reis | Casper Brink, Martijn Cousijn |
| 2015 | Casper Brink | Fast Nacht | |
| 2016 | Tibor Dingelstad | Copyrette | Artyom Zakharenko, Aziz Al-Dilaimi, Mark Lindeberg, Martijn Cousijn |
| 2017 | Myrthe Mosterdman | Labor | Erik Journée, Florens de Graaf, Noel Schoolderman, Joris Bulstra |
| 2018 | Casper Van Oort | Sisters | Abel van Dijk, Jan Pieter Tuinstra, Thijmen Doornik, Dennis Manda |
| 2019 | Tim Kerbosch | Crow's Nest | Cristiaan van Leeuwen, Emo Weemhoff, Gregg Telussa, Tom Vorselaars |
| 2020 | Bo Bolderink | Mania | Martijn Schinkel, Job van Bijsteren, Kevin Kimman, Henk Otte, Maxime Desmet |
| 2021 | Stephan Polman | Lead Balloons | Sam du Pon, Zeno Dockx, Noél Schoolderman, Job Kraaijeveld |
| 2022 | Christiaan van Leeuwen | Hantu | Jan van Ijken, Joris Bulstra, Lawrence Lee, Matija Pekìc, Myrthe Mosterdman |
| 2023 | Amit Kumar | 6:00 AM | Cristiaan van Leeuwen, Jonathan Damborg, Martijn van Broekhuizen, Sveta Aparina, Thijmen Doornik |
Mr. Zee Best Editing/Post Production
| Year | Editor | Film | Other Nominees |
| 2013 | Mischa Rozema | Stardus | Joel Hielckert, Nicolien van Loon, Jan Meij |
| 2014 | Jan-Willem de Kraaij | La Commedia | Kurt Platvoet, Koen de Mol & Rick Franssen & Olivier Ballast |
| 2015 | - | - | - |
| 2016 | Wytse Koetse | Jimmy on the Run | Guido F.G. Jeurissen, Pelle Asselbergs, Wietse de Zwart |
| 2017 | Xander Nijsten | Sweet Tooth | Ivo van Aart, Ruben Labree, Sjoerd Dekker |
| 2018 | Tobias Cornelissen | Sisters | Michiel Boesveldt, Patrick Schonewille, Patrick Janssens, Augustine Huijsser |
| 2019 | Fatih Tura & Joshua Menco & Tom Oud | NOBU | Fatih Tura, Guido Ekker, Kevin Tromp, Tim Straver |
| 2020 | Patrick Schonewille | Re-Entry | Sander Kuipers, Robin Piree, Gijs Onvlee, Tim Roza |
| 2021 | Jean-Baptiste Guignot | Free Fall | Pepijn Ashman, Maarten Ernest, Xander Nijsten, Emiel Nuninga |
| 2022 | Loëlle Monsanto | Donna | Joel Heyl & Maarten Welzen, Max Paschke, Nathan Idzinga & Stanley Kolk, Pepijn Ashmann, Tessel Flora de Vries |
| 2023 | Tessel Flora de Vries | Jammed | Demi Wesselo, Jasper Ten Hoor & Ferrando Meraldi, Johannes de Jong, Joshua Menco, Michiel Boesveldt |