ShortCutz Amsterdam (ShortCutz AMS) 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.What is ShortCutz Amsterdam 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"ShortCutz Amsterdam Annual Awards: prijzen voor de beste Nederlandse korte films van 2014" eyefilm.nl. 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 (The Circle), 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."ShortCutz app available on iTunes" (iOS version)"ShortCutz app available on Android" (Android version) 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.Download the ShortCutz Amsterdam mobile app
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 opent seizoen met kortfilmmarathon" Filmkrant, Edo Dijksterhuis 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.Welcome Home Shortcutz AmsterdamGenomineerden eerste Shortcutz prijzen bekendAmsterdam Shortcutz 2014 Special IssueWinnaars 3e Shortcutz Amsterdam Annual AwardsShortCutz Amsterdam JuryShortcutz Amsterdam’s Jury Team composed of...ShortCutz op NFFShortCutz 2018Sisters en Nightshade grote kanshebbers Shortcutz Annual Awards
Guests of honor Every year guests of honor are invited to speak about their experiences in film creation.
List of Guests of Honor:
(2016) Rutger Hauer – actor extraordinaire (Blade Runner, Batman Begins) (2016), (2017) Jan Harlan – producer of the late Stanley Kubrick (Full Metal Jacket, The Shining, Eyes Wide Shut) and Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2016) Béla Tarr - cult film director (The Turin Horse, Werckmeister Harmonie) (2016) Leontine Petit – producer and founder of Lemming Film (The Lobster, Full Contact) (2016) Pieter Verhoeff – Golden Calf winning director (Nynke, De brief voor de koning) (2016) Job Roggeveen from the studio Job Joris & Marieke – Oscar nominee animator (A Single Life, Otto) (2016) Claire van Daal - Nederlands Film Festival programmer (2016) Jan Doense aka Mr Horror - producer, publisher (de FilmKrant), Festival Organizer (founder: Amsterdamned & Imagine Film Festival). (2016) Jos de Putter - documentary maker and producer (See No Evil, Radio Kobani) (2016) Yorick van Wageningen - actor (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Winter in Wartime) (2016) Sigrid ten Napel - golden calf nominee actress (Prince, Penoza) (2017) Bero Beyer - IFFR director and producer (Atlantic, Paradise Now) (2017) Willeke van Ammelrooy - actress (Antonia, the Lift, Ciske de Rat) (2017) Johanna Ter Steege - actress (Spoorloos, Paradise Road) (2017) Marc van Warmerdam - producer (A gentle Creature, Borgman) (2017) Ate de Jong - director (Highway to Hell, Drop Dead Fred) (2017) Mae Dols de Jong - director (If Mama Ain't Happy, Nobody's Happy, Nettiquette) (2017) Gareth Wiley - producer (Match Point, Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Awards Career Achievement Award The Career Achievement Award has been awarded since 2013. The winners are: 2018 – Frans Weisz,Frans Weisz wint Shortcutz Amsterdam Career Award (January 18, 2018). 2017 – Heddy Honigmann,Heddy Honigmann krijgt Shortcutz Amsterdam Career Award (January 18, 2017).Heddy Honigmann geëerd op vijfde Shortcutz (January 18, 2017). 2016 – Pieter Kuijpers,Pieter Kuijpers ontvangt Shortcutz Amsterdam Career Award (January 23, 2017). 2015 – Rutger Hauer,Rutger Hauer receives Career Award (January 20, 2016). 2014 – Jos StellingDirector Jos Stelling receives Career Award (January 8, 2015). 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! (Marina Blok), 2019 - Paul Verhoeven
Mr. Zee Award winners The Mr. Zee Award has various sponsors, including ShortsTV,ShortsTV and ShortCutz Amsterdam partner in Dutch short films Shorts.tv, (January 16th, 2014) 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 NomineesJury 2013 Wednesdays"Wednesdays grote winnaar Shortcutz Awards" Woensdagen Aaron Rookus 12th of never (Fadi Hindash), Drag Junkie (Gabriel M. Bauer), Flirt (Gabriel M. Bauer), Kruidwoord (Sander van Dijk), Stardust (Mischa Rozema), Tombed (Jeffrey Schreuders, Elian van der Heiden) 2014 Pony Place "Director Joost Reijmers wins ShortCutz Amsterdam Awards" filmfestivals.com. Pony Place Joost Reijmers De leeuw (Klaas Arie Westland), Geen Klote! (Melvin Simons, Jon Karthaus), Happy New Year (Simon Dymond), Peace and Quiet (Niels Bourgonje) 2015 Ballen Ballen Janne Schmidt Bam (Dennis Overeen), Groen (Lucas Camps), Plaster (Jeroen Houben), Expose (Moniek van der Knallen)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 (Diego Nurse), Bingo! (Patrick Schoenmaker), Exist (Klaas Arie Westland), Jimmy on the Run (Wytse Koetse), Platform 13 (Camiel Zwart), Ticking Away (Michael Sewnarain)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 (Froukje van Wengerden), Che! (Elsbeth Fraanje), Tabook (Dario Van Vree ), Bridge (Niels Bourgonje), Routine (Fokke Mars), Skogafoss (Niels Bourgonje)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 (Eva M. C. Zanen), Girl on a mission (Eva van Barneveld, Heleen D'Haens), Otherland (Jan Pieter Tuinstra), Hitchock Hitchcock (Edgar Kapp, Kuba Szutkowski), Spark (Dominique Michelle Gimberg), Happy new year (Brandon Grötzinger, Wander Theunis)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 Daal2019School's OutTienminutengesprekJamille van WijngaardenAccident (David Cocheret), At First Sight (Sjaak Rood), Crow's Nest (Flynn von Kleist), Daydreaming (Yim Brakel), Fundament (Wilbert van Veldhuizen), Nobu (Sarah Blok, Lisa Konno)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 Mirrahimy2020Short Calf MuscleKorte kuitspierVictoria WarmerdamEn Route (Marit Weerheijm), Life at Oranjehotel (Mark Visser, Jeroen Schellekens), Lili (Yfke van Berckelaer), Mania (Edson da Conceicao), No dog in Amsterdam (lucas Camps), Re-Entry (Ben Brand)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 Amelrooy2021Free FallFree FallEmmanuel TenenbaumBirdland (Ashgan El-Hamus, Camouflage (Remco Polman, Jantiene de Kroon), Last Ride (Edson da Conceicao), Marlon Brando (Vincent Tilanus), Shielded (Jan Verdijk), Wall #4 (Lucas Camps)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 Amelrooy2022SpotlessVlekkeloosEmma BranderhorstCage (Rumi Kaul), Funkele (Nicole Jachmann), In between glass and walls (Razan Hassan), Science around us (ARIV), The Smile (Erik van Schaaik), What killed Timmy Benson (Nick Cremers)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 Amelrooy2023I'm Not a RobotIk Ben Geen RobotVictoria WarmerdamA capella in D minor (Malu Janssen), Fly (Patty Stenger), Jammed (Isis Cabolet), Gnomes (Ruwan Heggelman), New Babylon (Gideon van der Stelt)Christopher Mack, Eddy Terstall, Elise Schaap, Jan Harlan, Marina Blok, Nora El Koussour, Laser 3.14, René Wolf, Roel Reiné, Willeke van Amelrooy