FROM DEC 4TH UNTIL JAN 15TH 2020,

in 28 cities / 4 continents,

WE WILL ASK WHICH ONE IS YOUR FAVOURITE FILM.

WE HAVE TEAMED UP WITH THE BEST PARTNERS IN THE BUSINESS TO HOST THESE SPECIAL SCREENINGS.

JOIN US AND VOTE!

HOW ?

Join your local screenings, watch the 7 short movies nominated for Best Film of the Year and pick your favourite.

These films were shortlisted by our jury team, composed of actor Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner) [until June 2019]; producer Jan Harlan (The Shining), director Hany Abu-Assad (The Mountain Between Us), Senior Executive Producer Warner Bros' Stage 13: Kim Sherman, director Roel Reiné (Marvel's Inhumans); actress Willeke van Ammelrooy (Antonia's Line); actor Tygo Gernandt (Van God Los); director Eddy Terstall (Simon); producer Pieter Kuijpers (Van God Los); Marina Blok, Head of Drama NTR; actor Vincent van Ommen (Amsterdam Heavy), Programmer De Balie Parwin Mirrahimy, EYE senior programmer and head of acquisitions René Wolf, actress Sigrid ten Napel (Penoza), and street-artist Laser 3.14.

WHEN & WHERE ?

If you live nearby: AMSTERDAM (The Netherlands), ARNHEM (The Netherlands), BERLIN (Germany), DORNBIRN (Austria), EDINBURGH (UK), EINDHOVEN (The Netherlands), FARO (Portugal), FIGUEIRA DA FOZ (Portugal), FUNCHAL (Portugal), GUIMARÃES (Portugal), HONG KONG (Hong Kong), JOHANNESBURG (South Africa), LEEUWARDEN (The Netherlands), LISBOA (Portugal), LONDON (UK), LUANDA (Angola), MARMARIS (Turkey), MOSCOW (Russia), ORANJESTAD (Aruba), PESCARA (Italy), PORTO (Portugal), ROTTERDAM (The Netherlands), SANTA CATARINA (Brazil), SKOPJE (Macedonia), UTRECHT (The Netherlands), VENLO (The Netherlands), VIENNA (Austria), and VLISSINGEN (The Netherlands), join your local screening and vote for your favourite film.

Shortcutz Amsterdam will collect all the participant cities’ Votes and announce the overall winner at the 7th Shortcutz Amsterdam Annual Awards - January 19th 2020, 20:00 (CET) at EYE (Dutch Film Museum).

This gala will be streamed live on Shortcutz Amsterdam Facebook page.

watch and choose your favourite FILM

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ACCIDENT

directed by David Cocheret | LIve-action | 5:30 minutes

Accidents escalate and pile up when a bickering young couple finds themselves trapped within their wrecked car.

DAYDREAMING

directed by Yim Brakel | Live-Action | 10:01 minutes

Three high school students contemplate the absence of their classmate Zoë.

CROW'S NEST

directed by Flynn von Kleist | Live-Action | 12:43 minutes

Joey (13) returns home to live with his mother Daphne after she has regained custody over him and his brother Ricardo (8). While celebrating their reunification, their resolve to restore the balance of their relationship is tested.

FUNDAMENT

directed by Wilbert van Veldhuizen | Animation | 05:55 minutes

A young woman drives an old car along a coastal road towards a village. There is a man in the passenger seat, contemplating. Planning to shape the future of the village, as well as his own.

SCHOOL'S OUT

directed by Jamille van Wijngaarden | Live-Action | 11:21 minutes

When mother Marit wants to discuss the behaviour of her son during a parent-teacher conference, teacher Yvonne can't repress her pent-up feelings anymore. A murderous comedy with finger paint.

NOBU

directed by Sarah Blok & Lisa Konno | Documentary | 09:20 minutes

NOBU is a short film about former world champion karate and Japanese immigrant Nobuaki Konno. In this film, his daughter and fashion designer Lisa Konno asks him about cultural differences while he wears a collection she made for him.

AT FIRST SIGHT

Directed by Sjaak Rood | Animation | 16:10

A man and a woman drive straight towards one another. They hit the breaks just in time and come to a standstill, facing each other. They're both too stubborn to give way to the other. A life story begins.