For over a decade, CUT-UP helped hundreds of short films with their festival distribution. We developed efficient and affordable festival strategies that had a proven track record of leading to success.
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Starting in 2011 as a film production company in Switzerland, CUT-UP soon transitioned into a distribution service specializing in festival strategies for short films. Founded by Moritz Schneider and Andrea Sponring, the company offered consulting services and an online tool to provide filmmakers with personalized festival recommendations, film evaluations, and submission support. CUT-UP’s expertise contributed to the success of numerous award-winning projects worldwide, including Oscar-nominees and BAFTA-winning films, helping filmmakers navigate prestigious international film festivals until its closure in summer 2024.
  • Festival Distribution (16 Credits)
    Desert Dogs2020
    Documentary, Short
    Earthrise2018
    Documentary, Short
    Imfura2018
    Short, Student
    Obon2018
    Animation
    Seeds of Deceit2018
    Documentary, Short, Student
    Shooting Crows2018
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
    Blue Summer Symphony2017
    Short, Student
    Rewind Forward2017
    Documentary, Short
    The Suitcase2017
    Short
    Home2016
    Short
    Hypertrain2016
    Animation, Short
    La femme et le TGV2016
    Short
    Mast Qalandar2016
    Short, Student
    Greener Grass2015
    Short
    Pokey Pokey2015
    Animation, Short, Student
    Whatever The Weather2015
    Animation, Documentary, Short
Short Film Competition
Obon
58th Krakow Film Festival (PL)
Krakow
Best Short Film
Home
BAFTA
London
Nominee
La femme et le TGV
Academy Awards
Los Angeles
Audience Award
La femme et le TGV
25th Heartland Film Festival 2016
Best Student Film
Mast Qalandar
2nd Manchester Film Festival
Manchester
Best Film
Mast Qalandar
Flicks Intl. Student Film Festival
Best Student Film
Mast Qalandar
Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival
Special Jury Prize
Greener Grass
SXSW
Austin
Canal +
Greener Grass
Clermont Ferrand
Clermont Ferrand
Birth Date
March 21, 2011
«CUT-UP is the best! They introduced us to a bunch of prestigious international film festivals that would have never crossed our paths.»
Dawn Luebbe & Jocelyn DeBoer, USA
«Believing that I know most of the festivals where my films might be appreciated, CUT-UP continuously surprised me with new festivals around the world, I never had heard of. The feature to target festivals according your film's factors, also helps to narrow the selection of festivals down and get an overview on your submission process.»
Michaela Müller, Switzerland
«It was taking a lot of time to find appropriate festivals for my work. It's better to submit to a curated list of festivals than to have a wider selection of festivals that might not be relevant or fitting to your work.»
Ng'endo Mukii, Kenya
«I can estimate the time required very well based on previous projects and thanks to CUT-UP I can concentrate on my actual work, producing, again. Previous festival submissions for other films were more a case of working to deadlines, less strategy and certainly no cost awareness. However, with the "we'll do our best and then see what happens" strategy, the whole evaluation was not given as much importance and therefore financial attention.»
Carola Kutzner, Switzerland
For over a decade, CUT-UP helped hundreds of short films with their festival distribution. We developed efficient and affordable festival strategies that had a proven track record of leading to success.
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