[Please read the rules carefully before submitting. The submission fee is not reimbursable.] Shortcutz Amsterdam provides a platform for emerging DUTCH film talent to showcase their work, engage with their audience, and connect with the established professionals of the industry. Every week, we screen four short films by up-and-coming directors. At the end of each screening, the filmmakers engage in discussion with the audience.
The sessions take place every Tuesday between 20:00 and 22:30 in de Kring (Leidseplein). The sessions are open and free. All the movies are subtitled in English, and the Q&As are in English to connect the city’s international community with Dutch cinema.
Every year we select the Best Film of the competition at Shortcutz Amsterdam Annual Awards, where we award the winner with €15.000 towards the production of a new short film. Top names in the film industry also announce the winners of nine other film-related categories.
PRIZES 2026:
▪️ Mr Zee Best Film: is awarded €15,000 worth of services by FILMMORE and CAM-A-LOT, €7,500 each.
▪️ Mr Zee Best Director: is awarded €5,000 (cash prize) by VEVAM.
▪️ Mr Zee Best Cinematography: is awarded equipment rental worth € 2,500 by CAM-A-LOT.
### JURY TEAM ###
Our Jury team is currently composed of the following:
▪️ Producer Jan Harlan (The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut)
▪️ Director Martin Koolhoven (Winter in Wartime, Brimstone)
▪️ Director Roel Reiné (Marvel's Inhumans)
▪️ Actress Willeke van Ammelrooy (Antonia's Line)
▪️ Director Eddy Terstall (Simon, Meet me in Venice)
▪️ Director Mees Peijnenburg (Paradise Drifters, Even Cowboys Get to Cry)
▪️ EYE senior programmer and head of acquisitions: René Wolf
▪️ Street-artist Laser 3.14
