SUMMARY
WE ARE BACK! On March 10th we will kickstart the Shortcutz Amsterdam’s season 2020! We are honoured to have, as our opening guest, CHRIS MACK, Director, Creative Talent Investment & Development for Netflix International Originals. Everything you always wanted to ask Netflix, you can ask Chris at our #223 session. We’ve heard Netflix wants to put the spotlight on new talent and of course, we want to hear all about it. So many questions!
In our official selection, you can watch and meet the teams of CUCKOO! directed by Jörgen Scholtens and EXODUS directed by Guido F.G. Jeurissen.
We have some extra good ‘newz’ ready for you, CHRIS MACK has also joined our jury team for 2020!
PS: We miss you guys.
SPECIAL GUEST
Christopher Mack is Director, Creative Talent Investment & Development for Netflix International Originals.
He was previously Senior Vice President of Scripted Content for Stage 13, overseeing all of the brand’s original scripted series and development slates across multiple genres, including Emmy nominated Netflix series’ Special and It’s Bruno. Before Stage 13, Chris headed the Warner Bros. Workshop, the writing and directing program for professionals looking to start and/or further their careers in television. Over a period of 10 years in this role, Chris curated a roster of close to 100 writers and 50 directors representing the breakthrough emerging voices working on high-profile television shows today. In addition to these responsibilities, Chris has covered hit shows such as “Two and a Half Men” and “Smallville” for the Current Programs department.
Prior to joining Warner Bros., Chris spent seven years writing on various one-hour dramas including “ER,” “The Practice” and “The New Twilight Zone.” After graduating from Loyola Law School, Chris got his start in television at NBC Studios as an associate and he quickly rose to become an executive. During his time at the newly created NBC Studios, he oversaw a varied list of shows including: “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, “In The House,” among others.
OFFICIAL SELECTION
This session you can watch and meet the teams of:
CUCKOO!
Jörgen Scholtens | Live-Action | 07:00
An absurd comedy about a lonely man (Frank Lammers) who lives inside a cuckoo clock. Every hour he straps himself into his ejection seat and shoots through the doors of the clock. "Cuckoo!" He yells, "Cuckoo!" His work is of vital importance. The old lady who sits under the clock needs to take her medication exactly at the top of every hour. One day the man has the opportunity to win a substantial sum of money in a radio quiz. He loves gadgets and wants to buy a new computer. The only problem is that he can only dial in at the exact time he’s supposed to sit in his seat.
EXODUS
Guido F.G. Jeurissen | Experimental | 5:27
A critical look at the 2006 Rotterdam Act, which made it possible to reject inhabitants under specific income and educational levels in certain neighbourhoods. Municipal Poet Dean Bowen compares this gentrification to the Biblical Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.