Nominees 10TH SHORTCUTZ AMSTERDAM ANNUAL AWARDS

Meet the nominees for the 10th Shortcutz Amsterdam Annual Awards.


10th Shortcutz Amsterdam Annual Awards

The 10th Shortcutz Amsterdam Annual Awards will be on the 22nd of January, 2023, at EYE Filmmuseum. In this ceremony, we will announce all the winners for all the mentioned categories.


JURY TEAM

These short films were selected by Shortcutz Amsterdam's Jury Team this year composed of producer Jan Harlan (The Shining); Director Creative Talent Investment & Development for Netflix International Originals: Christopher Mack; actress Elise Schaap (Undercover), manager Antonio D'Intino (Circle of Confusion); director Roel Reiné (Marvel's Inhumans); actress Willeke van Ammelrooy (Antonia's Line); actress Nora El Koussour (Layla M); director Eddy Terstall (Simon); Marina Blok, Head of Drama NTR; EYE senior programmer and head of acquisitions René Wolf; actress Sigrid ten Napel (Penoza); and street-artist Laser 3.14. You can find out more about them HERE.

PRIZES

  • 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 Screenplay: is awarded €2,000 (cash prize) by NETFLIX.

  • Mr Zee Best Cinematography: is awarded equipment rental worth € 2,500 by CAM-A-LOT.

  • Mr Zee Best Soundtrack: is awarded €2,000 (cash prize) by MiMM/Private Kitchen.

NOMINEES

MR ZEE BEST FILM

  • Cage, by Rumi Kaul. Produced by Cleo Duijvelshoff & Lisa Hagenbeek

  • Funkele, by Nicole Jachmann. Produced by Rogier Kramer

  • In Between Glass and Walls, by Razan Hassan. Produced by Kim Idsinga & Marie-Louise Keur

  • Science Around Us, by ARIV. Produced by Marijn van der Ploeg

  • Spotless, by Emma Branderhorst. Produced by Marc Bary & Nicky Onstenk

  • The Smile, by Erik van Schaaik. Produced by Paul Mathot

  • What Killed Timmy Benson, by Nick Cremers. Produced by Nick Cremers

MR ZEE BEST DIRECTOR

  • Emma Branderhorst for Spotless

  • Idriss Nabil for Revelinho

  • Kees-Jan Mulder for Nudes

  • Naomi Pacifique for After a Room

  • Nicole Jachmann for Funkele

  • Razan Hassan for In Between Glass and Walls

MR ZEE BEST SCREENPLAY

  • ARIV & Tommaso Genovesi for Science Around Us

  • Demian van der Wekken & Rumi Kaul for Cage

  • Erik van Schaaik for The Smile

  • Jan van Gorkum for Shiny New World

  • Milou Rohde for Spotless

  • Pepe Favela for Revelinho

MR ZEE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Christiaan van Leeuwen for Hantu

  • Jan van IJken for Planktonium

  • Joris Bulstra for Shut

  • Lawrence Lee for Rotterdam, Don't Leave Us

  • Matija Pekić for You Can’t Automate Me

  • Myrthe Mosterman for Spotless

MR ZEE BEST ACTING

  • Alicia Prinsen for Spotless

  • ARIV for Science Around Us

  • Jack Wouterse for Shut

  • Jashayra Oehlers for Donna

  • Maike Meijer for Housemaid #2

  • Moussaab Mahyu for Cage

MR ZEE BEST EDITING

  • Joel Heyl & Maarten Welzen for The Pamphlet

  • Loëlle Monsanto for Donna

  • Max Paschke for KIDS OF THE BIMS

  • Nathan Idzinga & Stanley Kolk for Housemaid #2

  • Pepijn Ahsmann for Hogweed

  • Tessel Flora de Vries for Funkele

MR ZEE BEST SOUNDTRACK (Selected by Mimm/private kitchen)

  • Coen Leuven for Funkele

  • Erik van Schaaik & Rinus Aarts for The Smile

  • Giliam Spliethoff, Jorick Bronius for You Can’t Automate Me

  • Jana Winderen for Planktonium

  • Nikolai Clavier for Hogweed

MR ZEE BEST DOCUMENTARY

  • Below the Surface, by Tomas Ponsteen

  • In Between Glass and Walls, by Razan Hassan

  • Modellife, by Jorn Koning

  • Planktonium, by Jan van IJken

  • So Loud the Sky Can Hear Us, by Lavinia Xausa

MR ZEE BEST ANIMATION

  • Aeronaut, by Leon Golterman

  • Longing, by Lotte Salomons

  • The Smile, by Erik van Schaaik

  • Tipping Point, by Bart de Piraat

  • What Killed Timmy Benson, by Nick Cremers

MR ZEE BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

  • Fist, by Thomas Bos

  • La Nostra Terra, by Thomas Born

  • Primus, by Jonas Smulders

  • Rotterdam, Don't Leave Us, by Guido F.G. Jeurissen

  • You Can’t Automate Me, by Katarina Jazbec

MR ZEE INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE AWARD

  • Cage, by Rumi Kaul

  • Funkele, by Nicole Jachmann

  • In Between Glass and Walls, by Razan Hassan

  • Science Around Us, by ARIV

  • Spotless, by Emma Branderhorst

  • The Smile, by Erik van Schaaik

  • What Killed Timmy Benson, by Nick Cremers

MEET THE JURY

Find out more about our JURY TEAM HERE