Nominees Registration
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We want to inform you about the procedures for the 12th Shortcutz Amsterdam Annual Awards on January 19 at Eye, cinema 1.
Please RSVP before January 14th in the below form.
About the 12th Shortcutz Amsterdam Annual Awards
DATE: 19 JANUARY 2025 // EYE - Cinema 1
Registration: 7 PM – 7:30 PM
CEREMONY: 8 PM – 11:00 PM
AFTER-PARTY: 11:00 PM- 01:00 AM
DRESSCODE: FESTIVE
More about the event
On January 19th, 2025, we’re bringing the 12th Shortcutz Amsterdam Annual Awards to Eye. This is your chance to see the finest emerging Dutch filmmakers recognised for their incredible short films in categories like Best Film, Best Acting, Best Writing, Best Directing, and much more.
But there’s more to it than trophies and applause. Each year, we invite a few special guests—some of the biggest names in the industry—to share the wisdom they wish they’d had when they were starting out. Even if you don’t take home an award, you’ll leave feeling inspired and ready to tackle your next film project.
Who’s on our Jury Team? Legendary Jan Harlan (The Shining), Christopher Mack (Netflix International Originals), Elise Schaap (Ferry), Roel Reiné (Marvel’s Inhumans), Willeke van Ammelrooy (Antonia’s Line), Eddy Terstall (Simon), former Eye senior programmer René Wolf, and street artist Laser 3.14.
In memory of our late ambassador, Rutger Hauer, we’re honouring someone (or an institution) who, like Rutger, has made a significant impact on the next generation of Dutch filmmakers.
This year’s ceremony idents are all AI-generated by artist Rodger Werkhoven. He has spent decades at the forefront of merging art and technology. In 2022, he joined OpenAI to combat AI biases and collaborated on the groundbreaking Creative Reality Studio.
When the awards wrap up, stick around for the after-party at Eye Café. Everyone’s invited—so bring your dancing shoes, toast to the winners, and party like there’s no tomorrow.
RSVP and Plus-one
Please let us know as soon as possible if a nominee can’t attend the ceremony. Unfortunately, we can't have video messages, so we kindly ask you to assign a representative to receive the award in your name, so in case you win, there will be someone to receive your award.
This invitation is only valid for the person nominated + 1.
Every year, we struggle with the Annual Awards tickets. We have sold out all the editions so far, some of them in just a few days. If you are interested in more tickets, the tickets will be available from January 9th, 13:00 at www.eyefilm.nl.
Registration
Upon your arrival at Eye (between 19:00 and 19:30), please register at the desk in front of the reception.
Speech
Winners will be called on stage to give a brief speech. This may not be longer than a minute. Otherwise, the ceremony will last forever :)
CHECK OUT SOME PICTURES FROM THE PREVIOUS EDITIONS:
AWARDS
In this ceremony, we will award:
Categories decided by the Shortcutz Amsterdam Jury Team:
Mr Zee Best Film
Mr Zee Best Director
Mr Zee Best Acting
Mr Zee Best Screenplay
Mr Zee Best Cinematography
Mr Zee Best Editing
Mr Zee Best Documentary
Mr Zee Best Animation
Mr Zee Best Experimental Film
Other Awards:
Mr Zee Best Soundtrack, decided by MiMM/Private Kitchen
Mr Zee International Audience Award, decided by the Audience.
Rutger Hauer Award
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 €1,000 (cash prize) by NETFLIX.
Mr Zee Best Cinematography: is awarded equipment rental worth € 2,500 by CAM-A-LOT.
During the ceremony, we will screen the winner of Mr Zee Best Film.
JURY TEAM
This year's Jury Team is composed of producer Jan Harlan ('The Shining'), Christopher Mack from Netflix International Originals, actress Elise Schaap ('Ferry'), director Roel Reiné ('Marvel’s Inhumans'), actress Willeke van Ammelrooy ('Antonia’s Line'), director Eddy Terstall ('Simon'), former Eye's senior programmer and head of acquisitions René Wolf, and street artist Laser 3.14. Learn more about them HERE.
FAQs:
We have several persons nominated in the same category. How many tickets do we have?
The same rules apply if several persons get nominated for the same award. For example, if it’s a director’s duo, it’s 4 tickets total.I didn’t receive a confirmation email after filling out the form. Is everything ok?
If you receive a message on the webpage saying the information was entered successfully, it means we received all the info correctly. You will not receive an automated email as confirmation. We will review all the entries one by one, and if something is not okay, we will contact you.
GUEST LIST IS CLOSED
SHORTCUTZ DOESN’T HAVE ANY EXTRA TICKETS AT THIS POINT 😅 THE LAST TICKETS FOR THE CEREMONY ARE ONLY AVAILABLE AT EYE.
IF YOU have any questions, please send AN EMAIL TO ALEXA.RODRIGUES@OUTLOOK.COM OR CALL / WHATSAPP US AT +31 6 315 801 62.
Please register here: