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Giraffe

Giraffe

07-Mar

Janne Schmidt | 06:41 | Fiction // Direct entry in competition through our partnership with 48HFP. Winner Leeuwarden

When Elsa is hired by a call center company, after a somewhat remarkable job interview, she can start off immediately. However, after a short introduction, a certain problem occurs. Elsa and her team cannot satisfy the unusual request from the caller and the sales volume starts to decrease rapidly. After many attempts, she thinks she might have the solution.

Parade

Parade

07-Mar      

Digna van der Put | 04:14 | Animation           

Six fanfare flute players explore the landscape of the uniform. A journey that does not go unscathed.

Tempo

Tempo

14-Mar                  

Arjan Brentjes | 01:00 | Animation           

A man tries to relax on a bench in the park, but he’s constantly bothered by the latest innovations. As his life slows down, technology speeds up. And that whole story wrapped in exactly one minute.

The Killing Of Hope 

The Killing Of Hope 

14-Mar                  

Karl Heortweard | 09:23 | Fiction           

This is the short story about a broken young man who would like to say a couple of things from the top of his apartment building.

Lifeless        

Lifeless        

21-Mar           

Fokke Mars, Bas Jansen, Max van der Ree | 02:44 | Experimental           

A new kind of organism has been born. It is not made up of flesh and blood, but of circuits and wires. Witness the life of this organism unfold as it grows and thrives until it must inevitably conclude. 

Exit

Exit

21-Mar                   

Wiebe van den Ende | 08:19 | Fiction           

In a deserted forest two colleagues are debating changes in their organisation. Putting their long lasting friendship to the test.

 What Time Is It?   

What Time Is It?   

28-Mar                 

Karine Versluis | 06:00 | Documentary           

What Time Is It? Visualizes several questions about memory and identity. It touches the borders of fiction and reality. The film asks questions about who we are. What makes us who we are if we cannot share our memories anymore with the ones with whom we experienced them? 

 I was only 14

I was only 14

28-Mar           

Froukje van Wengerden | 12:19 | Documentary           

While an 86-year-old woman looks back on a life-changing event just after her fourteenth birthday, we look into the eyes of girls who are fourteen years old now, full of stories of their own and with their open glance forward.

Underdog

Underdog

04-Apr           

Marc Eikelenboom | 07:28 | Fiction // Direct entry in competition through our partnership with 48HFP. Winner Rotterdam

The ambitions of an unbeatable action hero are thwarted by an unlikely duo.

 

Aufseherin

Aufseherin

04-Apr           

Wilbert van Veldhuizen | 05:30 | Documentary / Animation           

Aufseherin is an animated short based on the story of world war II Dutch resistance woman Hebe Kohlbrugge. 

 Golden Oldies

Golden Oldies

11-Apr                 

Daan Velsink, Joost Lieuwma | 03:00 | Animation           

In a typical fifties diner, a gangly teenager tries to rock'n'roll with the prettiest girl on the dance floor but is opposed by an importunate cool dude and a stammering jukebox. 

Run Free

Run Free

11-Apr                

Raynor Arkenbout | 08:00 | Fiction           

Escaping his execution at the hands of Nazi Soldiers, a rebellious Dutch teenager writes a brutally honest love letter to the girl who changed his life.

Che!

Che!

18-Apr                  

Elsbeth Fraanje | 13:48 | Documentary           

CHE! is a quirky youth documentary about twelve year old Che who has a vivid imagination and loves eerie and creepy stuff. His parents are divorced, but he doesn't really mind. It's actually quite convenient to get a double allowance. While Che is looking forward to Halloween, he finds out it can be rather a nuisance if you live far from old friends and have to arrange a meeting with your dad.   

Second Date    

Second Date    

18-Apr               

Elwin Rijken | 08:06 | Fiction           

A divorced woman spends an evening with her new fling on a second date. Together they start to reveal their deepest secrets.

We War 

We War 

25-Apr           

Sophie van de Pol, Dieuwke de Mooij | 04:23 | Fiction * PREMIÈRE *       

Sarah, a spirited young lady who works as a spy for the Dutch Resistance during World War II, scarcely manages to escape from a prison camp. When she arrives home, she is forced to choose between duty and love.

Vigor

Vigor

25-Apr        

Philip Besamusca | 15:20 | Fiction           

Bram (10 years) steals a small boat, puts wheels under it and travels towards the sea. The man that helps him reach an old shipwreck turns out to be more than a casual passerby and saying farewell proves difficult for both.

Unseen

Unseen

May        

Justin Krul | 01:10 | Experimental           

A young ballet dancer is struggling with here choices about her future as a dancer.

We Love

We Love

May                 

Dieuwke de Mooij | 08:06 | Fiction           

A contemporary married couple gets stuck in an elevator where no one comes to their aid. A metaphor for how stuck they are in their relationship. A non-linear sensory experience that takes you on an emotional journey as they are trying to escape.

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Giraffe
Parade
Tempo
The Killing Of Hope 
Lifeless        
Exit
 What Time Is It?   
 I was only 14
Underdog
Aufseherin
 Golden Oldies
Run Free
Che!
Second Date    
We War 
Vigor
Unseen
We Love
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