Get ready to watch two exceptional short films straight from our official selection! Each film will be followed by an exclusive interview with the talented teams behind them.
We’re really happy to welcome director Ivo van Aart to Shortcutz Amsterdam on May 12.
Ivo is a director working across feature films, short films and series, known for his sharp mix of dark humour, tension and genre storytelling. His television film De Kuthoer (2020) was released internationally under the title The Columnist, and in 2026 he released his second television film Geestig (You’re Killing Me), which he also co-wrote.
He’ll join us to talk about his latest project Bovensloters, the new eight-part series premiering this summer on NPO Start from July 23, created together with PowNed and Newbe and his amazing career. ✨
Check out the cool short films and teams you can watch/meet this session:
Bodhi Le Belle | Live-Action | 11’54’’
When benign starter Jos accidentally kills the realtor during a house visit, he will have to be merciless to provide his new family with a home. Pressured by his pregnant girlfriend Marie, he makes one bad decision after another. But does a ruthless attitude suffice in the overheated housing market?
Jort Ploos van Amstel, Crissi Apostolidis | Documentary | 16’52’’
In a family where birthdays often end in arguments or awkward silences, Crissi has had enough. Her birthday becomes a design experiment: the familiar gathering - cake, polite smiles, small talk - is transformed into a stage. Using Brechtian estrangement, ingrained patterns come to light and are disrupted, in the hope that this time something new might be said.
