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We are pleased to present to you the Selected Dutch Shorts 2015!This 13th edition includes 28 Dutch short films of all genres (animation, fiction, experimental, documentaries), all produced in 2015. The films were selected by a committee of Dutch film professionals. Please find an overview of the 28 films below.

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Overview Selected Dutch Shorts 2015

Genres: A – AnimationD – Documentary1 - 1st filmM – Music & DanceC - Comedy

F – FictionE – ExperimentalK – KidsG – Graduation FilmL - LGBTIQ

Film title (English) / Genre / Length / Dialogue / logline / Director / Production Company / Producer - Contact / Sales / distribution
9 Days - From My Window in Aleppo / D / 13 / Arab / The first days of the uprising in Aleppo captured through a window. / Floor vd Meulen, Thomas vroege & Issa Touma / Deepfocus Webdocs / Some Shorts, , / Some Shorts, ,
Ballone di Cannone / A, C / 9 / no / Loet’s life is at risk when Eduardo’s greed takes control of the circus. / Frodo Kuipers / il Luster / , , / SND Films, ,
Bingo! / A, C, 2nd / 2,5 / no / Bingo! In a joyless nursing home, a feisty elderly woman embarks on a maniacal quest to recover a lost bingo ball. / Patrick Schoenmaker / Frame Order / , / SND Films, , / KLIK! Distribution Service, ,
Brilliance / F, L / 13,5 / English / Six lives collide in a flash of sunshine, bullets and jewels. / Miles Roston / Curlewis Creative (NL), Film Polska Productions (Pol.), Spier Films (UK) / / no / no
Dancin’ the Camera / M / 9 / no / A love story between a tap dancer, a piano player and a 1922 hand cranked motion-picture camera. / Pieter-Rim de Kroon / Windmill Films / , / no / no
Day off, A / F, C, 2nd / 10 / Dutch/ French / ‘Hipster’ Erik finds a new goal when sees the au pair of the neighbours sunbathing in the garden. / Wouter Stoter / VENFILM / , / Some Shorts, , / Some Shorts, ,
Deadly Drive-in Disaster / A / 3 / no / Sola Powers rescues the cinema audience from an alien attack. / Arjan Wilschut / Comic House Amsterdam / , / no / no
Dos Santos / F, 1st / 20 / Dutch / The drug addict Fausto dos Santos shoots someone for a fix, when he gets arrested, he suddenly appears to be someone else. / Maarten van Voornveld & Kees-Jan Mulder / Bind Film / , / no / no
Full Feather Jacket / A, 1st / 2,5 / no / Through a twist of fate, clumsy seagull Manfred unwillingly joins the Air Force on a highly dangerous mission. / Liz el Saadany / The Drawing Room / , / no / KLIK! Distribution Service, ,
Home Suite Home / F / 14 / Dutch / Ludwig is an aging hotel inspector who’s become bored with his luxury lifestyle. / Jeroen Houben / Habbekrats / , / no / no
I'll Fly Higher / D, F, G / 23 / Spanish / Roadmovie about two brothers walking through the fringes of society. / Isabel Lamberti / NFA - Netherlands Film Academy / , / NPO Sales, ,
/ Some Shorts, ,
Jonas and the Sea / A, K / 12 / no / Jonas has dreamed of living in the sea all his life. But it's not possible. Or is it? / Marlies van der Wel / Halal Productions / erdam, / SND Films, , / KLIK! Distribution Service, ,
Just a Biopic / A, G / 3 / English / An unnoticeable neighbour has a clear voice but he never got understood. / Renske Cuijpers / Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU) / / no / no
Kings Day / F, K, 2nd / 25 / Dutch / Younes is selling at a lively street market but when the young folk singer Kelvin arrives the atmosphere deteriorates fast. / Steven Wouterlood / Bind Film / , / no / no
Lockbuster / F, C / 9 / no / When Joost accidentally locks himself in the utility room, he is forced to find the hero within. / Jonathan Elbers / Umami Media / , / no / no
Ninnoc / D, K, 1st / 19 / Dutch / A film about exclusion and inclusion, about being your own and group pressure. / Niki Padidar / Zuidenwind / , , / NPO Sales, ,
/ Festivals: Zuidenwind
(Otto) / A, K / 10 / no / A childless woman steals a girl’s imaginary friend. / Job, Joris & Marieke / Job, Joris & Marieke / , / SND Films, , / KLIK! Distribution Service, ,
Painful Affair, A / F, 1st / 10 / Dutch / An abused man is torn between feelings of hope and shame. / Emma Westenberg / Viking Film / , / SND Films, ,
Panic! / A, C / 6 / no / Panic attacks are surprising Marja’s holiday. Or is it just her imagination? / Joost Lieuwma & Daan Velsink / il Luster / , , / SND Films, ,
Pien, Queen of the Bees / D, K / 17 / Dutch / Beekeeper Pien (10) is determined to save the bees from extinction. In the meantime she is also treated for cancer. / Ellen Vloet / Een van de Jongens / , / NPO Sales, ,

Plaster / F, K, C / 11 / Dutch / When a shy 12-year-old breaks his arm, his
summer holiday seems doomed. / Jeroen Houben / Habbekrats / , , / no / no
Red-end and the Factory Plant / A, 2nd / 15 / no / Red-end has to rescue Redback out of a meat factory. / Robin Noorda & Bethany de Forest / Rocketta Film (NL) & Beast Animations (BE) / , / no / no
Son du Serpent / M, 2nd / 11 / no / An African man feverishly looks for his wife who has vanished without a trace. / Tami Ravid / Family Affair Films / , / no / no
Spoetnik / F, 1st / 10,5 / Dutch/ French / Sam finds himself in between a food-truck and a brothel. / Noël Loozen / Halal / erdam,
/ Some Shorts, , / Some Shorts, ,
Supporting Film (Voor Film) / D, E / 11 / Dutch / A short film about film. / Douwe Dijkstra / Go Short Int FF Nijmegen / ; ; / no / Festivals: Go Short Int FF
They Call us the Enemy / E / 7 / no / The military pomp and circumstance versus the chaos it causes. / Pim Zwier / EYE Experimenteel / / EYE Experimenteel, / EYE Experimenteel,
Under the Apple Tree / A, C / 18 / English / A horror comedy about a farmer, a priest and worms. / Erik van Schaaik / Pedri Animation, Erik van Schaaik Productions, Beast Animation / , / SND Films, , / KLIK! Distribution Service, ,
Voices of Finance / M, D / 33 / English / Docu-dance film about the financial heart of London, based on Joris Luyendijk's Banking Blog in The Guardian. / Clara van Gool / Keyfilm / / no / no

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Still Life with Flowers in a Glass Vase,

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