We proudly present to you: a selection of 22 films for our Dutch Competition. In this competition, the best homegrown films, varying between documentary, animation and fiction from last year, will compete for the award for Best Dutch Short.

In alphabetic order:

1. After a Room  | Naomi Pacifique | 22’ | The Netherlands, United Kingdom | 2021

2. At The Feet of my Mother | Vincent Sparreboom | 27’ | The Netherlands | 2021

3. Barefoot | Christine Pawlata | 16’ | The Netherlands | 2021

4. BEAST | Gaite Jansen | 11’ | The Netherlands | 2021

5. Beş | Ayla Çekin Satijn | 7’ | The Netherlands | 2021

6. Bogwaters  | Michiel van Bakel | 4’ | The Netherlands | 2021

7. Bugatti | Sven Bresser & Mitchel van Dinther | 26’ | The Netherlands | 2021

8. FIST | Thomas Bos | 13’ | The Netherlands | 2021

9. Hantu | Kim Kokosky Deforchaux | 19’ | The Netherlands | 2021

10. Heat Waves | Kent Chan | 21’ | The Netherlands | 2021

11. Jingwei – The Little Oathkeeper | WanQing Wang | 6’ | The Netherlands | 2021

12. Luce and the Rock | Britt Raes | 13’ | The Netherlands, Belgium, France | 2022

13. Minimal Sway While Starting My Way Up | Stéphanie Lagarde | 16’ | The Netherlands | 2021

14. Moved Mounds | Fynn van der Ziel| 6’ | The Netherlands | 2021

15. Our Ark | Deniz Tortum & Kathryn Hamilton | 13’ | The Netherlands, United States | 2021

16. Payboy | Mees Peijnenburg | 12’ | The Netherlands | 2021

17. Ramzi | Lisa Smit | 9’ | The Netherlands | 2021

18. Reflection | Sanna de Vries | 4’ | The Netherlands | 2021

19. Revelinho | Idriss Nabil | 12’ | The Netherlands | 2021

20. Spottless | Emma Branderhorst | 16’ | The Netherlands | 2021

21. The Debit Card | Thijs Bouman | 19’ | The Netherlands | 2021

22. Two People Will Come, With Balloons | Hadas Neuman | 11’ | The Netherlands, Israel | 2021