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This is the first edition headed by new director Lotje Kerckhaert. SEE NL talked with her on this festive occasion. Read the full interview here.

 A total of 27 Dutch short films have been selected, spread over  four competitions: the European Competition, the Dutch Competition, New Arrivals Competition and the Music Video Competition. The winning films of both International and Dutch  also qualify for BAFTA’s, Oscars and European Film Awards.

European Competition
The selection for the European competition consists of 43 films made by makers from all over Europe. The highly rated films are eligible for Best European Short in the fiction, documentary and animation categories. Among these are 3 Dutch (co)productions;  No Way Forward by Pelle Nijburg, celebrating its world premiere in Nijmegen, This is (not) your ocean by Jordi Wijnalda and I Wan'na Be Like You by artist duo Broersen & Lukacs.

Dutch Competition
For the Dutch Competition, Go Short selected 20 films that comprise the best of homegrown cinema. These highly rated films, ranging from animation to fiction to documentary compete for the VEVAM prize for the best Dutch film. VEVAM is the copyright organization for directors of film and television works in the Netherlands. Take a look at all the films in the Dutch competition here.

New Arrivals Competition
In the New Arrivals competition 19 student films from European film schools and art academies compete for the New Arrivals Award. Among those one Dutch short animation, Naomi Noir’s graduation animation for the Utrecht University of the Arts, Mother’s Child. The short celebrated its world premiere at Berlinale earlier this year.

Music Video Competition
These selected music videos deserve to be seen on the big screen, in the best possible quality and with compelling sound. The selected music videos are eligible for the Best Music Video. This year’s selection consists of 13 cinematic music videos, including 2 from the Netherlands: Ik lach maar ik huil (dir. Teddy Cherim), The Refusers (dir. Wiep Teeuwisse) and Goodbye to Mercury (dir. Sonja van Hamel)

Out of Competition
In several programs out of competition you can also find a plethora of Dutch works. Among the programs including Dutch shorts are Filmmaker in Focus: Image Acts - Aylin Kuryel & Firat Yücel, Reflections: Artist Films in Transit, Late Night: Horror Shorts and VR.  

Industry program
Parallel to the festival program Go Short offers a Professionals Program, a lively, international melting pot where the most experienced professionals and starting-out, enthusiastic newcomers can meet each other. There are many different activities during the Professionals program: from networking events to workshops, and from parties to market screenings. During these activities, the newest developments in the industry are addressed and big themes are made more legible.

For more information about Go Short International Short film Festival Nijmegen, click here.