The winners of the various Go Short awards
On Saturday night, March 21, the winners of the various Go Short awards were announced during a lively presentation. In theatre De Lindenberg in Nijmegen awards were handed out to seven filmmakers. The jury was very pleased with the high quality of the selected short films. After the Award Show, there were performances by DJ Slowpoke, Norman Kapoyos and the Swinging Mood Orchestra and Go Short Stories of Literary Production company Wintertuin.
Winner of the NPS/ Go Short Award for Best European Short Film: Fiction
Love You More (Sam Taylor-Wood, United Kingdom, 2008)
“It’s one of our most memorable moments in our lives. A well balanced efficiently told short film. In this film it all fits.”
Winner of the NPS/ Go Short Award for Best European Short Film: Documentary
The Solitary Life of Cranes (Eva Weber, United Kingdom, 2008)
“You never think about those men up there. A visual poem with magnificent cinematography. Well chosen views and fascinating point of view on every day life.”
Winner of the NPS/ Go Short Award for Best European Short Film: Animation
Muto (Blu, Italy, 2008)
“When it’s starts to repeats it self, it surprises you. The original technique triggers your fantasy. It’s a passionately made animation.”
Winner of the NPS/ Go Short Award for Best European Short Film: The Labo
Correspondences (Andreas Landeck, France/ Germany, 2008)
The jury was especially impressed by how the leading actress manages to balance between solitude and craziness without falling off.
Winner of the Omroep Gelderland/ Breaking Shorts Award for Best European Short Student Film:
The Girl With the Yellow Stockings (Das Mädchen mit den Gelben Strümpfen, Germany, 2008)
Winner of the SND Films/ Go Short Award for Best Dutch Short Film:
Sand (Zand, Joost van Ginkel, The Netherlands, 2008)
“A small gripping and well acted story about an engaging subject. Very delicate direction of the relation between a father and daughter.”
Winner of the Moviemachine/ Go Short Audience Award for Best European Short Film:
Roos Rebergen – Weet ik niet zo goed (Bas Berkhout, The Netherlands, 2008)
The nominees in the various categories and the jury reports are published on our website www.goshort.nl.
The Best of Go Short 2009
On Sunday March 22, the best of the festival is screened in Arthouse LUX. The program is a combination of winners and nominees in the various categories. The best of Go Short is also screened on Friday night, March 27 in De Balie in Amsterdam.
