Indy Film Library has announced the selection for its 2026 Awards Showcase – a shortlist demonstrating the ingenuity and imagination of the up-and-coming filmmakers who have submitted films to us.
This year the event will take place over two-days, with the first day at Amsterdam’s Filmhuis Cavia. The event will begin with two programmes of international short films, before closing with two programmes showcasing the best Benelux-based filmmakers to submit to IFL in the last year.
Tickets for the International Shorts programmes are available here.
Tickets for the Benelux Shorts programmes are available here.
A full programme detailing the times all films are showing on the 2nd of May can be found below. Meanwhile, tickets and scheduling for our second day, the 3rd of May at Supermercator, are available here.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 15:30 | Doors Open |
| 16:00 | International Shorts 1 |
| Do Not Disturb | |
| Hi from a Mayfly | |
| The Last Goodbye | |
| Relevé | |
| Hunger | |
| Safe Travels | |
| 17:30 | International Shorts 2 |
| The Last Rehearsal | |
| Framing New Brighton | |
| Crèche and Burn | |
| Immigrant | |
| Adas Falasteen | |
| 18:30 | Winners of International Competition Announced |
| 19:00 | Benelux Short Film Programme 1: Growth |
| Pepita | |
| Wat we achterlachten | |
| Le Sous Sol | |
| I must go on | |
| 360° | |
| 20:15 | Q&A |
| 21:00 | Benelux Short Film Programme 2: Composition |
| Napoli-Amsterdam | |
| Eindewerk | |
| Cel Maatjes | |
| Brother, may I have some oats too? | |
| Glock ’45: The Movie | |
| 22:00 | Q&A |
| 23:00 | Close |
All films are rated 16+, and will be screened with English subtitles.