Cinema De Vlugt x Los Bandos: Celebration Short Film Festival – Blok 1

Together with Cinema De Vlugt we host a Celebration Short Film Festival.
9 talented filmmaking voices show their short films, most of which are independently produced and played at many festivals.

Club Lockdown van Ashar Medina

Ashar Medina is an Amsterdam based writer, producer and director of films and series. His work includes award winning titles such as “Mocro Maffia”, “Tom Adelaar” and “Jungle”. As an author, Medina released the critically acclaimed graphic novel “De Neukpiet”, which is currently in development as a live action feature film. In 2022, Ashar founded production company Saturnino & Kongo, focusing on inclusive genrefilms and series for local and international audiences. 

Burning Rage van Sam Yazdanpanna

Sam Yazdanpanna left his native country at the age of sixteen and arrived in the Netherlands in 1998. Most of his time spent studying at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. He was an illegal immigrant, but his stay was legalised by means of a general pardon in 2007. In his work, he researches the transformation of identity. Sam graduated at the Netherlandse film and television academy in 2012. 

Amy & I van Bastiaan Rook

Bastiaan Rook started with being an extra on sets and slowly acting in commercials. He’s an autodidact filmmaker. He just started making films with friends and learned by doing. In 2012 he finished his first serious short, which he considers his student graduation film. In 2019 he made his short On Air what he sees as his debut as a director. He just finished Amy & I, which was shot in one long single take. 

Woods van Yordi Werkzam

Yordi Werkzam wants to help unique voices from underrepresented backgrounds to tell their stories and be able to bring fresh Dutch and European perspectives into the international film and TV industry. Born in Amsterdam and growing up in a Surinamese family, Yordi was always surrounded by family and friends with diverse backgrounds. This is still a big part of his life and the work he would like to put out. That is why Yordi loves treating the big city as a character and arena, where unique perspectives and (sub)cultures can flourish. Yordi graduated from International Business studies at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. 

Gnomes van Ruwan Heggelman