Cuckoo!
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WINNER - BEST SHORT FILM
2019
Netherlands / Spain
8 mins
Dutch
NYC Premiere
Short Film Competition
| Jörgen Scholtens | |
| Jörgen Scholtens, Jimmy Groeneveld | |
| Frank Lammers (Lammert), Michael de Roos (Verpleger), Hetty Heyting (Oude Vrouw) |
Absurd comedy about a lonely man who lives inside a cuckoo clock. Every hour, he straps himself into his ejection seat and shoots through the doors of the clock. “Cuckoo!” he yells, “Cuckoo!” His work is of vital importance. The old lady who sits under the clock needs to take her medication exactly at the top of every hour. One day the man has the opportunity to win a substantial sum of money in a radio quiz. He loves gadgets and wants to buy a new computer. The only problem is that he can only dial in at the exact time he’s supposed to sit in his seat.
About the Director
Jörgen Scholtens is an actor and movie director. After five years of acting in different Dutch movies and television shows he gathered a film crew to make his first short movie. His film Masterclass was announced one of the best 48hour-films worldwide in 2018 and was screened at the Cannes Festival in 2019. In 2019, Jörgen made his first film with a fair budget. This resulted in the film Cuckoo!, which was selected in the Dutch Film Festival as one of the best debut films.
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Awards
2020 ECU European Independent Film Festival – Best European Independent Comedy Short
2020 Edmonton International Film Festival – The ALLEN COOKE Award for Subway® Lunchbox Short Film
2020 Five Continents International Film Festival – Best Comedy Short Film
2020 Imagine Film Festival (NL) – Best Short European Fantastic Film
