Leiden Shorts

Leiden Shorts is an annual short film festival held in the city of Leiden, The Netherlands. Leiden Shorts (previously known as Leiden International Short Film Experience) was founded in 2009 as a cineclub and has grown to become one of the Netherlands' largest international short film festivals. 
History.
Leiden Shorts started off in 2009 as a spin-off of the University of Leiden Student Cinema Club. Since then, the festival has been grown to a four-day event exploring the borders between different sorts of art and providing a podium to established but especially young talented filmmakers, artists and musicians. Next to the main festival in spring, Leiden Shorts is involved in cultural events throughout the year in collaboration with several organizations in Leiden and surroundings. Examples are Leiden International Film Festival (LIFF), Leiden Observatory, RAP, Vrijplaats Leiden, Cultuurmaand, Nacht van Ondekkingen and Museumnacht Leiden.
Jury.
Since 2012, the festival has three categories of awards – General Award, Student Award and Audience award. Juries for both General and Student Award select one film for the designated awards. The Jury is generally composed of scholars, filmmakers and other film professionals alike. The audience votes during the festival and the results are announced on the last day of the festival.