Jade Wiseman

Jade Wiseman is a film distributor, curator, and festival producer. Originally from Montréal, Canada, she is now based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She previously worked at artists’ centre Vidéographe, IDFA, GoShory, and is now coordinating Distribution for Video Power (NL). She is fuelled by an honest passion for non-commercial, experimental moving images and strives to make it more visible and accessible. She has hosted workshops on independent distribution and worked closely with filmmakers to bring their films to wider audiences nationally and internationally. She curated film programmes and crafted distribution policies that champion the fair remuneration of filmmakers. Her main goals are sharing industry knowledge, creating a community around unconventional, experimental moving image practices, and supporting filmmakers.

Jade Wiseman participated in “Greatest” Short Films of All Time 2025, a first-ever poll of its kind as a collective love letter to the art of short-form moving image. yanco and Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, in collaboration with Talking Shorts, invited filmmakers, curators, distributors, critics, and scholars worldwide to nominate 10 audiovisual works under sixty minutes that they personally consider the “greatest” of all time. This was Jade Wiseman’s submission:

Thanks for everything :) It was quite a difficult exercise, but a lot of fun.

— Jade Wiseman

Movie	Original Title	Director	Country	Year
Time of the Buffoons Le Temps des bouffons	Pierre Falardeau	Canada	1993	15’
One of the most piercing take down of the decadent and self-serving upper crust, in the context of the fraught relationship between the english speaking elite and french speaking working class in 1980's Quebec. Falardeau's crude crescendo of anger and use of ethnological documentary language makes for one of the most memorable film of Quebecois cinema.
Revolutionary Song	Istvan Kantor	Canada	2005	9’
A simple performance from a polarizing figure of Canadian video art about the failures of revolution, father figures and the need to burn institutions to the ground. It's raw, but the commitment is unparalleled.
The Burden Min börda	Niki Lindroth von Bahr	Sweden	2017	15’
At the time, this film felt refreshingly fun, as it blends so well the awkwardness of being and existential dread with joyful musical numbers and cute critters. We can still feel its influence to this day.
Wong Ping Fables 1	Wong Ping	Hong Kong	2018	13’
There's just nothing like Wong Ping's work, it's truly unique. It's hard to put in words what makes it so appealing, it's such a colourful, grotesque, fun and soul-filling experience.
The Crown Jewels of Iran گنجینه‌های گوهر	Ebrahim Golestan	Iran	1965	15’
The juxtaposition between the shiny, mesmerizing precious stones and the acidic narration pointing at every decadent details makes for a strong critique that resonates to this day.
Scorpio Rising	Kenneth Anger	USA	1964	27’
A classic short that blends underground cultures with pop songs to forge new icons.
Lovely Andrea	Hito Steyerl	Japan, Germany	2007	30’
Hito's quest through Lovely Andrea is an investigation of identity, fringe cultures and images. There's so much depth but the film is incredibly light hearted.
Frank’s Cock	Mike Hoolboom	Canada	1993	8’
A poignant, heart-felt and daring film about loss, paired with a poetic split-screen collage that hits you right in the gut.
Black	Anouk De Clercq	Belgium	2015	6’
This is true analogue cinema royalty. A real experience that can never be experienced in the same way twice. It's such a brilliant and simple premise but really gives the space for the viewer to bask in the glory of the medium.
Blue Heart Coeur Bleu	Samuel Suffren	Haiti, France	2025	15’
Everything about this film echoes the place its from. From the crew behind the film to the way the story unfolds, to the poetic visual language and richness of the colours. It's a longingly tender journey, with all the beauty and all the sorrow.