The Golden Apples were awarded during the 22nd edition of the VERS Awards. This annual festival celebrates the Makers of Tomorrow and puts young filmmakers in the spotlight with fantastic prizes. The main jury, consisting of Jan Doense (director of Film by the Sea), Patricia Pisters (professor of film studies UvA) and Sven Bresser (director and winner of VERS Awards 2016), chose the short film Fucking Cola by Sophie van de Pol as the big winner of the Golden Apple for Best Film (€10,000 production budget).