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Walt Disney Animation Studios presents Whimsy & Talent exhibition at the 20th Animayo Gran Canaria Festival Walt Disney Animation Studios is honoring female talent in art and animation with the exclusive Whimsy & Wonder exhibition at the Animayo Gran Canaria Festival, Spain's only Oscar-qualifying animation festival. Disney is this year's official sponsor of the festival.

cineuropa.org • 2 d

The Annecy Animated Film Festival welcomes 21 feature films in its competition sections The 44th Annecy Animation Film Festival presents 21 feature films in the Official and Contrechamp competitions from 8 to 14 June. The jury consists of Sepideh Farsi, György Ráduly and Pablo Picco.

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Cannes' official selection welcomes 16 new titles The 78th Cannes Film Festival, held from May 13 to 24, has added 16 new titles to the official selection. Lynne Ramsay's "Die, My Love" and Saeed Roustaee's "Woman and Child" are up for the Palme d'Or.

nu • 2 d

AI-powered films still eligible for Oscars Films that use artificial intelligence (AI) will remain eligible for Oscars, under new rules from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The use of AI or other digital tools will not affect a film’s chances of being nominated.

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The success of 'Squid Game' is due to Netflix's 'local-first' strategy, says Minyoung Kim, VP Content Asia Netflix’s success with ‘Squid Game’ is due to a local strategy, reveals Minyoung Kim, VP of Content for Asia at Netflix. Speaking to Variety , Kim explained that Netflix focuses on cultural specificity rather than seeking universal appeal.

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Cannes Directors' Fortnight Reveals 2025 Line-Up Including Christian Petzold's 'Miroirs No. 3', Eva Victor's 'Sorry, Baby', Robin Campillo's 'Enzo' The 57th edition of Directors' Fortnight, an independent selection during the Cannes Film Festival, presents a varied line-up. The opening is provided by "Enzo" by Robin Campillo, who took over the direction after the death of Laurent Cantet.

variety • 2 w

Netflix files appeal to French Council of State over distribution rules Netflix has appealed to the French Council of State against French regulations regarding the availability of films on streaming services. Current rules require Netflix to wait 15 months before new films are available on its platform.
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Belgium

filmfestivaloostende • 2 d

Talent from Flanders at the Annecy Animation Festival Several Flemish productions have been selected at the Annecy Animation Festival. 'Maantunnel' by Annechien Strouven, produced by Arnaud Demuynck, follows a boy and his dog in a magical tunnel. Co-productions 'Zwermen' and 'Signal' are also present.

vaf • 2 d

Short fiction film Zodiac to Tribeca Film Festival The short fiction film "Zodiac", directed by Hans Buyse and co-written with Titus De Voogdt, will have its North American premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. This puts a strain on their friendship. The production is by KRATER, with support from the VAF/Film Fund.

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FFG introduces new WSAward for Belgian Film Composer of the Year On October 15, 2025, the first WSAward for Belgian Film Composer of the Year will be presented during the 25th World Soundtrack Awards. This new category, sponsored by Sabam, will reward the winner with €2,500. Entries open on April 15.

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Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne on a record hunt in Cannes: brothers nominated for the Palme d'Or for the 10th time Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne have been nominated for the Palme d'Or for the 10th time at the Cannes Film Festival with their film 'Jeunes mères'. The Belgian brothers have already won this award twice, in 1999 with 'Rosetta' and in 2005 with 'L'enfant'.
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Netherlands

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Short Documentary Honestly and Barbara Meter Program at the Oberhausen Short Film Festival At the 71st International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, which will take place from April 29 to May 4, 2025, the short documentary "Honestly" by Eva Nijsten has been selected for the Children's and Youth Films competition.

broadcastmagazine • 2 d

The film by Rutger, Thomas & Paco will be shown in cinemas from July 2 The Rutger, Thomas & Paco Movie, starring YouTubers Rutger Vink and Thomas van Grinsven, will be in Dutch cinemas from 2 July. In this family film, Rutger and Thomas, along with their dog Paco, are dragged into an adventure where Paco is kidnapped.

broadcastmagazine • 2 d

Three sisters from The Hague play Amalia, Alexia and Ariane in the second season of the Videoland series Máxima In the second season of the Videoland series 'Máxima', the Hague sisters Julie (10), Philou (8) and Nina (6) play the princesses Amalia, Alexia and Ariane. Jette van der Meij plays princess Margriet. It is produced by Rachel van Bommel of Millstreet Films.

plotmagazine • 2 d

As a human being you can write your own story Michiel ten Horn, known for films such as De Ontmaagding van Eva van End and Aanmodderfakker, has added a new film to his repertoire with Fabula.
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variety • 1 w

Cannes Directors' Fortnight Reveals 2025 Line-Up Including Christian Petzold's 'Miroirs No. 3', Eva Victor's 'Sorry, Baby', Robin Campillo's 'Enzo'

variety • 1 w

The success of 'Squid Game' is due to Netflix's 'local-first' strategy, says Minyoung Kim, VP Content Asia

nu • 2 d

AI-powered films still eligible for Oscars

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