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Most Emmy nominations for Severance, first chance for Harrison Ford Apple TV+'s "Severance" leads the Primetime Emmy nominations with 27 nominations. The awards ceremony will take place on September 14 in Los Angeles.

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American voice actors' strike in game industry ends after nearly a year The American actors' union SAG-AFTRA's strike has ended after nearly a year. A 95% majority of members approved a new contract with major game studios like Electronic Arts and Activision. SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher emphasized the progress made in AI protection.

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Disney and ITV strike 'unique' deal to share select content across streaming platforms Disney and the British ITV have signed a unique agreement to share a selection of their content on their streaming services. Disney+ is introducing a "Taste of ITVX" with shows like "Mr. Bates vs. The content will be updated every few months.

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Head of Italian film department resigns after tax credit scandal involving US citizen suspected of double murder Nicola Borrelli, head of the film department at the Italian Ministry of Culture, has resigned after a scandal involving a production tax credit of about $1 million for an unproduced film, "Stelle della Notte." The credit was awarded in part to Charles Francis Kaufmann, an American citizen suspected of a double murder.

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UK government rejects levy on streaming services The UK government has rejected a proposal to impose a 5% levy on streaming services and maintain mandatory IP retention rules, as recommended by a parliamentary committee. This was confirmed in a formal response published on 3 July.

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Six co-production series supported by the Council of Europe The Council of Europe has supported six series projects with a total amount of €2.5 million through the Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions.

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American film industry extremely pessimistic about the future of the traditional cinema model A poll of 240 U.S. film industry executives found that 55% believe the traditional theatrical model will no longer be viable in 20 years. This pessimism is particularly strong in sales, distribution and production.
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Belgium

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Cast known from Frederike Migom's 'Nowadays everyone is called Sorry' Halfway through the filming of "Tegennieuwig heeft iedereen Sorry," the film adaptation of Bart Moeyaert's book of the same name, production company De Mensen has now announced the cast. The lead role of Bianca is played by the young talent Lisa Vanhemelrijck.

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Venice selects two VR productions from Flanders Venice Immersive has selected the VR production "A Long Goodbye," an interactive experience created by Kate Voet and Victor Maes. The story follows Ida, a 72-year-old pianist with dementia, and allows the audience to experience a day in her life.

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'Fantastique' at the Locarno Film Festival Director Marjolijn Prins's documentary "Fantastique" will have its world premiere during the Locarno Kids Screenings at the Locarno Film Festival (August 6-16).

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Flemish experimental film at FIDMarseille The Flemish-Croatian experimental film Don't Take It Personally by Jelena Jureša has been selected for FIDMarseille, a major film festival for documentary, fiction and experimental cinema that will take place in the French port city from 8 to 13 July 2025.
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Netherlands

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Selection of Cinekid script LAB 2025-2026 announced Cinekid for Professionals has announced the selection for Script LAB 2025-2026, featuring fifteen projects from thirteen countries. The program kicks off in October during the Cinekid Festival in Amsterdam and concludes during the Berlinale in February.

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From 'snacker' to 'binger': Dutch viewing habits are changing rapidly The streaming market in the Netherlands is changing rapidly, with a rise in streaming subscriptions with commercials and a growing number of viewers regularly switching between services. According to Branco Scherer of Bindinc.

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Class of 2025: Don Wei on Help! Don Wei, a graduate of the Utrecht University of the Arts Utrecht (HKU), will present his horror-science fiction film "Help!" at the Netherlands Film Festival.

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New director for AFN George Freriks will step down as director of the Audiovisual Federation of the Netherlands (AFN) on September 1 and will be succeeded by Stephan Luiten. Freriks, who will be 68, wants to focus on other matters.
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