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Minneboo • 9 j

Preview documentary about Theo van den Boogaard at Stripdagen Haarlem The documentary The Four Winters by Theo van den Boogaard will soon be shown in De Filmschuur in Haarlem as part of the Comic Strip Days. It will then be broadcast as part of The Hour of the Wolf on NPO 2.

Animatieblog • 9 j

nWave releases animated film The Son of Bigfoot in 2017 At nWave Pictures, the Belgian animation studio behind Robinson Crusoe, The House of Magic, Sammy's Adventures and Fly Me to the Moon, they were inspired by folklore to make The Son of Bigfoot.

Pictoright • 9 j

Petition for a fairer internet published This year the European Commission will decide how it wants to reform European copyright. We would like to draw attention to the fact that online platforms such as Facebook earn a lot of money from copyrighted material, without paying anything to rights holders.

Minneboo • 9 j

Which Dutch comic can be made into a film? Following the release of the Marvel film De Jongh's graphic novel The Return of the Honey Buzzard is currently being filmed as a Telefilm.

Correspondent • 9 j

Why Hollywood Discriminates (and Won't Just Stop) #Hollywoodsowhite pretty much summed up the mood around the Oscars ceremony early this year, when only white actors were nominated for the second consecutive year. And in recent weeks, the complaint has once again been flying across the internet.

Imagine • 9 j

Cannes report by Chris Oosterom, artistic director of Imagine Anyone looking for new films for Imagine 2017 may not think of Cannes first. After all, the most important festival in the world is best known for its red carpets, glamor and abundance of stars.

vaf • 9 j

British premiere for Belgian film Black in Edinburgh Black by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah will receive its British premiere during the Edinburgh International Film Festival. The contemporary Romeo & Juliet story was selected in the European Perspectives section, a selection of the best European films.

filmfonds • 9 j

De Oost and Radboud selected for Telescope In the annual Telescope collaboration, NPO, CoBO and the Dutch Film Fund have selected the feature films De Oost and Radboud. Telescope's goal is to make Dutch-language quality films possible for a wide audience with a joint investment of 1.8 million euros per film.

vaf • 9 j

Two Flemish documentaries in world premiere at MOOOV Film Festival The documentaries The Invisible City by Lieven Corthouts and Samuel in the Clouds by Pieter Van Eecke will have their world premiere at the MOOOV Film Festival, which will screen 101 films from 37 countries from April 19 to May 3.

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Overview of screenings of Flemish animation at Annecy Film Festival Pieter Coudyzer's new animated film Beast! has been selected for the short film competition of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France.

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Four awards for Café Derby in Vancouver Café Derby, the feature debut of Lenny Van Wesemael, was awarded four prizes during the closing ceremony of the Vancouver International Women In Film Festival.

vaf • 9 j

Nkosi Coiffure in competition at Tribeca Film Festival The short film Nkosi Coiffure by Frederike Migom has been selected for the prestigious Tribeca International Film Festival in New York.

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