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Director Vicente Aranda passed away Spanish director Vicente Aranda died on Tuesday at the age of 88. He died at his own home in Madrid, the Spanish Film Academy announced. Aranda was one of Spain's best-known and most influential filmmakers. From the 1960s he made more than thirty films.

haarlemsdagblad • 10 j

IJmuiden is the setting for the short film Gotta At the beginning of July, IJmuiden will once again be the setting for a Dutch film. A film crew does all the shooting for the short film Gotta in four days. I knew immediately, this is where I was going to shoot my first film.

filmdistributeurs • 10 j

Cinema visits in Germany have declined sharply The negative development of cinema visits among young people in Germany is perhaps one of the reasons why the German cinema chains Cinemaxx, Cinestar, Cineplex, Kinopolis and UCI will collaborate with film distributors in a collective ticket platform.

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European commissioners unclear about digital film distribution The European Commission's plans to create a digital market continue to concern people. The two commissioners involved in the policy, Günther Oettinger and Andrus Ansip, both recently gave different signals about the course to be followed.

nu • 10 j

Rutger Hauer plays in the film by creator of lightsabers Rutger Hauer will be seen in the major American sci-fi film Black Angel. Director Roger Christian was the set decorator of the first Star Wars film A New Hope from 1977 and as such was responsible for 'inventing' the world-famous lightsabers in the film.

filmindustry • 10 j

Interview with Dutch filmmaker Jean Counet Jean Counet traveled all over the world as a cameraman and director. He also worked as a cameraman for the travel program O'Hanlons Helden (VPRO, 2013).

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Petition for fair distribution of revenue from streaming services The Ntb and VCTN have been committed to a fair distribution of revenues online for years, with streaming services such as Spotify. Together with the Dutch and French consumer associations, we made proposals for reform of European regulations.

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Dutch VR Days invites writers The Netherlands has a strong VR community. With the DVDD, Amsterdam is putting itself on the world map as a pioneer in virtual reality. The film forms the creative core of the festival and serves as the VR standard bearer of the event afterwards.

demorgen • 10 j

Dardenne brothers protest against "censorship" of French-Moroccan film Nearly eighty film directors and producers working in France, including the Belgian brothers Dardenne and Lucas Belvaux, have denounced Moroccan "censorship" of the latest film by French-Moroccan filmmaker Nabil Ayouch. 'Much Loved', recently shown in Cannes, is not allowed to be shown in cinemas in Morocco.

telegraaf • 10 j

Jim Bakkum plays villain in Flemish film Jim Bakkum plays a superhero in the new cinema film Mega Mindy versus ROX. The Flemish production house Studio 100 gives Jim the role of villain Achiel. Mega Mindy and ROX want to prevent this.

nff • 10 j

Province of Limburg sets up film fund The province of Limburg is setting up a regional film fund to support a 'diverse and high-quality film offering with a Limburg signature'. The province wants to give filmmakers the opportunity to produce cross-border films from Limburg.

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Ghent actress Charlotte De Bruyne for film shooting in US Charlotte De Bruyne, the Ghent actress who has often worked abroad with the theater company Ontroerend Goed, is currently in California where she has finished shooting an American film by the Italian debut director Valerio Esposito.

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