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filmfonds • 10 j

Ultra-short animated films selected After successful previous editions, four new plans for ultra-short animated films have been selected for a realization contribution of up to €50,000. Cinema operator Pathé will put the films into circulation from the summer of 2016.

nu • 10 j

Dutch FilmWorks takes over films from A-film Dutch Filmworks will handle the distribution of films previously released by A-Film. "We are pleased that we have been able to conclude this agreement and that our titles will continue to be distributed.

directorsguild • 10 j

Crash course Impact Academy during IDFA During IDFA, the Impact Academy will start on Thursday 19, Friday 20 and Sunday 22 November with a crash course. This course is open to anyone who is enthusiastic about this subject and wants to know more. You will find the program in the attached brochure.

nu • 10 j

German film about Adolf Hitler comes to Dutch cinemas The German film about Adolf Hitler, Er ist wieder da, is coming to the Netherlands. The film will be in theaters from November 28. Dutch Filmworks reported this on Wednesday. The film has now attracted 1.3 million visitors in Germany.

klik • 10 j

Overview of awards CLICK! Amsterdam Animation Festival It CLICK! Amsterdam Animation Festival took place from October 27 to November 1 at the EYE Film Institute. The prize-winning films were announced on the last day. The winning films were selected partly by three professional juries and partly by the public.

televizier • 10 j

Freek Vonk makes a documentary about illegal poaching Next spring, Freek Vonk will take a stand against poaching in a new, four-part BNN-VARA documentary series entitled Freek Tegen De Stropers. In Freek Tegen De Stropers, Vonk mainly focuses on illegal rhino hunting.

amstelveen • 10 j

Israeli film festival announced in Cinema Amstelveen From Saturday 14 to Monday 16 November, Cinema Amstelveen will celebrate the Seret Film Festival Amsterdam. For three days, Israeli films will be shown in their original versions with English subtitles. All films are Dutch premieres.

nbf • 10 j

New Film Training Dutch Filmers Academy started Last September, the Dutch Filmers Academy (DFA) was founded by the Fotovakschool in Rotterdam. DFA focuses on creative and artistic work, but with a clear communicative purpose.

beeldengeluid • 10 j

Media historian Bert Hogenkamp of Sound and Vision celebrates farewell After more than 25 years at Sound and Vision, media historian Bert Hogenkamp is retiring. From Image and Sound, Hogenkamp was a special professor at Utrecht University for ten years and has held the Image and Sound chair at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam since 2008.

nrcq • 10 j

How Dutch companies are focusing on virtual reality From hardware manufacturers to advertising agencies and from autonomous artists to blockbuster game developers: a real industry has emerged around virtual reality technology in the Netherlands in recent years.

bnr • 10 j

'Channels like YouTube need their own Kijkwijzer' Providers of video channels such as YouTube must participate in a European viewing guide test. That is what the Dutch Institute for the Classification of Audiovisual Media wants. But parties like Google are not yet responding.

filmkrant • 10 j

Mr. Horror presents Halloween Horror Show The full moon may have been a few days ago, but according to cosmos experts, 84% of the moon can still be seen on the night of October 31. More than enough for Mr. Horror to take action on Halloween.

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