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Filmmaker Robin Piree: “Hardwell understood exactly what I want” On Tuesday, October 13, the new Hardwell documentary I Am Hardwell, Living The Dream will premiere in Amsterdam. Two days later, the film by Breda director Robin Piree will be shown in 20 cinemas in the Netherlands, including Breda and Eindhoven.

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Jord den Hollander about his film project Cycling Cities (audio) When you walk through Amsterdam with a photo of the Magere Brug, the Vondelpark or the Museumplein, it is not surprising that people can show you where to go. Filmmaker and architect Jord den Hollander discovered this. He turned it into the film project Cycling Cities.

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Dutch Filmworks captures the Popcorn Time logo and brand name The Dutch film distributor Dutch Filmworks has registered the logo and brand name of Popcorn Time for use in the Benelux. Popcorn Time is an illegal service that makes it very easy to stream films.

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Overview of arrangements after the dissolution of the Media Fund As of January 1, 2017, the Media Fund will end its subsidies for cultural media productions. The NPO, the Film Fund and the Creative Industries Fund NL will decide next spring about the precise size of budgets, conditions and naming from 2017 onwards.

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The Film Fund looks back on the NFF During the Dutch Film Festival, the Film Fund supported and organized various activities and many productions supported by the Fund won prizes. The Netherlands Film Fund looks back on the most recent edition of the NFF and keeps track of the score.

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Hubert Bals Fund+Europe deadline extended The international co-production fund Hubert Bals Fund recently launched a completely new financing instrument, HBF+Europe, for the distribution of feature films by filmmakers from Africa, Asia, Latin America and some Eastern European countries.

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NFF distribution meeting report During the trade meeting Distribution and screening in a changing market at the Dutch Film Festival, new distribution methods were central. The reason was the test results of Filmthuis, an on-demand service for film theaters, which were presented by Herrie Film & TV.

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Workshop on development support during Cinekid During the Cinekid festival, a workshop will take place on the Support for Development schemes within the MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe. The focus is on youth films.

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Baby born in car during drive-in cinema Amsterdam During an open-air performance at the NDSM wharf in Amsterdam-Noord on Monday evening, a baby was born halfway through the film Almost Famous on the NDSM site.

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Joke Bruijs and Pamela Teves in new film 48 Days project Actors Joke Bruijs, Pamela Teves and Joep Sertons will play the leading roles in the new 48 Days film that will be shown in Rotterdam in the coming weeks. The organization has announced this. 48 Days emerges from the 48 Hour film project.

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'Jos Stelling tries everything to maintain his monopoly position' According to filmmaker and entrepreneur Jos Stelling, city cinema De Kade is being favored by the municipality of Utrecht at the expense of his own plans for the City cinema. VVD municipal councilor André van Schie wants to debate this with Stelling.

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Media sector appeals to government In an open letter to the government, House of Representatives, municipal councils, colleges and Economic Boards, public and commercial broadcasters, media companies and local politicians call on them to invest in the so-called Media Valley.

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