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Amnesty International occupies NFF for Oleg Sentsov Amnesty International will campaign for the Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov at the Dutch Film Festival in Utrecht.

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New association of Professional Feature Film Entrepreneurs founded Producers Klaas de Jong and Bernard Tulp are the initiators of a new association for film producers. The direct reason is the difference of opinion regarding the policy of Film Producers Netherlands (FPN) regarding the fight against piracy.

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Interview with animator Piet Kroon about the film adaptation of Heinz Heinz had its peak in the 1990s. As a result, many young people do not know the cynical cat. “With this crowdfunding we also wanted to see whether the comic strip is still popular.

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Streetlab makers understand frustration about Heel Holland Bakt The young makers of Streetlab say they understand the frustration of Jan Slagter, chairman of broadcaster Max, now that Streetlab and not Heel Holland Bakt are among the three nominees for the Televizierring.

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Registration open for The Meeting Through De Ontmoeting, young talent not only gets the chance to have their own production, but is immediately provided with an audience and the guarantee of working with already established names. Distribution partners are Go Short! and Some Shorts.

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Make a short film for Nikon European Film Festival Nikon announces the return of the Nikon European Film Festival. The festival is organized in collaboration with Raindance and director Asif Kapadia, who is also chairman of the jury this year. Entries can be submitted online from October 13, 2015 to January 15, 2016.

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Herman Brood on the silver screen At the beginning of October, the film 'Art...don't start' about Herman Brood will premiere in Zwolle. According to the filmmakers, it is the first film about Herman Brood that focuses mainly on his life as a visual artist. He did a lot of work there.

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Filmkrant interviews screenwriter Philip Huff The experimental telefilm Groenland by Thomas Kaan will be shown tonight in the new Forum of the Directors program at the Dutch Film Festival. That's overwhelming."

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Leading role Gijs Naber in film by Marleen Gorris Actor Gijs Naber (35) will play the leading role in the new international feature film by Marleen Gorris, the director who won an Oscar in 1996 with 'Antonia'. On the night of the flood disaster, he cycled to southern Italy, where he started a bulb company.

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Jan Pieter Ekker talks about the Directors' Forum A new program component at the Dutch Film Festival is the Directors' Forum, an initiative of festival director Willemien van Aalst and curators Dana Linssen (editor-in-chief of De Filmkrant) and Jan Pieter Ekker (arts editor for Het Parool).

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Project Unknown Family wint WarnierPosta Prize The winners of the HFM Co-Production Platform and the Work-in-Progress selection were announced during the closing evening of the Holland Film Meeting.

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Trailerpark Boys shooting in Amsterdam Trio Ricky, Julian and Bubbles from the popular Canadian Netflix mockumentary Trailerpark Boys have ended up in Amsterdam for the shoot of the new season. The original Netflix series Trailerpark Boys visits Amsterdam this week.

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