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demorgen • 10 j

Radish Monster stars in the most popular Chinese film ever 'Monster Hunt' broke all records in Chinese cinemas in recent weeks. The film about a baby radish monster with four arms raised almost 200 million euros. The film's success is partly because China has a strict import policy on foreign films.

rijnmond • 10 j

Rotterdam gets Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam is getting an additional film festival. From October 29, films and documentaries about nature will be shown for four days.

spreekbuis • 10 j

Dutch media companies are entering the American market iMMovator has set up a program in which various Dutch media companies, including Corrino, 24i, Sticky Studios and Beeld & Geluid, jointly enter the American market. The main focus area is the west coast of the US.

broadcastmagazine • 10 j

Stingray takes over Brava and Djazz TV Stingray Digital Group Inc acquires all shares of Brava NL, Brava HDTV and Djazz TV.

parool • 10 j

Mano Bouzamour on the adaptation of his novel Mano Bouzamour (1991) published his debut novel The Promise of Pisa in 2010, with which he won the Rose Garden Festival. "Last week I spoke for the first time with the director and screenwriter who will be responsible for the film adaptation of my novel.

netwerkscenario • 10 j

End of VAR: new rules for working with freelancers and self-employed people To tackle false self-employment, State Secretary Wiebes of Finance wants to replace the Employment Relationship Declaration (VAR) with model agreements per sector as of January 1, 2016. Possible self-employment - such as when issuing the VAR - is no longer decisive.

tentrotterdam • 10 j

TENT Academy Awards winners can also be seen at festivals Art critics, curators and film specialists visited the art academies in the Netherlands and Italy this summer to select the best video art talent for the TENT Academy Awards. The nominated works can be seen in TENT in Rotterdam until September 27.

directorsguild • 10 j

DDG interview with director Isabel Lamberti Spanish-Dutch director Isabel Lamberti made the short film Volando Voy as her final project at the film academy, about the adventurous journey that brothers Jésus and David take from school to home through the Cañada Real slum in Madrid. “I come to Spain every year because I have family there.

filmfestival • 10 j

Nominations Louis Hartlooper Prize 2015 The nominations for the Louis Hartlooper Prize for Best Film Publication were announced last week. This annual award will be presented on Thursday, September 24 during the Dutch Film Festival.

filmfestival • 10 j

Selection of projects for Digital Storytelling Competition announced An NFF Digital Storytelling Competition was organized during the 35th edition. The selected projects that will participate in the competition during the festival are now known.

directorsguild • 10 j

Interview with recently graduated director Jim Süter Jim Süter graduated with his film Jack, a journey to fulfillment.

hollandsefilm • 10 j

Trailer Penoza IV online The drama series Penoza IV starts on Sunday, September 13 on NPO 3, the trailer can now be viewed online. This year Penoza is not only on TV, but viewers can also follow the characters via an app and website.

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