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hollandsefilm • 10 j

Six new films in the anniversary year of One Night Stand Under the title One Night Stand, NTR, VARA and VPRO present six new films this year, made by promising directors and talented writers. The films will be broadcast on NPO 3 from October 4 to 9 around 10:30 PM.

nieuws • 10 j

Media company VICE makes a documentary about Wim Hof When people in the Netherlands think of 'The Iceman', they quickly think of Wim Hof. The man who amazed the medical and scientific world and broke a number of world records for, among other things, swimming under ice.

volkskrant • 10 j

Dutch rap video Sam de Jong goes international In the Netherlands, the song Drank & Drugs by rapper Lil' Kleine has been at the top of the Top 40 for three weeks, but in recent days the hip-hop record with house beat has broken through internationally.

nu • 10 j

Michiel Huisman comes to the rescue of a robbed woman Michiel Huisman came to the aid of a woman who was being robbed on Tuesday morning. The actor was walking along the Vijzelstraat in Amsterdam and heard the woman screaming. "She ran after the suspect and Huisman ran with her," a police spokesperson told NU.nl.

parool • 10 j

Toneelgroep Amsterdam adapts Woody Allen film for stage Toneelgroep Amsterdam will make a theater version of Woody Allen's film Husbands and Wives next year. The performance, directed by Simon Stone, will premiere at the Holland Festival 2016.

hollandfilmnieuws • 10 j

Permission for construction of the largest cinema in the Netherlands Kinepolis may build the multiplex halls at the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht. The building permit was previously issued by the municipality, but now the Council of State also agrees. The new cinema will immediately become one of the largest in the Netherlands.

hpdetijd • 10 j

Documentary sexual abuse of Hollywood actors covered up 'The film that Hollywood doesn't want you to see,' is how the makers of An Open Secret describe the documentary. An Open Secret addresses a rather thorny issue: child abuse in Hollywood. An Open Secret is directed by Amy J. Berg.

omroepzeeland • 10 j

Docu over Hedwigepolder op Film by the Sea A documentary about the Hedwigepolder will premiere at the Film by the Sea festival in Vlissingen. According to the festival, Zeeland filmmaker Digna Sinke has made a good and solid documentary about the process that preceded the political decision to flood the polder.

omroepzeeland • 10 j

Documentary about living with a new liver People who have undergone a liver transplant are not sick, weak or nauseous. That is the message of the documentary 'Delivery Time' by documentary maker Gery Boneschansker from Middelburg.

directorsguild • 10 j

Requiem for a Dream introduced by Anouk Smit (video) VoorDeFilm is a YouTube channel where a permanent group of film experts provide weekly introductions to old and new films, from arthouse to blockbuster. They explain what the films are about, how they came about and why they are absolutely worth watching.

mediadesknederland • 10 j

No Dutch films among EU prize winners During the film festival in Karlovy Vary on July 5, the ten nominated films that competed for the European Parliament's LUX Prize were announced. There was no Dutch project this year.

filmfonds • 10 j

First year of Production Incentive successful The new film production incentive in the Netherlands (Netherlands Film Production Incentive) has given a substantial boost to production activity in the Dutch film industry in its first year.

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