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vertigoweb • 6 u

Brendan Fraser is sharp about cutting Adil and Bilall's Batgirl Brendan Fraser criticizes Warner Bros. for canceling the film Batgirl, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. He describes this as a symptom of Hollywood's approach to viewing films as commodities.

vertigoweb • 6 u

Kat Steppe's Sunday the Nineth wins special jury prize in Tallinn Kat Steppe's film "Sunday the Ninth" won the Special Jury Prize for Best Editing after its world premiere at the Tallinn Film Festival. The award went to editor Jan Van Der Weken.

filmfestivaloostende • 6 u

Streamz unveils trailer for the long-awaited fictional series 'The Best Immigrant' The fictional series "The Best Immigrant," a Streamz Original, launches on December 11th. The series follows Muna and Jamal, a young couple threatened with deportation and separation by a far-right government.

vaf • 1 w

Feature film debut Why Do I See You In Everything? coming to Rotterdam The film "Why Do I See You In Everything?", directed by Rand Abou Fakher, explores the friendship between two Syrian childhood friends in exile in Berlin. A blend of documentary and fiction, the film depicts their lives from olive groves to battlefields.

filmfestival • 1 w

Leuven Short Film Festival wants to be a sounding board Besides seeking talent, the 31st edition of the Leuven Short Film Festival aims to be a global sounding board where rarely heard communities can make their voices heard.

nu • 1 w

Tom Waes becomes face of Belgian campaign against drunk driving after accident Tom Waes, a Belgian television presenter, stars in a new VRT campaign against drunk driving, titled "There Are No Excuses." In November 2024, Waes caused an accident with a blood alcohol content of 2.44, well above the legal limit of 0.5.

filmfonds • 2 w

Seven minority co-productions receive funding The Netherlands Film Fund and the Flanders Audiovisual Fund have awarded financial support to seven minority co-productions, including feature films and documentaries.
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Netherlands

filmkrant • 6 u

Cinema The Pulse: cinema as a driving force for area development Amsterdam has a new XXL cinema in its business district: Cinema The Pulse. This nine-screen complex, initiated by Peter van Vogelpoel, is located between the ring road and SC Buitenveldert.

broadcastmagazine • 3 d

Youth drama series Besties: friendship, growth and the chaos of puberty The youth series "Besties" follows friends Lilo and Raay through their high school years, as different levels of education and new social challenges test their friendship.

broadcastmagazine • 3 d

'Spaghetti Riots' in the feature film Tegendraads The feature film "Tegendraads," directed by Ben Sombogaart, is set in the early 1960s and follows the events surrounding the arrival of Italian guest workers in Oldenzaal. The screenplay is by Jacqueline Epskamp.

filmkrant • 3 d

A Fox Under a Pink Moon and Past Future Continuous winners of IDFA 2025 The winners of the film competitions were announced at IDFA 2025 at Eye. "A Fox Under a Pink Moon," directed by Mehrdad Oskouei, won the award for Best Film in the international competition. This film was directed by Morteza Ahmadvand and Firouzeh Khosrovani.
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International

variety • 6 u

Sustainability leads to calls for industry reform at India International Film Festival: 'The dawn of a new era' At the International Film Festival of India, filmmakers from Japan, Spain, Australia, and India emphasized the need for structural reforms and cultural changes for sustainability in the film industry.

cineuropa.org • 3 d

The role of film schools is praised and discussed during Tallinn Black Nights During the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, representatives from FAMU, Warsaw Film School, and Aalto University debated the relevance of film schools in a rapidly changing audiovisual sector.

cineuropa.org • 3 d

TorinoFilmLab brings together 350 professionals for 18th Meeting Event The TorinoFilmLab (TFL) is hosting its 18th Meeting Event in Turin from November 20-22, bringing together 350 international professionals. Forty-eight projects developed in the 2025 TFL labs will be presented. Nine TV series will also be shown in SeriesLab.

variety • 4 d

What the International Emmy Awards Say About TV Production Outside the US The International Emmy Awards demonstrate the influence of global streaming services and major studios on television productions outside the US. European public broadcasters and major studios like ITV Studios and Fremantle also play a significant role.
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variety • 1 w

Taskovski acquires Mexican-Dutch filmmaker Diego Gutierrez's 'The Shipwrecked' ahead of its world premiere at IDFA

variety • 1 w

Sylvia Hoeks and Greg Tarzan Davis are joining the sequel to 'Lord of War' for Vendome, along with Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgard. Shooting begins this month.

variety • 1 w

AI-generated imagery threatens the future of documentaries because people 'don't believe in anything anymore': 'Deep fake is the crime, AI is a tool'

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