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Fantastic at the Locarno Film Festival The documentary Fantastique by director Marjolijn Prins will have its world premiere at the Locarno Kids Screenings of the prestigious Locarno Film Festival (6–16 August). She trains for a major acrobatics show, but begins to doubt her dream.

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Flemish experimental film at FIDMarseille The Flemish-Croatian experimental film Don't Take It Personally by Jelena Jureša has been selected for FIDMarseille, a major film festival for documentary, fiction and experimental cinema that will take place in the French port city from 8 to 13 July 2025.

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Start shooting of 'Nowadays everyone is called Sorry' The shooting of the film 'Tegennieuwig heet iedereen Sorry', directed by Frederike Migom and based on the book by Bart Moeyaert, has started. The story follows Bianca, an almost 13-year-old girl who struggles with her place in the world during an emotional summer day.

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Young Flemish talent to Palm Springs The Flemish film "Shutterspeed", directed by Jasper De Maeseneer and co-written by Arthur Moelants, has been selected for the Palm Springs film festival. With this film, De Maeseneer wants to give a voice to vulnerable boys.

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Brussels CoproMarket presents 14 European projects The 9th edition of the Brussels CoproMarket will take place on 23 and 24 June during the Brussels International Film Festival. Among the projects are "Thetys Ocean" by Anna Jadowska and "Cherub" by Barbara Rupik.

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Flemish-Dutch comedy series All In will be released on SkyShowtime in 2026 In 2026, SkyShowtime will launch the Flemish-Dutch comedy series "All In", directed by Luk Wyns. The series, starring Katja Schuurman and Diederik Ebbinge, is set in a Spanish all-inclusive resort.

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'Slumdog Millionaire' composer AR Rahman guest of honour at 25th World Soundtrack Awards AR Rahman, known for his work on 'Slumdog Millionaire', is guest of honour at the 25th World Soundtrack Awards. Rahman, who started his career with the film 'Roja', opened his own studio, Panchathan Record Inn, and worked with directors such as Mani Ratnam.
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Netherlands

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First five short films financed by Frisian Film Fund The Frysk Filmfûns, founded in March 2025, has awarded €65,000 to five film projects after its first round of subsidies. These projects, which are strongly connected to Friesland, range from personal stories to social drama.

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Development contribution for four projects De Verbeelding Four projects will each receive a development grant of up to €29,375 from De Verbeelding. Two of these can receive an additional realization grant of up to €500,000 in the fall of 2026.

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Rikke Flodin (Publikum): 'Everyone talked about the public in a different way' Rikke Flodin, trained as an anthropologist, entered the film industry after studying at the University of Copenhagen through the agency Will & Agency, which later founded Publikum.

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Anak Indië achieves Crystal Film Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich has received the Crystal Film for her documentary "Anak Indië". This is her fourth Crystal Film.
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Global

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Head of Italian film department resigns after tax credit scandal involving US citizen suspected of double murder Nicola Borrelli, head of the film department at the Italian Ministry of Culture, has resigned after a scandal involving a production tax credit of about $1 million for an unproduced film, "Stelle della Notte." The credit was awarded in part to Charles Francis Kaufmann, an American citizen suspected of a double murder.

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UK government rejects levy on streaming services The UK government has rejected a proposal to impose a 5% levy on streaming services and maintain mandatory IP retention rules, as recommended by a parliamentary committee. This was confirmed in a formal response published on 3 July.

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Six co-production series supported by the Council of Europe The Council of Europe has supported six series projects with a total amount of €2.5 million through the Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions.

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American film industry extremely pessimistic about the future of the traditional cinema model A poll of 240 U.S. film industry executives found that 55% believe the traditional theatrical model will no longer be viable in 20 years. This pessimism is particularly strong in sales, distribution and production.
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American film industry extremely pessimistic about the future of the traditional cinema model

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Six co-production series supported by the Council of Europe

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Start shooting of 'Nowadays everyone is called Sorry'

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