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Scenery and V-Ventures launch SV DOCS Media company Scenery and investment fund V-Ventures launch SV DOCS, an initiative for investigative journalists. V-Ventures makes €1 million available for high-quality journalistic documentaries.

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Submarine produces 2Doc: Warnow - Journey to the Northern Lights Director Wim van der Aar reconstructs the fateful sea voyage of eight Dutch adventurers in the documentary 'Warnow - Journey to the Northern Lights'. After a violent storm, five of them decide to go home, with far-reaching consequences.

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French version of Dutch hit film De Tatta's in the making The successful Dutch film De Tatta's is getting a French version. Screenwriter Guy Laurent will adapt the comedy film for the French market. The concept of the film lends itself well to the French market, according to distributor Belga Films.

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Film Academy final exam film recorded with advanced LED screens Fourth-year students from the Film Academy are working with ROE Visual on the very first final exam film with LED screens. The X-Project, which will premiere next year, uses advanced LED screens and In-Camera VFX technology.

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IDFA 2023: Guest of Honor Talk Wang Bing Chinese filmmaker Wang Bing is the guest of honor at IDFA 2023. During his Guest of Honor Talk, he said that he actually did not intend to become a documentary maker. Wang Bing is known for his critically acclaimed oeuvre, including the film West of the Tracks.

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Advice 'Hollywood on the Wadden Sea': further building a serious Frisian film industry Now is the time to continue building a serious Frisian film industry. This is stated in the report 'Hollywood aan het Wad', which was presented to the Frisian government by the northern film industry.

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Filmmaker Faydim Ramshe wins NPO Documentary Talent Award Filmmaker Faydim Ramshe has won the NPO Documentary Talent Award during the IDFA festival in Amsterdam. The jury was impressed by Ramshe's film plan because of its urgency, personal access and special layering.

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Lice Mother actress receives British award for role in comic thriller Dutch actress Leny Breederveld has received a British award for her role in the comic thriller De Openbaring. The film has also won other awards at festivals in Prague and Gorizia. The Revelation, directed by Chris W.

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NL Film makes Rundfunk: Duco and Roy for KRO-NCRV NL Film has announced that the Rundfunk duo Tom van Kalmthout and Yannick van der Velde will release Rundfunk: Duco and Roy this winter. The series can be seen from December 3 on KRO-NCRV on NPO 3 and NPO Start.

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SFF has been stoking festival fever among students for ten years The School Film Festival (SFF) has been around for ten years and encourages teenagers to organize their own film festival. The festival helps students with all aspects, from marketing to film selection.

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IDFA 2023: Competition for Youth Documentary The competition for youth documentaries at IDFA 2023 is put together by filmmaker Niki Padidar. One of the selected films is the Dutch documentary "And a Happy New Year" by Sebastian Mulder, in which we see the world through the eyes of dogs during New Year's Eve.

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Dutch documentaries to New York City Five Dutch documentaries will be shown at the DOC NYC festival in New York City. The competition includes "The Dmitriev Affair" by Jessica Gorter and "Total Trust" by Jialing Zhang.

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