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New Dutch drama series One Big Family to be seen from this fall The new Dutch drama series One Big Family, created by Chantal Janzen, can be seen from 14 October. The series is about the life of blended families and Janzen himself plays one of the leading roles. It is directed by Will Koopman, Esther Nieuwkoop and Reinier Smit.

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The Netherlands chooses Sweet Dreams with Renée Soutendijk as its Oscar entry The Dutch film Sweet Dreams, directed by Ena Sendijarević and starring Renée Soutendijk, has been chosen as the Dutch Oscar entry in the International Feature Film category.

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Intimate discomforts in the new comic series De Poli In the new comic series "De Poli", gynecologist Esther Bens tries to introduce a new vision of women's medicine, which causes the necessary conflict with her father Harold, head of the department.

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Nominations Debut and Student Competition 2023 The Dutch Film Festival has announced the nominations for the Debut and Student Competition 2023. The nominated filmmakers have a chance to win various awards that will be presented during the Talent Award Ceremony on September 25.

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Trailer of the film 'Sweet Dreams' by director Ena Sendijarevic released. “Sweet Dreams,” Ena Sendijarevic's lush, sardonic, Locarno Prize-winning satire of colonial decline, has released its trailer ahead of its Toronto premiere. The film, set on a sugar plantation in colonial Indonesia, won an award at the Locarno Film Festival.

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New board for Mores.online The Mores.online Foundation has a new board. Febe Deug is the new chairman, together with Rosalie Tamminga, Hans Blom and Siri Wouters. The new board was appointed after an incident with former chairman Janke Dekker. The hotline remains accessible and active.

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Berlinale shaft tweekoppige suffering af The Berlin Film Festival will no longer be led by two directors from next year. The current artistic director Carlo Chatrian and general director Mariette Rissenbeek will be replaced by an interim director.

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Class 2023: Khattar Shaheen on Dreams of Yesterday Khattar Shaheen, a Syrian filmmaker, is interviewed by Filmkrant in the run-up to the Student Competition at the Dutch Film Festival. Shaheen talks about his animated film Dreams of Yesterday, which he made without a preconceived plan.

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The Tatta's receives Golden Calf from the Public 2023 The comedy De Tatta's, directed by Jamel Aattache and written by Donny Singh, receives the Golden Calf Audience Award 2023. The film, produced by Talent United and Brabant Films, features a star cast including Leo Alkemade and Leonie ter Braak.

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Nominations for Film Teacher of the Year have started The nominations for the Film Teacher of the Year are open. Teachers who use film in their lessons in an inspiring way can be nominated until 1 October. The winner will be announced during the International Film Festival Rotterdam in January 2024.

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Diederik van Rooijen makes series for Videoland with his own production house Director Diederik van Rooijen has set up his own production company, called Horizon Film. Together with Sabine Brian and Boudewijn Rosenmuller, he wants to raise the bar of Dutch drama. They are also working on a project with Simon de Waal.

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Venice 2023, blog 1 The oldest film festival in the world, the Venetian Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica, is celebrating its eightieth edition. Despite the screenwriters' strikes, there is plenty to look forward to. This blog series reports on the festival on the Lido.

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