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Go Short Arnhem – 8 t/m 10 september 2023 The Go Short Arnhem festival will take place from 8 to 10 September 2023. The program includes Family Shorts, Comedy Shorts, European Audience Favorites and Daily Shots of Shorts. View the full film program on the website.

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Sebastian Korteweg new producer at Topkapi Films Sebastian Korteweg will join the management team of Topkapi Films as Producer on September 1, 2023. He will eventually succeed Arnold Heslenfeld, who will retire in 2024.

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Film Freek de Jonge and Silvester Zwaneveld wins several prizes The animated film "Die Ene" by comedians Freek de Jonge and Silvester Zwaneveld has won several prizes at international festivals. The film, based on a story from De Jonge's theater performance, is about a spider who starts his family in a vacuum cleaner bag.

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Orwa Nyrabia on IDFA 2023 IDFA 2023 has announced that Wang Bing will be the guest of honor and Peter Greenaway will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. We are also working on our own theater in the Vondelpark.

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Team player After The Club of Ugly Children (2019) and Foodies (2022), on which he worked as a co-writer, screenwriter Jeroen Margry wrote Leeuwin (2023), his third cinema film.

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Docuseries De Afhaalchinees from Omroep ZWART breaks with taboos surrounding adoption The docuseries "De Afhaalchinees" from Omroep ZWART by TV maker Kelly van Binsbergen breaks taboos surrounding adoption. The series reveals the hidden reality of adoption and hopes to spark open discussion.

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Frans Bromet makes documentary What are we doing? Frans Bromet has released the documentary "What are we doing?" made, in which he portrays six victims of violence against aid workers. The number of reports of violence against aid workers has risen for the fifth year in a row.

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Digna Sinke receives Golden Calf for Film Culture Filmmaker Digna Sinke has received the Golden Calf for Film Culture. Sinke has built up an impressive oeuvre with more than 60 films as a director or producer. Her work ranges from feature films to documentaries and has won international awards.

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Actor and Waku Waku presenter Rob Fruithof passed away Rob Fruithof, known as the presenter of the television quiz Waku Waku, has passed away at the age of 71. He also presented the program On land, at sea and in the air. He passed away on August 25, 2023 from cancer.

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Class 2023: Jikkie Schelling about Funny Feeling In the run-up to the Netherlands Film Festival, Filmkrant interviews freshly graduated film talent every week. Jikkie Schelling (HKU) made a magical realistic road trip called Funny Feeling, about a young woman with a panic disorder.

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GTST actress Chrisje Comvalius (75) passed away GTST actress Chrisje Comvalius has passed away at the age of 75. She was best known for her role as Dorothea Alberts-Grantsaan in Good Times, Bad Times. Comvalius suffered from Alzheimer's disease and died in her sleep.

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Cinekid presents 17 projects from 23 countries for the Junior Co-Production Market 2023 Cinekid proudly presents 17 projects from 23 countries for the Junior Co-Production Market of 2023. Compared to last year, projects have been selected from five additional countries, including Brazil, Ukraine and Serbia.

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