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Spektr makes cinema film Springtime in Amsterdam Spektr has produced the musical feature film Springtime in Amsterdam in collaboration with Dutch National Opera & Ballet. The film tells the story of four people who meet by chance in Amsterdam and have to resolve a series of misunderstandings in time.

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VPRO series about queer youth viewed 300,000 times on TikTok The VPRO series No box for us, produced by Jesse Bleekemolen, has been viewed almost 300,000 times on TikTok. The five-part documentary series follows five young people who talk about their gender identity and how they want to go through life.

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Double interview Robert-Jonathan Koeyers and Kevin Osepa 2022 was the year of Robert-Jonathan Koeyers (1992) and Kevin Osepa (1994). Kevin won a Golden Calf with his short film La Última Ascensión, realized within the fund scheme De Korte Verbeelding.

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I like criticism Donny Singh, the writer of the hit film De Tatta's, is working on the sequel of that film. Singh, who also works as a civil engineer, sees writing as a passion and is grateful for the success of his debut film.

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French film Anatomy of a Fall wins Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival The French film Anatomy of a Fall by director Justine Triet has won the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival. The film is about a writer who is accused of murdering her husband. Triet is the third woman ever to win the prestigious film prize.

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Eindhoven cinema stops ticket sales for Indian film after harassing staff Eindhoven cinema LAB-1 has stopped ticket sales for the Indian film The Kerala Story after increasing threats and intimidation of employees via social media and telephone calls. The film is about radicalized Muslim women and is considered controversial by some.

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Cannes 2023, blog 9: Unexpected among the leftovers A painful miscommunication between Cannes and the Spanish filmmaker Victor Erice raises questions about the relationship between the main competition and other sections inside and outside the festival.

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Dutch films at the Vienna short film festival Nine Dutch short films have been selected for the Vienna Shorts festival, the largest short film festival in Austria. The festival takes place between 1 and 6 June and is celebrating its 20th edition.

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NewBe sells various remake rights Production house NewBe has sold the remake rights of two fiction titles to different countries. The German market will receive the comedy series Toon, while Pyjama Pictures will have the rights to the NPO 3 YouTube hit Herres.

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Seven projects selected for realization contribution The Netherlands Film Fund has selected seven projects for a realization contribution, including the feature films Birk, Everyone is of the World and Schoolfeest, the short animations Fusion, Cachette and Airborne and a project within the Research & Experiment category, Como Todo Mortal.

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Research diversity & inclusion in the film and AV sector paints a confronting picture A study of diversity and inclusion in the Dutch film and AV sector shows that the white narrative perspective is still dominant and that characters of color are often young and male. Female characters of color and stories from their perspective are all but absent.

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Film industry happy with investment in streaming services: 'We are in bad shape' (video) Streaming services such as Netflix, Disney and Amazon are obliged to invest part of their turnover in Dutch productions. This is good news for the Dutch film and television sector, which can really use financial support.

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