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Recordings The z of sister starts The recordings of De z van sister have started. The film is a funny road film about two twin sisters who are forced to work together after the death of their father.

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Cinema The Pulse approaching the Amsterdam Zuidas Amsterdam is getting a new arthouse cinema called Cinema The Pulse on the Zuidas. The theater is expected to open at the end of 2024 and will be operated by Cinebeat BV, an initiative of several Amsterdam film entrepreneurs.

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Public broadcasters are looking for a new generation of screenwriters The NPO fund and Scriptbank are organizing the third edition of Team up on June 21, in which public broadcasters look for new talented screenwriters with different backgrounds, educations or writing experience. You can register until 5 June via Scriptbank.

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That strike was already a David-and-Goliath story, but those signs make the writers even more sympathetic Eleven thousand film and television writers in Hollywood went on strike on May 2 because of failed negotiations for better salaries and contracts in the streamer era. The writers use quirky protest signs with nods to famous film quotes to reinforce their message.

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Director Wouter Bouvijn about drama series 1985: 'We wanted to approach it as respectfully as possible' Director Wouter Bouvijn talks about the drama series 1985, which is set in Belgium in the eighties. The story is about the increasing polarization and extremist groups, including the Bende van Nijvel who were responsible for a series of violent crimes.

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Van der Laan and Woe win Honorary Silver Nipkow disc with 'Even tot hier' Comedians Niels van der Laan and Jeroen Woe have won the Honorary Silver Nipkow Disc for their satirical television program Even tot hier. The program has been broadcast since 2019 and won the Gouden Televizier-Ring 2022 last October.

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No one can ignore the streamers anymore During the Spring meeting in the Ketelhuis, the investment obligation for streamers such as Netflix and Amazon to invest a percentage of their turnover in Dutch productions was discussed.

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Low VAT rate is under fire The cabinet is investigating whether the reduced VAT rate of 9% for theatres, books, museums and cinemas, among others, can be scrapped. It is currently making an inventory of various options and their consequences.

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Dutch filmmakers launch green collective Film For Future Dutch film producers Iris Otten and Laurette Schillings have founded the collective Film For Future together with actresses Jennifer Hoffman, Anniek Pheifer and Thekla Reuten. Workshops are also organized to inspire writers and directors.

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What do we notice in the Netherlands about the writers' strike in Hollywood? The writers' strike in Hollywood is already affecting American talk shows and series, some of which have already been canceled. Some major titles such as the third season of Abbott Elementary and the new Blade film have also been put on hold.

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Ali Remmelts says goodbye to Movies that Matter Ali Remmelts says goodbye after 15 years as business director of the Movies that Matter Foundation, organizer of the human rights film festival of the same name. She has been involved in the event since it was called the Amnesty International Film Festival.

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Series Arcadia closes the season with more than 300,000 fewer viewers The last episode of the Dutch series Arcadia attracted about 228,000 viewers on NPO3 on Sunday evening, more than 300,000 less than the first episode two months ago. A second season has already been ordered.

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