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The American actor Johan Leysen (73) passed away unexpectedly Belgian actor Johan Leysen died unexpectedly of a cardiac arrest at the age of 73. Leysen played in numerous Dutch and Flemish productions and gained international acclaim with his roles in Anton Corbijn's thriller The American and television series The Spiral.

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Maurice de Hond loses case around podcast and film about Deventer murder case Maurice de Hond has lost a lawsuit against the makers of the film and podcast about the Deventer murder case. The pollster felt that the creators deliberately wanted to damage him and demanded that the titles should no longer be available to the public.

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Documentary about suicide in the LGBTQ+ community: "I know 22 people who have taken their own lives" The documentary 'Uit 't leven' by Henk Burger and Tim Dekkers is about suicide in the LGBTQ+ community. The film follows the lives of three people from this community who once had suicidal thoughts and attempted suicide.

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Original documentary about Kees Momma remains with NPO, Videoland disappointed The original documentary about Kees Momma, Het Beste voor Kees from 2014, will not be shown on Videoland. The documentary can be seen on NPO 2 on April 12. The new documentary series is independently financed by Monique Nolte, partly through crowdfunding.

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Gold Film for All Inclusive The Dutch film All Inclusive, directed by Aniëlle Webster and written by Dorien Goertzen and Richard Kemper, has won the Golden Film Award. The film is about a family that goes on vacation at an all-inclusive resort and Jacco and Sylvie's marriage is put to the test.

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Award winners Movies that Matter Festival 2023 The winners of the Grand Jury Documentary Award and the Grand Jury Fiction Award were announced during the Festival 2023. Director Negin Ahmadi receives a Special Mention for Dream's Gate.

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It is exciting whether the investment obligation law will pass The vote on the amendment to the 2008 Media Act has been postponed to next Tuesday. The law obliges video streamers to invest 4.5% of their annual turnover in Dutch cultural audiovisual productions.

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Dutch series Nieuwe Buren gets an English-language remake The Dutch series Nieuwe Buren, based on the book by Saskia Noort, is getting an English remake called The Couple Next Door. The lead roles are played by Eleanor Tomlinson and Sam Heughan. It is not yet known whether the series will also be shown in the Netherlands.

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KRO-NCRV series The dream of youth selected for Canneseries festival The KRO-NCRV series The dream of youth, written by Marnie Blok and Bram Schouw, has been selected for the official competition of the Canneseries festival. The series tells the story of a Dutch family and their secrets from the sixties to the present.

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Focus: Short films on Go Short Go Short, the short film festival, celebrates its fifteenth edition with an extensive program of the best recent European short films. The In Focus program focuses on the Caribbean and filmmaker Kevin Osepa has put together two film programmes.

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What is the ideal length of a film? Movies seem to be getting longer, but is that the only reason why some films are perceived as too long? The screenplay also plays a role. Nevertheless, both films were appreciated at international festivals.

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The moral bankruptcy of television This episode of The Conception highlights the genesis of the film Network, written by Paddy Chayefsky. It was his ultimate statement about the world of television that he once owed his career to, but which he was later disillusioned with.

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