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Fedja van Huêt loses to Ralph Fiennes at Critics Choice Super Awards Fedja van Huêt did not win an award at the Critics Choice Super Awards. The Dutch actor was nominated for his role in the Danish horror film Speak No Evil, but lost to Ralph Fiennes, who plays a sadistic chef in The Menu.

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Crystal Film for Close to Vermeer The documentary 'Close to Vermeer' by Suzanne Raes, which follows Rijksmuseum curators and restorers in their mission to provide a more complete picture of Johannes Vermeer, has been rewarded with a Crystal Film.

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Thriller series The Golden Hour in the race for Canadian TV award The Dutch AVROTROS thriller series 'Het Gouden Uur' has been nominated for a Rockie Award in the category best foreign drama series at the Canadian Banff World Media Festival. The winners will be announced on June 12.

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New round of New Dawn has started The international fund New Dawn has started the second round of applications. The fund aims to make the film industry more accessible to diverse voices and perspectives in society. The deadline for this round is April 3, 2023.

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Argentinian Delfina Chaves plays leading role in Videoland series Máxima Actress Delfina Chaves will play the lead role in the new Videoland series Máxima, which tells the life story of Queen Máxima. The series is produced by Millstreet Films and shot in Argentina, New York, Spain and the Netherlands.

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Luuk van Huet passed away Luuk van Huet passed away last Sunday. Luuk is co-initiator of the Klik Animation Festival (now: Kaboom Animation Festival), and an involved person in the Amsterdam film world, for which he wrote, curated and organized. Luuk has also been involved with Filmpeople.

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'All inclusive' actress Aiko Mila Beemsterboer is making promising steps Actress Aiko Mila Beemsterboer is making promising steps in her film career, while she is also following her first year at the Amsterdam drama school. In her latest film, the tragicomedy 'All inclusive', she plays the role of teenage daughter Loïs.

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Tim Oliehoek will make a film for Disney + for the first time Director Tim Oliehoek is going to make his first feature film for Disney+. The film, called The Balloonist Who Fell From the Sky, tells the story of an ornamental chicken farmer whose life is turned upside down when a balloonist crashes into her land.

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'Injured by his own fireworks': how Houellebecq ended up in the Dutch sex film he wants banned The French writer Michel Houellebecq wants to have a Dutch sex film in which he plays the leading role banned. After a failed attempt in France, he now focuses on the contract that was made for the shooting of the film.

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Fons Marquis about 'Just like in the film' Composer Fons Merkies is currently working on the production of the musical film 'Net als in de film', starring Noortje Herlaar. The film is based on old hits from the eighties and is a so-called 'jukebox musical'.

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Frans van Gestel: 'Top talents must be given the rest to grow' Film producer Frans van Gestel has personally won four Golden Calves and even more as a company. However, he has a love-hate relationship with prizes. Van Gestel discovered the magic of the film world when he worked on the set of De Zomer van '45 as a teenager.

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Recombination of Julius Hortshuis in Museon-Omniversum In April and May, the entire 840 m² dome screen of Museon-Omniversum will screen the mind-expanding Recombination, The Fulldome Journey. The world premiere is Wednesday 5 April in the film theater in The Hague.

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