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Realization contribution for two feature films and two documentaries Feature films Drama Queen and In Love with Bali and documentaries De Godin van Flaminio and De Manager all received an award within the Realization Feature Film and Long Animation Film and Realization Long Documentary schemes.

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Action plan to make the film and AV sector more sustainable While global agreements were being worked on at the climate summit in Sharm-el-Sheikh, a delegation from the film and AV sector joined the Round Table on Sustainability in Amsterdam.

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First book about Alex van Warmerdam published A new book about the work of filmmaker Alex van Warmerdam was presented in Eye Amsterdam on Friday. Film scientist Peter Verstraten analyzed the IJmuiden director's ten feature films for Ghost Image of Freedom.

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Chantal Akerman's 'Jeanne Dielman' voted best film of all time Such a sudden uproar at the top of the ten-yearly poll of Sound and Vision! Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) by Chantal Akerman tops the 2022 list. No other film made by a woman has ever reached the top ten.

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Podcast delves into the world of fake film festivals Ever heard of the Amsterdam International Film Festival? Or the Europe Film Festival UK? They are two of a growing number of fake festivals that earn big money from the entry fees of filmmakers looking for a stage.

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Animated film Dikkie Dik in cinemas summer 2024 The production houses Phanta Animation and BosBros have made agreements with publisher Gottmer Children's Books and film distributor In The Air about the animated film Dikkie Dik and the missing hug. The film will be released summer 2024.

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New awards for horror comedy Shiny New World The short horror comedy Shiny New World by director Jan van Gorkum and producer Monique van Kessel has been traveling the world with great success for a year and a half and has recently won several international film awards.

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Cinemas hold Happy New Film Year New Year's Eve drinks On January 18, many cinemas in the Netherlands will participate in Happy New Film Year, a New Year's drink to kick off the film year in a festive way. Visitors will then be served a drink and a new Dutch feature film: Have a nice weekend by director Jon Karthaus.

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Recordings from SLEEP. rounded Last week the filming of the Dutch feature film SLEEP. rounded. The third feature by director Jan-Willem Ewijk (NU., ATLANTIC.) is a road movie across the United States. Van Ewijk wrote the script for SLEEP. along with Claytie Mason.

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Netflix not (yet) bigger than regular channels The claim that Netflix and other streamers would amply surpass the regular channels turns out to be untrue. Until recently, this could not be verified because streaming platforms did not disclose their viewing extras.

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Film fund in Suriname to kick off DocuLab '10 for 50' and discuss the future of the Surinamese film industry From Monday 14 to Sunday 20 November, a delegation from the Film Fund traveled to Suriname for the first time together with the Netherlands Film Commission. The kick-off of the DocuLab '10 for 50' project took place there in collaboration with The Back Lot Foundation.

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Iliass Ojja plays quirky driving teacher in web drama series Shotgun! In the web drama series Shotgun! they all get behind the wheel of the quirky and stubborn driving teacher Driss, played by Iliass Ojja, known from Mocro Maffia, Shouf Shouf Habibi! and Expedition Robinson. Shotgun! is made according to the idea of Levi Verspeek.

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