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The change has already begun Filmmaker Jonathan de Jong and healthcare innovator Teun Toebes have made an impactful contribution to the conversation about dementia with their documentary 'Human Forever'.

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VPRO stops Tegenlicht: 'You throw away something that you can't just get back' The VPRO has announced that the documentary program Tegenlicht will stop in 2026. This decision was made due to a new focus on geopolitics and foreign journalism. The program won the Zilveren Nipkowschijf in 2005.

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In Memoriam Dries van der Linden On November 28, Dries van der Linden, working in the camera department, passed away at the age of 39. Since 2007, he contributed to many award-winning short films, feature films, and drama series.

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In Memory of René Hazekamp René Hazekamp, filmmaker and editor, has died at the age of 62. He worked on several notable productions, including "Ten Monologues from the Lives of the Serial Killers" (Aryan Kaganof, 1994) and "Schuldenaars" (Ingeborg Jansen, 2015).

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Visser-Neerlandiaprijs registration started The registration for scripts for a Dutch-language feature film for the Visser-Neerlandia Prize 2025 has opened. Scripts must be 75 to 120 pages long, including a logline of maximum 40 words and a synopsis of maximum 450 words.

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Mosaic films for the holidays This December, two mosaic films about family, Schitterend and Dit is geen Kerstfilm, bring a mix of tragicomedy and satire to the screen, both written by Lotte Tabbers.

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Documentary about Beatrix to be released on her birthday Golden Calf winner Joost van Ginkel is working on a three-part documentary series about Princess Beatrix, which will be released on her birthday, January 31. It will also feature archive material from the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision.

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Mufasa: The Lion King gets biggest public premiere in the Netherlands ever The Disney film "Mufasa: The Lion King", directed by Barry Jenkins, will have the largest audience premiere in the Netherlands ever, breaking the record of "Penoza: The Final Chapter" from 2019.

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Writing is mainly sitting down Tessa Leuwsha's documentary "Mother Suriname-Mama Sranan", based on her book "Fansi's silence", received a special mention at IDFA 2023 and the award for best long documentary at the Cine Invisible Festival Internacional.

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'I want to make my films for the largest possible audience' Filmmaker Jelle de Jonge, known for his successful films and TV series, has launched his latest film, De Z van Zus, a comic road film about two estranged sisters, Rianne (Elise Schaap) and Juliette (Bracha van Doesburgh).

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“You just need one banger that will last you for years” Production company Het Volk, founded by Dibbes Verbeek and Matthijs Kleyn, is celebrating the success of their tenth production, with two more to come. Their documentary about Antonie Kamerling, based on the book "Nu ik je zie" by Matthijs, was well received.

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Submarine makes series Safe Harbor for Videoland The new eight-part series Safe Harbor, produced by Submarine for Videoland, is set in the port of Rotterdam and follows the entanglement of former drug criminals with cybercriminals to smuggle drugs into Europe.

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