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filmkrant • 4 m

Leila Sahir over Telefilm Love Me Love Me Not In the telefilm "Love Me Love Me Not" by director Leila Sahir, the complex sexual experience of the young poet Ines, played by Nora El Koussour, is central.

filmkrant • 4 m

Focus: Fifty years of Feminist Film Collective Cinemien The Eye Filmmuseum honors the Feminist Film Collective Cinemien, founded in 1974, with a film program highlighting the first 25 years of the distributor. Cinemien played a crucial role in showing films by and about women in the Netherlands.

spreekbuis • 4 m

Prime Video tests AI-assisted dubbing Prime Video has launched a pilot project for AI-powered dubbing to make its content more accessible to viewers. The pilot will allow dubbing of licensed titles that would otherwise only be available in their original language.

broadcastmagazine • 4 m

Telefilm Love me love me not March 8 on NPO 3 On March 8, the Telefilm "Love me love me not" will be broadcast on NPO 3 at 22:00. This dramedy follows the 27-year-old erotica poet Ines, who wants to publish her own poetry collection.

broadcastmagazine • 5 m

Presenter Dieuwertje Blok (67) passed away Dieuwertje Blok, known as the presenter of Het Sinterklaasjournaal, has died of cancer at the age of 67. Her husband confirmed her death to the ANP. She was recently appointed Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau for her social commitment.

nu • 5 m

Anora and The Brutalist: these are the 2025 Oscar winners "Anora" is the big winner at the 97th Academy Awards, taking home five awards. The film tells the story of a sex worker who marries the son of an oligarch.

see-nl • 5 m

Spanish retrospective of Frans van de Staak films The Punta de Vista International Documentary Film Festival in Navarra presents the first retrospective of filmmaker Frans van de Staak outside the Netherlands from 24 February. The tour of his films, entitled "Frans van de Staak.

ad • 5 m

Dutch film 'I'm not a robot' wins Oscar for best short film The Dutch film I'm not a robot by Amsterdam director Victoria Warmerdam and producer Trent has won the Oscar for best short film. In the film, starring Ellen Parren and Henry van Loon, a woman (Parren) discovers that she might be a robot. This award is for you too."

see-nl • 5 m

Dutch film represented at SXSW The Dutch film industry is well represented at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival, which takes place from March 7 to 15. Bear Damen's short film "Synthesize Me" is competing in the Narrative Short Competition.

filmkrant • 5 m

Explorer of the no man's land between art and film As head of Exhibitions at Eye Filmmuseum, Jaap Guldemond put the museum on the map internationally by exploring the boundaries between film and art. He organised innovative exhibitions, such as with Béla Tarr, and collaborated with filmmakers and artists.

cineuropa.org • 5 m

Mike van Diem explores the boundaries of friendship in “Our Girls” Dutch Oscar winner Mike van Diem directs the psychological drama "Our Girls", currently in post-production. After the accident, one daughter ends up in a coma and the other urgently needs a heart donor. The film is based on the book "We Do What We Can" by Lykele Muus.

directorsguild • 5 m

Call for entries: Cannes 2025: "Les Pitchs sans frontières" The Cannes Film Festival is calling on screenwriters to submit their projects for "Les Pitchs sans frontières" during the 2025 Cannes Film Market. Selected projects will be able to pitch in Cannes and will be available to more than 1,800 international producers.

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