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filmfonds • 5 m

Ten Film Fund Shorts selected for realization contribution Ten short films have been selected for a realization contribution from the Film Fund, aimed at cinematographic exploration and developing your own signature. These projects promise to be produced and released within twelve months.

nu • 5 m

The letter for the king writer Tonke Dragt (93) has died Renowned children's book author Tonke Dragt has died in her hometown of The Hague at the age of 93, Uitgeverij Leopold confirms. Dragt, best known for her classic 'The Letter for the King', has left an indelible mark on Dutch children's literature.

filmkrant • 5 m

Class 2024: Merijn Stojansek about Nevel In the short film "Nevel" by Merijn Stojansek, a graduate of St. Joost, the inner world of 75-year-old demented Hidde, played by Peter Blok, is explored. The inspiration for "Nebula" came from a personal experience when his grandfather went missing one night.

cinekid • 5 m

Cinekid Script LAB 2024-2025 selection announced The selection for Script LAB 2024-2025 has been announced, with a diverse range of films and series from different countries. Other notable works include “Night Mare” from Iceland, “Chetak” from India, and “Sammy” from the Netherlands.

filmfestival • 5 m

NFF 2024 announces Masters classes by Mascha Halberstad, Tina Farifteh and Nasrdin Dchar During the Dutch Film Festival in 2024, Golden Calf winners Mascha Halberstad, known from "Knor", and Nasrdin Dchar, known from "Rabat", together with artist and NFF Fellow Tina Farifteh, will share their knowledge as Masters in three Masterclasses.

filmfonds • 5 m

14 projects selected in the second Film Fund realization round 2024 In the second realization round of 2024, 14 projects were selected, including the feature films "Killabees" by Eché Janga, "Woiski" by Nicole van Kilsdonk and Manoushka Zeegelaar-Breeveld, "Shiny New World" by Jan van Gorkum, and "De Verloren Zoon" by Edson da Conceicao.

see-nl • 5 m

"I'm Not a Robot" wins at BIFAN Victoria Warmerdam has won the Best Short Film award at the 28th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival with her short film "I'm Not a Robot". This award follows a series of previous successes at various film festivals.

see-nl • 5 m

Price for Three days of fishing in Karlovy Vary Ton Kas and Guido Pollemans have won the Best Actor award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for their roles in "Three Days of Fish". The film received a lot of positive attention from the press during the festival.

nu • 5 m

Film and series about the benefits affair can be seen from September Both a feature film and a series about the benefits scandal will premiere in September. The film, "The hunt for Meral Ö.", directed by Stijn Bouma, tells the story of the Turkish-Dutch Meral and her daughters who become victims of the affair.

nu • 5 m

Dutch Film Festival presents public Golden Calf for feature-length documentary The Dutch Film Festival (NFF) introduces a Golden Calf from the Audience for long documentaries. It is not the first Golden Calf in which the public has a say. Viewers have been awarding their favorite feature film for some time now.

bnnvara • 6 m

New scenario talent wanted at BNNVARA BNNVARA and Pupkin Film are looking for new script talent for the new NPO3 series Geheime Liefde. This series is about loves that have to remain hidden for various reasons. You can register until August 15, 2024.

filmkrant • 6 m

Berlinale is disrupting IFFR with a new competition The Berlin Film Festival is introducing a new competition called Perspectives, focusing on feature film debuts, with a top prize of €50,000. This could be disadvantageous for the IFFR, especially because the prize is higher than the €40,000 for the Tiger winner.

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