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nu.nl • 6 m

Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive director David Lynch (78) has died David Lynch has died, his family announced on Facebook on Thursday. The 78-year-old American director had announced earlier this year in an interview with People that he had emphysema due to years of smoking.

nu • 6 m

Halina Reijn wins Rutger Hauer Award for development and promotion of film talent Halina Reijn has won the Rutger Hauer Award for her important contribution to the development and promotion of young film talent in the Netherlands. She will receive the award at the Eye film museum.

see-nl • 6 m

BAFTA nomination for Wander to Wonder Nina Gantz's stop-motion short "Wander to Wonder" has been nominated for a BAFTA in the category Best Short Animation. Gantz, who previously won a BAFTA in 2016, also sees her film shortlisted for the Oscars. The BAFTA ceremony will take place on February 16, 2025.

broadcastmagazine • 6 m

Second season of Knokke Off on Netflix The second season of the series Knokke Off will soon be available on Netflix. In the run-up to the new season, Netflix has released a recap video with Pommelien Thijs, who plays the role of Louise, summarizing the highlights of the first season.

filmfonds • 6 m

Crystal Film for documentary Nesjomme The documentary "Nesjomme", directed by Sandra Beerends and produced by Floor Onrust, has received the Crystal Film Award.

broadcastmagazine • 6 m

"Máxima has raised the bar" In the BM Media Lounge, Yvonne von Mach talks to Rachel van Bommel, CEO of Millstreet Films, about her success in the film and television world. The conversation also covers the choice for the Videoland platform and future projects.

nu • 6 m

Huub Stapel finds conditions surrounding intimate scenes 'a bit excessive' Huub Stapel, 70, has expressed his opinion on the current conditions for recording intimate scenes in films in the NPO Radio 1 programme MISCHA! He finds the rules, including the requirement to give permission in triplicate, excessive.

nu • 6 m

Monic Hendrickx rarely refuses a role anymore: 'I can't afford that' Monic Hendrickx, known from Penoza, experiences that the roles she is offered are getting smaller and are no longer so obvious. Hendrickx notices that roles at her age are often limited to the wife or mother of the main character, which she finds less challenging.

broadcastmagazine • 6 m

Pop-up presentation by Van Kooten and De Bie extended due to success The pop-up presentation about the 50th anniversary of the Simplisties Verbond by Kees van Kooten and Wim de Bie in the Media Museum is extended until March 16 due to its success.

filmkrant • 7 m

Focus: Sneker Filmwinter 2025 The Sneker Filmwinter, an annual film event in Filmhuis Sneek, will present forty arthouse films in 2025 that were not shown in the past year, in addition to (pre)premieres and classics. Highlights include films by Jacques Audiard, Boris Lojkine, and George Sluizer.

nu.nl • 7 m

Documentary about shot rapper Feis to premiere at Rotterdam film festival The documentary Feis Forever about rapper Feis will premiere at the end of this month at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Faisal Mssyeh, as the musician was called, was shot dead on New Year's Day in 2019.

filmfestival • 7 m

Gold for Mees Kees on his own two feet The family film Mees Kees on his own two feet by director Pieter van Rijn has achieved Golden Film status with 100,000 visitors. In the film, it is time for Mees Kees to stand on his own two feet and his class is working on a secret project.

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