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nu • 8 m

Theater actress Sigrid Koetse dies at the age of 89 Actress Sigrid Koetse has died at the age of 89, her family has announced. Koetse, born in Haarlem, was a prominent extra in Dutch theatre and also played in television series such as Baantjer and Oppassen!!!. She was married to Jan Retèl.

filmkrant • 8 m

Fiume o morte! and Raptures win IFFR 2025 main competitions At the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2025, Igor Bezinović's "Fiume o morte!" won the Tiger Award and Jon Blåhed's "Raptures" won the Big Screen Award. "Fiume o morte!", a film about Gabriele D'Annunzio, combines dramatic and documentary elements against the backdrop of rising fascism.

broadcastmagazine • 8 m

"Actors should take leadership roles" In the BM Media Lounge, producer Jop Goslinga interviews director Bobby Boermans, known for "Mocro Maffia" and "Het Gouden Uur". He advocates a leadership role for actors to safeguard the future of the sector.

see-nl • 8 m

Berlinale Shorts: Naomi Noir over Mother’s Child In Naomi Noir's animated short film "Mother's Child", selected for Berlinale Shorts, main character Mary struggles with an impenetrable and Kafkaesque care system as a 24/7 caregiver for her adult son.

broadcastmagazine • 8 m

Documentary series The Succession at Omroep MAX The documentary series "De Opvolging" by Omroep MAX follows the Boer family and chef Nelson Tanate for a year, who are taking over the famous three-star restaurant De Librije. Jonnie and Thérèse Boer, founders of the restaurant, are preparing to take a step back.

cineuropa.org • 9 m

Huub Roelvink, from Cherry Pickers Film Distribution, wins the EFM Distributor Award Huub Roelvink, founder and director of Cherry Pickers Film Distribution, has won the Distributor Award of the European Film Market (EFM). The award will be presented during the EFM Kick-Off event on February 12.

see-nl • 9 m

Berlinale: Vera van Wolferen on Down in the Dumps Dutch animator Vera van Wolferen discusses her animated film "Down in the Dumps", selected for the Berlinale. The film tells the story of ladybug Cinelli, who falls into a depression after her shell is stolen by cockroach Peri.

broadcastmagazine • 9 m

New trailer of Videoland drama series The F*ckulteit From February 21st, the new Videoland series "De F*ckulteit" can be seen, directed by Simone van Dusseldorp. This psychological drama series highlights power relations and manipulation within the legal profession and law faculty.

nu.nl • 9 m

Actor, comedian and writer Ferd Hugas (87) passed away The Hague actor, comedian and writer Ferd Hugas passed away on Monday at the age of 87. His family confirmed this to the ANP press agency on Wednesday after a report on the website Het Schimmenrijk. He also provided suspense in the youth series Q & Q as Axel Zaneck.

filmkrant • 9 m

IFFR 2025: Big Talk Costa-Gavras & Sungji Oh During IFFR 2025, Costa-Gavras and Sungji Oh spoke about the importance of film archives. Costa-Gavras, president of the Cinémathèque française, shared his experiences restoring the 1927 film 'Napoléon', a project that took 15 years.

filmkrant • 9 m

Barbara Bredero on Telefilm Project Herbert In "Project Herbert", the first Telefilm of 2025 directed by Barbara Bredero, forty-something Herbert is thrown out of his home by his mother and ends up in a student house. The film premiered at the NFF and received a Golden Calf nomination.

variety • 9 m

CineMart Awards for 'Erratics', 'One Charming Night' and 'Inbetween Worlds' Several films were awarded at IFFR's CineMart. Thomas Woodroffe's "Erratics", starring Denis Lavant, won the Eurimages New Lab Award – Outreach. The story follows the ghost of filmmaker Lucien Castelnau as he escapes from the glaciers of Patagonia.

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