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Are the teachers at the Willem de Kooning Academy too good? The Film Academy's final exam films always attract the most attention, but students at other academies also graduate with films. Such as at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam.

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ABNAMRO study: 'Facebook and Google in particular benefit from advertising-free NPO' Not the commercial broadcasters, but Facebook and Google, will benefit most from the disappearance of advertising from public broadcasters. ABN AMRO reports this in a new sector report on the media and telecom industry.

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Patricio Guzmán main guest at IDFA 2019 Chilean documentary maker Patricio Guzmán will be the main guest at the IDFA documentary festival in November, and will look back on almost fifty years behind the camera. “Documentary makers have more freedom than ever to make exactly what they want.”

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Fashion documentary about Puck & Hans premiered at the NFF 2019 Peter Wingender's documentary about fashion icons Puck Kroon and Hans Kemmink, PUCK & HANS – MADE IN HOLLAND, will premiere on Wednesday, October 2 in Stadsschouwburg Utrecht during the Dutch Film Festival 2019.

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Dutch film talent selected for drama series 'De Straat' De Straat is the successor to the Central talent development programme. In the six-part drama series De Straat, each episode is produced by a different team of directors, screenwriters and producers.

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Dutch Film Festival closes with The Promise of Pisa The Dutch Film Festival will close on Saturday, October 5, with the preview of The Promise of Pisa. The film is directed by Norbert ter Hall (A'dam-EVA) and is based on the novel of the same name by Mano Bouzamour.

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FNV and NVJ will present a petition in The Hague The FNV and NVJ are against the government's proposal to make further cuts in public broadcasting. The cuts will affect many programs. And everyone who participates in the programs. Since 2010, 250 million euros have been cut in public broadcasting.

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Why filmmakers remove their own names from the credits out of dissatisfaction Too few shooting days, too much interference from a producer, unwanted pruning; these may be reasons for a director to remove himself from the credits and choose a pseudonym. NU.nl made an overview of the best-known cases.

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“I often draw a mountain of naked people” The Japanese artist Sawako Kabuki, with her colorful and cute animations - full of vomit and assholes - designed this year's Pluk de Nacht poster. Pluk de Nacht will take place at two locations this year.

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Media Commissioner approves targeted advertising KPN/Talpa According to the Dutch Media Authority, KPN may personalize advertisements on Talpa's TV channels based on information about viewing behavior. The Media Act prescribes that TV providers must transmit channels unchanged, CvdM reports.

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Media Park offices flooded by rainfall Videos on Twitter show that the ground floor of the BNNVara building is flooded. For the time being, the flooding has no consequences for the broadcaster's broadcasts; the studios are on the upper floors. For now, the rain will continue for a while.

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New six-part drama series Central: encounters at the station Central is the new talent development program for fiction directors and screenwriters. The series is the successor to the One Night Stand films and is an initiative of NTR, BNNVARA and VPRO, NPO Fund, Netherlands Film Fund and CoBO.

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