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Beppie Melissen and Hadewych Minis star in a film about menopause Beppie Melissen, Hadewych Minis, Bianca Krijgsman, and Bas Hoeflaak star in the film "Get Used to It," based on the book by Maike Meijer, who also plays the lead role. Ruben van der Meer and Ilse Warringa have supporting roles.

witfilm • 2 w

Trailer released for LAND VAN JOHAN, the new film by Eddy Terstall The trailer for "LAND VAN JOHAN," the new film from director Eddy Terstall, known for "Simon" and "Vox Populi," has been released. The film stars actors such as Reinout Scholten van Aschat, Bram Suijker, Roberta Petzoldt, Annemaaike Bakker, and Ibrahim Hadi.

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AVROTROS is also making cuts: cultural programs and Draadstaal are disappearing AVROTROS has announced that it will discontinue several programs in 2027, such as Draadstaal, Opium op Oerol, and Het Zondagmorgen Concert, due to budget cuts. Culture and arts programs such as Close Up and Man en Kunst will also disappear.

filmkrant • 3 w

Cinema The Pulse: cinema as a driving force for area development Amsterdam has a new XXL cinema in its business district: Cinema The Pulse. This nine-screen complex, initiated by Peter van Vogelpoel, is located between the ring road and SC Buitenveldert.

broadcastmagazine • 3 w

Youth drama series Besties: friendship, growth and the chaos of puberty The youth series "Besties" follows friends Lilo and Raay through their high school years, as different levels of education and new social challenges test their friendship.

broadcastmagazine • 3 w

'Spaghetti Riots' in the feature film Tegendraads The feature film "Tegendraads," directed by Ben Sombogaart, is set in the early 1960s and follows the events surrounding the arrival of Italian guest workers in Oldenzaal. The screenplay is by Jacqueline Epskamp.

filmkrant • 3 w

A Fox Under a Pink Moon and Past Future Continuous winners of IDFA 2025 The winners of the film competitions were announced at IDFA 2025 at Eye. "A Fox Under a Pink Moon," directed by Mehrdad Oskouei, won the award for Best Film in the international competition. This film was directed by Morteza Ahmadvand and Firouzeh Khosrovani.

broadcastmagazine • 3 w

Trailer for the new season of the Videoland series Sleepers The third season of the Videoland Original series "Sleepers" is coming soon. After a thrilling cliffhanger in season two, in which Willem (Teun Kuilboer) survives an assassination attempt, Detective Martin Oudkerk (Robert de Hoog) is on his own.

spreekbuis • 3 w

Amazon is testing AI video recaps for popular Prime Video series. Amazon Prime Video is introducing a new AI feature that automatically creates short video recaps of previous seasons. These so-called Video Recaps combine selected scenes, music, dialogue, and an AI-generated voiceover into a theatrical-quality summary.

filmkrant • 3 w

Screenwriting platform .finalfinal launched During the Northern Film Festival, the .finalfinal platform was launched to address the screenwriter shortage. This platform offers writers without a network the opportunity to be anonymously judged by a professional jury.

variety • 3 w

'All Fixed Up', 'Four Comrades, One Echo' en 'The Cord' winnen IDFA Forum Awards Several awards were presented at the IDFA Forum, a key component of the IDFA documentary festival. Hao Zhou's "All Fixed Up" won the award for Best Pitch Project. Kiva Liu's "Four Comrades, One Echo" was awarded Best Project in the Producers Connection program.

filmkrant • 3 w

IDFA 2025: Youth Documentaries At the 2025 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), youth documentaries will no longer be in their own competition, but will be spread across various sections, including the Current Future program.

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