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Netherlands

broadcastmagazine • 6 j

Self-employed people must earn at least 16 euros per hour There will be a minimum rate for all self-employed people in the Netherlands: they may not be paid less than 16 euros per hour. The government has been looking for a way to protect the growing group of bogus self-employed people for some time now.

filmfestival • 6 j

Preselection Golden Calf for Best Interactive 2019 announced The Dutch Film Festival (NFF) announces the ten productions that are eligible for the Golden Calf for Best Interactive 2019. The NFF, which takes place from September 27 to October 5, brings together the best of Dutch film, television and interactive offerings.

kinorotterdam • 6 j

Set photos Apocalypse Now by Dutch photographer On Saturday, June 22, KINO Rotterdam and the Nederlands Fotomuseum present an exhibition with previously unseen photos from the set of the legendary film classic Apocalypse Now (1979), taken by the Dutch photographer Charles “Chas” Gerretsen (1943).

anchor fm • 6 j

New podcast series 'Text from the drawer' Floor van Lissa has started a podcast series 'Tekst uit de la' in which fragments from never-before performed film, theater or television scripts are read by actors and discussed with a director.

nu.nl • 6 j

Producer NL Film will look for film and series stories via social media NL Film is entering into a partnership with the Canadian Wattpad Studios, a platform on which people share stories that can be developed into a series or film, intended for a young-mature target group.

nbf • 6 j

Short film festival on the shortest night in Arnhem Together with Focus Filmtheater and Gelders DOEK, Go Short presents a two-day film festival with a surprising program for film lovers and professionals.

nbf • 6 j

Margje de Koning new artistic director of Movies that Matter Margje de Koning becomes the new artistic director of Movies that Matter. De Koning, who previously worked at EO as chief documentary editor, will succeed Dirk van der Straaten and will start her work on September 1, 2019.

ddg • 6 j

Third edition of Writersroom in Theater Bellevue ROSE stories, in collaboration with Bellevue, organizes the third edition of WRITERSROOM. Three makers will present their screenplay in development to an audience of peers and interested parties.

broadcastmagazine • 6 j

VPRO about Slob's letter: Young people are the victims “The VPRO advocates explicitly including reaching new generations in the media mission of the public broadcaster,” says VPRO director Lennart van der Meulen. And it is precisely for these younger generations that public broadcasting must remain relevant.

nbf • 6 j

Board of the Film Promotion Foundation complete Communications specialist Youssef Eddini and distributor Anne Vierhout have joined the board of Picl.

nu.nl • 6 j

Screenwriter and producer Max Landis accused of sexual abuse American screenwriter and producer Max Landis is accused of sexual abuse and emotional abuse. Eight women tell their stories in The Daily Beast. He was said to be violent and to have raped some of the women when he was in a relationship with them.

spreekbuis • 6 j

FNV is concerned about Slob's broadcasting plans Minister Slob's future plan does not make public broadcasting future-proof and creates more uncertainty about programs and among the makers, according to the FNV.

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