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'James Bond discoverer' David Picker (87) has passed away Producer David Picker, who, among other things, bought the film rights to Ian Fleming's James Bond books and initiated the spy epic, has died at the age of 87. This is reported by The Hollywood Reporter.

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Jan Kooijman invents drama series for KRO-NCRV Jan Kooijman has devised a drama series that will be broadcast on NPO 3. I also want to play other roles someday. So then I thought: Jan, stop whining.

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Bamboo by Flo Van Deuren in Cinéfondation selection Cannes The short fiction film Bamboo by Flo Van Deuren, a graduation project from the RITCS, has been selected for the Cinéfondation program of the Cannes Festival. This selection shows short fiction and animated films submitted by film schools from all over the world.

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Belgian documentaries win prizes at Docville Sakawa by Belgian-Ghanaian director Ben Asamoah has won the Jury Prize for Best National Documentary at Docville. Sakawa was produced by Peter Krüger for Inti Films, in co-production with the Dutch Pieter van Huystee Film.

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Director Bob Rooyens shares his "experience lesson" "Last 19 March in Pakhuis de Zwijger, colleagues were awarded in various categories by the 'Dutch Directors Guild' and VEVAM for the best direction in their genre. I myself was honored and praised with a 'Career Award'.

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Keep an Eye Film Academy Festival 2019 announced The 2019 class of the Dutch Film Academy will graduate during the ninth edition of the Keep an Eye Film Academy Festival. From June 28 to July 6, 2019, students of the Dutch Film Academy will present their graduation work during the Keep an Eye Film Academy Festival.

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NPO TV boss Frans Klein in trouble due to letterbox company NRC reports that the NPO director, together with his brother, purchased an English letterbox company in 2011, the shares of which were placed in a tax haven. According to NRC, this construction kept his brother's creditors at bay.

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Roman supervisor of 'Hillywood' goes wrong The novel Dwergwerpen has caused a huge conflict at the top of the Media Authority. Supervisors Madeleine de Cock Buning and Jan Buné openly distance themselves from their colleague Eric Eljon, who would damage the independent reputation of the Commission.

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Podcast & Chill with Anna Drijver Enjoy an inspiring evening full of life knowledge in VondelCS during Podcast & Chill. This edition we are experiencing the podcast 'Camera Loopt' by Anna Drijver live! Come by and enjoy beers, popcorn and lots of film knowledge.

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2.2 million visitors for Flemish films in 2018 In 2018, Flemish productions and co-productions attracted more than 2.2 million visitors to Belgian cinemas, an increase of 38% compared to the 1.7 million visitors in 2017. These and many more extras are published today in the VAF Annual Report 2018.

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Composer André Ettema about trailer music André Ettema (Leeuwarden, 1966) started making music for trailers in 2011. A few years later he had so much work that he got others involved. The trailer music is the company's calling card.”

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Special broadcast from the Netherlands on film about Queen's Day On Saturday April 27, MAX will broadcast a special episode of the Netherlands on film on NPO 2 at 7:35 PM, presented by Richard Groenendijk.

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