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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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Sinterklazen battlefield coming to cinemas Summer has yet to arrive, but we already feel the scourge of the Sinterklaas film coming again. From October, The Club of Sinterklaas 8 and The Letter for Sinterklaas will fight each other out of the cinema.

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Roman Polanski sues Academy and demands membership back Roman Polanski is suing the Academy and demanding his membership back in the organization behind the Oscars, TMZ reports. Instead, the organization refused to let him return last January.

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In Memoriam: Pieter Verhoeff (1938-2019) by Anton Scholten Because of my connection with Jurriën Rood, I dared to pluck up the courage and approach the now Golden Calf winner Pieter Verhoeff (best film and best actress for: 'The Mark of the Beast') and we ended up in a lively conversation about film and Dutch film.

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NFF organizes screenings in the presence of the makers The Dutch Film Festival and De Voorkamer organize a film screening every two months in the presence of the makers. The makers are there to answer questions from the audience.

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TV director Pieter Verhoeff passed away Director Pieter Verhoeff passed away last night at the age of 81. His family announced this. Verhoeff made films and documentaries and was also involved in TV programs such as Kenmerk and Jiskefet. Verhoeff is of Frisian descent and this was reflected in his work.

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Eight Freeplace awards for novice screenwriters · Film Fund In the context of talent development for new makers, the Dutch Film Fund has awarded eight contributions of € 10,000 within Vrijplaats for novice screenwriters. With the Free Place, the Fund stimulates the development of new writing talent and their film plans.

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National culture funds respond jointly to the Council for Culture's system advice On Thursday, April 11, 2019, the Council for Culture presented its advice 'Culture close to, close to culture'. In this advice on the cultural system from 2021, the Council writes, among other things, that the national cultural system must be broadened.

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VERS & Image and Sound present: Freaky Found Footage VERS delves into the archives! How do you tell a true story of today with fictional images from the past? How can you connect old and new material? Use them and give them new meaning.”

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Interview with Piet Kroon, screenwriter and cartoonist Cartoonist and screenwriter Piet Kroon left for America 25 years ago where he worked as a story artist on successful animated films such as Shrek 2 and Despicable Me.

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