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Filmmakers Symposium: Where do we set the bar? What do filmmakers think about the quality of Dutch film? At the beginning of the new year, filmmakers conducted a survey within their own ranks about the content and quality of Dutch film; what do we all make in the Netherlands and how do we view it?

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Hit by mutilation The Rotterdam International Film Festival starts tonight with the intense film drama Dirty God about a woman with a mutilated face by director Sacha Polak (maker of the feature films Hemel and Zurich and the documentary Nieuwe Tieten). "I am often approached by women who are considering preventive amputation of their breasts."

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Gay advocacy organization: 'Record LGBT nominations at Oscars' According to the American gay advocacy organization GLAAD, it has never happened before that so many films about LGBT characters have a chance of winning prizes at the Oscars.

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Oscar favorite The Favorite will be shown in many more theaters The Favorite, one of the big contenders at the Oscars with ten nominations, will be shown in many more cinemas from Thursday. The costume drama was shown in 36 theaters, but from Thursday the film will be shown in seventy Dutch cinemas.

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Media watchdog protects against “harmful” videos on the internet The Dutch Media Authority will better protect Dutch media consumers against 'harmful' videos on the internet. YouTubers will also have to deal with stricter rules when making their vlogs. If that is not the case, it threatens our democracy.”

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Time for a new public broadcaster, argues former editor-in-chief NOS The minister will reconsider the public broadcasting system this year, and the future is once again at stake. What will be the role of the NPO? Which broadcasters are allowed to participate? How much money is actually available?

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The 2019 Oscar nominations The winners of the 2019 Oscars will be announced in a month. The Favorite, Roma, A Star Is Born, Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody at least have a chance to win on February 25. An overview of all nominees in different categories.

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IFFR director is looking forward to it: 'Our cinema is a kind of roller coaster without seat belts' The 48th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam starts on Wednesday. Bero Beyer once started as a volunteer at the film festival, at the car service. Now he is the director.

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Director talks about the success of De Luizen Moeder For years, De Weerd had been thinking about a plan for a comedy series about the vicissitudes of an ordinary primary school. His comedy series about a Dutch primary school unexpectedly became a mega hit at the beginning of this year.

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Disextrad in the age of Instagram: the aftermath of an acid attack The 48th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) starts on Wednesday with Polak's film Dirty God. Three days later the film screens at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in the United States, a first for a Dutch film.

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Entertainment magazine Variety names Dutch director 'talent of the year' The authoritative American entertainment magazine Variety has named Dutch director Steven Wouterlood as one of the ten greatest talents of this year.

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Chinese people are melting for grandpa's search for Peppa Pig In China, a commercial in which a grandfather searches for Peppa Pig for his grandson has stolen the hearts of hundreds of millions of people. The trailer for the latest film has already been viewed more than 400 million times.

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