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Director Dick Maas: 'Success in China is completely absurd' The film Prey, by Dutch director Dick Maas, has been shown in four thousand Chinese cinemas since last Friday and has already been seen by more than a million visitors. "Totally absurd," the filmmaker told NU.nl. "I didn't see it coming.

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Filming of new drama series Commando's started in South Africa The shooting of the new drama series Commandos started on Monday in the Johannesburg area of South Africa. The series is a collaboration between AVROTROS and NL Film and should appear on television in 2020.

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Dick Maas' Prey ranks fifth among the most viewed cinema films in China The horror film Prey by Dick Maas is the fifth most visited cinema film in China last week. The film was watched by more than a million filmgoers.

spreekbuis • 6 j

StukTV best YouTube channel at VEED Awards StukTV was named the best YouTube channel in the Netherlands at the VEED Awards yesterday. The makers also won in the categories of best series (Hunting season) and best music. The best male YouTuber and gamer this year was Gamemeneer.

filmzaken • 6 j

Film subsidy distribution costs quadrupled while applying for money becomes increasingly complex Costs of implementing film policy quadrupled in 15 years from 1 million to 4.3 million and the implementation of Dutch film policy has recently become more transparent. Annual reports state how many people are involved and what it costs.

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Junkie XL makes soundtrack for new Terminator film Junkie XL will create the soundtrack for Terminator: Dark Fate. The two previously worked together on the film Deadpool in 2016.

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Rights of novel Onder de paramariboom sold for film adaptation The film rights to the novel Onder de paramariboom by Johan Fretz have been sold to film producer KeyFilm.

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NFF and Pathé present Hollands Nieuwste twice a year On Tuesday, April 16, the Dutch Film Festival in collaboration with Pathé and the BankGiro Loterij will present the first edition of Hollands Nieuwste. The film can be seen in cinemas from Thursday, April 18.

spreekbuis • 6 j

Power outage affects media companies in Mediastad In Hilversum and the surrounding area, tens of thousands of households and (media) companies were without electricity for a short time on Friday morning. The power was out in Hilversum, Huizen, Bussum, Naarden, Blaricum, Laren and the surrounding area.

nos • 6 j

Actor and stage director Peter van der Linden (95) has passed away Director and actor Peter van der Linden has died in his birthplace The Hague at the age of 95. His family announced this in an obituary in the Volkskrant.

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Major Dutch war film about the Battle of the Scheldt in the making A major Dutch war film about the Battle of the Scheldt is in the making, Levitate Film announced on Wednesday. The Battle of the Scheldt should be his first Dutch-language film.

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Film Fund annual report is online Last year was the second year in the period 2017-2020 in which we implemented the policy along the pillars of talent development, innovation, internationalization and professionalization.

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