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Former GTST actor Dave Mantel passed away at the age of 37 Former Good Times, Bad Times actor Dave Mantel died on Saturday morning at the age of 37. His family says he died of natural causes. In addition to his role in GTST, Mantel appeared in various TV series such as Divorce (2012) and Dokter Tinus (2013 to 2015).

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Egyptian actress risks 5 years in prison for wearing a too-bare dress at a film festival Egyptian actress Rania Youssef has angered her compatriots with her revealing choice of clothing at the Cairo Film Festival. With her transparent dress she allegedly showed no respect for Egyptian values and standards and even 'incited sexual immorality'.

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Golden Film for Sinterklaas and the Flight through the Air The family film Sinterklaas and the Flight through the Air has been awarded a Golden Film. Since its release on October 17, more than 100,000 visitors have seen the film in theaters. The film awards are an initiative of the Dutch Film Festival and the Dutch Film Fund.

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Profile: Dave Mantel, actor with tough and gentle roles Dave Mantel passed away suddenly on Saturday at the age of 37. The actor gained national fame with his role as Menno Kuiper in Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden, a detective who got into a relationship with Lucas Sanders (Ferry Doedens).

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'Not Star Wars but The Wizard of Oz is the most influential film of all time'l According to scientists at the University of Turin, The Wizard of Oz is the most influential film of all time. The 1939 musical keeps behind other classics such as Star Wars (1977), Psycho (1960) and King Kong (1933).

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Fake model scouts active on Instagram Young girls are increasingly being scouted on Instagram, not only by professional modeling agencies, but also by fake scouts.

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Feature film Sacha Polak is the first Dutch woman in the Sundance main competition Director Sacha Polak's new feature film Dirty God premieres at Sundance Film Festival. It is the first time that a Dutch feature film has managed to reach the main competition.

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Producer Redbad demands €200,000 from video platform YouTube Production house Farmhouse TV & Film has ordered YouTube to pay €200,000 for illegally distributing the Dutch film Redbad. An illegal copy of the film, which was shown in Dutch cinemas last summer, has been viewed half a million times on YouTube in recent weeks.

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Golden Calf winner Loes Schnepper in NPO series Gappies Golden Calf winner Loes Schnepper, Bram Suijker and Tobias Kersloot can be seen on Friday in a pilot of the new web series Gappies. Actors Tobias Kersloot (Klem), Roos Dickman (Soof) and Nizar El Manouzi (Catacombe) have also secured roles in the new NPO series.

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Film 'Wad' already attracts more than 90,000 visitors The film 'Wad' by documentary maker Ruben Smit has already attracted more than 90,000 cinema visitors. "We will reach that 100,000," says Jelle Ruurd van der Leij. Van der Leij from Oosterwolde was involved in the film as a cameraman.

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2DOC Prize for documentary about Kees Momma The documentary 'The best for Kees' by maker Monique Nolte has been voted the best of the past five years by viewers of NPO2. The film is about autistic Kees Momma and the question of what happens to him when his parents can no longer care for him.

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British director Nicolas Roeg (90) has died British director Nicolas Roeg has died at the age of 90. The filmmaker has acquired cult status over the years with his eccentric psychological thrillers.

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