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nu.nl • 6 j

Richard Groenendijk and Loes Luca in the voice cast of the Fabeltjeskrant film Richard Groenendijk has been added to the voice cast of the new cartoon version of the Fabeltjeskrant. The comedian provides the voices of Ed and Willem Bever, distributor Dutch FilmWorks announced on Thursday.

mediacourant • 6 j

'Dedain actors about soap disappeared in the crisis' The disdain of actors about the soap genre has largely disappeared in the crisis. This is what actress Lone van Roosendaal, who currently has a role in Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden, tells the AD.

broadcastmagazine • 6 j

IFFR has world premiere of feature-length selfie The 48th International Film Festival Rotterdam will take place from January 23 to February 3, 2019.

joop • 6 j

Film producer chased off stage after criticizing Trump Film producer Jason Blum was chased off stage late last night at the Israel Film Festival in Beverly Hills, where he stood to accept the 2018 IFF Achievement in Film and TV Award. At that moment the shouting started in the room.

filmprikbord • 6 j

Bestseller 'The Company Terrorist' adapted into a series Crime novel 'The Corporate Terrorist', about a cynical businessman specialized in taking down large companies, who gets into trouble when the Syrian intelligence service Mukhabarat wants him to take down a large Western company, is being adapted into a 10-part TV series by the production company Revolver Amsterdam and director Hanro Smitsman.

broadcastmagazine • 6 j

KRO-NCRV launches YouTube series #tagged KRO-NCRV has launched the new innovative drama series #tagged on the NPO 3 YouTube channel. In this series, six stories are told through smartphones of young people who cannot foresee the unintended consequences of their smartphone use.

spreekbuis • 6 j

NLZIET now also on AndroidTV NLZiet, the joint online TV service of NPO, RTL and Talpa, today launched an app for Android TV. The Android TV platform is used on many popular smart TVs, including Philips and Sony.

nu.nl • 6 j

Director Ate de Jong writes book thriller about his own films Film director Ate de Jong is working on a new book. His thriller Under the Red Carpet, which will be released in April, is set during the production of two films that De Jong produced himself: The Discovery of Heaven and the British thriller Enigma (both from 2001).

nu.nl • 6 j

Noortje Herlaar headlines at Film Music Evening Singer Noortje Herlaar is one of the main acts at the fifth edition of the Evening of Film Music. She will perform several well-known film songs. The anniversary of the annual event will take place on March 29 in the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam.

broadcastmagazine • 6 j

Hefty fine for former director of Muslim broadcaster Frank William, former director of the Dutch Muslim Broadcasting Company, must repay almost a million.

filmfonds • 6 j

Ultra-short animated films 2019 selected Four new plans have been selected for the tenth edition of Ultrakort for a realization contribution of up to €50,000. The competition is a collaboration between the Dutch Film Fund, Fonds 21 and cinema operator Pathé.

filmfonds • 6 j

Laetitia Griffith new Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Netherlands Film Fund Laetitia Griffith is the new chair of the Supervisory Board of the Netherlands Film Fund. Minister Van Engelshoven has agreed to the appointment.

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