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nu.nl • 6 j

HBO comes with a special intimacy coordinator for sex scenes Pay channel HBO, producer of successful series such as Game of Thrones and Girls, has decided to always work with a special intimacy coordinator from now on. Actors in sex scenes should therefore be better protected.

ad • 6 j

On the set at Baantjer: 'Waldemar reminds me of my father Piet Römer' In the feature film Baantjer Het Begin, which is currently being filmed, Waldemar Torenstra plays the young version of the most beloved police officer in the Netherlands: Jurre de Cock. "It is impossible to follow in Piet Römer's footsteps."

broadcastmagazine • 6 j

Cinekid Lion for VPRO series The Rules of Floor The prizes were announced on Friday evening at the Cinekid Festival 2018 in Amsterdam. The Cinekid Lion for the best Dutch fiction series went to the television series The Rules of Floor (VPRO), made by Maurice Trouwborst.

spreekbuis • 6 j

VPRO podcast 'Hungry' wins European prize The Dutch podcast series 'Opgejaaagd' has won a prestigious award in the category 'Best European Digital Audio' at media festival Prix Europa. Opgejaaagd is a 9-part series of stories about peculiarities and shortcomings in the Dutch education system and childcare.

spreekbuis • 6 j

'The world through the eyes of Netflix' 'How does our worldview change if it is determined by foreign, commercial streaming organizations?' That was the main question during the FreedomLab event last month.

spreekbuis • 6 j

Sound and Vision launches Dutch Gamescanon Have you ever raced virtually on the A2 or fought as a hare against a turtle? The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision has included A2 Racer, Jazz Jack Rabbit and more than 50 other games in the canon of Dutch gaming history.

broadcastmagazine • 6 j

Videoland brings transmedia series De Pepernoten Club On November 17, Santa Claus will be back in the country and Videoland will launch the new Sinterklaas series De Pepernoten Club. Here you can follow all the hectic surroundings of the Sinterklaas celebration, recorded by Vlogpiet and Prankpiet.

telegraaf • 6 j

Dutch LGBT film wins American prize The Dutch telefilm Just Friends has been awarded an American prize. The romantic comedy received the audience award at the Way Out West festival, held every October in the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

nu.nl • 6 j

VPRO makes a TV series of the award-winning children's book Lampje Production company Pupkin has purchased the film rights to the children's book Lampje. Pupkin is making a television series of the book together with the VPRO, which will be broadcast on NPO Zapp.

hollandfilmnieuws • 6 j

Golden Film for Superjuffie It's the autumn holidays, and things are going fast for the Dutch youth product. It is therefore not surprising that this week Superjuffie achieved the status of Golden Film.

broadcastmagazine • 6 j

Tygo Gernandt gets a role in new Netflix series Hit series The Last Kingdom gets a Dutch touch with Tygo Gernandt. The actor has a role in the third season of the Netflix production. He will play the role of Jackdaw, a loner who joins the army of seer Skade. The new season will be put online on November 19.

nbf • 6 j

Four animated films and three comedies nominated for the European Film Awards 2018 The European Film Academy is proud to announce the nominations in the categories BEST EUROPEAN ANIMATION FILM 2018 and BEST EUROPEAN COMEDY 2018.

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