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Cine Short: Little face Every Thursday, the Cine editors scour the internet in search of a short film. Sometimes from a well-known filmmaker, sometimes from someone who deserves more fame. This week: "Little face".

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Twan Huys presents cameraman Ruurd Jelle van der Leij Crystal film award The documentary 'Wad: Surviving on the border between water and land' has achieved Crystal Film status. On Wednesday evening, presenter Twan Huys presented the Crystal Film award to cameraman Ruurd Jelle van der Leij in the live TV broadcast of RTL Late Night.

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Film Cornelia wins Brabant creative talent prize Nanno Simonis and Louis Paul Caron have won a cash prize of €3,000 with their film Cornelia.

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Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam: festival full of nature films No fewer than eighty recent nature documentaries can be seen during the Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam (WFFR), which will be held for the fourth time from October 24 to 28, 2018. The opening film is the South African Stroop.

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Short LGBT film Anders awarded again On Coming Out Day, the Dutch short film Anders once again won an award. The organization of the OUTshine Film Festival in Fort Lauderdale announced on Thursday that it had named the film Best Short Film. It is Anders' twentieth international prize.

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Northern Film Festival opens 39th edition with three films The 39th edition of the Northern Film Festival will open in Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie in Leeuwarden on Tuesday, November 6. Visitors can choose which film appeals to them most.

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NPO believes that it pays enough attention to NLZiet The NPO does not recognize the criticism that it does not pay enough attention to NLZiet, the joint video service with RTL and SBS. This is what director Martijn van Dam says in NRC Handelsblad.

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Actress Diewertje Dir did stunts for family film Superjuffie herself In preparation, Dir, who plays a teacher with superpowers in Superjuffie, went to a stunt company for a day. "I've done somersaults, flown and been thrown off a car."

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After Drone Masters another big 6 flop: Film Star Wanted Dennis van der Geest's SBS 6 show Drone Masters is still the biggest flop of this TV season so far, but Filmster Gezocht with Leontine Borsato is not far behind. Also watching that program is a man and a horse's head.

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IDFA presents two new program components The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is introducing two new program components. Luminous and Frontlight together contain eighteen premiere films that provide a broad and colorful picture of the world around us.

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North Holland media fund remains in the drawing phase for the time being Member of Parliament Marnix Bruggeman (SP) submitted a motion in May 2017 to investigate whether a provincial incentive fund for local and regional journalism could be created for North Holland.

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Discussing new plans on 'Are you my Movie Date' Sometimes you are at a point in your career when you are ready for something new. You know what you have to offer, but you would like to show a different side of yourself. You need other people to take different steps. For directors, screenwriters and producers.

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