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Bloody Marie and other MEDIA-supported films at IFFR Once again this year, MEDIA-supported films have been included in the program of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (23 January to 3 February 2019), including the world premiere of Bloody Marie, a film by the Dutch cartoonist and filmmaker Guido van Driel.

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Registration deadline for MEDIA stand during MIPTV March 2 It is again possible to register for the Creative Europe MEDIA umbrella stand during MIPTV in Cannes (8-11 April 2019). The aim of this stand is to facilitate access for European independent film professionals to the international market.

filmkrant • 6 j

Director Prazdnik put under pressure by police A normal premiere for Prazdnik (Party) was not possible. Alexei Krasvonik's black comedy was labeled a 'Nazi film' by Russian parliamentarians and was therefore banned from cinemas. Officially, censorship does not exist in Russia. Petersburg police last week.

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Four Flemish productions to Cinequest Four Flemish productions have been invited to the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival, a leading American festival that takes place annually in San Jose, the capital of Silicon Valley.

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Awards Teledoc Campus In the context of Teledoc Campus, three projects received support for realization and three for development in the last award round of 2018.

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Bas Devos on Variety's 10 Europeans to Watch Bas Devos is one of the 10 Europeans to Watch, ten talented personalities from the European film industry for whom 2019 will be the year of their big breakthrough, according to Variety. The American trade magazine announced this today.

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Girl nominated for Césars Girl by Lukas Dhont has been nominated for the Césars, the national film awards of France, in the Best Foreign Film category. Nos batailles by Guillaume Senez, a co-production with Flanders, was also nominated in the same category.

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SHORT! Ten new scenarios selected Ten new film plans have been selected for KORT!, the annual short film project. The films will have their cinema premiere during the Dutch Film Festival 2019 and will be broadcast by NTR on NPO 3.

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Research: 'Online video does not reach TV viewers' New research by media agency IPG Mediabrands (Magna) shows that there is a growing number of consumers who watch little or no traditional linear TV. Many of them are older and wealthier than previously thought.

focus • 6 j

Avant-garde director Jonas Mekas (96) has passed away Lithuanian-American filmmaker, critic and archivist Jonas Mekas has died at the age of 96. This can be read on the Twitter account of Anthology Film Archives, an institute that Mekas himself founded.

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Groningen filmmaker Andres Fouché and 32 million views on YouTube They know each other from the street, filmmaker Andres Fouché and the rappers from Dope DOD. Seven years ago they made a video clip with some friends for the song What Happened? The clip has now been viewed more than 32 million times on YouTube.

nrc • 6 j

Filmmakers in Rotterdam are given (slightly) more opportunities When the Fotterdam Film Fund disappeared, it became difficult for filmmakers in the city. That fund no longer exists since 2012. But there is a cautious revival.

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