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creativeeuropedesk • 6 j

Creative Europe Desk NL at IFFR 2019 Development is essential within content creation. How can we better understand and exploit stories and audiences to stay relevant in this rapidly changing world? Experts and the public will be interviewed in three panels.

filmkrant • 6 j

Dutch film market share is the lowest in ten years at 11% The number of Dutch productions was the highest, but the market share and absolute number of visitors were the lowest in ten years.

tzum • 6 j

Film newspaper artist Typex receives the 2019 Stripschap Prize The 2019 Stripschap Prize goes to the cartoonist Typex. This year the impressive album Andy – The Many Lives of Andy Warhol was released. He previously made the much-famed album Rembrandt.

filmkrant • 6 j

Limburg Film Investment Fund will continue The Province of Limburg is taking the next step in its development as a film region. The Limburg Filmt Investment Fund was launched during the Limburg Film Festival.

parool • 6 j

Director Frans Weisz receives lifetime achievement award Director Frans Weisz receives a lifetime achievement award, the so-called Shortcutz Career Award. Weisz (80), who made Rooie Sien and Leedvermaak, among others, receives this award for his extraordinary contribution to Dutch culture.

rijnmond • 6 j

Alblasserwaard deserves its own nature film Extensive meadows, long ditches, beautiful windmills and all kinds of meadow birds, buzzards, hares and beavers. The Alblasserwaard is a beautiful old Dutch peat meadow area and deserves its own nature film, says filmmaker Stijn Philips.

hoogenlaag • 6 j

Documentary about young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina released Documentary maker Wijnand Slurink released his documentary 'In Search Of Better Days' on Monday. He traveled through Bosnia and Herzegovina together with cameraman Niels Ursem and tells the story of the struggles of young people on the edges of Europe.

telegraaf • 6 j

Film with Yorick van Wageningen hit in US The thriller Escape Room, in which Dutch actor Yorick van Wageningen (54) plays an important supporting role, is a big hit in American cinemas. The film, which cost about $9 million, grossed $35 million within two weeks.

broadcastmagazine • 6 j

NPO is going to innovate: advertising-free and membership numbers are no longer a foundation The public broadcasting system must be renewed to remain relevant, future-proof and truly for all Dutch people. NPO chairman Shula Rijxman said this on Thursday during her New Year's speech in Hilversum. “We need to take steps forward and not back to the past.”

nbf • 6 j

Dutch opening film and short films also premiered at IFFR Many Dutch films premiere during the IFFR. Dirty God by Sacha Polak is the opening film of the IFFR on January 23 and is also the world premiere of this film.

spreekbuis • 6 j

Broadcasters want more power within NPO The College of Broadcasters, outside the NPO, comes up with a vision for the future of public broadcasting, reports FD.nl. In these plans, broadcasters would like more say in the expenditure of budgets and programming.

nbf • 6 j

Dutch premieres at IFFR highlighted by NBF Many Dutch films premiere during the IFFR. The NBF highlights four: Bloody Marie by Guido van Driel and Lennert Hillege.

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