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Roel Reiné is working with Star Wars actor Mark Hamill on an international series Dutch director Roel Reiné will be shooting a number of episodes of the History Channel drama series Knightfall this fall. One of the main roles in the second season is played by Mark Hamill, best known as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars films.

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Cinekid for Professionals 2018 program complete The professionals program of Cinekid 2018 is complete. The program starts in the Eye with a lecture.

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Haarlem domed prison becomes a film house One of Haarlem's most iconic buildings, the dome prison, will be given a new purpose as a film house. The operators of De FilmHallen also want to give this national monument a second life as a cinema. A pop-up cinema is already being trialled.

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Less interest in Golden Calves The presentation of the Golden Calves, the annual awards circus for Dutch film, was less well watched this year. About 605,000 people saw Ivo Niehe's special TV Show around the gala. That is more than 200,000 less than last year.

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NTR creates FAQ page for Sinterklaaskjournaal The gingerbread nuts have been in stores for some time now and then the Pieten discussion automatically flares up again. NTR has therefore put a special page live to answer the most frequently asked questions.

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NPO joins the trial of bringing forward television for 16+ The NPO started a trial on Friday evening around programs that have a viewing age of 16 years and older. These shows are actually only allowed to be broadcast from 10 p.m., but during the trial period this will be brought forward to 8 p.m.

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No room for romantic nonsense in the resistance thriller The Robbery The development of a screenplay is often an exciting story in itself, full of bizarre twists and conflicts. The makers of the Dutch resistance thriller The Robbery wanted to tell an exciting story, but still stick to the facts.

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For example, stuntwoman Wendy Vrijenhoek jumps out of a helicopter In the series In Her Shoes, Girls in Film follows women who work in the film industry for one or more days. The women show what their work entails, what they like and dislike and how they came to their career choice.

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IDTV film nominated for commissioned film award A film by IDTV in which a supervisor from the Ipse de Bruggen healthcare institution talks about the beautiful but also challenging aspects of his work has been nominated for a film prize: the 'Gouden Reiger 2018', for the best commissioned film of the year.

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Five Golden Calves for Banker of the Resistance Banker van Het Verzet won five Golden Calves on Friday evening: for best film, best actor (Jacob Derwig), best supporting actress and best production design. They also received the Golden Calf from the public.

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Deceased Wouter van Luijn wins Golden Calf Filmmaker Wouter van Luijn, who died in July due to violence during a holiday in Mallorca, won a Golden Calf on Friday evening. He received the award for his work as editor on the drama WIJ.

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De Filmkrant launches a new website De Filmkrant launched a new website on Thursday evening at the Dutch Film Festival. According to the medium, the new filmkrant.nl has a more user-friendly layout.

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