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Jos Stelling presents plans for a new cinema in Utrecht It has not yet been an official presentation, but Jos Stelling, owner of the Springhaver and the Louis Hartlooper Complex, has announced his plans for a new cinema with five screens and 600 seats in a letter to the Utrecht City Council.

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Waste Land and Violet selected for Les Arcs Waste Land by Pieter Van Hees and Bas Devos' Violet have both been selected for the sixth edition of the European Film Festival of Les Arcs, which will take place from 13 to 20 December this year.

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Waiting For August nominated for European Film Award Teodora Ana Mihai's debut Waiting for August, produced by Hanne Phlypo and Antoine Vermeersch for Clin d'Oeil Films, is one of the six nominees for the European Film Prize for Best Documentary.

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Adolf Hitler scares Berliners An actor who looks exactly like Hitler has been scaring the residents of Berlin lately. The man regularly appears in the city dressed as the dictator, as a promotion for the film 'Er ist wieder da'. Yet the story puts the dictator in a humorous setting.

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Brian de Palma makes a remake of a Belgian thriller Director Brian de Palma will make a remake of the Belgian-Dutch thriller De Zaak Alzheimer. The lead role in the American version is played by Al Pacino. The American version will be titled Retribution and will be set in Philadelphia.

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In Line for Anne Frank also to Japan The NOS documentary In the Row for Anne Frank will soon also be shown on Japanese television. The NHK, the largest public broadcaster in the country with approximately 130 million inhabitants, has purchased the documentary.

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Director Roskam speaks of a gap between arthouse and commercial films Director Michaël Roskam thinks that Dutch filmmakers suffer from the gap between pure arthouse and commercial films. According to him, this is why success is not forthcoming.

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HBO has to lay off 150 people this week The American pay channel HBO has to lay off 150 people this week. Variety reported this on Tuesday. A leaked email from chairman Richard Plepler states that seven percent of the 2,400 employees will be fired this week.

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New European Commissioner wants copyright levy on Google The new European Commissioner Günther Oettinger (Digital Economy) wants internet companies such as Google to pay a levy on the European intellectual property that they process.

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Jean-Claude van Damme builds a film studio in Turkey The originally Flemish film star, former bodybuilder and martial arts specialist Jean-Claude van Damme has set his sights on his own film studio in Turkey. The now 54-year-old action star is currently staying in that country to explore the possibilities.

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New double award for Waiting for August Teodora Ana Mihai's documentary feature Waiting for August has been awarded Best International Feature Film at the Hot Springs International Documentary Festival in the United States.

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Diamant wins Regiofun short film competition The short film Diamant by Kris Mergan and Geert Vandenbroele has won an award at Regiofun, the International Film Festival for Film Producers in Poland. The animated film was awarded the first prize in the short film competition.

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