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mediadesknederland • 10 j

Submarine receives TV production support The results of the Support for TV Programming call have been announced. Submarine receives a contribution of €83,000 for the Amazon documentary, Laws of the Jungle. A total of 103 projects were submitted, of which 28 were selected for a total amount of € 7,084,475.

mediadesknederland • 10 j

New European Commission call for support for Selective Distribution The European Commission has published a new call for Support for Selective Distribution within the Creative Europe programme/MEDIA with the aim of promoting transnational distribution of European films.

fd • 10 j

Pathé aims to broaden its offering in cinemas Anyone who would like to see a live performance of the Bolshoi ballet from Moscow, or a performance by the Metropolitan Opera in New York, does not have to go to Russia or the US.

demorgen • 10 j

Brussels child actress best actress at Sitges Festival The Brussels actress Pili Groyne has won the prize for Best Actress at the 48th edition of the International Festival of Fantastic Films in Sitges, Spain. This is reported by Wallonie Bruxelles Images (WBI).

filmmuziek • 10 j

Interview with Tom 'Junkie XL' Holkenborg Composer Tom Holkenborg, better known as Junkie XL, is currently one of the most sought-after composers in Hollywood. He worked with Hans Zimmer on Man of Steel, among other things.

brusselnieuws • 10 j

The international film world praises and mourns Chantal Akerman Chantal Akerman has not moved the masses. But the worldwide reactions to her sudden death show that the film world has great respect for the Brussels director who took the medium in a new direction.

tv-visie • 10 j

3LAB launches Rauwkost, a news program by YouTubers Rauwkost (NTR) is a news and current affairs program for young people in which well-known YouTubers cover current affairs in their own way. 'Rauwkost' combines the personal and committed form of YouTube with serious and striking current events.

entertainmentbusiness • 10 j

eOne Benelux takes over distribution Tulips from A-Film The international film by director Marleen Gorris: Tulips Love, Honor And A Bike will be distributed by Entertainment One Benelux. The film was originally going to be released by the now bankrupt A-Film. The film is expected to hit Dutch cinemas at the end of 2016.

hollandsefilm • 10 j

Eight new Dutch-Flemish co-productions supported In the context of the cooperation agreement between the Flemish Audiovisual Fund (VAF) and the Dutch Film Fund, both funds participate annually in feature films, animated films and documentaries that are realized in co-production.

vaf • 10 j

Foreign distributors fall for D'Ardennen Robin Pront's feature debut D'Ardennen has been sold to a series of new territories including Great Britain, Sweden, Poland and the Netherlands. This is what producer Bart Van Langendonck of Savage Film reports.

mediadesknederland • 10 j

Creative Europe Database online The European Commission has created a results platform for all projects that receive support from the Creative Europe programme, or from the previous Culture and MEDIA programmes. Beneficiaries can add projects themselves after the subsidy contract has been signed.

cultuurtop100 • 10 j

10 Film professionals in NRC Culture Top 100 NRC's cultural editorial staff collected data on hundreds of Dutch culture makers. And then asked an expert jury to identify the most influential artists and cultural institutions abroad. The result: the first NRC Culture Top 100.

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