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Director Niels van Koevorden: 'I like to get close to the subject, without intervening as a creator' Director Niels van Koevorden is making his first teledoc, titled "Sarco." The idea for this film arose while working on his documentary "Hoelang Nog," in which he follows people in palliative care.

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CFAP Prize 2025 shortlist announced The CFAP Prize jury has selected the 2025 shortlist. They are in contention for the 2025 CFAP Prize of €20,000.

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Silver Cow for Ewout Eggink On September 1, 2025, Ewout Eggink received the Silver Cow for his contribution to Dutch dubbing.

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Sallie Harmsen plays the lead role in the first Dutch film for Disney+ Sallie Harmsen stars in "The Balloonist," directed by Tim Oliehoek. This film is the first Dutch production for Disney+. The story follows ornamental chicken keeper Gaby, whose life changes when a hot air balloon crashes into her chicken coop.

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Dutch New Year 2025: Sophie van Bree about When the Sea Sophie van Bree will present her short documentary "Als de zee" (Like the Sea) at the 2025 Netherlands Film Festival. The film follows Kim, a 25-year-old with obsessive-compulsive thoughts, who starts a surfing program for young people with mental health issues.

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Loverboy: Emotions Out wins Golden Calf from the Audience The film "Loverboy: Emotions Out" won the Audience Award for Best Documentary and, with 377,000 admissions, was the most successful Dutch film of the past year. The film, starring Cyriel Guds as single father Terrance, explores his descent into crime.

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I have a wild imagination Shanice Kamminga, director and screenwriter, studied psychology and began her career in Los Angeles. She won the Netflix New Voices script competition in 2021 and directed the short film "Other" with Anna Drijver.

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Baantjer will return to television next year SBS6 will broadcast ten new episodes of the series Baantjer, based on the books by AC Baantjer, in the fall of 2026. Producer John de Mol, who previously produced more than a hundred episodes, is delighted with the series' return.

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Nominations for the Louis Hartlooper Prize announced The nominations for the Louis Hartlooper Award for Best Film Publication have been announced. This year, the nominations include two collections of articles, a biography of Jeroen Krabbé by Rosa Koelemeijer, and two analytical-philosophical books.

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Peter Heerschop and Viggo Waas make documentary about stroke Comedians Peter Heerschop and Viggo Waas have made a documentary about Waas's stroke in 2021. The film, titled "INFARCT" and directed by Marcel de Vré, premieres on September 16th at Tuschinski, Amsterdam, and will then be shown exclusively at Pathé cinemas.

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Venice: co-producer Frans van Gestel about Etty Frans van Gestel, of the Dutch production company Topkapi Series, discusses his involvement with Hagai Levi's series "Etty," about the Dutch writer Etty Hillesum, who was murdered in Auschwitz.

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Screenwriters are allies In 2016, Anne van Melick became the youngest head of the Screenplay program at the Netherlands Film Academy. She has adapted the curriculum to integrate work on series and emphasizes the importance of personal guidance for students.


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