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Golden Calf for Film Culture for Marina Blok Marina Blok, Head of Drama at NTR, will receive the Golden Calf for Film Culture at the 45th edition of the Netherlands Film Festival. The award ceremony will take place on October 3 at the Stadschouwburg Utrecht.

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My adventures with Pim After graduating from the Film Academy in 1972, Carel Donck introduced himself as a screenwriter and was approached by Pim de la Parra to collaborate on a rewrite of the film "My Nights with Susan, Olga, Albert, Julie, Piet, and Sandra." He and Pim rewrote the screenplay together, and they enjoyed an intensive collaboration, including social gatherings and brainstorming sessions.

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Five short documentaries in the new season of Unwritten Rules In the new season of "Unwritten Rules," five new documentary filmmakers explore social issues.

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10 years of Production Incentive: success reaches its limit The Netherlands Production Incentive has significantly boosted the Dutch film sector's growth over the past ten years, tripling its financial size and increasing the number of employees by 31%.

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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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