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NL Docs op Movies that Matter The Movies that Matter Festival 2025, taking place from 21 to 29 March, will present a wide range of Dutch documentaries. Other notable films include "The Coriolis Effect" by Petr Lom and "Mister L." by Thomas Stokmans.

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Francine Hofstee becomes General Director of the Dutch Academy for Film Francine Hofstee will become the new General Director of the Dutch Academy For Film (DAFF) as of April 1, 2025, where she will succeed Jenny Booms.

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Documentaries selected for Docville Docville Leuven, which runs from 16 March to 3 April, is presenting six Dutch documentaries this year. "Eel's Journey" by Hans Dortmans, about the reproduction of eels, is one of three Dutch films in the international competition. "The Propagandist" by Luuk Bouwman, about Jan Teunissen during WWII, and "Flophouse America" by Monica Strømdahl, about a difficult childhood in America, are also competing.

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Two Flemish documentaries selected for Visions du Réel The experimental documentary "L'Arbre de l'Authenticité" by director Sammy Baloji has been selected for the Highlights section of Visions du Réel. The production is by Rosa Spaliviero for Twenty Nine Studio & Production.

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The 17th Movies That Matter Festival announces its full line-up The 17th Movies That Matter Festival in The Hague, running from 21-29 March, opens with the world premiere of Daan Veldhuizen's documentary The Promise. The festival will screen 98 films, including ten world premieres.

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Vincent Tilanus about Telefilm And someone else In the telefilm "En iemand anders" by director Vincent Tilanus, seventeen-year-old Tommy discovers that his father is having an affair with a man, which leads to a guilty conscience. The film explores the impact of this discovery on a loving, conflict-avoiding family.

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Actress Bruni Heinke (84), who played Helen Helmink in GTST, has passed away Actress Bruni Heinke has died of cancer at the age of 84, her family reports via the ANP. Heinke, known for her role as Helen Helmink in "Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden", also played in films such as "Soldaat van Oranje" and "Spetters".

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Dutch films at Kaboom Animation Festival 2025 The Kaboom Animation Festival will take place from March 21 to 30 in Utrecht, Amsterdam and online. The festival highlights Dutch animation productions that explore the theme of provocation. There are also special programs such as Kaboom Kids and Poetry in Motion.

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Netflix series Haantjes gets second season Netflix has confirmed that the Dutch series "Haantjes" will get a second season, after the success of the first season which immediately entered the Dutch Netflix top 10 at #1.

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Fundamental Alex de Ronde retired on February 27, 2025 as director of the Ketelhuis in Amsterdam, founded in 1999 by Marc van Warmerdam.

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Tom Waes back to work, shooting of series Badgast resumed Tom Waes has returned to work after a serious car accident and a period of rehabilitation. The shooting of the Dutch-Belgian drama series Badgast, produced for KRO-NCRV, has resumed.

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Dutch documentaries on CPH:DOX Several Dutch (co-)productions will be presented at CPH:DOX 2025 in Copenhagen, from March 19 to 30. Also shown will be "Seen Unseen: An Anthology of (Auto)Censorship", a collaboration of Turkish filmmakers on (auto)censorship.

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