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broadcastmagazine • 5 m

Minister Bruins wants to go from eleven public broadcasters to four or five 'broadcasting houses' Minister Eppo Bruins of Education, Culture and Science is planning a major reform of the public broadcaster. These changes should help to reduce costs and focus more on programmes than on recruiting members. The public broadcaster must also cut 156 million euros.

nu • 5 m

Film negative of The Girl with the Red Hair recovered and restored After a long search, director Ben Verbong has found the original negative of his 1981 film "The Girl with the Red Hair". The negative, which was in a Dutch warehouse, is being digitized with the help of cameraman Theo van de Sande.

broadcastmagazine • 5 m

Streaming subscription revenue in the Netherlands exceeds EUR 1 billion for the first time In 2024, the Dutch TV and video market grew by 4.2% to €2.9 billion, driven by a 12% increase in OTT video to €1.2 billion. Subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) grew by 21% to reach over €1 billion in revenue, representing 36% of the total market.

broadcastmagazine • 5 m

Sebastiaan Leeman appointed genre manager Fiction at NPO Sebastiaan Leeman has been appointed genre manager Fiction at NPO, effective April 1, 2025. He succeeds Hans Schwarz, who temporarily fulfilled the position. He previously worked as a dramaturge on award-winning series such as 'Red Light' and 'Santos'.

broadcastmagazine • 5 m

NL Film makes drama series The Fireworks Disaster for EO EO and NL Film present the four-part drama series "De Vuurwerkramp", which can be seen weekly on NPO 1 and NPO Start from 2 May. Leading roles are played by Joes Brauers, Katrien van Beurden, Thomas Acda and Peter Blok.

filmkrant • 5 m

Focus: Ga Short 2025 The seventeenth edition of Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen will take place from 1 to 6 April in Lux, Nijmegen. In addition to film screenings, there will be in-depth discussions, workshops and masterclasses.

filmnieuws.nu • 5 m

Film by Maroesja Perizonius nominated for BAFTA Maroesja Perizonius has been nominated for a BAFTA for her documentary 'Children of the Cult' (2024). The film, which highlights her youth in the Bhagwan movement, was released in collaboration with ITV1 in the UK.

see-nl • 5 m

Dutch films to Paris During the NewImages Festival in Paris, from April 9 to 13, Dutch VR experiences will be presented. "ROAMance" by Ibrahim Quraishi & Stanislaw Liguzinski, "8 Billion Selves" by Nemo Vos, "The Miracle Basket" by Abner Preis and "Soulpaint" by Niki Smit and Sarah are some of the works that will be shown.

plotmagazine • 5 m

Scenarios must be interpreted, defended and sold There is a big difference between screenwriting theory, as described in manuals, and practice. Many beginning screenwriters know the basics, such as the three-act structure, but lack essential skills needed in the real world of the craft.

see-nl • 5 m

Go Short 2025: The Dutch selection The Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen has selected 27 Dutch short films for its 17th edition, which will take place from 1 to 6 April. Among the highlights are three Dutch (co)productions in the European Competition and two Dutch music videos.

filmkrant • 5 m

Video art returns to Art Rotterdam This week, the 27th edition of Art Rotterdam starts in Ahoy', where the video art program Projections returns with twelve international top films. The films include works by Jeroen Eisinga, Margit Lukács, Persijn Broersen and Jessica Wilson.

cineuropa.org • 5 m

The Netherlands Film Production Incentive has now generated over €1 billion in spending Since its launch in 2014, the Netherlands Filmproduction Incentive has generated over €1 billion in local spending for the audiovisual industry. More than half of the supported projects were international co-productions.

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