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planetzone • 6 m

Finns Heel voted best short film at Tegenstroom Film Festival 2024 At the International short film festival Tegenstroom 2024, held from 8 to 11 May in CineCity Terneuzen, Finn's Heel by Cato Kusters was named best film. Other award winners included The Very Tired Man and The Woman Who Passionately Loved Bonsai and Is Heaven Blue?#2.

goshort • 6 m

Lotje Kerckhaert new director of Go Short Lotje Kerckhaert, born in Lokeren and raised in Hulst, has been appointed the new director of Go Short. After studying Communication Science and Business Sciences at Radboud University, she specialized in the film industry and founded production house Filmdok in 2010.

broadcastmagazine • 6 m

NLZiet is launching a cheaper subscription with advertising NLziet has launched a new, cheaper subscription called NLziet Basis, priced at €7.95 per month, including advertising in the VOD content of RTL and Talpa channels. The NPO Plus content within this subscription remains advertising-free.

cinenews • 6 m

Filming of the bestseller JOE SPEEDBOOT has started The shooting of the film adaptation of Tommy Wieringa's bestseller JOE SPEEDBOOT has started under the direction of Sam de Jong. Tobias Kersloot plays the leading role, with Daan Buringa as Fransje Hermans and QiQi van Boheemen as PJ.

filmkrant • 6 m

Studio Caribe wants to be a flywheel for the Antillean film industry The Film Fund recently launched Studio Caribe to stimulate the film industry in the Caribbean part of the Netherlands. Twelve film projects are being developed with a budget of €120,000, of which six films will be realized with a budget of €65,000 each.

filmfestival • 6 m

You can't milk birds, Crystal Film The documentary You Can't Milk Birds by director Barbara Makkinga has attracted 10,000 visitors. The documentary, written by Katja Schoondergang, focuses on dairy farmer Bote de Boer from Tjerkwerd, Súdwest-Fryslân.

filmfestival • 6 m

NFF Extended x FilmForward: The developments of AI in film NFF Extended and FilmForward are organizing an interactive meeting about the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the film industry. The focus is on how AI can be used in the creative process and the legal considerations involved.

broadcastmagazine • 6 m

Netflix announces price increase Netflix has announced a price increase for its subscriptions, with the costs for a basic subscription rising to 8.99 euros, a standard subscription to 13.99 euros and a premium subscription to 18.99 euros per month.

broadcastmagazine • 6 m

Media Oeuvre Award 2024 to Will Koopman Director Will Koopman has received the Media Oeuvre Award 2024, an initiative of Spreekbuis.nl and NLZiet. The prize was presented to her during RTL Boulevard by Lex Uiting. Previous winners of the award include Jan Slagter and André van Duin.

spreekbuis • 6 m

Youth series Can you tell me the way to Hamelin, sir, complete after 50 years Four episodes of the popular children's series Can you tell me the way to Hamelin, sir? have been recovered. A unique find of historical value, because it makes the series complete again and secured for the future.

broadcastmagazine • 6 m

One of us: first Dutch CANAL+ original This autumn, CANAL+ will launch the first Dutch original series "One of us", inspired by the murder of Marianne Vaatstra.

see-nl • 6 m

Cannes 2024: Hala Elkoussy over "East of Noon" Netherlands-based Egyptian director Hala Elkoussy presents her new film "East of Noon" at the Directors Fortnight in Cannes. A mix of dystopia and fantasy, the film explores themes of power, courage and the power of imagination.

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