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Netherlands

see-nl • 5 m

Donna: Women in revolt at Docudonna The Dutch documentary "Donna: Women in Revolt" by Yvonne Scholten will be shown at the DocuDonna festival, preceded by a lecture by Gerdien Smit (Eye Filmmuseum Amsterdam). The festival will be opened by Cristina Berlini and Letizia Papi.

nu • 5 m

Makers Gooische Vrouwen are working on the seventh series: 'We are already writing' The team behind Gooische Vrouwen, including director Will Koopman, creator Linda de Mol and screenwriters Lex Passchier and Frank Houtappels, are already thinking about a seventh season of the series.

nu • 5 m

Crime film Loverboy gets sequel: 'People have become more aware of human trafficking' The Dutch crime film "Loverboy: Emoties Uit", directed and played by Cyriel Guds, is getting a sequel. The film, about a single father named Terrance who ends up in human trafficking, is the most visited Dutch cinema film of 2024 with 350,000 visitors.

see-nl • 5 m

Dutch documentaries at Ji.hlava The 28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, which runs from October 25 to November 3, will screen several Dutch documentaries. These films are supported by the Netherlands Film Fund.

see-nl • 5 m

Dutch films at Adelaide Film Festival Several Dutch films will be screened at the Adelaide Film Festival in Australia. Peter Hoogendoorn's second feature film, "Three Days of Fish", is competing in the Feature Fiction Competition.

broadcastmagazine • 5 m

BlazHoffski makes sketch program Welcome Home for BNNVARA BlazHoffski and BNNVARA present the new NPO Zapp sketch show Welkom Thuis, in which the viewer takes a look into the chaotic world of seven different families. Written by a team led by Steef Hupkes and Niels van der Laan. To be seen from November 2 on NPO Zapp.

plotmagazine • 5 m

At the intersection of law and culture Katja Lubina has been the new secretary of the Dutch Screenwriters & Directors (DS&D), an organization that represents the interests of directors and screenwriters, since September 1. She succeeds Maarten Treurniet and comes from the legal sector.

filmkrant • 5 m

Action! On the set of Hokwerda's child On the set of "Hokwerda's kind", directed by Boudewijn Koole, work is in full swing on the film adaptation of Oek de Jong's bestseller from 2002. The shooting takes place in a luxury apartment in Amsterdam, where the crew must work carefully to prevent damage.

filmkrant • 5 m

Focus: Imagine Fantastic Film Festival 2024 The Imagine Fantastic Film Festival celebrates its fortieth edition in 2024 with the theme 'weird is wonderful'. The program opens with "Mr. K." by Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab, a tribute to Kafka. The festival takes place from October 24 to November 3, 2024 in Amsterdam.

plotmagazine • 6 m

Small situations, big story Marijn de Wit, a graduate of the Film Academy, wrote the script for the short film "Wes" and the book "Becoming who you are". His screenplay for "De Terugreis" represents the Netherlands at the Oscars and won the Golden Calf for best feature film.

filmpeople • 6 m

Rogier Kramer - Labyrint Film - wins CFAP Award 2024 Producer Rogier Kramer has won the 2024 CFAP Award, a €25,000 award, for his work at Labyrint Film. He was chosen from a shortlist of 10 producers, nominated by colleagues in the audiovisual sector, for his contribution to 'queer cinema'.

nu • 6 m

Subtitlers criticize 'race to the bottom' with AI translations at video services Professional subtitlers complain about the declining quality of subtitles for films and series, caused by the increasing use of machine translations by streaming services such as HBO Max and Videoland.

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