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see-nl • 7 m

Fantastic films to Fantaspoa, Brazil Four Dutch films have been selected for the 20th edition of the Fantaspoa - International Fantastic Film Festival in Brazil, which takes place from April 10 to 28.

nu • 7 m

Harry Dikmans, criminal B2 from Bassie & Adriaan, died at the age of 96 Actor Harry Dikmans, known as the first deaf villain B2 in the series "Bassie & Adriaan: The Secret of the Key" and "Bassie & Adriaan: De Diamant", has died at the age of 96. His brother Joop Dikmans, who later took over the role of B2, died at the end of 2022.

goshort • 7 m

Winners Go Short Awards 2024 The Go Short Awards were presented during the 16th edition of Go Short in Nijmegen. For example, "Grandmamauntsistercat" by Zuza Banasińska won the Dutch Competition and "Cold and Dark" by Peter Hostak won the best European documentary.

broadcastmagazine • 7 m

Outgoing cabinet will no longer make a decision about the future of public broadcasting The outgoing cabinet will no longer make a decision about the future of public broadcasting. That was decided in the Council of Ministers.

see-nl • 7 m

Kaboom: Dutch animator Paul Driessen On the eve of Kaboom 2024, SEE NL spoke with the legendary Dutch animator Paul Driessen, who is launching his autobiography "My Life in Cartoons" at the festival.

broadcastmagazine • 7 m

Happiness and growing pains in the new drama series Rotown In the new NTR series Rotown, twentysomethings Aisha, Farah and Orlando struggle with finding happiness and pursuing their dreams in Rotterdam. Orlando, played by Kendrick Etmon, tries to find his way as a café owner. Rotown can be seen weekly on NPO 3 from May 7.

nieuws • 7 m

The Return Journey with Martin van Waardenberg receives a Golden Film The comedy "The Return", starring Martin van Waardenberg and Leny Breederveld, has received the Golden Film award after attracting more than 100,000 cinema visitors within two weeks.

filmkrant • 7 m

Focus: Ga Short 2024 Go Short, the festival that focuses on short films, will celebrate its sixteenth edition in 2024. The festival, which takes place from April 3 to 7 in Nijmegen, offers a platform for European and Dutch short films, music videos and films from European film academies.

filmkrant • 7 m

The National Film Speech 2024 During the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Het Ketelhuis, director Jean van de Velde gave the first National Film Speech, in which he highlighted the flourishing of the Dutch film industry.

plotmagazine • 7 m

AI, a blessing or a curse for screenwriters? In February, American film producer Tyler Perry pulled out of an $800 million investment in his production studio after learning of OpenAI's latest AI model, concerned about the impact on employment in the film industry.

filmfonds • 7 m

Film Fund titles at Kaboom Animation Festival 2024 Several animated films will be shown at the Kaboom Animation Festival 2024, including "Box Cutters" by Naomi van Niekerk, about a young woman who survives an attack, and "I'm Perfectly Fine" by Dario van Vree, about a freelance illustrator who struggles with perfectionism. "Beautiful Men" by Nicolas Keppens follows three brothers on a hair transplant adventure in Istanbul.

see-nl • 7 m

Kaboom: Artistic Director Aneta Ozorek Kaboom, the most important Dutch animation festival, led by artistic director Aneta Ozorek, will take place from April 5-14 in Utrecht, Amsterdam and online. Kaboom recently achieved Oscar-qualifying event status and also became a partner of the Annie Awards.

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