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Love Fail Repeat started in Curaçao Filming has started in Curaçao for the Dutch feature film Love Fail Repeat, directed by Erwin van den Eshof. Carré Albers and Twan Kuyper play the leading roles in this story about repetition à la Groundhog Day. The film is expected in theaters this fall.

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Most successful films from 2023 show a decrease in female leading roles Among the hundred most successful films of 2023, there were thirty films with women in the leading roles, which means that the percentage fell to the same as that of 2010. This is what film site Variety writes based on the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative report.

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'Fox and Hare Save the Forest' sold to more than 50 territories Director Mascha Halberstad's CGI animated film 'Fox and Hare Save the Forest' has been sold to more than 50 territories ahead of its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival.

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In Memoriam Suzanne van Voorst Suzanne van Voorst, film producer and consultant, passed away on February 14. She was 69 years old. She produced a variety of documentaries and feature films on behalf of production houses Ariël Film Produkties and IDTV Docs.

filmkrant • 8 m

Berlinale 2024: Mascha Halberstad on Fox and Hare saving the forest After the success of Knor, director Mascha Halberstad returns with the 3D animated film Fox and Hare Save the Forest. The film premiered at the Berlinale under the English title Fox & Hare Save the Forest.

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Porn Film Festival Amsterdam The Porn Film Festival Amsterdam opens with a bang at Filmhuis Cavia, where visitors are invited to look beyond conventional ideas about porn. The festival, celebrated with rusk and mice, aims to break taboos and liberate female sexuality.

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Drama series about convicted footballer Quincy Promes in the making Producers Horizon Film and Lusus are developing a drama series about the life of convicted footballer Quincy Promes. The series will be called Quincy: Living like a baller and the shoot is scheduled for early 2025.

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Dutch cameraman Hoyte van Hoytema wins BAFTA for Oppenheimer Dutch cameraman Hoyte van Hoytema wins BAFTA for Oppenheimer. The 52-year-old cinematographer has won his first BAFTA for best cinematography. He made films with director Christopher Nolan, among others.

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Golden Film for Scotoe The film Scotoe, directed by Jamel Aattache, has received the Golden Film in its second week for reaching 100,000 cinema visitors. The film is based on an idea by Mohamed Chaara and Sinan Eroglu and was produced by Brabant Films in collaboration with Independent Films.

filmkrant • 8 m

Berlinale 2024, blog 1 De Filmkrant reports on the 74th edition of the Berlinale, where the opening film Small Things Like These proved relevant to the areas of tension in which the German film festival operates.

broadcastmagazine • 8 m

Horizon Film makes thriller series Sphinx for Videoland Horizon Film has produced the psychological thriller series Sphinx for Videoland. The series, directed by Diederik van Rooijen, tells the story of fourteen-year-old Minke Moorman who reappears after three years of missing with a mysterious wing tattoo on her back.

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Crystal Film for Behavior Ow The documentary Behave Ow has received a Crystal Film for attracting 10,000 cinema visitors. The film, directed by Ruud Lenssen and Sten Hoeijmakers, is about the consequences of senseless violence.

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