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Cinekid Festival has started The 39th edition of the Cinekid Festival opened in Amsterdam Noord with the world premiere of "Koning van de Zwervers" (King of the Wanderers). During the festival, Cinekid Lions will be awarded in various categories.

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Amsterdamned II to be seen in cinemas from December 4 Amsterdamned II, the sequel to Dick Maas's 1988 cult thriller, opens in theaters on December 4th. Huub Stapel returns as Detective Eric Visser and Holly Mae Brood plays the female lead.

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Viennale: Digna Sinke on her retrospective Digna Sinke, a prominent Dutch director, will be honored with a retrospective of 13 films at Viennale 2025 in Vienna, where she will also celebrate her 76th birthday. Sinke collaborated with renowned actors, and her production company, SNG Film, co-produced the film.

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CFAP Prize 2025 for Corine Meijers of Studio Biarritz Corine Meijers, founder of Studio Biarritz, has won the 2025 CFAP Prize for her exceptional achievements in the production of VR, AR, and AI projects. The expert jury praised her innovative approach and contribution to the media landscape.

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“Our goal: to reach children we risk losing to TikTok” Joanne Oldenbeuving, the new director of Cinekid, emphasizes the festival's responsibility to reach all children, including those primarily on platforms like TikTok.

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Lies Visschedijk has a leading role in the Netflix series about Toos van der Valk Netflix has begun filming the Dutch series "Toos," based on the 1982 kidnapping of Toos van der Valk. Lies Visschedijk plays Toos, and Frank Lammers plays her husband, Gerrit, in this series about the famous Van der Valk hotel empire.

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Tuschinski now officially a 'Treasure of European Film Heritage' The Royal Tuschinski Theatre in Amsterdam has been officially recognized as a "Treasure of European Film Heritage" and has received a plaque. This theatre is one of eleven new locations added to the European Film Academy's list.

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Image & Sound opens Wonder at the Media Museum On Wednesday, the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision opened the new "Verwonderen" (Wonder) zone at the Media Museum, a collaboration with FIAR.

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Benelux in focus at Doclisboa's industry program Nebulae Doclisboa's industry program, Nebulae, focuses this year on the Benelux region (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg), highlighting 11 documentary projects in development and production. The event will take place on October 21st at Cinema São Jorge in Lisbon.

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VR Distribution Platform Nu:Reality - Interview with Babette Wijntjes of Cassette Babette Wijntjes, founder of the VR distribution platform Nu:Reality, has plans to expand internationally. Launched in 2022, the platform showcased VR works in three Dutch cinemas and is now expanding to France and Belgium.

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Esmé Lammers on the anniversary of Long Live the Queen Esmé Lammers's children's classic "Long Live the Queen," about a girl learning to play chess, is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary and is being re-released at Eye. The film, which debuted in 1995, won awards at the Cinekid festival and the Golden Calves.

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Kayak singer and voice actor Edward Reekers (68) has passed away Singer and voice actor Edward Reekers has died at the age of 68 after a short illness, according to his family, according to ANP. Reekers was also active as a voice actor and dubbing director, including the Dutch versions of the Harry Potter films.

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