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filmfonds • 10 m

Realization contribution for ten projects Ten projects have received a realization contribution, including the documentaries "A Modern Gypsy Fairytale" (direction & screenplay: Raluca Lupascu), "Your word against mine" (direction & screenplay: Maasja Ooms), "The Shipwrecked" (direction & screenplay: Diego Gutiérrez) and "When Chueca Dies" (director & screenplay: Ramon Gieling).

hollandfilmnieuws • 10 m

Golden Film for Take me along The film "Take me along" by director Wil Koopman has achieved Golden Film status after reaching the 100,000 cinema visitors mark. It is the second Dutch film of the year to receive this status.

filmkrant • 10 m

Off-screen #17: first assistant In this episode of "Outside the Screen" Filmkrant highlights the field of first assistant on the set of the magical-realistic crime comedy Fabula. Director Michiel ten Horn is at the helm of the production, while first assistant Philip de Iongh is in charge on the set.

nu • 10 m

Film in the making about Marinus van der Lubbe, who set fire to the Reichstag building Director Ben Verbong will make a film about Marinus van der Lubbe, who set fire to the Reichstag building in 1933. The film is based on the book by journalist Martin Schouten and aims to tell the story of Van der Lubbe as a socially driven revolutionary.

vertigoweb • 10 m

International film professionals call VAF to account after Christian De Schutter's dismissal International film professionals have taken the Flemish Audiovisual Fund (VAF) to task in an open letter for the dismissal of Christian De Schutter, former head of Flanders Image. De Schutter was known as the silent force behind successful campaigns for Flemish films.

filmkrant • 10 m

Restore cinema sector in 2023, but doubts about next year The Dutch cinema sector has shown a robust recovery in 2023, with an increase in the number of visitors and turnover. Four films, including Barbie, attracted more than a million visitors.

filmkrant • 10 m

Koolhoven presents The new series "Koolhoven presents" gives young Dutch genre filmmakers the opportunity to scare their viewers. In collaboration with NPO and the NPO Fund, and with support from the Film Fund, these filmmakers are given the freedom to make medium-length films.

nu • 10 m

EO is making a drama series about the Enschede fireworks disaster with Disaster Flight director The EO is going to make a drama series about the fireworks disaster in Enschede. The series, called Vuurwerk, is directed by Lourens Blok, known from the TV series Disaster Flight.

hollandfilmnieuws • 10 m

A good year for Dutch cinemas and film theaters The Dutch cinema sector has had a successful year, with almost 32 million cinema tickets sold. Barbie and Oppenheimer were the big hits of 2023. Also Avatar: The Way of Water and The Super Mario Bros. Movie attracted millions of visitors.

hollandfilmnieuws • 10 m

Fleur Gräber new State Secretary for Culture and Media Fleur Gräber has been appointed new State Secretary for Culture and Media. She takes over the position from Steven van Weyenberg, who is moving to the Ministry of Finance. She will fulfill the position in the outgoing Rutte cabinet.

nu • 10 m

Actor Dook van Dijck plays Gerard Joling in the series about Patty Brard's life Actor Dook van Dijck plays Gerard Joling in the upcoming Videoland series about the life of Patty Brard. Van Dijck said in The Smartest Person that he imitates Joling's voice in the series.

broadcastmagazine • 10 m

Videoland documentary Caroline shows an intimate portrait of a politician and her party The new Videoland documentary Caroline offers an intimate portrait of politician Caroline van der Plas and her party. Journalist Jaïr Ferwerda followed her for six months in the run-up to the elections. The documentary can be streamed at Videoland from January 18.

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