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nu • 10 m

Dutch film critics declare Aftersun the best film of 2023 Dutch film critics have declared the British film Aftersun the best film of the year. The film Sweet Dreams is the winner among the Dutch films.

hollandfilmnieuws • 10 m

Makers Knor receive money for animated film Sjap and King The Dutch Film Fund has awarded 1.8 million euros to producer Viking Film for the development of the animated film Sjap and King.

filmkrant • 10 m

Fiona Tan about dearest Fiona In Dearest Fiona, director Fiona Tan combines Dutch images from the early twentieth century with the letters her father wrote to his daughter in Amsterdam.

ad • 10 m

Winner Nipkow disk Thomas Erdbrink stunned after postponing plans for new series Onze Man homas Erdbrink is astonished. The television maker (47) received a phone call last week that the plans for a new docuseries for Onze Man have been postponed. “In fact, everything was ready to get going. Very unfortunate,” Erdbrink said when asked.

broadcastmagazine • 10 m

Trailer feature film Invasion viewed many times The trailer of the feature film Invasion, directed by Bobby Boermans and written by Philip Delmaar and Lucas de Waard, is very popular. Invasion is about an unexpected attack on Curaçao and Aruba by a dictatorial neighboring country.

hollandfilmnieuws • 10 m

Bon Bini: Bangkok Nights also went gold within a week The action comedy Bon Bini: Bangkok Nights, directed by Pieter van Rijn, attracted more than 100,000 visitors within a week and was awarded a Golden Film.

hollandfilmnieuws • 10 m

Crystal Film for The Occupied City The documentary The Occupied City has received the Crystal Film, because the film attracted more than 10,000 cinema visitors. The film, inspired by Bianca Stigter's book, shows Amsterdam during the Nazi occupation and during a period of pandemic and protest.

entertainmentbusiness • 10 m

Golden Film for the Tatta's 2 The Dutch film De Tatta's 2, directed by Jamel Aattache and written by Donny Singh, has won a Golden Film Award. The film attracted 100,000 visitors to the cinema and tells the story of the Van Kampen family who are faced with a big surprise.

nu • 10 m

Dutch film Sweet Dreams no longer has a chance of winning an Oscar The Netherlands no longer has a chance of winning the Oscar for best international film. The Dutch entry Sweet Dreams is not on the shortlist of fifteen films. Actress Renée Soutendijk plays a role in the film.

plotmagazine • 10 m

Just above reality Zara Dwinger, director of the successful Dutch feature Kiddo, is working on the plan for her next film. Dwinger is both a director and a writer and although writing makes her happy, the moment she stares at a blank page can also make her unhappy.

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Dick Maas is working on a sequel to the horror film Amsterdamned, shooting in 2024 Director Dick Maas is working on a sequel to his 1988 horror film Amsterdamned. Huub Stapel will again play the leading role as detective Eric Visser. Shooting will begin in 2024 and the film will premiere in 2025.

filmkrant • 10 m

Films in the theater are rated higher than at home Research shows that films are rated higher in the cinema than when they are viewed at home on a small screen. This is especially true for films with a large production budget. The results of the study are a warning for film studios that focus on streaming services.

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