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First Cut Lab Belgium and First Cut Lab Netherlands open for submissions First Cut Lab Belgium and First Cut Lab Netherlands have opened their calls for new films for their fourth edition. The initiative has an international team that has been expanded.

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Filming of black comedy Fabula has started Director Michiel ten Horn has started shooting his new film Fabula. It is a black comedy with a supernatural approach, starring Fedja van Huêt, Sezgin Gülec and Anniek Pheifer. The film is set in Limburg and combines crime with magical realism.

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Linda wants chicken! and Yippie no more! winners of Cinekid 2023 The French animated film "Linda wants chicken!" has won the Cinekid Lion for best international children's film at the Cinekid Festival. The Dutch youth film "Kiddo" was voted best Dutch youth film and "Jippie no more!" received the special jury prize.

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Member of Parliament Nicolaï wants Filmmakers Fund to improve the position of screenwriter and director Member of Parliament Nicolaï advocates the establishment of a Filmmakers Fund to improve the position of screenwriters and directors. He advocates carefully investigating the possibilities to improve the quality of Dutch productions.

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Golden Film for De Vuurlinie The film "De Vuurlinie" has received the Golden Film. The film, directed by Roel Reiné and written by Alex van Galen, tells the story of Marco, a soldier who is discredited after his mission in Afghanistan. The film was released in 130 cinemas by Dutch FilmWorks.

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Sweet Dreams wins prize at Chicago International Film Festival Ena Sendijarević's film "Sweet Dreams" has won the Silver Hugo Award in the New Directors Competition at the Chicago International Film Festival.

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'You have to respect every character' The series Santos, written by Ashar Medina and Chris Westendorp, won the Golden Calf for best television drama last month.

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Also internationally successful below ground level The Dutch nature documentary "Under the Maaiveld" is not only a great success in its own country, but also internationally. The film, directed by Mark Verkerk, has already received seventeen nominations at international festivals and has won several awards.

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Unconditional brotherly love Britt Snel and Joren Molter, directors of the film Zomervacht, met a decade ago at the Film Academy. They were both outsiders from the province.

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Dutch films at Imagine Fantastic Film Festival 2023 The Imagine Fantastic Film Festival 2023 in Amsterdam presents a number of Dutch films, including the classic "Spoorloos" directed by George Sluizer, and "The Imaginary Friend", nominated for a Golden Calf. There are also various programs with new Dutch productions.

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Call Telefilm 2023 (broadcast 2025) The NPO calls on experienced film and TV producers to submit synopses for 6 new Dutch Telefilms. The films must be contemporary stories that match the profile of NPO 3 and NPO Start, with a focus on youth culture. The budget per production is a maximum of €860,000.

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Henri Plaat (1936-2023) The visual artist and filmmaker Henri Plaat recently passed away. He had a penchant for transience, the Second World War, travel and exotic film stars. Part of his oeuvre can be seen on the Eye Film Player.

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