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Medical Center West actor Klaas Hofstra passed away Actor Klaas Hofstra, known for his role in the 1980s series Medisch Centrum West, has died at the age of 79.

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Dutch films at BFI London Film Festival A selection of Dutch films is presented at the BFI London Film Festival. The documentary "Occupied City" by director Steve McQueen and the film "Silver Haze" by director Sacha Polak will be shown. There is also a short film and a Virtual Reality film.

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Dutch film Sweet Dreams has a chance to win the European Film Award The Dutch film Sweet Dreams, directed by Ena Sendijarevic, has been nominated for the European Film Awards. The film has a chance to win the prize for best European feature film of the year.

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First IDFA 2023 titles announced The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has announced the first titles for the 2023 edition. Among the new films is "The Occupied City" by director Steve McQueen. A total of 163 festival titles have now been announced.

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Ketelhuis Podcast from the NFF Het Ketelhuis has moved to the Dutch Film Festival in Utrecht to report daily from the film front. In this third episode: where was director Nafiss Nia when she should have received the VEVAM Fund Prize from the Directors' Forum 2023 in Utrecht?

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VPRO documentary prize 2023 goes to Oaia Neagra The VPRO Documentary Prize 2023 has been awarded to the documentary Oaia Neagra by director Renee Schräder. The film is about the oppressiveness of an Orthodox Christian environment in the Romanian countryside. The prize consists of 5,000 euros for the director.

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Thirty-something actor Reiky de Valk (23) passed away The 23-year-old actor Reiky de Valk, known for the series Dertigers and Oogappels, has died. His relatives announced this on Instagram.

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Research exposes painful position of Dutch feature film A study presented during the NFF Conference shows that Dutch feature films are struggling compared to countries such as Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and Austria.

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Dutch films shown at SCHLiNGEL A large selection of Dutch films will be shown at the SCHLiNGEL Film Festival in Germany. Featured include "Okthanksbye" by Nicole van Kilsdonk and "Totem" by Sander Burger.

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Talent Award winners Debut and Student Competition 2023 announced The winners of the Talent Awards in the Debut and Student Competition 2023 have been announced. Joey Benistant received the Film Prize of the City of Utrecht for his debut film "Life is not short enough".

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Olsberg report on the visibility of the Dutch feature film A research report by Olsberg shows that Dutch feature films have less success abroad than films from other countries. The report emphasizes the need for a joint action plan to strengthen the position of the Dutch feature film.

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Nafiss Nia is the winner of the NFF competition program Forum of the Directors The winner of the Forum of the Directors author film competition has been announced. Nafiss Nia has won the VEVAM Fund Prize of the Directors' Forum 2023 with That afternoon.

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