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Bero Beyer stops as Film Fund director The corona crisis ultimately killed Bero Beyer. The director of the Film Fund, who worked double-time during the pandemic to implement one support measure after another, then collapsed. His sick leave was continually extended.

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New talent scheme Zappdoc Campus is launched A new talent scheme called Zappdoc Campus has been launched by the NPO, NPO Fund, the Dutch Film Fund and CoBO.

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Hollandse Nieuwe 2023: Steye Hallema about The Imaginary Friend Steye Hallema, director of The Imaginary Friend, talks about his new virtual reality experience in an interview. The project is about an eight-year-old boy who uses his imaginary friend to overcome his fear after the death of his mother.

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Celine Daemen over VR Songs for a Passerby Celine Daemen, creator of VR Songs for a Passerby, is interviewed about her prize-winning film at the Venice Film Festival. She explains that the use of space in VR cannot only be thought of rationally, but must also be felt intuitively.

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Film jury chooses bicycle scene from Turkish Delight as the best Dutch film scene The bicycle scene from the Dutch film classic Turkish Delight has been voted the best film scene in Dutch film history. Actress Monique van der Ven responds to the election.

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Awards Film by the Sea imbued with world suffering Eight prizes were awarded at the Film by the Sea film festival in Vlissingen, including best book adaptation and best French film. The winning films deal with topics such as undercover work, setbacks in life, the MH17 disaster and the drowned Syrian child.

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FRESH icon Marijke van Leeuwen (73) passed away Marijke van Leeuwen (73) has passed away. She worked for many years as an administrative assistant for NFTVM/VERS and has actively contributed to the association. She said goodbye and retired in 2015. She was also called the 'walking memory' of the association.

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Dutch Film Festival: interview with Silvia van der Heiden & Sterre de Jong Silvia van der Heiden and Sterre de Jong, director and head of NFF Professionals & Talent of the Dutch Film Festival respectively, talk about the collaboration between the festival and the industry.

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NFF Conference: Aspect Ratios The Netherlands Film Fund has commissioned research into the international performance of Dutch feature films. During the NFF Conference the results will be presented by Jonathan Olsberg.

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New Project Development scheme at the Film Fund The Film Fund will start a new scheme for project development on November 1. This arrangement combines the artistic development and production development phases and offers more financial and creative space for makers. Applications can be submitted all year round.

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Teledoccampus 2023 Teledoc Campus offers young filmmakers a platform to showcase their talent. Two exceptions are the films "If she is not there" by Wieke Kapteijns and "Simple dreams" by Pitou Schütz.

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Sweet Dreams: interview with Renée Soutendijk Dutch actress Renée Soutendijk discusses her award-winning role in Ena Sendijarevic's film Sweet Dreams, which has been chosen as the Dutch Oscar entry. The film also opens the 2023 Dutch Film Festival.

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