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Nominations for Film Teacher of the Year have started The nominations for the Film Teacher of the Year are open. Teachers who use film in their lessons in an inspiring way can be nominated until 1 October. The winner will be announced during the International Film Festival Rotterdam in January 2024.

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Diederik van Rooijen makes series for Videoland with his own production house Director Diederik van Rooijen has set up his own production company, called Horizon Film. Together with Sabine Brian and Boudewijn Rosenmuller, he wants to raise the bar of Dutch drama. They are also working on a project with Simon de Waal.

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Venice 2023, blog 1 The oldest film festival in the world, the Venetian Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica, is celebrating its eightieth edition. Despite the screenwriters' strikes, there is plenty to look forward to. This blog series reports on the festival on the Lido.

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Go Short Arnhem – 8 t/m 10 september 2023 The Go Short Arnhem festival will take place from 8 to 10 September 2023. The program includes Family Shorts, Comedy Shorts, European Audience Favorites and Daily Shots of Shorts. View the full film program on the website.

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Sebastian Korteweg new producer at Topkapi Films Sebastian Korteweg will join the management team of Topkapi Films as Producer on September 1, 2023. He will eventually succeed Arnold Heslenfeld, who will retire in 2024.

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Film Freek de Jonge and Silvester Zwaneveld wins several prizes The animated film "Die Ene" by comedians Freek de Jonge and Silvester Zwaneveld has won several prizes at international festivals. The film, based on a story from De Jonge's theater performance, is about a spider who starts his family in a vacuum cleaner bag.

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Orwa Nyrabia on IDFA 2023 IDFA 2023 has announced that Wang Bing will be the guest of honor and Peter Greenaway will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. We are also working on our own theater in the Vondelpark.

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Team player After The Club of Ugly Children (2019) and Foodies (2022), on which he worked as a co-writer, screenwriter Jeroen Margry wrote Leeuwin (2023), his third cinema film.

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Docuseries De Afhaalchinees from Omroep ZWART breaks with taboos surrounding adoption The docuseries "De Afhaalchinees" from Omroep ZWART by TV maker Kelly van Binsbergen breaks taboos surrounding adoption. The series reveals the hidden reality of adoption and hopes to spark open discussion.

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Frans Bromet makes documentary What are we doing? Frans Bromet has released the documentary "What are we doing?" made, in which he portrays six victims of violence against aid workers. The number of reports of violence against aid workers has risen for the fifth year in a row.

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Digna Sinke receives Golden Calf for Film Culture Filmmaker Digna Sinke has received the Golden Calf for Film Culture. Sinke has built up an impressive oeuvre with more than 60 films as a director or producer. Her work ranges from feature films to documentaries and has won international awards.

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Actor and Waku Waku presenter Rob Fruithof passed away Rob Fruithof, known as the presenter of the television quiz Waku Waku, has passed away at the age of 71. He also presented the program On land, at sea and in the air. He passed away on August 25, 2023 from cancer.

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