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trouw • 13 j

Iranian women banned from watching football with 'vulgar men' Police in Tehran have closed a cinema in the Iranian capital that had previously sold tickets to women for the screening of the 2012 European Football Championship matches. The European Championship is very popular in Iran.

pzc • 13 j

Film by the Sea is looking for youth jury candidates Film by the Sea is looking for candidates for the youth jury. This year the jury consists of 25 young people (16-23 years) from the Netherlands and Flanders. In the evening, everyone individually writes a jury report.

nu • 13 j

Marieke van der Pol writes Banker of the Resistance Marieke van der Pol will write the screenplay for the film about the life of the Zaanse banker Walraven (Wally) van Hall. Producer NL Film announced this on Tuesday. The film Banker of the Resistance is about the underground bank he founded during the Second World War.

filmkrant • 13 j

Feature films from A-film online for free The final death blow to your income? Or a smart way to boost turnover? Now that paid video-on-demand services are finally providing a revenue model for the web, distributor A-film has signed a remarkable deal with YouTube. Totally free.

nu.nl • 13 j

Credits Prometheus lead to new material The credits of the film Prometheus lead to a website with new film material and mysterious clues about a possible sequel. This is reported by the website Movieviral. Below the logo is a date (10.11.12) and the address of a website.

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Flemish films win prizes in Germany At the 23rd Filmfest Emden-Norderney (6-13 June), Germany, both Tot Altijd by Nic Balthazar and Hasta la vista by Geoffrey Enthoven won prizes last weekend. Until Forever won both the AOK Movie Award and the audience's second prize, the Bernhard Wicki Award.

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KAUWBOY wins first EFA Young Audience Award The Dutch youth film 'Kauwboy' has won the European Film Academy Young Audience Award. This is an election among children aged 10 to 13 in six countries. Afterwards they decided among themselves what they thought was the best film.

animatieblog • 13 j

Winners of Annecy 2012 On Saturday evening, the prizes were handed out for the most recent edition of the animation film festival in Annecy, one of the largest in the world. The most important prize, the Crystal for the Best Film, went to Crulic - The Path to Beyond by director Anca Damian.

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Film about Vatileaks in the making The power struggle does not seem to have been over yet, but the film script is already in the making. Next summer, director Laurent Herbiet will start working on a film based on the 'Vatileaks', revelations about the current administrative crisis in the Vatican.

nieuwsblad • 13 j

Remake "Loft" has distributor in the US Erik Van Looy no longer has to remain silent: 'The loft' is distributed by one of the major American film giants, Universal or Warner Bros. 'I just hope that the American premiere doesn't fall during the shoot of The Smartest Person, because then I won't be able to leave.' The worldwide rights have been purchased by Dark Castle Entertainment, Joel Silver's company.

nu.nl • 13 j

Problems for Hollywood film with Michiel Huisman The futuristic zombie film World War Z, starring Brad Pitt and Dutch actor Michiel Huisman, among others, is in trouble. The premiere date has been postponed from December 2012 to mid-2013. It is not yet clear what role the 30-year-old Huisman plays.

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Tenth edition Brussels Film Festival The festival starts on Friday evening with the performance of 'Quand je serai petit', directed by Jean-Paul Rouve. After this film, the open-air screening of 'Golem', the 1920 classic, will take place on Heilig Kruisplein.

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