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omroepzeeland • 9 j

Short Zeeland film 'Where we Belong' wins Golden Starfish 17-year-old filmmaker Jade van der Moere from Goes has won the Golden Starfish with the short film 'Where we belong'. This was announced on Monday evening in CineCity in Vlissingen. Filmstarz is held every year for young filmmakers.

mediadesknederland • 9 j

Results of call for Support for Selective Distribution published The European Commission has published the results of the call for Support for Selective Distribution. A total of EUR 6,110,700 was awarded to European films for non-national distribution in this round.

emerce • 9 j

Zoomin.TV buys linear TV channel WildHitz after bankruptcy Zoomin.TV takes over the activities of the Dutch music platform WildHitz for an unknown amount and starts linear television. The company behind the channel RTV20 BV went bankrupt at the beginning of October. Nothing came of that.

mediadesknederland • 9 j

771,000 euros in support from Eurimages for three Dutch co-productions Two majority Dutch and one minority film receive European realization support from Eurimages. This was decided during the last meeting of the Eurimages co-production fund in Tbilisi after selection from 31 film projects.

mediadesknederland • 9 j

Drama Directory Update Published Ireland's Creative Europe/MEDIA Desk has published another update to the Drama Directory. This guide contains contact details of drama commissioning editors and buyers in 18 European countries. The list was compiled with the help of the Creative Europe/MEDIA network.

vaf • 9 j

D'Ardennen and Copain in competition in Les Arcs Robin Pront's feature debut D'Ardennen is part of the Official Competition of the European Film Festival of Les Arcs and thus has a chance to win the Crystal Arrow, the main prize of the festival.

vaf • 9 j

Belgian film Labyrinthus won twice at the Chicago film festival Labyrinthus, Douglas Boswell's feature debut, won two awards last night at the 32nd Chicago International Children's Film Festival (October 23-November 1), including the important Children's Jury Prize. The director was on site to receive the awards.

vaf • 9 j

Jakob Verbruggen directs season finale House Of Cards for Netflix Belgian Jakob Verbruggen directs the two final episodes of the fourth season of the American top series House Of Cards. Jakob Verbruggen had his breakthrough as a director with Code 37, the VTM series and feature film.

dehuisaanhuis • 9 j

Northern Film Festival focus on Scandinavia and the Baltic States Leeuwarden is dedicated to film for five days in November. The Northern Film Festival takes place from November 11 to 15 at Slieker Film and Stadsschouwburg de Harmonie. This year the program has two pillars: 'Nordic Focus' and 'Cinema of the Low Countries'.

klik • 9 j

Overview of awards CLICK! Amsterdam Animation Festival It CLICK! Amsterdam Animation Festival took place from October 27 to November 1 at the EYE Film Institute. The prize-winning films were announced on the last day. The winning films were selected partly by three professional juries and partly by the public.

tv-visie • 9 j

NTR broadcasts award-winning documentary about slime molds The 'plasmodial slime mold' is the black sheep of biology. Although there are thousands of different types of slime molds, we know very little about this peculiar organism. I

metronieuws • 9 j

VICE makes documentary about Rotterdam Terror Corps THUMP, the electronic music channel of media company VICE, has approached Rotterdam Terror Corps (RTC), the band that still surprises the fragmented hardcore world with explosive performances after 23 years, for a short documentary.

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