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DDG interview with director Biserka Šuran Biserka Šuran graduated from the Film Academy this year with her film Allez, Viens!, a documentary about the De Mandril residential group in Maastricht. Biserka comes into contact with film for the first time at the IVKO.

filmdistributeurs • 10 j

Day about digital revolution and audiovisual sector The digital revolution is dramatically changing the way we work and consume. During the afternoon, the impact of the digital revolution on the cultural and audiovisual sector will be examined and discussed in Pakhuis De Zwijger in Amsterdam.

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Drama series Kattenoog at RTL Telekids The new drama series Kattenoog – The Secret of the Griezel Club will start in October on RTL Telekids. The series focuses on mystery, friendship and humor. The series is also shown on the Belgian commercial children's channel VTMKzoom.

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Staff at Omroep Friesland are taking action The employees of Omroep Friesland ('Omrop Fryslân') started a campaign on Monday to preserve their independent regional broadcaster. They do this with radio and television commercials with the slogan 'Ús language, Ús Omrop'.

mediadesknederland • 10 j

Cinekid receives €200,000 for European film project The European Commission wants to promote the European Union's interest in and access to European audiovisual works, in particular through promotion, events, film literacy and festivals. 12 projects have been honored for Audience Development.

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Interview with director Tom Eysink Smeets Tom Eysink Smeets graduated with Tom & Yuri Extravaganza, a sketch show in which he himself appears alongside childhood friend Yuri. Filming started in his youth when he made Jackass-like films. Later these will become short sketches; even then with Yuri in it.

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Interview with director David-Jan Bronsgeest David-Jan Bronsgeest graduated from the Film Academy with his film BROKER. He started his career as an actor in, among others, the regional soap Koning van de Maas (RTV Rijnmond). He applies for admission to the Film Academy with an Arabic spoken film and is accepted.

haff • 10 j

Call for registration of Dutch films for Oscars In August 2015, the independent Oscar selection committee for Short Animated Film will select one short film that will be submitted on behalf of the Netherlands to the Oscars® in the Best Animated Short Film category (of the 88th Academy Awards, ceremony in February 2016).

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Recordings pilot Kemna series Dip started The shoot of drama series Dip started on Thursday. Dip is about Teun, a young professional with healthy ambitions and just a little too little self-knowledge. The pilot is directed by Job Gosschalk. The episode will be broadcast during 3Lab on August 10.

directorsguild • 10 j

New Copyright Contract Law Act entered into force The new Copyright Contract Law came into effect on July 1, 2015. The new legal provisions give makers a stronger position compared to publishers, producers and operators. We at PAM are therefore pleased with the introduction of the new law.

filmfonds • 10 j

Four short animated films shown in cinemas From the end of July, four new Dutch animated films will be shown in the 21 Pathé cinemas with 162 screens as the support program for the major summer, autumn and winter films: Bingo!, Bird of Prey, Deadly Drive-In Disaster and Full Feather Jacket.

nu • 10 j

Dutch 'American Pie' film in the making Commercial director Willem Gerritsen will make his cinema debut next year with Renesse, a comedy. Gerritsen is currently working on the screenplay with his brother Dirk and Gerben Hetebrij (GTST).

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