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plotmagazine • 2 d

I have a wild imagination Shanice Kamminga, director and screenwriter, studied psychology and began her career in Los Angeles. She won the Netflix New Voices script competition in 2021 and directed the short film "Other" with Anna Drijver.

nu • 3 d

Baantjer will return to television next year SBS6 will broadcast ten new episodes of the series Baantjer, based on the books by AC Baantjer, in the fall of 2026. Producer John de Mol, who previously produced more than a hundred episodes, is delighted with the series' return.

filmkrant • 3 d

Nominations for the Louis Hartlooper Prize announced The nominations for the Louis Hartlooper Award for Best Film Publication have been announced. This year, the nominations include two collections of articles, a biography of Jeroen Krabbé by Rosa Koelemeijer, and two analytical-philosophical books.

nu • 4 d

Peter Heerschop and Viggo Waas make documentary about stroke Comedians Peter Heerschop and Viggo Waas have made a documentary about Waas's stroke in 2021. The film, titled "INFARCT" and directed by Marcel de Vré, premieres on September 16th at Tuschinski, Amsterdam, and will then be shown exclusively at Pathé cinemas.

see-nl • 4 d

Venice: co-producer Frans van Gestel about Etty Frans van Gestel, of the Dutch production company Topkapi Series, discusses his involvement with Hagai Levi's series "Etty," about the Dutch writer Etty Hillesum, who was murdered in Auschwitz.

plotmagazine • 5 d

Screenwriters are allies In 2016, Anne van Melick became the youngest head of the Screenplay program at the Netherlands Film Academy. She has adapted the curriculum to integrate work on series and emphasizes the importance of personal guidance for students.

filmfestival • 5 d

Gunay Uslu new chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Dutch Film Festival Gunay Uslu, former State Secretary for Culture and Media and current CEO of Corendon, has been appointed the new chair of the Supervisory Board of the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF). She succeeds Ruurd Bierman, who is stepping down after eight years.

cinekid • 5 d

Cinekid Selection Junior Co-Production Market 2025 Announced! The selection for the 2025 Junior Co-Production Market has been announced. Other notable entries include "Displaced Childhood," an animation and documentary series, and "Dreamscape," a combination of animation and live action from the Netherlands.

filmkrant • 5 d

Hollandse Nieuwe 2025: Kiki Ho about See you, Kiki Ho's documentary "See You" will premiere at the 2025 Netherlands Film Festival. The film explores the aftermath of her sister's suicide and its impact on their family.

nu • 1 w

BNNVARA series The Child Benefit Affair has a chance of winning the Prix Europa Fourteen Dutch productions have been nominated for a Prix Europa, including the series "The Benefits Affair" (BNNVARA), the documentary "Images from Tuvalu" (EO), and the podcast "Composing or Drowning" (NTR).

broadcastmagazine • 1 w

Fiction Valley is making a new season of Sleepers for Videoland The third season of the Videoland series Sleepers, produced by Fiction Valley and directed by Iván López Núñez, introduces new characters such as Stanley (Pierre Bokma), Joyce (Glennis Grace), Gaby (Marie-Mae van Zuilen), and Lowkick (Hesdy Gerges).

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Restart of the Directors' Forum independent of NFF The Directors' Forum, a competition program for innovative auteur films, is relaunching as an independent event following subsidy cuts at the Netherlands Film Festival. Nine films are competing for the €5,000 VEVAM Fund Prize.

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