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Dutch New Year 2025: Jikke Lesterhuis about Wad is, is now Jikke Lesterhuis will present her short animated film "Wad Is, Is Now" at the 2025 Netherlands Film Festival. The film highlights the fragile food chain in the Wadden Sea, depicted as a bird restaurant where a human foot disrupts the balance.

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NewBe produces feature film Bledders Filming has begun for the Dutch buddy comedy "Bledders," directed by Erwin van den Eshof and produced by NewBe in collaboration with Splendid Film. The cast includes Nesim el Ahmadi, Sinan Eroglu, Vajèn van den Bosch, Sjaak, and others.

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Dutch productions on their way to Venice The Dutch documentary "Kabul, Between Prayers" and the VR productions "The Great Orator" and "Ancestors" have been selected for the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. "The Great Orator," created by Daniël Ernst, is making its world premiere in the Venice Immersive Competition.

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Barlebas wins two prizes at Fantasia The short historical drama "Barlebas," directed by Malu Janssen, won two awards at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal: Best Film and Best Cinematography in the International Short Film Competition.

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Wild Land returns to AVROTROS Joco Media's series "Woeste Grond," about a family from Twente struggling to maintain their farm, returns for a second season on AVROTROS starting August 4th. The first season attracted approximately one million viewers.

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Lichting 2025: Tim Smink over Closing Hour Tim Smink, a graduate of the Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU), has created a unique horror film with his short animated film "Closing Hour," combining influences from Japanese and French animation traditions.

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Locarno: Rosanne Pel reviews Donkey Days Dutch director Rosanne Pel discusses her film "Donkey Days," which premieres at the Locarno Film Festival. The film, a black comedy, explores the complex dynamics within a dysfunctional family consisting of two sisters and their manipulative mother, Ines.

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Makers MediaMasters make feature film HalloWiebe Filmmakers Jasper ten Hoor and Ivan Hidayat, known for their media education game MediaMasters, are launching their family film HalloWiebe. The film, which reflects the experiences of children aged 6 to 12, combines a compelling story with humor and genre elements.

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Appearance of conflict of interest in selection of Golden Calves There has been an uproar over a potential conflict of interest within the Golden Calves selection committee. More than half of the committee members had ties to films competing for a nomination.

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Talpa is seriously discussing the relaunch of the hit series Baantjer Talpa and publisher De Fontein are in talks about relaunching the popular series Baantjer, confirms writer Peter Römer. Römer, who continued the series after Appie Baantjer's death, reports that there are serious intentions, but that many challenges remain.

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Videoland presents the series Dispuut about the student corps Videoland introduces the new drama series Dispuut, developed by the RTL Creative Unit. The series takes place in a fraternity and explores themes such as friendship, power, and performance pressure. A release date and cast have not yet been announced.

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