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Venice Film Festival kicks off with world premiere of Beetlejuice 2 The 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival has started. Beetlejuice 2 is the opening film of the festival, which runs until 7 September. The film Babygirl by Dutch director Halina Reijn is one of the 21 films competing in the film festival this year.

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The Jewish Council and Bodem have a chance to win a Prix Europa Fifteen Dutch productions have been nominated for a Prix Europa, including the series De Joodse Raad (EO), Bodem (BNNVARA), Santos (BNNVARA), the documentary Danny on the Spot: West Bank (NTR) and the podcast En ze namenden me... Dientje! (BNNVARA).

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Golden Film for the Bellinga's: Amusement Park on Stilts With De Bellinga's: Pretpark op Stelten, the Bellinga vlogger family has once again managed to win a Golden Film. Just like the previous two films, more than 100,000 cinema visitors went to see the family film by director Armando de Boer.

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Leading role for Hanna van Vliet in new KRO-NCRV series I don't fall, I dance Hanna van Vliet stars in the new KRO-NCRV feelgood drama series Ik val niet, ik dans, based on the book by Margot van Schayk. The series tells the story of Emma Maas, a young woman who, after overcoming an incurable disease, decides to live life to the fullest.

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Nasrdin Dchar on directorial debut Mocro Mafia film: 'It was a crash course at film academy' Nasrdin Dchar, known for films, series and theatre performances, has recently broadened his horizons with various projects. He wrote his first book "Nasrdin", a candid biography, and made his debut as a TV presenter with the RTL programme "Destination X".

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Frans Bromet immediately picks up his camera again after a brain hemorrhage In October 2023, filmmaker Frans Bromet suffers a brain hemorrhage. After a short hospital stay, he ends up in the Reade rehabilitation center in Amsterdam. He stays there for about three weeks to recover as best he can.

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Cinekid announces Junior Co-Production Market projects The projects for the 2024 Junior Co-Production Market have been announced, with a diverse range of films and series from different countries. The projects range in theme and target group, from animations for young children to live-action films for older children.

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Class of 2024: Jetske Lieber about January Jetske Lieber, a graduate of the Netherlands Film Academy, presents her graduation film January, in which the introvert Willem has to reinvent himself after a relationship break-up. January will be shown during the Netherlands Film Festival and broadcast on NPO3.

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CFAP Prize 2024 nominations started The 2024 CFAP Award, an annual tribute to outstanding Dutch audiovisual producers, has opened its nomination period. This anniversary year also introduces a special jury prize of €10,000 for a special project.

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Thirtysomething returns in 2025 with sixth season The drama series Dertigers, based on a Flemish series and popular since 2020, will return in the summer of 2025 with a sixth season, BNNVARA confirms. The series attracts around 300,000 viewers per broadcast and is a hit online.

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Golden Film for Dikkie Dik and the Missing Cuddly Toy The Dutch animated film "Dikke Dik en de Verdwenen Knuffel", directed by Joost van den Bosch and Erik Verkerk, has received the Golden Film Award after attracting 100,000 visitors. The award was presented by filmmaker Tim Oliehoek at Pathé De Munt, Amsterdam.

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Class of 2024: Joris Spaanderman on How Love and I Became Friends In the series of interviews with recently graduated film talent, Filmkrant speaks with Joris Spaanderman (HKU) about his film "Hoe liefde en ik bevrienden" (How love and I became friends). The film will be shown at the end of September at the Netherlands Film Festival.

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