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broadcastmagazine • 3 m

Image & Sound organizes The Hague Cultural Speech On Thursday 30 January 2025, Beeld & Geluid will organise the third Hague Cultural Speech in Amare, The Hague. His speech will highlight the high levels of stress, burn-outs and depression in the sector, but also the relative happiness of these workers.

broadcastmagazine • 3 m

Wouter Keijzer new Creative Director at Starsound Wouter Keijzer has been appointed Creative Director at Starsound, a creative production agency with clients such as Unilever and HEMA. Keijzer sees opportunities in the demand for complete campaigns and strives for more creative concepts and campaigns with his team.

filmfonds • 3 m

New at the Film Fund: Contribution Positioning and Audience Producers of feature films, long animation films and documentaries can now apply for a financial contribution to engage external experts, such as (film) marketing agencies, audience designers or festival strategists.

filmkrant • 3 m

Jeroen Houben about Torch Song With his English-language musical drama Torch Song, Jeroen Houben has created a film in which he has managed all creative aspects himself. This causes tense family relations. He wrote the screenplay, composed the music and worked closely with editor Lot Rossmark.

broadcastmagazine • 3 m

Lost City, a documentary by Emmy Award winner Willy Lindwer In the documentary "Verdwenen Stad" by Emmy Award winner Willy Lindwer, the unknown role of the Amsterdam tram during the Second World War is highlighted. The documentary, which sheds new light on the murder of the Amsterdam Jews, will be broadcast on NPO 2.

filmkrant • 3 m

Silver Rose for Leendert de Jong from Filmhuis Den Haag Leendert de Jong, the outgoing programmer of Filmhuis Den Haag, has received the Jan Nijland Silver Rose for his 38 years of dedication to film. He received a check for €20,000. Marieke Jonker received the Silver Rose for her work as a programmer and distributor.

filmkrant • 3 m

Expected decline in cinema attendance in 2024 is not too bad The expected decline in cinema attendance in 2024 was not too bad thanks to the success of Dutch films and sequels, with Inside Out 2 as the frontrunner. Total revenue fell by 8% to €311,687,103. The market share of Dutch films rose to 17%.

broadcastmagazine • 3 m

Documentary series The Succession at Omroep MAX The six-part documentary series De Opvolging, directed by Willemiek Kluijfhout and produced by Southfields Stories for Omroep MAX, follows the Boer family and chef Nelson Tanate in the renowned three-star restaurant De Librije.

rtl • 3 m

Golden Film for Babygirl by Halina Reijn: heartwarming The film Babygirl, directed by Halina Reijn and starring Nicole Kidman, has achieved Golden Film status in the Netherlands, meaning that the film has been viewed by 100,000 people. Reijn and Kidman are both delighted with the positive reactions from the Netherlands.

filmkrant • 3 m

Let me in en It's a nice day meeste nominaties Shortcutz Awards This coming Sunday, the Shortcutz Amsterdam Annual Awards will be presented for the twelfth time at Filmmuseum Eye. The films "Let me in" by Aramis Garcia Gonzalez and "Il fait beau" by Leonardo Cariglino are the biggest contenders with six nominations each.

nu • 3 m

Tatum Dagelet: 'Actresses between 45 and 65 have a hard time finding work' Tatum Dagelet, 49, shared her experience on NOS Met het Oog op Morgen on NPO Radio 1 about the challenges actresses between the ages of 45 and 65 face in finding roles.

vprogids • 3 m

The Jewish Council voted best series of 2024 In recent weeks, VPRO Cinema visitors voted for their favorite series of 2024. Of the thousands of participants, De Joodse Raad received the most points this year. Other series in the top five are "Ripley" and "Oogappels", with 7392 and 5083 points.

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