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auteursbond • 4 m

Katja Lubina succeeds Maarten Treurniet as the new secretary of the Dutch Screenwriters & Directors Katja Lubina will become the new secretary of Dutch Screenwriters & Directors (DS&D) in September 2024, an alliance of the Dutch Directors Guild (DDG) and Network Scriptwriters Authors' Union.

cinekid • 5 m

Cinekid Festival 2024 opens with world premiere of Victor Vleermuis The Cinekid Festival 2024 opens with the world premiere of the animated film "Victor Bat", written by Karen van Holst Pellekaan and Errol Nayci.

filmfestival • 5 m

The Dutch Film Festival will not receive a multi-year municipal subsidy for 2025-2028: the decision has been made The Dutch Film Festival (NFF) in Utrecht will no longer receive a multi-year subsidy from the municipality for the next four years, which amounts to an annual amount of €600,000. The upcoming edition in September 2024 will not be affected by this subsidy stop.

see-nl • 5 m

Karlovy Vary: producer Frank Hoeve BALDR Film's Frank Hoeve explains the company's involvement in four minority co-productions selected for the Karlovy Vary film festival in the Czech Republic, a prominent celebration of international author cinema.

plotmagazine • 5 m

Writing gives freedom Yannick de Waal, known for his acting in "Threshing Floor Full of Confetti" and "The Golden Hour", is also successful as a screenwriter and director. Together with Willem Bosch he wrote "War Stories", an award-winning online series.

nu.nl • 5 m

Leading role for Hans Kesting in series based on the murder of Marianne Vaatstra Hans Kesting plays one of the leading roles in the new Dutch drama series Een van ons. The series is inspired by the events surrounding the murder of Marianne Vaatstra. One of us is the first Dutch 'original' of pay channel CANAL+.

broadcastmagazine • 5 m

Witte Geit makes De Pufclub for KRO-NCRV TV producer Witte Geit is working on a new documentary series for KRO-NCRV, called De Pufclub, which follows the pregnancy journey of various couples, from antenatal courses to childbirth.

see-nl • 5 m

Dutch films to Karlovy Vary The 58th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) will put Dutch films and co-productions in the spotlight. This dryly funny road film follows a father and son during their annual three-day reunion in Rotterdam.

filmfonds • 5 m

Zara Dwinger and Layla Meijman about TalentScope: 'Opportunity to grow as a team' Zara Dwinger, writer and director, and Layla Meijman, producer at Studio Ruba, are developing their new film What's Wrong With Sylvester through the TalentScope program, an initiative of the Film Fund with international partners.

broadcastmagazine • 5 m

Director talent wanted for new police drama series Alpha 00 NTR is launching a talent development program for six novice directors for the new drama series Alpha 00, written by Simon de Waal and produced by Horizon Film. Michiel van Jaarsveld acts as showrunner and coach.

filmkrant • 5 m

Hollywood screening for new film Ate de Jong Dutch director Ate de Jong has finally completed his latest film, Heart Strings, after fifty years of preparation. The world premiere will take place at the American Cinematheque in Hollywood.

nu.nl • 5 m

Dutch Film Festival requests the municipality of Utrecht not to stop subsidies The Dutch Film Festival (NFF) handed over an urgent letter to the municipality of Utrecht on Thursday for the maintenance of the subsidy. The letter was written by the Utrecht filmmaker Jean van de Velde and was signed thousands of times.

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