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Netherlands

broadcastmagazine • 7 m

Outgoing cabinet will no longer make a decision about the future of public broadcasting The outgoing cabinet will no longer make a decision about the future of public broadcasting. That was decided in the Council of Ministers.

see-nl • 7 m

Kaboom: Dutch animator Paul Driessen On the eve of Kaboom 2024, SEE NL spoke with the legendary Dutch animator Paul Driessen, who is launching his autobiography "My Life in Cartoons" at the festival.

broadcastmagazine • 7 m

Happiness and growing pains in the new drama series Rotown In the new NTR series Rotown, twentysomethings Aisha, Farah and Orlando struggle with finding happiness and pursuing their dreams in Rotterdam. Orlando, played by Kendrick Etmon, tries to find his way as a café owner. Rotown can be seen weekly on NPO 3 from May 7.

nieuws • 7 m

The Return Journey with Martin van Waardenberg receives a Golden Film The comedy "The Return", starring Martin van Waardenberg and Leny Breederveld, has received the Golden Film award after attracting more than 100,000 cinema visitors within two weeks.

filmkrant • 7 m

Focus: Ga Short 2024 Go Short, the festival that focuses on short films, will celebrate its sixteenth edition in 2024. The festival, which takes place from April 3 to 7 in Nijmegen, offers a platform for European and Dutch short films, music videos and films from European film academies.

filmkrant • 7 m

The National Film Speech 2024 During the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Het Ketelhuis, director Jean van de Velde gave the first National Film Speech, in which he highlighted the flourishing of the Dutch film industry.

plotmagazine • 7 m

AI, a blessing or a curse for screenwriters? In February, American film producer Tyler Perry pulled out of an $800 million investment in his production studio after learning of OpenAI's latest AI model, concerned about the impact on employment in the film industry.

filmfonds • 7 m

Film Fund titles at Kaboom Animation Festival 2024 Several animated films will be shown at the Kaboom Animation Festival 2024, including "Box Cutters" by Naomi van Niekerk, about a young woman who survives an attack, and "I'm Perfectly Fine" by Dario van Vree, about a freelance illustrator who struggles with perfectionism. "Beautiful Men" by Nicolas Keppens follows three brothers on a hair transplant adventure in Istanbul.

see-nl • 7 m

Kaboom: Artistic Director Aneta Ozorek Kaboom, the most important Dutch animation festival, led by artistic director Aneta Ozorek, will take place from April 5-14 in Utrecht, Amsterdam and online. Kaboom recently achieved Oscar-qualifying event status and also became a partner of the Annie Awards.

filmkrant • 7 m

Max van Praag (1943-2024) Max van Praag, former director of the Dutch branch of the American film distributor UIP, has died at the age of eighty. Van Praag, born in Jamaica in 1943 to Jewish parents, was an influential extra in the Dutch film world.

hollandfilmnieuws • 7 m

Film icon Max van Praag passed away Film icon Max van Praag died on March 28 in Amsterdam at the age of 80. Van Praag, known as director of film distributors United International Pictures (UIP) and Universal Pictures International (UPI), has devoted his entire career to the Dutch cinema sector.

plotmagazine • 7 m

Nice and transparent Since June 7, 2022, there has been a legal transparency obligation in the Netherlands for everyone in the exploitation chain of a work, intended to give creators such as writers insight into the income, costs and profits of their works.

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