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filmfonds • 8 m

Update Teledoc: new ambitions, amounts and selection procedure Teledoc will receive new impetus in 2024 with sharpened ambitions, increased amounts and an extensive selection procedure.

nu.nl • 8 m

Famke Janssen plays her first Dutch role in a new Netflix series Famke Janssen will play the leading role in a new Dutch Netflix series. It concerns the seven-part crime drama Amsterdam Empire. It is the first time that the actress has played in a Dutch production. She works as director of series at Netflix.

filmfonds • 8 m

Nena van Driel: 'I'm still reinventing the wheel' No fewer than three of the six Dutch films that premiered at the Berlinale in 2023 were written by Nena van Driel: Kiddo, directed by Zara Dwinger, Magma by Luca Meisters and Ma Mère et Moi by Emma Branderhorst. How does Nena look back on such an eventful year?

nu • 8 m

Series about Queen Máxima gets world premiere in Cannes The Videoland series about Queen Máxima makes its debut at Canneseries. The drama series, based on the bestseller by Marcia Luyten, tells the story of Máxima and Willem-Alexander. The world premiere will take place on April 9.

filmzaken • 8 m

A Filmmakers Fund! How do you divide the money? The Film Affairs Department was asked how a Filmmakers Fund would divide the subsidy money among makers. The fund, run by two people, has a budget of 25 million euros and honors 30 feature films annually.

hollandfilmnieuws • 8 m

Winners of film poster trade prizes announced Dutch FilmWorks and The Searchers win film poster trade awards for campaigns for 'Kandahar' and 'Hardcore Never Dies' respectively. The professional awards for Out of Home Film Posters are an initiative of Y Media Generation.

filmkrant • 8 m

Focus: Cinedans 2024 Cinedans celebrates its twentieth anniversary with dance films in Eye Film Museum and online. The festival shows international and Dutch competition films, including Q5: The Quintessentials by Sarita Sarada and Jelle Posthuma.

spreekbuis • 8 m

Vincent Monnikendam passed away The celebrated Dutch documentary maker Vincent Monnikendam has passed away at the age of 87. Monnikendam, whose career began at KRO in 1963, was a master at capturing the human condition through his unique and engaging documentary style.

filmfonds • 8 m

Film Fund wants to encourage applications from female makers New extras from the Film Fund show that the number of awards between male and female makers in different categories still varies. Women appear to submit fewer applications to the Fund compared to their male colleagues.

versfilmentv • 8 m

Oaia Neagră wins the award for Best Film at the VERS Film Festival 2024 The film "Oaia Neagră" won the Best Film award at the VERS Film Festival 2024, with director Renee Schräder. The jury praised the film as genre-transcending, personal and authentic.

filmkrant • 8 m

Living room for the Dutch documentary The Documentary Pavilion in Amsterdam, the first Dutch film theater dedicated to documentaries, opens on Sunday, March 16. With spaces such as the Living Room and the Mirror, it offers a unique experience.

streamwijzer • 8 m

Research: Netflix hides more than 1,000 films and series from most Dutch viewers Research shows that Netflix hides more than 1,000 films and series from Dutch viewers with a Dutch account. By changing the language settings to English, the offer can be increased by 16.3%. This was discovered by the editors of Streamwijzer.

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