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Sylvia Hoeks and Greg Tarzan Davis are joining the sequel to 'Lord of War' for Vendome, along with Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgard. Shooting begins this month. Nicolas Cage returns to the world of illegal arms trafficking with the film "Lords of War," a sequel to the 2005 film "Lord of War" directed by Andrew Niccol. Filming begins this month in Belgium and Morocco.

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Frisian documentary about minor languages wins prize at Northern Film Festival: "The circle is complete" The Frisian documentary "In My Dreams, I Hear You" by director Murk-Jaep van der Schaaf has won the award for Best Feature-Language Documentary at the Northern Film Festival.

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Seven minority co-productions receive funding The Netherlands Film Fund and the Flanders Audiovisual Fund have awarded financial support to seven minority co-productions, including feature films and documentaries.

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Punishment receives Golden Film Award The film "Straf," directed by Tobias Smeets and Merijn Scholte Albers, received the Golden Film Award after selling 100,000 tickets. The film is a Lemming Film production and has been released in 112 Dutch cinemas.

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Feature film For the Girls passes 250,000 visitors in six weeks The Dutch film "Voor de meisjes" (For the Girls), directed by Mike van Diem, has attracted more than 250,000 visitors in six weeks, according to producer Kepler Film. It is the first Dutch non-children's film to reach this milestone this year.

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'Female Teacher: Forbidden Sex' in Rotterdam's selection spotlighting Japan's V-Cinema movement The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is highlighting the Japanese V-Cinema movement, a direct-to-video filmmaking movement that emerged in the late 1980s, in its 55th edition. The festival runs from January 29 to February 8, 2026.

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The makers of Minoes are coming up with a new cat film with a role for Carice van Houten The team behind the Dutch cat classic Minoes is releasing a new family film in January. In Miss Moxy, a kitten from a holiday destination in the South of France must find her way back to Zwolle and her owner. The voice cast also serves as a true Minoes reunion.

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Dutch actor Sky James Bronkhorst dies at age 27 Actor Sky James Bronkhorst has died at the age of 27, according to the NTR. Bronkhorst was known for his starring role in the series "A Teenage Love Affair," directed by Bobbie Koek. The series highlighted gender diversity.

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Mr. & Mrs. Aslan achieves Golden Film status The film "Mr. & Mrs. Aslan," directed by Reinier Smit and written by Smit, Sinan Eroglu, and Zeynep Dülger, has received the Golden Film Award. This is the ninth Golden Film awarded this year.

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Rico Verhoeven lands role in second installment of action film Road House Rico Verhoeven is starring in the sequel to the action film Road House. The kickboxer, who previously appeared in films like Den of Thieves: Pantera and Black Lotus, is enthusiastic about his role and considers acting his new passion.

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Imagine 2025: Silver Méliès Award - Competition At the Imagine Fantastic Film Festival, eleven European films are competing for the Méliès d'Argent, including Ben Wheatley's paranoia thriller "Bulk." Starring Sam Riley, this film explores various film genres through a house with doors leading to parallel universes.

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Actor and presenter Joost Prinsen (83) has passed away Actor and presenter Joost Prinsen has died at the age of 83 from cancer and a stroke, his daughters and girlfriend Noraly Beyer told NRC. He also wrote columns and appeared in various television programs and stage roles.

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