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Netflix launches trailer for Dutch thriller iHostage Netflix has released the trailer for the Dutch thriller "iHostage", inspired by the 2022 Apple Store hostage crisis in Amsterdam.

filmkrant • 3 w

Dirk Gunther Mohr filmed an (almost) forgotten war drama from The Hague Dirk Gunther Mohr made the film "Bezuidenhout" about the little-known bombing of The Hague in 1945, which left 530 people dead. Mohr, an actor and screenwriter himself, plays the lead role.

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More and more children and young people are going to see Dutch films in the cinema Home-grown films are increasingly popular. Three out of ten Dutch people went to a Dutch production last year. And strikingly: young people in particular found their way back to the cinema in 2024.

filmkrant • 3 w

Cinedans 2025: New Dutch The dance film festival Cinedans presents a diverse range of Dutch dance films with the program component New Dutch. Despite budget cuts, the dance climate in the Netherlands remains unique and progressive.

filmkrant • 3 w

Focus: Roze Filmdagen 2025 The 28th edition of the Roze Filmdagen, the largest lgbtqia+ film festival in the Netherlands, will take place from 19 to 30 March 2025 in Het Ketelhuis, Amsterdam. The festival opens with "Toutes pour une" by Houda Benyamina and shows over 120 films.

broadcastmagazine • 3 w

Youth series about young Freek Vonk starts March 22 at VPRO The new VPRO youth series "De Freek tapes" starts on March 22. In the series, Freek Vonk finds old video tapes with nature films that he made as a child. Leading roles are played by Junte te Winkel, Lunah Tallou and others.

broadcastmagazine • 3 w

White film makes youth documentary series From within it flows The KRO-NCRV youth documentary series "Van binnen stroom het", directed by Natalie Bruijns and produced by Witfilm, explores the inner world of children.

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NL Docs op Movies that Matter The Movies that Matter Festival 2025, taking place from 21 to 29 March, will present a wide range of Dutch documentaries. Other notable films include "The Coriolis Effect" by Petr Lom and "Mister L." by Thomas Stokmans.

broadcastmagazine • 3 w

Francine Hofstee becomes General Director of the Dutch Academy for Film Francine Hofstee will become the new General Director of the Dutch Academy For Film (DAFF) as of April 1, 2025, where she will succeed Jenny Booms.

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Documentaries selected for Docville Docville Leuven, which runs from 16 March to 3 April, is presenting six Dutch documentaries this year. "Eel's Journey" by Hans Dortmans, about the reproduction of eels, is one of three Dutch films in the international competition. "The Propagandist" by Luuk Bouwman, about Jan Teunissen during WWII, and "Flophouse America" by Monica Strømdahl, about a difficult childhood in America, are also competing.

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Two Flemish documentaries selected for Visions du Réel The experimental documentary "L'Arbre de l'Authenticité" by director Sammy Baloji has been selected for the Highlights section of Visions du Réel. The production is by Rosa Spaliviero for Twenty Nine Studio & Production.

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The 17th Movies That Matter Festival announces its full line-up The 17th Movies That Matter Festival in The Hague, running from 21-29 March, opens with the world premiere of Daan Veldhuizen's documentary The Promise. The festival will screen 98 films, including ten world premieres.

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