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Features“There was something for everyone”: International attendees cheer first NLWave25
Source: Courtesy of NLWave NLWave 25 The pilot edition of Dutch showcase NLWave25 took place from September 24-26 in Utrecht and ended on an upbeat note. Forty-five Dutch feature projects were presented over two days to an audience of international execs from companies including The Playmaker ...
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NewsNoomi Rapace to star in Arctic thriller ‘In Alaska’; WTFilms boards for sales
EXCLUSIVE: The production is underway in Vancouver and British Colombia.
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FeaturesWith ‘Our Girls’, Dutch Oscar winner Mike van Diem was determined to make an ambitious film with unlikeable characters
The director says he was inspired by ‘Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf’.
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FeaturesDebut director Muriel d’Ansembourg on portraying the adult film world in NLWave title ‘Truly Naked’
With its dark themes and explicit sexual content, UK-set film will require deft and sensitive handling by distributors.
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NewsNetherlands Film Fund’s Sandra den Hamer on the launch of Dutch showcase NLWave25
Two-day event provides the international industry a first look at 44 hot projects from the Netherlands.
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NewsGianfranco Rosi, Laura Poitras films among first IDFA selections
Festival makes selections in Signed and Best of Fest strands.
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NewsOscar winners Mike Van Diem, Victoria Warmerdam among Dutch talent with projects at NLWave25
The first edition of the showcase event includes work from veterans and young auteurs working in the Netherlands.
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NewsIDFA to honour Portuguese filmmaker Susana de Sousa Dias
IDFA 2025 will be the first edition under Isabel Arrate Fernandez.
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Reviews‘Kabul, Between Prayers’ review: Engrossing documentary follows a lost generation of Afghan men
Dutch-Afghan film-maker Aboozar Amini’s follow-up to ’Kabul, City In The Wind’ focuses on three radicalised brothers
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News“‘Etty’ is an escape from hate”: first trailer for Hagai Levi’s Venice premiering show
Mini-series is a loose adaptation of the diaries of Dutch author Etty Hillesum who died in Auschwitz.
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FeaturesOrwa Nyrabia reflects on his “rollercoaster” seven years at the head of IDFA
“One of the key problems with institutional work in culture is how institutions get so used to [doing] things,” says the Syrian filmmaker.
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NewsBelgian outfit Lumiere moves back into distribution in the Netherlands
EXCLUSIVE: Lumiere co-owner Jan De Clercq believes the Benelux box office is poised for growth.
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NewsTheatrical deals glow for ‘Agatha’s Almanac’ doc about life and gardening
EXCLUSIVE: The film about a 90 year-old woman and her garden is being sold by Lightdox.
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NewsBenelux launches co-development fund to boost regional collaboration
EXCLUSIVE: Grants of up to €50,000 per project will be available.
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NewsThink-Film partners with producers Scenery for social impact documentaries
EXCLUSIVE: Companies will develop and produce documentary titles with social impact campaigns.
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Reviews‘Reedland’ review: A violent crime rocks a rural Dutch community
Sven Bresser’s confident Critics Week debut makes effective use of its traditional setting
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NewsIncredible’s ‘Tummy Tom’ family animations head to European buyers
Amsterdam-based Incredible Film has closed new deals on the first two films in its four- feature cycle of ’Tummy Tom’ family animation movies.
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NewsDutch industry launches NLWave 25 showcase for upcoming local films
EXCLUSIVE: The Netherlands Film Fund has created the event to spotlight a wave of fresh projects.
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NewsBenelux’s 18k snaps up Cannes trio ’Orwell’, ’Sorry Baby’ and ’Dangerous Animals’
Erik Engelen’s nascent Benelux distribution outfit has snapped up three titles in Cannes.
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NewsBelgian distributor O’Brother to open Dutch outpost led by Katrien Remijn
EXCLUSIVE: The Dutch market is presently outperforming the Belgian market.