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FAITS DIVERS

News stories from the big outside world. From our telex. Messages important enough to be briefly discussed here.

'The decision to underpay freelancers is incomprehensible and a blot on the record' - 'Leaders in Culture' call for fair payment of freelancers

by Wijbrand Schaap
28 November 201929 March 2022
2 min read
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'How many more talented creators do we have to lose to other sectors because they cannot reconcile the undervaluation with the quality of their product? People choose eggs for their money in the long run, when children need to be fed or mortgages paid. The sector is hollowing itself out if we don't take better care of our talent.' Thirty leaders in the cultural sector speak out

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'Library has no respect for artists!' Sale of works from Art Loan against sore leg Amersfoort art world.

by Wijbrand Schaap
13 November 201920 November 2019
2 min read
ACTUAL, IMAGING, The City Spring, HERITAGE, FAITS DIVERS, SPECIALS, SPONSORED

This weekend, gallery owner Henk Logman discovered to his horror that artworks from the Amersfoort Art Loan were being offered for sale on a Belgian auction site. On his facebook page, he reports: 'The extraordinary thing about the whole thing is that the now still living artists were not informed of this. I would at least have expected that to have happened....

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Opinion researchers: Amersfoort, see artists more as business cards!

by Wijbrand Schaap
7 October 201929 March 2022
2 min read
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Amersfoort is investing in culture again. This is very good news after a period when cuts dominated. So now it becomes extra interesting what the city will do with the extra money. Some research is already under way. Last week, another study was added from an unexpected source. The main outcome: Amersfoort could be a bit prouder...

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We predicted it right: Swans for Conny Janssen Dances and Schuitemaker

by one of our members
5 October 2019
2 min read
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Ruben Brugman predicted it on 22 June. So it was not a total surprise. On Friday 4 October, the VSCD Dance Awards, the Swans, were presented at The Dutch Dance Days Gala of Festival de Nederlandse Dansdagen 2019 at Theater aan het Vrijthof in Maastricht. Conny Janssen, artistic director of Conny Janssen Danst, received the Golden Swan from minister van Engelshoven....

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Striking: Amersfoort subsidises sports event with culture money

by Wijbrand Schaap
28 August 201930 March 2022
1 min read
ACTUAL, The City Spring, FAITS DIVERS, SPECIALS, SPONSORED

Amersfoort has some catching up to do when it comes to culture. Festivals like Spoffin, for instance, have no money to pay real fees for performing artists. So they are there with the name recognition as a reward. The same is not true for tennis players, it turns out. Indeed, Amersfoort's alderman for sports decided to enrich this year's atp tennis tournament with a €50,000 subsidy to, for instance,...

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Gijs Naber takes forced rest and abandons lead role in Lazarus. Dragan Bakema replaces him.

by one of our members
22 August 2019
3 min read
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Dragan Bakema gaat de hoofdrol van Newton spelen in David Bowie’s Lazarus. Gijs Naber heeft de rol noodgedwongen teruggegeven, nadat hij tot de conclusie kwam dat hij de afgelopen tijd te veel hooi op zijn vork heeft genomen. Gijs Naber: “In de aanloop naar de repetitieperiode ben ik tot de conclusie gekomen dat ik de afgelopen jaren te veel hooi…

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'Meat sandwich' still most popular at food festivals Festival Atlas sees festivalisation declining

by one of our members
18 June 201930 March 2022
4 min read
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De piek van de festivalisering van Nederland lijkt achter ons te liggen. Het aantal festivals is in twee jaar tijd met ruim 10% teruggelopen. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam naar het festivallandschap in Nederland. Verantwoordelijk lector Harry van Vliet (Crossmedia): “De daling in het aantal muziekfestivals was al zichtbaar in 2017, maar de afname is het…

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How a small riot in Eindhoven could have major consequences for all subsidies (But for now, it's just a blunder)

by Wijbrand Schaap
3 May 20193 May 2019
5 min read
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Dankzij een tip van een lezer zagen we dat in Eindhoven gedoe is rond subsidies. Nu gebeurt dat wel vaker, maar hier was iets speciaals aan de hand. Het Eindhovens Dagblad meldde (Blendle link €) dat de voltallige Raad van Toezicht van de Stichting Cultuur Eindhoven was opgestapt. Er was stront aan de knikker omdat, zo schrijft het ED, de…

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Creativiteit moet een grotere plaats krijgen in het proces van filmproductie, stelt de Netherlands Society of Cinematographers in het New Deal-manifest

by Leo Bankersen
20 April 201930 March 2022
3 min read
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Ook de Nederlandse cameralieden voegen zich in het koor dat zich zorgen maakt over de Nederlandse film. Het New Deal-manifest draagt suggesties voor verbetering aan.

Paniek om niets? Vis à Vis slaat alarm om gedwongen vertrek uit Almere.

by Wijbrand Schaap
17 April 201930 March 2022
3 min read
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Schokkende mail, vanmiddag. Theatergroep Vis à Vis, het gezelschap dat op het strand bij Almere al heel wat jaren heel fijn openluchtspektakels maakt, zou over een kleine maand weg moeten van hun net gebouwde onderkomen. Tenminste, zo lijkt het. Lees de tekst van het noodbericht: ‘Na 10 jaar onzekerheid heeft Vis à Vis te horen gekregen van het college van…

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After 'Prey', 'The Conductor' also goes to China

by Leo Bankersen
15 April 201929 March 2022
2 min read
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After the Dutch thriller Prooi, The Conductor has also been acquired for release in Chinese cinema.

Is the boom in the art trade really about art? The European Parliament has its doubts.

by one of our members
4 April 201919 August 2019
2 min read
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Tackling tax fraud and money laundering, as we reported earlier, also affects the arts sector. Money can no longer be hidden in shadowy limited companies behind foundations, which in turn hide behind other companies and individuals. Everything has to be transparent from now on. A new measure was added last week, according to Artnet. The European union is going to introduce a...

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Vuistdikke boeken en plagiaat door spookschrijvers: wanneer schrijven een industrieel verdienmodel wordt

by one of our members
29 March 201930 March 2022
2 min read
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De Amazon-versie van Kobo-plus, Kindle Unlimited, is fantastisch voor selfpublishers. Je krijgt als schrijver 0,005 dollar per gelezen pagina uitgekeerd. Dit leidt echter ook tot misbruik en oplichting op gigantische schaal, meldt The Guardian in een diepgravend stuk. Zo zijn er ‘auteurs’ die hele dikke boeken via het abonnementssysteem aanbieden, en lezers daarin een beloning bieden wanneer ze alle 3000…

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