It is a great thing that there are comedians who keep a finger on the pulse of society. Hans Teeuwen, for instance, has once again made himself angry. He has joined the small chorus of (mostly) men who see the end of the world coming because of a rebuttal. That is the rebuttal that now comes via social media
The short film is the poetry of cinema. This statement by a Berlinale programmer is cited with approval by Go Short. This internationally highly regarded festival for short films - stepping stone for the Oscar and other awards - was supposed to have taken place in Nijmegen in early April. But, unsurprisingly, corona drew a line under it....
Last year it was suddenly buzzing around: Dutch animation film is going to break through, a real animation industry has emerged. The occasion was the premiere of Heinz, Piet Kroon's whimsical and out-of-print film version of Windig and De Jong's comics. Not a children's film. And certainly not a Disney clone. We are talking about feature-length animated films, and there are many of those in the Netherlands....
I described here earlier that Dutch animation film is on the rise. And as I look around the animation festival in Annecy, France, this week, it seems nice to see how our animation filmmakers and producers are presenting themselves here. Especially since Annecy is considered the most important event worldwide in this sector. 'The Cannes of animation' I hear...
After the Dutch thriller Prooi, The Conductor has also been acquired for release in Chinese cinema.
The riveting, Golden Lion-winning Roma immerses you in the Mexico of filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón's youth. Are we going to see it on Netflix, or in the cinema? Viewers have a choice that Netflix did not offer in our country before. In addition, the exclusive cinema window is also in flux.
The trans-drama Girl, Belgium's Oscar entry, is on a veritable victory lap. Filmmaker Lukas Dhont on the struggles of trans girl Lara, who is mostly an ordinary adolescent. On his personal struggle with stereotypes, and on his love of dance. "A place on the Oscar shortlist would already be very nice," he says.
Kleinschalig filmfestival Film by the Sea is gespecialiseerd in boekverfilmingen. Het viert de twintigste editie met een prijs voor Sophia Loren en een Bergman-retrospectief. Artistiek directeur vindt het nu tijd voor verjonging en draagt het stokje over.
Dutch Director of Photography Robby Müller could paint with light. Averse to rules, he made an important contribution to international cinema. 3 July, he died at the age of 78 in his hometown of Amsterdam.
Alejandro González Iñárritu's Oscar-winning virtual reality installation Carne y Arena is coming to the Netherlands. Share the experience of illegal migrants clashing with US border police.
Berlinale 2018 opent met Isle of Dogs, een nieuwe stopmotion-animatie van Wes Anderson. Een door ruim zeventig Duiste filmmakers ondertekende open brief rakelt discussie over de toekomst van het festival op, nu directeur Dieter Kosslick in 2019 afscheid neemt.
Indonesische filmmaker Mouly Surya over haar feministische western Marlina the Murderer. Het beeld van de heldin die rondsjouwt met het hoofd van haar verkrachter bleek nogal confronterend. Het is een film die ook veel zegt over mannen en vrouwen in het huidige Indonesië.
Gek toch, dat zoiets gewoons als seks altijd enig rumoer veroorzaakt als het in de bioscoop in beeld komt. Hoe zit dat eigenlijk? De heikele kanten van expliciete seks in bioscoopfilms die op Cinema Erotica ontbreken.
Compared to many artistic experiments in virtual reality, the comedy High Five is remarkably carefree. Cheerful spectacle for a wide audience at Amsterdam's VR Cinema.
Interview with Martijn Maria Smits about his new film Waldstille, which he shot in his native village in Brabant. A drama full of subcutaneous menace from a Dutch filmmaker with a signature of his own.
Last Sunday, Polish film legend Andrzej Wajda died at the age of 90. His work unfolds as a dramatised history book with an un-romantic take on heroism.
Inside Out. Almost six months after its Cannes premiere, we talk to producer Jonas Rivera about the reactions. Does the Pixar hit help parents understand their children better?
How is Dutch film doing beyond its borders? Just before the Dutch Film Festival breaks loose, its big international brother in Toronto (TIFF) kicked off. Red carpets, big stars and ditto premieres. It may be slightly less well-known here than Cannes, but TIFF is at least as important. For example, in the run-up to the Oscars. Not a bad thing, then...
With Michelangelo Antonioni - Il maestro del cinema moderno, EYE has once again managed to put together a flawless and solid film exhibition. George Vermij visited the exhibition on the Italian master filmmaker and looks back on his influential oeuvre. In Dino Risi's road movie Il Sorpasso (1962), the passionate and extroverted Vittorio Gassman takes on a young and reserved Jean-Louis Trintignant...
Nut en noodzaak van expliciete seks in ‘Love’ en andere bioscoopfilms.
Temidden van alle Griekse rampspoed is iets moois opgebloeid: een nieuwe bevlogen cinema die ons met de ogen doet knipperen.
Ik ben een idealist, aldus Bero Beyer, de nieuwe directeur van het Filmfestival Rotterdam op het Voorjaarsoverleg.
De meningen over Ryan Goslings regiedebuut Lost River lopen zeer uiteen.
Tonight, the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival opens with Grace of Monaco, a biopic with a major lead role for Nicole Kidman. Jury president of the world's most important film event is New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion. Three of the other six jury members also
his women. Does Cannes have something to make up for?
Lars von Trier is present op de Berlinale en draagt een T-shirt met het Cannes-logo en de tekst ‘persona non grata’. Dat verwijst naar de rel in Cannes na zijn mislukte grap over Hitler. Sindsdien zegt hij niets meer tegen de pers. We zien zondagmiddag dus op de monitor in de persruimte
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