Culture Council says 'No, unless' to Cinekid. So does it still have to prove itself?
In its advice for the BIS period 2021-2024, the Council for Culture strongly criticises Cinekid. What does director Heleen Rouw think of this?
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Animation festivals in Amsterdam and Utrecht join forces and are now KABOOM
Holland Animation Film Festival and the Amsterdam animation festival Klik! have joined forces. The new festival is called KABOOM.
Dutch youth film in dire straits too? Plenty to talk about during the Cinekid festival
The Cinekid youth film festival opens this week with Binti, a catchy, highly topical youth film brimming with optimism. That sounds good, because optimism is what the Dutch youth film can use right now. Too bad, then, that Binti, about a girl from Congo who does everything in her power to be allowed to stay in Belgium with her father, is a largely Belgian production....
30th Cinekid: Versatile youth film festival must look for new director
The cheerful Dutch children's film Owl's Ball opens Cinekid, the film, television and new media festival for children and professionals. This 30th edition is the last under the leadership of director Sannette Naeyé.
Pixar's Inside Out, but according to Jehovah's Witnesses
In a new clip, seen below, the Johavas target children. And use questionable tactics in the process. Of course: the practices of Jehovah's Witnesses are generally friendly, wishing them "also have a nice day" and closing the door is usually enough. That the Witnesses get their foot stuck between the door is by now also cliché and prejudice....
Dutch film press picks Son of Saul and Blood, Sweat & Tears as best films of 2015
Three completely different titles were favourites of the Dutch film press in 2015. Holocaust drama Son of Saul was the winner.
The 10 theatre performances you wish you had seen in 2015
Although the supply has been declining for years, there are still more new shows than a person can see. So nobody sees everything, everybody misses a lot, which was the case in 2014. But these performances no one would have wanted to miss, even if two of them were not even seen in a theatre. And no dance, for that our partner was dance audiences this year too. #1...
Producer Pixar hit Inside Out: 'An overly protective upbringing is not good'
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?
KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival 2015 - From Dutch Oscar entry to committed work from the Arab world
KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival 2015 at EYE aims to introduce a wide audience to the international vanguard of animation film.
Is 3D already old-fashioned? Inside Out even brighter with Dolby Cinema
Laser projection opens new vistas for digital film screening. On Wednesday, the JT cinema in Hilversum had the European premiere of Dolby Cinema with the screening of Inside Out.
Pixar's Inside Out in five emotions
Pixar set the bar high. So high, in fact, that its recent output was downright disappointing. But Inside Out exceeds all expectations. It may be taking it a bit far to say that Pixar single-handedly revived the animated film. But ever since the software company founded by George Lucas started making great films, the competition was blown away. Toy Story broke all records in 1995,...
Find the 'uncanny valley' at the Imagine Festival
With so many robots and even a robot design master class (Mark Setrakian, 16 April) at the Imagine Festival, it can't hurt to delve into the 'uncanny valley' again. How was that again? A robot needs to look absolutely nothing like a human to still be cute and evoke real emotions. See, for instance, Pixar's rubbish robot Wall-E. And...
Un Prophète, Toy Story 3 and Twilight best films of 2010
According to the Dutch film press, the French prison drama Un Prophète and the Pixar animated film Toy Story 3 were the best films shown in Dutch cinemas this year. Dutch winner is Hanro Smitsman's grim teen drama Schemer, the Kring van Nederlandse Filmjournalisten announced. This result is the result of a survey of 54 film journalists who each...
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