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Nude is main theme at 33rd edition Netherlands Film Festival, Hoe Duur was de Suiker opening film

Paul Verhoeven, Dick Maas, Katja Schuurman, Monique van de Ven and Kim van Kooten are all special guests at the upcoming edition of the Dutch Film Festival. Nothing special, you might think, but if you see them on the festival posters you probably won't recognise them. After all, they are namesakes of well-known film personalities who this year

NFF 2012 - Jos Stellings The Girl and Death enchants Golden Calf jury

De grote vraag was hoeveel van die zeven Gouden Kalveren-nominaties Plan C zou weten te verzilveren. Tot ieders verrassing had deze kleine misdaadkomedie die in de bioscoop nog geen 7000 bezoekers trok zelfs nog meer nominaties in de wacht gesleept dan De Heineken ontvoering. Dat zegt iets over het verrassingseffect dat uitgaat van het met veel enthousiasme en zonder Filmfondsbijdrage gemaakte Plan C. En misschien ook iets over de dit jaar tamelijk beperkte concurrentie van kwaliteitsfilms voor ...

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#NFF Opening film Nono sings away from dull realism

What a festive opening film it was! The Dutch Film Festival's choice of Nono, the zigzag child had of course to do with the fact that Dutch family films will be specially put in the festival spotlight this year. But even apart from that theme, it was an unmissable kick-off. After all, we may like to grumble that the weather is not... 

The Promise main theme at 32nd Netherlands Film Festival - audience recruitment stepped up

Volgend jaar zal het Nederlands Film Festival het hoofd moeten bieden aan omvangrijke bezuinigingen. Laten we daarom dit jaar extra genieten, was de aanbeveling waarmee festivaldirecteur Willemien van Aalst vanmiddag de persconferentie met presentatie van het programma van het 32e Nederlands Film Festival afsloot. Isabella Rossellini in Nono, het zigzag kind Juist in deze tijd van economische tegenwind heeft het… 

CineCrowd shows at short film festival Go Short that crowdfunding works

In the short Dutch film Ceci n'est pas un rêve, which premiered at the festival Go Short (Nijmegen, 14-18 March), the cityscape of Paris slowly transforms into a dreamscape. You could call it a surrealist documentary, in which filmmaker Amos Mulder has incorporated influences from early German film pioneer Walter Ruttmann as well as modern computer animation. With further... 

Horror story of theatre show Coast overwhelms its narrators

Exactly how Little Red Riding Hood was eaten by the wicked wolf, the fairy tale does not tell. Fairy-tale-telling parents limit themselves to the before and after. And that the evil wolf is cut open by the hunter, freed from Little Red Riding Hood and filled with stones eventually ends up in a well to die is part of the winding down of the happy ending. Enough... 

Netherlands Film Festival - Joy best film, now audience to watch

The Golden Calf for the best Dutch feature film was awarded on the closing night of the Netherlands Film Festival to Joy, a modest arthouse film that, according to René Mioch, was seen by no more than 2,000 people. Joy was also the front-runner for the nominations, so in that respect the jury's decision was in line with expectations, although it had... 

Netherlands Film Festival - Joy leads nominations for Golden Calfs

Joy, directed by Mijke de Jong to a screenplay by Helena van der Meulen, has become the leader in the battle for the Golden Calfs at the Netherlands Film Festival. With seven nominations, all attention has, deservedly, suddenly turned to a small but intensely filmed and acted drama that had hitherto remained somewhat in the shadows. This... 

Netherlands Film Festival - nominations for Farewell and Bukowski

Farewell Een van de meest fascinerende Nederlandse films die afgelopen jaar in de bioscoop kwam was Farewell van Ditteke Mensink. Een romance in een luchtschip dat rond de wereld vliegt, en dan geheel opgebouwd uit echte archiefbeelden. Deze wonderbaarlijke en wondermooie krachttoer maakt nu kans op een Gouden Kalf voor beste lange documentaire. Deze en andere nominaties voor Gouden Kalveren… 

Tirza opens 30th edition Dutch Film Festival - actors in the spotlight

By Leo Bankersen

Film acting is in the special spotlight during the 30th edition of the Netherlands Film Festival. So that's convenient that the Festival opens tonight with Tirza, a story that is too gruesome to be true, but which, thanks to the acting of Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Sylvia Hoeks and Johanna ter Steege, among others, you have to believe anyway.

Rudolf van den Berg single-handedly reworked Arnon Grunberg's book, about Jörgen Hofmeester, his failed life and his adored daughter, into a haunting road movie, a journey to the end of the night. Scholten van Aschat, who had long been working towards the role, allows the contained bitterness and anger to slowly turn into despair. Hoeks plays her best role so far here and Ter Steege saw enough in this script to put aside her dislike of Grunberg. And don't forget nine-year-old Keitumetse Matlabo from South Africa, as Hofmeester's conscience and guardian angel. The result is a film that wrings and chafes, but also has the allure of a great and bitter tragedy. Tirza is now the Dutch entry for the Oscars.

30th Dutch Film Festival celebrates anniversary with Mirror of Holland

When the 30th edition of the Netherlands Film Festival kicks off on 22 September, the first Golden Calf will be awarded to Rolf Orthel. This was announced by festival director Willemien van Aalst at a press conference today.
Producent en regisseur Orthel krijgt deze onderscheiding voor zijn bijzondere verdienste voor de Nederlandse filmcultuur. In 1975 maakte hij naam met de indrukwekkende documentaire Een schijn van twijfel, over de gevangenen en bewakers van Auschwitz en Westerbor...

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Tirza is Dutch Oscar entry

Rudolf van den Berg's Tirza, based on Arnon Grunberg's novel of the same name, has been chosen as the film that will be sent to Los Angeles as the Dutch entry for the Oscars in the best foreign film category. Holland Film announced today. In this grim drama, Gijs Scholten van Aschat plays a man who, after a failed marriage,... 

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