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Toronto announces Discovery program, seeks out tomorrow's authors The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), running from September 4th to 14th, has unveiled its Discovery section with 23 world premieres. This section highlights emerging talent and underrepresented regions.

filmkrant • 6 d

Venice Film Festival announces selection The 82nd Venice Film Festival, which takes place from August 27 to September 6, 2025, has announced an impressive selection of films. Directors such as Yorgos Lanthimos, Kathryn Bigelow, and Guillermo del Toro are vying for the Golden Lion.

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Most Emmy nominations for Severance, first chance for Harrison Ford Apple TV+'s "Severance" leads the Primetime Emmy nominations with 27 nominations. The awards ceremony will take place on September 14 in Los Angeles.

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American voice actors' strike in game industry ends after nearly a year The American actors' union SAG-AFTRA's strike has ended after nearly a year. A 95% majority of members approved a new contract with major game studios like Electronic Arts and Activision. SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher emphasized the progress made in AI protection.

variety • 2 w

Disney and ITV strike 'unique' deal to share select content across streaming platforms Disney and the British ITV have signed a unique agreement to share a selection of their content on their streaming services. Disney+ is introducing a "Taste of ITVX" with shows like "Mr. Bates vs. The content will be updated every few months.

variety • 3 w

Head of Italian film department resigns after tax credit scandal involving US citizen suspected of double murder Nicola Borrelli, head of the film department at the Italian Ministry of Culture, has resigned after a scandal involving a production tax credit of about $1 million for an unproduced film, "Stelle della Notte." The credit was awarded in part to Charles Francis Kaufmann, an American citizen suspected of a double murder.

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UK government rejects levy on streaming services The UK government has rejected a proposal to impose a 5% levy on streaming services and maintain mandatory IP retention rules, as recommended by a parliamentary committee. This was confirmed in a formal response published on 3 July.
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Belgium

vertigoweb • 6 d

Fleur Pierets' film adaptation Julian van Cato Kusters with Laurence Roothooft in world premiere at Toronto Film Festival The film "Julian," by Belgian director Cato Kusters, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2025. The film will be released later in Belgian and Dutch cinemas.

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Cast known from Frederike Migom's 'Nowadays everyone is called Sorry' Halfway through the filming of "Tegennieuwig heeft iedereen Sorry," the film adaptation of Bart Moeyaert's book of the same name, production company De Mensen has now announced the cast. The lead role of Bianca is played by the young talent Lisa Vanhemelrijck.

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Venice selects two VR productions from Flanders Venice Immersive has selected the VR production "A Long Goodbye," an interactive experience created by Kate Voet and Victor Maes. The story follows Ida, a 72-year-old pianist with dementia, and allows the audience to experience a day in her life.

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'Fantastique' at the Locarno Film Festival Director Marjolijn Prins's documentary "Fantastique" will have its world premiere during the Locarno Kids Screenings at the Locarno Film Festival (August 6-16).
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Netherlands

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Locarno: Rosanne Pel reviews Donkey Days Dutch director Rosanne Pel discusses her film "Donkey Days," which premieres at the Locarno Film Festival. The film, a black comedy, explores the complex dynamics within a dysfunctional family consisting of two sisters and their manipulative mother, Ines.

broadcastmagazine • 10 u

Makers MediaMasters make feature film HalloWiebe Filmmakers Jasper ten Hoor and Ivan Hidayat, known for their media education game MediaMasters, are launching their family film HalloWiebe. The film, which reflects the experiences of children aged 6 to 12, combines a compelling story with humor and genre elements.

filmkrant • 1 d

Appearance of conflict of interest in selection of Golden Calves There has been an uproar over a potential conflict of interest within the Golden Calves selection committee. More than half of the committee members had ties to films competing for a nomination.

broadcastmagazine • 3 d

Talpa is seriously discussing the relaunch of the hit series Baantjer Talpa and publisher De Fontein are in talks about relaunching the popular series Baantjer, confirms writer Peter Römer. Römer, who continued the series after Appie Baantjer's death, reports that there are serious intentions, but that many challenges remain.
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Most Emmy nominations for Severance, first chance for Harrison Ford

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Toronto announces Discovery program, seeks out tomorrow's authors

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