Exclusive: Filming has quietly begun on Dutch comedy Happy Ending, which is being produced by Amsterdam-based production company Topkapi Films, known for movies including Halina Reijn’s Instinct and Lukas Dhont’s Girl.
Pic is written and directed by Joosje Duk, one of five winners of Netflix’s New Voices contest in 2021, a competition initiated by the streamer to discover new screenwriters in the Netherlands.
Starring are Gaite Jansen, Martijn Lakemeier and Joy Delima. Netflix will release globally in 2023.
In the film, Luna (Gaite Jansen) and Mink (Martijn Lakemeier) are a close couple celebrating their one-year anniversary together. But Mink doesn’t know that Luna has been faking her orgasms since the beginning of their relationship, and Luna has kept this quiet for so long now that she doesn’t dare bring it up with him. When her best friends who know about her problem urge Luna to try new...
Pic is written and directed by Joosje Duk, one of five winners of Netflix’s New Voices contest in 2021, a competition initiated by the streamer to discover new screenwriters in the Netherlands.
Starring are Gaite Jansen, Martijn Lakemeier and Joy Delima. Netflix will release globally in 2023.
In the film, Luna (Gaite Jansen) and Mink (Martijn Lakemeier) are a close couple celebrating their one-year anniversary together. But Mink doesn’t know that Luna has been faking her orgasms since the beginning of their relationship, and Luna has kept this quiet for so long now that she doesn’t dare bring it up with him. When her best friends who know about her problem urge Luna to try new...
- 6/20/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Generation Inclusion is also backed by the Netherlands Film Fund and public broadcasters.
A new film scouting and development initiative called Generation Inclusion has launched today in the Netherlands, with backers including Netflix, Amazon and the Netherlands Film Fund.
The fund will total €105,000, with public and commercial broadcasters and other key stakeholders also contributing.
Through the programme, eight talent development scouts are searching for new talent and stories throughout the country and in the Dutch Caribbean.
Anyone with an idea for a film or series can sign up at the programme’s website. Selected participants will take part in a four-month development process.
A new film scouting and development initiative called Generation Inclusion has launched today in the Netherlands, with backers including Netflix, Amazon and the Netherlands Film Fund.
The fund will total €105,000, with public and commercial broadcasters and other key stakeholders also contributing.
Through the programme, eight talent development scouts are searching for new talent and stories throughout the country and in the Dutch Caribbean.
Anyone with an idea for a film or series can sign up at the programme’s website. Selected participants will take part in a four-month development process.
- 4/14/2021
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Generation Inclusion is also backed by the Netherlands Film Fund and public broadcasters.
A new film scouting and development initiative called Generation Inclusion has launched today in the Netherlands, with backers including Netflix, Amazon and the Netherlands Film Fund.
All three organisations have contributed at least €100,000 each to the fund, with that amount matched by public and commercial broadcasters and other key stakeholders.
Through the programme, eight talent development scouts are searching for new talent and stories throughout the country and in the Dutch Caribbean.
Anyone with an idea for a film or series can sign up at the programme’s website.
A new film scouting and development initiative called Generation Inclusion has launched today in the Netherlands, with backers including Netflix, Amazon and the Netherlands Film Fund.
All three organisations have contributed at least €100,000 each to the fund, with that amount matched by public and commercial broadcasters and other key stakeholders.
Through the programme, eight talent development scouts are searching for new talent and stories throughout the country and in the Dutch Caribbean.
Anyone with an idea for a film or series can sign up at the programme’s website.
- 4/14/2021
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Netflix and Belgium’s Flemish community public service broadcaster Vrt have commissioned eight-part crime drama “Diamonds.”
Co-created by Yuval Yefet and Rotem Shamir, who also directs, the series with mafia-style undertones, is set within Antwerp’s diamond district and follows the struggles of one of the city’s most influential diamond-dealing families.
“Diamonds,” to be shot in Dutch, English and Yiddish, will be co-produced by Keshet International and Belgium’s De Mensen. It was commissioned by Netflix alongside Vrt’s head of scripted, Wim Janssen, and is supported by Screen Flanders.
The series will be executive produced by De Mensen’s head of scripted Pieter Van Huyck and Ivy Vanhaecke (“Undercover”), alongside Keshet International VP of global drama Atar Dekel and CEO Alon Shtruzman and Keshet Media Group CEO Avi Nir.
“We are excited to join forces with the fantastic teams at De Mensen, Keshet International and Vrt to bring...
Co-created by Yuval Yefet and Rotem Shamir, who also directs, the series with mafia-style undertones, is set within Antwerp’s diamond district and follows the struggles of one of the city’s most influential diamond-dealing families.
“Diamonds,” to be shot in Dutch, English and Yiddish, will be co-produced by Keshet International and Belgium’s De Mensen. It was commissioned by Netflix alongside Vrt’s head of scripted, Wim Janssen, and is supported by Screen Flanders.
The series will be executive produced by De Mensen’s head of scripted Pieter Van Huyck and Ivy Vanhaecke (“Undercover”), alongside Keshet International VP of global drama Atar Dekel and CEO Alon Shtruzman and Keshet Media Group CEO Avi Nir.
“We are excited to join forces with the fantastic teams at De Mensen, Keshet International and Vrt to bring...
- 2/18/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Yuval Yefet and Rotem Shamir, the creators of hit Israeli drama Line in the Sand, have secured their latest drama – a diamond dealing thriller for Netflix and Belgium’s Vrt.
The streamer and the Belgian public broadcaster, have ordered eight-part drama Diamonds.
Set in the world’s largest diamond district, the series follows the struggles and strife of one of Antwerp’s most influential diamond-dealing families, The Wagners. When their youngest son commits suicide, his long-estranged brother Noah returns to take charge of the family business, using methods that are anything but orthodox in a desperate bid to save himself and his family.
Produced by Keshet International and Belgian production company De Mensen, the series will be shot in Dutch, English and Yiddish. Filming is set to begin later this summer for a 2022 premiere.
Exec producers are Van Huyck, Ivy Vanhaecke, Atar Dekel, Alon Shtruzman and Avi Nir. Shamir directs.
The streamer and the Belgian public broadcaster, have ordered eight-part drama Diamonds.
Set in the world’s largest diamond district, the series follows the struggles and strife of one of Antwerp’s most influential diamond-dealing families, The Wagners. When their youngest son commits suicide, his long-estranged brother Noah returns to take charge of the family business, using methods that are anything but orthodox in a desperate bid to save himself and his family.
Produced by Keshet International and Belgian production company De Mensen, the series will be shot in Dutch, English and Yiddish. Filming is set to begin later this summer for a 2022 premiere.
Exec producers are Van Huyck, Ivy Vanhaecke, Atar Dekel, Alon Shtruzman and Avi Nir. Shamir directs.
- 2/18/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The lineup is set for this year’s Inside Pictures, the business training and development programme for international and U.S. film execs. This year’s lineup comprises:
Alison Meese – Head of UK Acquisitions, StudioCanal, United Kingdom
Carla Quarto di Palo – Director of International Sales, Cornerstone Films, United Kingdom
Charlotte Mardon-Heath – Senior Marketing Manager – New Media, Entertainment One, United Kingdom
Eun-Zi Kim – Business and Legal Affairs Manager, Dcm, Germany
Gijs Kerbosch – Managing Partner / Producer, Halal, The Netherlands
Janey van Ierland – CEO / Talent Manager, nummer19 management, The Netherlands
Jo Allan – Storyworlds Producer, The Ink Factory, United Kingdom
John Keville – Managing Director / Producer, Savage Productions, Ireland
Jonathan Halperyn – Producer / Evp Business Development, Korda Studios, Hungary
Jørgen Storm Rosenberg – Producer, 74 Entertainment, Norway
Justin Kelly – Head of Business and Legal Affairs, Hanway Films & Recorded Picture Company, United Kingdom
Kęstutis Drazdauskas – Producer, Artbox, Lithuania
Kristine M. I. Knudsen – Producer, Den siste skilling As, Norway
Marina Brackenbury – Development Producer,...
Alison Meese – Head of UK Acquisitions, StudioCanal, United Kingdom
Carla Quarto di Palo – Director of International Sales, Cornerstone Films, United Kingdom
Charlotte Mardon-Heath – Senior Marketing Manager – New Media, Entertainment One, United Kingdom
Eun-Zi Kim – Business and Legal Affairs Manager, Dcm, Germany
Gijs Kerbosch – Managing Partner / Producer, Halal, The Netherlands
Janey van Ierland – CEO / Talent Manager, nummer19 management, The Netherlands
Jo Allan – Storyworlds Producer, The Ink Factory, United Kingdom
John Keville – Managing Director / Producer, Savage Productions, Ireland
Jonathan Halperyn – Producer / Evp Business Development, Korda Studios, Hungary
Jørgen Storm Rosenberg – Producer, 74 Entertainment, Norway
Justin Kelly – Head of Business and Legal Affairs, Hanway Films & Recorded Picture Company, United Kingdom
Kęstutis Drazdauskas – Producer, Artbox, Lithuania
Kristine M. I. Knudsen – Producer, Den siste skilling As, Norway
Marina Brackenbury – Development Producer,...
- 4/30/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Total of 20 execs sign up for skills initiative.
The UK’s National Film and Television School (Nfts) has named the 20 participants who will take part in this year’s industry talent scheme Inside Pictures.
The programme, which is open to applicants from around the world who demonstrate a commitment to the European film industry, is a business training and leadership skills development initiative that selects execs from across the film industry.
This year’s group includes experienced personnel from the sales, distribution and productions sectors. They hail from Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Us and UK.
The UK’s National Film and Television School (Nfts) has named the 20 participants who will take part in this year’s industry talent scheme Inside Pictures.
The programme, which is open to applicants from around the world who demonstrate a commitment to the European film industry, is a business training and leadership skills development initiative that selects execs from across the film industry.
This year’s group includes experienced personnel from the sales, distribution and productions sectors. They hail from Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Us and UK.
- 4/30/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
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