All Netherlands articles
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NewsIDFA unveils full 2026 lineup with Myanmar resistance doc ‘White Tiger Column’ as opening film
Documentary festival unveils line-up for international competition and key sections, with 253 titles from 80 countries.
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NewsSecond edition of NLWave hailed success by international programmers
Several works in progress from last year’s inagural edition have also made it onto the international festival circuit.
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FeaturesNina Gantz on hatching new animated feature ‘Once Upon An Egg’
The UK-based Dutch director’s ambitious stop-motion animation feature has a budget of €9m and is produced by Keplerfilm, the company behind Cannes winner Armand.
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NewsWhy international sales agents are embracing Dutch films
Montreal-based Attraction Distribution attended NLWave in search of acquisitions.
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NewsHow black humour is powering the follow-up doc to ‘Myanmar Diaries’
What Happened To My Country, What Happened To Me is by the underground filmmaking organisation Myanmar Film Collective.
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NewsDutch producer Edwin Goldman on the true story that gave birth to buzzy debut ‘Stairway To Earth’
Ewa Puszczyńska of Extreme Emotions is on board as the Polish producer.
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FeaturesHow NLWave is at the heart of Dutch efforts to get local films in front of audiences
“The bar is set high for standing out,” says Iwana Chronis, CEO of the Netherlands Film Fund.
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NewsSundance, IDFA, Venice, London festival programmers confirmed for NLWave
Top international sales agents and distributors will also attend the Dutch showcase.
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News‘The Sea’ scores key European deals a year after sweeping Israeli awards
EXCLUSIVE: Deals mark a significant turnaround for Israeli-Palestinian drama that initially encountered difficulties in the international marketplace despite its success at home.
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Reviews‘First Zone’ review: Striking Dutch survival thriller proves an Edinburgh competition highlight
Thom Lunshof’s dystopian debut plays out in a largely flooded Netherlands
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NewsEna Sendijarevic’s ‘The Possessed’ starring Ariane Labed among first projects for NLWave 26
The French-language film is in prep for a mid-September shoot.
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NewsVicky Krieps in talks to star in comedy ‘Operation Annie’ for Luxembourg’s Samsa Film
EXCLUSIVE: The film is about the US forces who pumped out fake propaganda broadcasts to the Nazis in 1944.
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NewsBenelux projects receive funding boost from first Co-Development Fund awards
Three projects have received €50,000 each.
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NewsHas the Dutch cinema sector discovered the secret of arthouse box-office success?
A popular membership programme and investment in arthouse cinemas are driving a boom.
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NewsNetherlands Film Fund pumps €1.8m into Sacha Polak’s ‘The Discomfort Of Evening’
New CEO Iwana Chronis has unveiled the Fund’s first investments under her aegis.
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Features“Rejection gives you a turbo charge”: How top producers respond to being turned down by funders
“Sometimes the biggest problem is the length of time it takes to get an answer.”
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NewsUK’s National Theatre strikes European cinema distribution deal with Piece of Magic
EXCLUSIVE: NT Live productions will be released in cinemas across much of Europe by Amsterdam-based distributor.
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NewsCPH:DOX top award-winner ‘Whispers In May’ boarded for sales before Visions du Reel slot
EXCLUSIVE: Documentary won the DOX:Award for Best Film in Copenhagen.
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FeaturesWhy the trajectory of CPH:DOX opener ‘Mariinka’ changed with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Director Pieter-Jan De Pue explains the invasion altered the fates of the four brothers the film was following.