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| Location | Vlissingen, Netherlands |
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| Language | Dutch, English |
| Website | filmbythesea |
Film by the Sea is an annual film festival that takes place in Vlissingen, Netherlands, in September.
Film by the Sea was founded in 1999. [1] The festival features both pre-premieres of major commercial films, and art house films that do not yet have a distributor in the Netherlands. A main focus of the festival is on films based on literature, which is connected to an annual festival competition. Film by the Sea takes place annually in the Cine City cinema in Vlissingen. The festival was attended by 43,300 people in 2016, [2] and is the fourth-biggest film festival in the Netherlands. [3] The festival has been led by artistic director Leo Hannewijk since 1999. [4]
Awards presented include the Film and Literature Award, the Grand Acting Award, the Pearl for adapted feature film, and the Sylvia Kristel Award. [5] [6]
The Pearl is an award for the best filmed adaptation of a book, voted by the public. [6]
Created two years after the 2012 death of Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel of the Emmanuelle film series, this prize is awarded to someone who, like Kristel, embodies the idea of a cultural phenomenon and source of inspiration. [6]
Sylvia Maria Kristel was a Dutch actress and model who appeared in over 50 films. She is best remembered as the eponymous character in five of the seven Emmanuelle films.
Cinema of the Netherlands refers to the film industry based in the Netherlands. Because the Dutch film industry is relatively small, and there is little or no international market for Dutch films, almost all films rely on state funding. This funding can be achieved through several sources, for instance through the Netherlands Film Fund or the public broadcast networks. In recent years the Dutch Government has established several tax shelters for private investments in Dutch films.
Anouk Teeuwe, professionally known by the mononym Anouk, is a Dutch singer-songwriter. After her 1997 breakthrough rock single Nobody's Wife, she had numerous hit records – both albums and singles, primarily in the Dutch and Belgian charts. Many of her albums topped at least the Dutch album charts; most of them going Platinum – with multiple debuting in number 1 position and achieving multiple platinum certification. Hit singles are prolific and include: R U Kiddin' Me, Michel, Girl, Lost, Modern World, Three Days in a Row, Birds, and Woman.
The Golden Calf is the award of the Netherlands Film Festival, which is held annually in Utrecht. The award has been presented since 1981, originally in six categories: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Feature Film, Best Short Film, Culture Prize and Honourable mention. In 2004, there were 16 award categories, mainly because in 2003 the categories Best Camera, Best Montage, Best Music, Best Production Design, Best Sound Design were added.
The Gouden Griffel is an award given to authors of children's or teenagers' literature in the Netherlands.
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The Golden Calf for Best Supporting Actor is a category of the Golden Calf award, presented at the Netherlands Film Festival since 2005. From 2021 onwards the award became a gender-neutral award.
Kristel Philemon Charlotte Verbeke is a Flemish singer, actress, host and one of the three original members of the girl group K3. After leaving K3 in 2015, she became the group's manager, remaining in this position until 2017. Since leaving K3, Verbeke focused on TV producing and acting.
The Pop Media Award is an award which aims to encourage Dutch pop journalism. Since 2004 the Pop Media Award is awarded on an annual basis during the European music conference and showcase festival Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen. The Pop Media Award is awarded for the entire oeuvre of a pop journalist, mainly taking into account the achievements of the past year. The award includes a gift of 2500 euro’s. The Pop Media Award is presented by Music Centre The Netherlands.
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The Leiden International Film Festival (LIFF) is a film festival based in the Netherlands. The Leiden International Film Festival was founded in 2006 by Alexander Mouret, Michaël Roumen, Michel Zorge, Wouter de Bres and Job Zeestraten. The festival's main competition is American Indie Competition LIFF which screens films from American filmmakers.
The Gang of Oss is a 2011 Dutch crime drama period film directed by André van Duren starring Sylvia Hoeks and Matthias Schoenaerts. It tells the story of a woman involved with the criminal gangs of the town of Oss in the Netherlands in the 1930s. The film is partly based on real events.
The Woutertje Pieterse Prijs is an annual Dutch literary award for the best children's book of the preceding year.
Anna Woltz is a Dutch writer of children's literature.
The Max Velthuijs-prijs is a Dutch award awarded once every three years to an illustrator of a children's book. The award is not given for a particular work but for the entire oeuvre. The award is named after Dutch painter, illustrator and writer Max Velthuijs. The winner of the prize receives €60,000. The award is awarded by the Stichting P.C. Hooft-prijs voor Letterkunde which also awards the P.C. Hooft-prijs and Theo Thijssen-prijs. The award was established in 2006 and first awarded in 2007.
Bette Westera is a Dutch children's writer. She has won numerous awards for her work.
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