The Dutch documentary Welcome to the Smiling Coast: Living in the Gambia Ghetto will have its Dutch premiere on Saturday, August 27, at World Cinema Amsterdam. The film by director Bas Ackermann and producer Emiel Martens, which had its world premiere earlier this year at the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF), the largest black film festival in the Americas, deals with the impact of tourism in the Gambia, West Africa. Welcome to the Smiling Coast follows the lives of 15 young Gambians trying to make ends meet on the fringes of the tourism industry – from hotel security guards and taxi drivers to street musicians and sex workers. In recent years, Gambia has become increasingly popular as a holiday destination for Europeans seeking sun, sea, and sex. Since 2005, the smallest country on the African continent has typically received more than 100,000 visitors a year, mostly older white women, leading the Gambian coastline to be dubbed the Costa del Sol of Africa. The luxury enjoyed by tourists often stands in stark contrast to the opportunities available to local residents, who sometimes live in shantytowns literally a stone's throw from tourist hotels and beaches. For this reason, some young Gambians view the illegal crossing to Europe as their only hope for a better life. Welcome to the Smiling Coast portrays, in a lighthearted (and musical) yet critical manner, the creative strategies employed by young Gambians to survive. They speak candidly about their work, their dreams, and their fears, ultimately raising the question of whether they will seek their fortune abroad or manage to find their final destination within Gambia. Welcome to the Smiling Coast is the first feature-length documentary by Dutch film duo Bas Ackermann and Emiel Martens. Ackermann is a filmmaker from The Hague, and Martens is a film scholar and producer from Amsterdam. Together, they made Welcome to the Smiling Coast with a minimal budget, funded from within their own ranks and without any form of subsidy. Following the world premiere at the Pan African Film Festival, the African premiere at the AfricanBamba Human Rights Film Festival, and the European premiere at the Galway African Film Festival, the screening at World Cinema Amsterdam marks the Dutch premiere. Both Ackermann and Martens will be present, as will Alhagie Manka, one of the film's Gambian crew members. Jessica Bouva from the Dohantu Foundation will introduce the film and lead the Q&A afterwards. Ackermann: 'The idea for the film originated about eight years ago, when I set up 'State of Mic' in Gambia, an audiovisual center to train young people there to become media professionals. Some of them also worked on Welcome to the Smiling Coast as crew members.' Martens: 'In times of negative stereotyping, especially surrounding the refugee crisis, we try to present a more human and positive face of Africa and Africans. We also want to strike a critical note regarding the impact of Western tourism in non-Western countries. We are honored that our no-budget film is being screened at World Cinema Amsterdam and other film festivals worldwide.' In October, Welcome to the Smiling Coast travels to the Cine Pobre Film Festival in Mexico, a film festival for the best self-financed films, and the Lusaka International Film & Music Festival in Zambia. The premiere of Welcome to the Smiling Coast begins on Saturday, August 27 at 8:30 PM at Rialto. Tickets for the screening can be ordered online via http://bit.ly/wttscpremiere. For more information about the film, including the trailer and all screening locations and dates, see www.welcometothesmilingcoast.com.

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PRESS RELEASE Hilversum, August 15, 2016 CTM Publishing and Dennis Music jointly create the largest independent production music library in the Benelux: CTM Production Music For several years, CTM Publishing has also been successful as a production music library publisher. It represents a number of major internationally renowned libraries, including Cavendish, 5 Alarm, Boosey and Hawkes, & Abaco. Last year, Imagem sold its production library business and assets to the Canadian publisher OLE. CTM Publishing subsequently signed a contract with OLE to represent these libraries, and all other OLE labels (including Jingle Punks), in the Benelux for the long term. Dennis Music is one of the founders of production library music, founded in 1968, and has a very extensive music catalog, including Sonoton, the largest independent music library in the world. In addition, Dennis Music also has its own production music label. CTM Publishing and Dennis Music have decided to enter into an exclusive partnership effective immediately. The collaboration will operate under the name CTM Production Music and will be able to deliver the highest quality production music: the best background music for commercials, TV, radio, film, and AV productions. From classical to pop and jazz; there is music in every genre. The more than 350,000 tracks can be found on the CTMPM website using Sonofind’s MusicSearch system, one of the best music and download programs in the business. All tracks have been pre-cleared with the rights holders; this makes these tracks easy to license for any period in any region, and at a pre-known rate. To open an account on our platform or for questions, please contact the CTMPM team via [email protected] or 035 647 4030. The website can be found at: www.ctmpm.nl. CTM Production Music will be led by Dennis Bosheck together with Claire Niven, under the responsibility of Jitze de Raaff, MD CTM Publishing. ************* In the photo: Jitze de Raaff – MD CTM Publishing (left) and Dennis Bosheck – CTM Production Music Manager Note to the editor: For more information: CTM Production Music, Dennis Bosheck, 035 6474030, [email protected] *****************

ShortsTV is returning to the Netherlands Film Festival this year with 'The Pitch'. Filmmakers are invited to pitch a new project to an industry jury and stand a chance to win a €5,000 budget for the realization of their short film. Signing up is easy. Send your film idea plus your reel to ShortsTV before August 28. You can find all the details via the link below on the ShortsTV website: http://eu.shorts.tv/page.php?id=225. This marks the fifth year of 'The Pitch' at the Netherlands Film Festival. Over the past five years, dozens of filmmakers have competed in front of ShortsTV's cameras to deliver the best pitch. These include Oscar nominees Job, Joris & Marieke, and Rob Lucker, who took home a Golden Calf the following year for his winning pitch 'Das Wad'. So, have you been walking around with a good idea for a short film for a while? Sign up, and who knows, we might see you in Utrecht! To mark the occasion of the Netherlands Film Festival, ShortsTV is Ziggo's channel of the month for the entire month of September and is free for everyone with a Ziggo subscription. Tune in and enjoy the wide selection of short films, including, of course, previous pitch winners.