Affordable, inspiring, informal meeting venue for rent for relaxed meetings, meet & greets, creative brainstorming sessions, presentations, or as a space for courses or workshops. (Suitable for groups of 8 people and flexibly expandable to approximately 16 people). This room can be reserved in advance for use during weekdays, but also, for example, for sessions on weekends or in the evening hours. The property is located in the center of Amsterdam with a beautiful view of the Zoutkeetsgracht. It is an inspiring environment. The space can be flexibly expanded to accommodate approximately 16 people. - A kitchen is available for a simple lunch / coffee / tea / oven / microwave - Optionally using a color printer or scanning equipment - fast internet connection, Wi-Fi - Central heating, water, electricity, toilet block - Large terrace by the water - Projection facilities, LCD screen, projector, flipchart - Comfortable Eames chairs - If desired, the space can be expanded to include workshop space with storage suitable for hosting workshops. The location is close to Haarlemmerplein, within walking distance of Central Station. Easily accessible by bicycle, car, or public transport (bus lines 18, 21, and 22 and tram line 3). Price to be agreed upon (from 100 euros per half-day), depending on the required space, time, and duration. Send an email for more information: [email protected]. Of course, you can make an appointment to visit if you are seriously interested. Telephone number 06-51210027 (also 020-4221840 during the day).

The film Alleen Hier premieres at the Netherlands Film Festival. In addition to the premiere, the film will be screened in the regular program. This striking and ambitious film is about Pim, a man in his twenties. The painting Pim worships during his night shifts as a museum guard inspires him; he sees the life he desires as a shimmering light behind a gigantic wall, as alluring as it is unattainable. Pim takes action, but nothing goes as he hoped. Circumstances force Pim and those close to him back to their essence. Where does the light shine? Come and take a look!! Film website: www.alleenhierdefilm.nl

EYE Film Institute Netherlands rolls out the red carpet for everyone who makes a distinctive contribution to the quality or dissemination of film education. High-profile activities, educational materials, and innovative offerings stand a chance of winning the Red Carpet, which will be awarded next January during the National Education Exhibition. The award is accompanied by a cash prize. National film institutions, local or regional centers for cultural education, schools, film theaters, cinemas, museums, libraries, welfare organizations—in short, anyone that offers or organizes film education—can submit initiatives in 5 categories. A jury of independent experts determines the winners. Winning initiatives are brought to national attention via the Filmeducatie.nl portal. The Film Education Awards are therefore not only a reward for creativity and quality, but also help to identify and make accessible good film education. Participation is possible via an online registration form on the website www.filmeducatieprijzen.nl. Register your initiative quickly, as registration closes on October 15, 2010.

HAFFTube! The Holland Animation Film Festival web competition has started! The deadline for registration is October 10. It all happens on HAFFTube, our official channel on YouTube. That is where the competition takes place and where you can find even more, such as the festival trailers and contacts. Visit HAFFTube and post your comment! - http://www.youtube.com/hafftube In the coming period, the channel will be filled with state-of-the-art animated films from around the world, with a maximum length of five minutes. The selection process begins when there are fifty films. The HAFF removes a few films daily to make room for new titles. An international jury assesses the final shortlist of 50 titles and selects the winner. This will be announced on the opening night of the festival, on November 3. The director of the winning film is invited to the festival and offered a hotel stay. Join in! Go to HAFFTube, read the rules, and send us the necessary information. Your video must be on YouTube before you can participate in the competition. Tag the film on YouTube 'HAFF2010'. Send the following information to [email protected]: original title - English title, director (name, country, email, website), production (name, country, email, website) - production year, length (min:sec) - synopsis - URL of the film on YouTube and at least one full-colour still (high-resolution JPEG, 300 dpi and 70 mm wide). Join the battle with the last fifty films in the HAFF 2010 web competition. See you at HAFFTube soon! Holland Animation Film Festival | November 3-7, 2010 | www.haff.nl

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The winners of the sixth edition of the National Film Festival for School Students (NFFS) have been announced. The prizes will be presented this evening, Monday, September 20, during the festive closing night of the festival at the Agora Theatre in Lelystad. Cals College from Nieuwegein finished first in three of the eight categories, and Scholengemeenschap Lelystad in two. All winners will travel to Greece in December to represent the Netherlands at the international film festival for youth: Camera Zizano. The festival's permanent jury, consisting of Johanna ter Steege (Tirza, Last Conversation), Eddy Terstall (Vox Populi, Simon), and Maria Peters (Radeloos, Kruimeltje), was assisted in judging the films this year by Sylvia Hoeks (Tirza, De Storm), Martijn Lakemeier (winner of the 2009 Golden Calf for Best Actor - Oorlogswinter), and Sallie Harmsen (Het Paard Van Sinterklaas, Het Echte Leven). Nick Golterman and Dyon Verkruijssen from Cals College in Nieuwegein won – just like last year – first prize in the 'live action fiction upper years' category. Their fellow students Vera Rattger and Casper Buijtendijk came first in 'animation upper years' and 'animation lower years'. Scholengemeenschap Lelystad won the '1-minute lower years' competition and 'live action middle years'. The winning films were selected from the 166 films submitted by over 900 students aged 12 to 18. The films, originating from 51 secondary schools, were judged in the categories: animation, live action fiction, live action non-fiction, and 1-minute film. A distinction was made between students in the upper and lower years. Also, for the first time this year, the Online Award was presented to the best short film submitted by individual students via the National Online Film Festival for Students (www.hetnoffs.nl). The Netherlands Film Festival (NFF), Holland Animation Film Festival (HAFF), International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), and the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) present an incentive prize.

The film "Queleh", initiated by the late Somali-Dutch filmmaker Abdi Jama, will be made after all. The film is set in Somalia and is inspired by the director's younger years. Director Abdi Jama disappeared after a night out in January 2009. In the period leading up to this, he had been fully engaged in the preparation of his first feature film. Weeks later, his lifeless body was found in the water of the Jacob van Lennepkade in Amsterdam, and preparations for the film were halted. Some of the people who worked with JAMA later decided to try to make the film a reality after all. This week it became clear that the film is finally definitely going into production. The film is produced by Flinck Film, of Amsterdam, and Arizona Films, Paris, under the direction of Abraham Haile Biru.

Over the past few months, hard work has gone into significantly growing the website hdslr35.com in terms of reviews and manuals. The site is currently solid and offers plenty of relevant content. Work is also currently underway on an international version of the site so that it can be visited by non-Dutch speaking DSLR filmmakers. View the website here: http://www.hdslr35.com

Framestate is a small studio in Rotterdam specializing in creating 3D (character) animations and modeling. In addition to our own productions, we also offer our services as freelancers on a project basis. For our showreel, please visit our site at http://www.framestate.nl Because we are a small company and work closely with regular partners from other disciplines, we can deliver a complete product at an affordable price (including compositing, editing, audio design, etc.). Our clients include: Atlantic Pictures, No Such Company, Sander Brouwer, Ranj, Dumbar, Van dr Veen, Pim4, Weapon Of Choice, Siemens, Argos Oil, Spirotech, Omron, The Oddworks, Oce, Simza, Siemens, Trim Tab Pictures, Post Office, Bert Simons, Alsop Architects, BNN, ISMH, KPN, TicToc, VPRO, Coconino, Urrebuk, Dave Vriens, Urbi et Orbi, Finfilm, Revolver, Discovery Channel, Van Zandbeek, NEWS NV, Jeroen de Leijer, Bongrain, Studio Basil, Evides, Waanzee, Flamingo Recordings, Funkerman You can always email or call for a no-obligation quote. mail: [email protected] tel: 0642400844