Arts and Culture  Nov 15 co-written by Jaap van Heusden and Vinnie Karetak There is an open casting call for the leading role in the new northern-based film “In Alaska,” which is co-directed by filmmakers Jaap van Heusden Filming is scheduled to begin in March 2025 The life of a 17-year-old boy from a small Alaskan village changes overnight as he becomes a wanted terrorist for shooting a hole into the trans-Alaska pipeline before escaping into the wild Fleeing an FBI manhunt in the United States the boy escapes to Canada where he reconnects with his Inuit mother’s roots in Nunavut and learns for the first time “what it actually means to be alive.” an upcoming feature film from Dutch director Jaap van Heusden co-written and co-directed by Iqaluit-based filmmaker Vinnie Karetak Described by Karetak as a “smorgasbord of feelings and real situations,” the storyline of the film is partly inspired by the 2001 FBI investigation into Alaskan hunter Daniel Carson Lewis who drunkenly shot a hole into the trans-Alaska oil pipeline It’s also inspired by another story van Heusden was once told by an Alaskan villager about a man who committed the same crime but escaped to Canada and was never found contacted Karetak in 2019 to collaborate on the film’s script Jaap had reached out to me with a story idea that he wanted to get some opinions on as it has some Inuit elements,” Karetak said in a joint interview with van Heusden “He said that he didn’t want to be that white guy from Europe writing stories or character backgrounds for the Inuit characters.” Karetak said his input helped add “depth and perspective” to some of the characters who the coming-of-age story is based around “One of the things I really appreciated in working with Vinnie was that there were people who kept telling me that the dark themes in Woody’s story might reinforce negative stereotypes but he was very firm in wanting to be truthful,” van Heusden said With plans to start filming in March in Nunavut Kris & Kara Casting issued an open casting call for Woody a role van Heusden and Karetak hope to fill before auditioning the rest of the film’s characters “We’re looking for authenticity,” said Karetak the character of Woody comes into himself later on in the film so we’d like to see that person become sort of radiant with pride and a sense of belonging which he didn’t previously have.” No acting experience is required for the role but van Heusden who was a young actor himself before going into filmmaking recognizes it can be a “scary but ultimately rewarding” experience They’re still deciding which northern community to film in Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk are potential locations “There’s going to be an influx of over 30 people including staff and actors in the community so it’s a logistical thing we’re trying to figure out,” said Karetak Van Heusden hopes the film’s production will “bring something good to the community” in a way that doesn’t overwhelm residents Some of the larger scenes could be filmed in Iqaluit who has been involved in other northern productions such as Qanurli a popular comedy show in Inuktitut on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network also recognized the high costs that may be involved “Flying equipment in and out of a community is one of the most preventative things about filming up North,” he said The film is a joint production with IJswater Films in the Netherlands the film has received funding from the Netherlands Film Fund and Telefilm Canada as long as its not baker lake or arviat dialect Hi im 19 years old and interested in taking this role as an actor Use this form to request a PDF of Nunatsiaq News to be sent to you every week on Friday Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" To drive the company's expansion into new European markets Nido Living has appointed a Chief Investment and Development Officer (CIDO) Nido Living has appointed Taco van Heusden as Chief Investment and Development Officer (CIDO), to drive the company’s strategic expansion into new European markets a seasoned real estate leader with 25 years of experience across Europe and the Middle East He will play a key role in Nido Living’s strategic expansion, following its acquisition by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) with its established operational expertise “I am very pleased that Taco decided to join us for the long term he has a proven track record of delivering transformative results and he has already played a critical role in helping establish Nido Living as a fully integrated student accommodation platform With his deep understanding of our business Taco is ideally placed to lead our investment and development initiatives as we expand into new markets.”  Taco has served as Nido Living’s Interim Chief Transition Officer where he has been instrumental in shaping and integrating the platform His contributions include setting-up Nido Living’s Amsterdam headquarters; 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Volume 15 - 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2021.655449 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with a long preclinical and prodromal phase AD has been modeled in many transgenic animal lines and cognitive functioning has been tested using several widely used behavioral tasks are not always suited for repeated longitudinal testing and are often associated with acute stress such as animal transfer This makes it challenging to relate cognitive dysfunction in animal models to cognitive decline observed in AD patients we designed an automated figure-8-maze (F8M) to test mice in a delayed alternation task (DAT) in a longitudinal manner Mice were rewarded when they entered alternate sides of the maze on subsequent trials Automation as well as connection of the F8M set-up with a home cage reduces experimenter interference and minimizes acute stress thus making it suitable for longitudinal testing and facilitating clinical translation we monitored cognitive functioning of 2-month-old APPswe/PSEN1dE9 (APP/PS1) mice over a period of 4 months The percentage of correct responses in the DAT did not differ between wild-type and transgenic mice from 2 to 6 months of age 6-month-old mice displayed an increase in the number of consecutive incorrect responses These results demonstrate the feasibility of longitudinal testing using an automated F8M and suggest that APP/PS1 mice are not impaired at delayed spatial alternation until 6 months of age under the current experimental conditions it is crucial to perform animal studies in which disease-relevant cognitive functioning is monitored over extended periods of time We therefore performed a longitudinal experiment in APP/PS1 mice at 2–6 moa to identify symptom progression as a function of age When comparing task performance of APP/PS1 mice to wild-type control mice we found similar response accuracy for both genotypes the number of consecutive incorrect responses made by APP/PS1 mice was increased at 6 moa we discuss several advantages and limitations of the automated F8M test set-up Mouse lines were maintained on a C57BL/6JCrl background (Charles River Laboratories) and experiments were performed with individually-housed male mice Wild-type and transgenic littermate mice were used in the study Mice were kept on a reversed 12-h day–night cycle they were water-deprived in the home cage for maximally 18 h preceding access to the F8M All experiments were approved by the Central Committee for Animal Experiments (CCD) and the Animal Welfare Body of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in full compliance with the directive 2010/63/EU The F8M (24.3 cm × 33.3 cm × 8 cm) has 4 cm wide corridors and is made of black Perspex that transmits infrared light (Figure 1) An infrared light box is positioned beneath the maze which allows for tracking of the animal with a camera that is located above the maze The entrance of the maze can be connected to the animal’s home cage Three swing doors surrounding the entrance open in one direction only thus ensuring that the animal always moved through the maze in the same direction Two motorized doors at the T-junction are controlled by the computer and open horizontally Mice received a drop (18 μL) of water supplemented with 1% sucrose upon entering the correct maze arm automate the water supply at each reward location Opening the first valve allows the water droplet to be formed; opening the second valve retracts the previously formed drop by creating a vacuum The maze was cleaned with ethanol in between sessions The maze is made of infrared-transmitting perspex (top lid not shown in photograph) and placed on top of an infrared light box The F8M can be connected to the mouse’s home cage so that the mouse can enter the maze voluntarily (1) three unidirectional swing doors (2) limit movement of the mouse to one direction as indicated by the arrows The two motorized doors (3; shown in closed position) are under computer control a sucrose water reward is delivered to either of two reward orifices (4) in precise preset quantities Four computer-controlled valves (5) control the delivery of the reward as well as its retraction by a vacuum pump into a container (6) when not consumed Korea) to control the maze’s motorized doors and valves based on the animal’s position within the maze The software creates a time-stamped file with the executed commands and the animal’s responses and location The experiment consisted of a training phase and four test phases (Figure 2A) two swing doors were placed in the animals’ home cage to familiarize mice with the doors mice underwent an 11-day training phase that consisted of habituation In the test phases following the training phase the protocol was shortened to 5 days and consisted of testing sessions only Illustration of the delayed alternation task (DAT) procedure in the figure-8-maze (A) After being exposed to swing doors (SDs) in the home cage for 2 days (green) mice performed a DAT training phase at 2–2.5 moa and were tested at 3 mice were exposed to the maze during two habituation sessions (red) and had four testing sessions at each of the four delays (no delay (C) Test phases consisted of four no-delay sessions and two sessions of the 10- mice were free to explore the maze with the motorized doors open and either 2 (day 1 Sucrose-containing rewards (blue drops in graphical representation) could be obtained at either side of the maze mice performed 20 trials of forced alternation (F) No-delay sessions consisted of a forced run (left image) whereby the animal was rewarded when entering the arm that had not been visited on the previous run the animal was contained within the middle compartment (second and fourth image) for a period of 10 or 40 s before the motorized doors would open and it could make a response Mice were first habituated to the maze in two 10-min sessions on subsequent days (Figure 2B). During the first and second habituation session, two and three swing doors were present, respectively (Figure 2D) Sucrose-containing water rewards were provided at either side of the maze After the habituation phase, mice underwent 20 shaping trials during which the right and left motorized doors were opened in alternating order (Figure 2B). Each trial consisted of the animal starting in the center zone, entering the left or right arm of the maze, and then returning to the center zone (Figure 2E) First, mice were tested in the F8M without a delay (Figure 2B). The session started with a rewarded forced-choice run into the right arm of the maze (Figure 2F) All 20 subsequent trials were free-choice runs in which the correct response was for the animal to choose the opposite arm from the one it had visited on the previous trial A correct response was rewarded with a sucrose-containing water reward whereas no reward was administered upon an incorrect response the motorized doors would open when the animal entered the center zone and they would close once the animal had moved into either of the two side arms The animal performed four sessions of one forced run followed by 20 free-run trials over 2 days Performance was calculated as the percentage of correct responses per 20 free-choice trials Every test phase started with no-delay testing sessions to ensure that later task performance would reflect the animals’ ability to alternate rather than the ability to remember task rules Statistical details of experiments can be found in the respective results sections and in tables Results and graphs report mean ± SEM The number of animals used in each experiment is provided in the figure legends Sessions in which mice did not complete 20 trials (for no-delay and 10-s delay) or 10 trials (for 20 and 40-s delay) within 1 h were excluded from analysis these data suggest that also in that absence of repeated testing over the course of several months 6-month-old mice of both genotypes can perform the task DAT performance of wild-type and APP/PS1 mice at 2–2.5 gray) mice during training and test phases two-way ANOVA showed an effect of session (#) with significant differences between sessions 3–5 a main effect of genotype (*) was observed Analysis of test phase 3 showed a main effect of session with significant differences between sessions 4–9 and 6–10 (B) APP/PS1 mice showed an increase in the percentage of consecutive incorrect responses in test phase 4 at 6 moa (C) Choice reaction time of APP/PS1 mice was significantly lower compared to wild-type controls in the training phase and test phase 3 APP/PS1 mice were more active than wild-type mice Vertical lines indicate the start of a new delay interval p < 0.05; *main effect of genotype p < 0.05; ^interaction effect p < 0.05 Next, the percentage of consecutive incorrect responses was analyzed since this parameter has been shown to be increased by hippocampal inactivation (Yoon et al., 2008) (Figure 3B). No main or interaction effects were found in the training phase, test phase 1, test phase 2, or test phase 3 (Table 2) did show a main effect of genotype [F(1,10) = 5.00 indicating that APP/PS1 mice make more consecutive incorrect responses than wild-type mice at 6 moa Test phase 4 did not reveal a main effect of session or an interaction effect These findings suggest that the percentage of consecutive incorrect responses might be a sensitive measure of hippocampal impairment in APP/PS1 mice Choice reaction time (CRT) was defined as the time period between the opening of the motorized doors and the moment the animal enters either maze arm. CRT showed a main effect of genotype during the training phase [F(1,9) = 6.76, p = 0.029], indicating a decrease in CRTs for APP/PS1 mice (Figure 3C). No significant differences were found in test phase 1 and test phase 2 (Table 3) Test phase 3 revealed a main effect of genotype [F(1,10) = 5.50 p = 0.041] and an interaction effect [F(9,84) = 2.05 Test phase 4 did not show any significant differences these results indicate that APP/PS1 mice had reduced CRTs during the training phase and test phase 3 To determine whether differences in CRT between wild-type and APP/PS1 mice were related to changes in general activity levels, we analyzed overall activity of the mice (Figure 3D). During the training phase, a main effect of session [F(4.1,41) = 4.0, p = 0.0073] was found (Table 4) were found in test phase 1 [Session F(4.2,42) = 3.4 p = 0.0087; Session × Genotype interaction F(9,90) = 3.0 p < 0.0001; Session × Genotype interaction F(9,90) = 3.2 p < 0.0001; Session × Genotype interaction F(9,90) = 3.0 p = 0.0004; Session × Genotype interaction F(9,90) = 9.2 These findings show that APP/PS1 mice are significantly more active than wild-type mice in all test phases they did not also find a change in general activity It would be interesting to further investigate the relationship between hyperactivity and attention in future experiments Whereas spontaneous alternation is a commonly used measure of working memory studies on rewarded alternation with variable delay intervals in the APP/PS1 mouse model are sparse There are several potential explanations for the absence of an age-related decline in F8M response accuracy. First, it might be that even though the delayed alteration in the F8M is hippocampus-dependent, the hippocampal dysfunction previously observed in APP/PS1 mice is not sufficient to impair task performance. As working memory is thought to require communication between the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex (Jin and Maren, 2015) cortical mechanisms might be able to compensate for (mild) hippocampal dysfunction during a short-term working memory task when we trained an additional group of mice at 6 moa only APP/PS1 mice still performed at wild-type levels suggesting that mice of both genotypes can perform the task in the absence of procedural memory being formed due to repeated testing over the course of several months we would not expect habit formation to be sufficient to perform the DAT with extended delays as these delays interrupt the execution of continuous habitual motor programs a forced run-free run protocol as well as fewer or no no-delay sessions might be able to minimize the formation of procedural memory in future experiments and mice were checked on a daily basis with no signs of stress or compromised health being observed it would be ideal to permanently connect the home cages to an F8M apparatus such that water deprivation is no longer necessary suggesting higher sensitivity than the DAT The preferred use of different procedures will depend on the aim of the study An advantage of the current task set-up is that the animal is confined to a spatial compartment during the delay phase of the DAT thus making it difficult for the mouse to encode the correct choice option by the position of its body when performing in vivo measurements during task performance neural activity can be linked to specific cognitive processes (i.e. keeping online a previous arm entry and decision making) taking place at particular locations in the maze to better dissect processing steps during precise moments of the task The absence of a genotype difference in the percentage of correct responses might suggest that our mice are still too young to detect these (pre)clinical symptoms Irrespective of how exactly DAT phenotypes translate to human AD the added value of the current set-up and protocol is that it allows for longitudinal testing and keeps acute stress imposed onto the animals low due to the high degree of maze automation and the connection of the maze to the home cage Longitudinal testing is especially important in AD as the disease is characterized by progressive loss of cognition and has a long preclinical and prodromal phase Longitudinal studies allow for a better understanding of disease mechanisms in relation to symptom onset and progression they provide advantages to translational AD research Longitudinal screening can facilitate linking the different stages of cognitive dysfunction in animal models to the various phases of cognitive decline observed in AD patients it could aid in identifying risk and/or protective factors in the progression of MCI to AD and in predicting the effectiveness of potential treatments in mitigating or preventing cognitive decline The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors The animal study was reviewed and approved by the Central Committee for Animal Experiments (CCD) and Animal Welfare Body of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and RK designed the project and wrote the manuscript FH and SP performed the experiments and did the analysis All authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version This project was supported by the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMw; Grant # 91218018) The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest We would like to thank the Vrije Universiteit electronic engineering as well as precision mechanics and engineering groups for the design and production of the automated figure-8-maze and Joost Rosier for all the support and excellent work We would also like to thank Anton Pieneman for his help The Supplementary Material for this article can be found online at: 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Dry weather rendered the very muddy and snowy course a little less risky but some crashes on the first lap as the race slowly fired into life nonetheless encouraged a cautious start for one of the mostly keenly anticipated national cyclocross titles this Sunday a group of five riders had tentatively moved towards the front including most of the main protagonists of the day: Nys 2023 Belgian champion  Michael Vanthourenhout only 20 seconds separated the first 20 riders by the end of lap one so in stark contrast to the elite women's race where Marion Norbert Riberolle was clearly superior to the rest nobody seemed able to get an early advantage Aerts was on the front of the group as they clattered up and over the mid-lap bridge for a second time while Nys led the front group of five riders across the line at the end of lap two with a narrow advantage and even he warmed up notably later and bridged across the leading break Living up to his status of pre-race favourite Sweeck began to take more and more turns on the front although with riders as concerned with staying upright as opening gaps the notable lack of outright attacks stretched deep into the third lap the general attrition rate on such tough terrain was such it allowed Nys  Verstrynge and Vanthourenhout to eke out a double-digit advantage on their closest chasers.  Could this be the defining break of the race Iserbyt and Joran Wyseure made a major effort to get across - for which they both paid the price later -  as Nys tested the water with vicious little digs on the climbs and Sweeck put in yet more of his trademark sustained accelerations on the flatter segments Yet by the half way point of the seven-lap beyond Iserbyt finally dropping off the radar for good nothing was really decided and with six riders ahead as Sweeck piled on even more pressure on the most waterlogged often remaining seated on some of the most difficult little ascents to maintain his momentum and distance his rivals It was a strategy which paid dividends given only Aerts could follow and as the leading duo turned their heads in the finishing straight to check the distance on their rivals their gap was already up to nearly ten seconds But despite his gloomy headshakes  - as if throwing in the towel -  Nys did manage to close the gap again with Vanthourenhout and Vandeputte a little further back Nys timed his move perfectly to dive through the inside into the lead Sweeck faded slightly and Vanthourenhout crashed on an ultra-treacherous downhill and Nys suddenly found himself leading solo - and leading well with Vandeputte a further four behind and to judge by the way Nys blasted up the final climbs as if he was just starting the race it was clear he had a lot of energy left in the tank Vandeputte faded but still managed to hang on for fourth but by that point and after such a long period where nobody could get the upper hand Nys victory was definitively in the bag and the podium finishers alongside him were all but decided as well "I quickly realised that I had the legs to move up and get past my rivals "I also tested my legs with a little attack and I realized that I could gap the rest when I wanted to it was just a question of finding the right moment to drop them.” Results powered by FirstCycling Alasdair FotheringhamSocial Links NavigationAlasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991 He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain he has also written for The Independent,  The Guardian,  ProCycling Sign In Subscribe Now On the heels of a new Inuit series for Netflix and CBC more Inuit representation in film is on the horizon with a new movie under a casting call in Iqaluit Filmmakers Jaap van Heusden and Arviat's Vinnie Karetak have been seeking actors for their feature 'In Alaska.' “We’ve expanded our search from some of the roles that we have that are Inuit that we will need to fill for our filming to be done in Nunavut hopefully at the end of April,” Karetak told Nunavut News He became involved when van Heusden sought “an eye for an Inuit project” in the fall of 2019 “and to see if it was something that the Inuit community could stand behind.. the roles of Inuit descent should be developed by an Inuk I wasn’t the first person to respond to him.. 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To learn about our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines integrates several sports besides cycling under one roof It contains a 250-metre indoor cycling track with central sports fields with 1,000 fixed and 1,000 mobile seats a medical centre for the Zolder racecourse there are practical facilities such as changing rooms The indoor cycling track is the second UCI-approved cycling track built in Flanders the Flemish Cycling Centre Eddy Merckx in Ghent The sports infrastructure is of the highest level: the biggest international competitions can take place young athletes can be coached in all the various sports The design unites all sports under one roof ensuring an efficient and integrated functioning It also encourages social contact between the different sports groups and spectators The thoughtful walkways ensure smooth and logical movement throughout the building The architectural language is inspired by the dynamics of track cycling with a pure The Heusden-Zolder velodrome is a large concrete tank located below the average groundwater level the base plate was anchored in the ground with 56 poles concrete beams weighing 27 tons each were placed on top of the gymnasium The walls of the gymnasium consist of concrete slabs of 40 cm and 32 cm thick it was possible to complete the shell of the Heusden-Zolder velodrome in just four months The design of the Velodroom involves local management of water management with rainwater collection and a local reed field system Behind the gymnasium is the technical room for the reed field a field with reed plants in an adapted substrate This is the purification plant for the gray water (wastewater from showers and sinks) of the Velodroom The micro-organisms and the reeds break down the waste products in the water Purified water is reused for toilet flushing and the water from the toilets is drained via a pressure pipe 16m below the Bolderberg (towards St- Jobstraat near Hostellerie De Kluis because there is no sewerage in the immediate area) There are photovoltaic solar panels on the roof with a total capacity of 319 kWp The materials used have a good NIBE classification or a European Ecolabel such as FSC/PEFC (wood) which leads to a material saving of 24% compared to a traditional sloping roof this is due to the construction of the walls (with heraclite plates fiber cement plates and EPDM) and the roof construction of deeply profiled roof plates filled with rock wool Committente: VZW sportcomplex Vlaanderen & Heusden-Zolder Progettisti: B-juxta (Team: Katrien Houben Budget: 23,1 milioni di euro (IVA esclusa) Privacy policy Italy takes a pair of podium spots with Mattia Cattaneo in third Switzerland's Stefan Küng finished just shy of 10 seconds slower to take the silver medal while Mattia Cattaneo was a surprising third It was a tight race between the 2021 European Champion Küng and the 2018 under-23 European Champion Affini with Küng going out harder in the first 10 kilometres The Swiss rider was quickest at that first check Affini had picked up his pace considerably while Küng was more steady and came through the check 0.62 seconds slower than Affini Küng rallied and clawed back a few seconds but it wasn't enough He came in 9.59 slower than the Italian's time Affini is the first Italian winner of the European men's time trial which was added to the UEC's programme in 2016 and it was an emotional moment for the 28-year-old who received a congratulatory phone call from compatriot Filippo Ganna after the finish "I don't know what to say," Affini said fighting back tears The last three weeks have been a difficult Vuelta for me One of the most difficult Grand Tours ever for me but I felt like I lacked the power to achieve a good result I'm trying to enjoy it as much as possible I can achieve another good result with my national team." The European Championships continue on Thursday with the team time trial mixed relay she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track Laura has a passion for all three disciplines When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads UCI governance and performing data analysis Mads Pedersen competes during the elite men's road race at the 2024 UEC Road European Championships(Image credit: Getty Images)Mathieu Van Der Poel competes during the elite men's road race at the 2024 UEC Road European Championships(Image credit: Getty Images) Matteo Trentin competes during the elite men's road race at the 2024 UEC Road European Championships(Image credit: Getty Images) Belgium had opted for an unusual two-sprinter team tactic, with Merlier and Jasper Philipsen given the freedom to ride their own sprint Philipsen managed to take the best line along the barriers but Merlier had far more speed and came along the outside. He soon got ahead of his rivals in sight of the line and had time to celebrate as Olav Kooij (Netherlands) took second and Madis Mihkels (Estonia) beat Philipsen to take third Italy had controlled the attacks by Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands) and Mads Pedersen (Denmark) during the 222km race and even led out the sprint only to be swamped in the final five hundred metres Jonathan Milan struggled in the fight for the wheels and only finished 13th Merlier took his 14th and arguably the biggest win of the 2024 season He celebrated with his family and young son He admitted that he lost his chain with three hundred metres to go but recovered in time to launch his winning sprint "My chain came off with three hundred metres to go and I thought it was over found a gap and came out of the bunch at the right moment." Merlier confirmed that Belgium had a two-sprinter strategy because he was confident he could win "I asked to be in the race because I believed I could win the championship after twice being the Belgian national champion I had two hard crashes in the last two weeks but I kept believing." The riders signed on under a timid Belgian September sun The sprinters were the happiest about the conditions sensing their chances of a bunch sprint had increased but they also feared that the climbs and cobbles of the 222.7km race around the Limburg lanes could shake up the race The riders rolled out of the shadows of the Heusden-Zolder velodrome at speed Nils Brun (Switzerland) and Félix Ritzinger (Austria) soon forming the early break France put Rémi Cavagna on the front to chase and Le Berre was soon ordered to sit on with Oliveira shouting to Le Berre to drop back and other riders trying to gap him The four plus Le Berre pushed on on the short laps of Hasselt but so did the peloton with other nations putting a rider on the front to ensure the break never gained more than two minutes The work of Cavagna reduced the gap to a minute as the attackers started the Printhagendreef cobbles The Op de Kriezel cobbles came soon after and had more of an effect Ritzinger was dropped from the attack as Le Burre and France changed their tactics deciding to ride and force other teams to chase the race twisted again and the final opened up early when Mathieu van der Poel made his first move He surged away on an exposed sector and suddenly it was 'race on!' Matteo Trentin joined him to defend Italy's interests as did other riders and Dutch teammate Mike Teunissen They soon caught the break but the peloton soon caught them to bring the race back together trying to make for a hard race but he was marked each time as the riders covered the first of three rolling and cobbled circuits van der Poel went again and was again marked by Trentin Tim Merlier had to chase after a puncture and roadside wheel change a quality group of chasers joined the van der Poel group to form a dangerous attack Kasper Asgreen and Bjerg were there with Pedersen and so they drove the pace as the hilly circuit and cobbles inspired real Classics racing Teunissen accelerated from the attack and Pedersen and Trentin joined him Van der Poel wanted to be part of the action but missed the move The race came back together once again and Italy tried to control the peloton but more attacks came on the Op de Kriezel cobbled sector as the riders began the last lap of the circuit in south Limburg Pedersen made another attack to try to split the peloton Van der Poel jumped in with him again and so did Christophe Laporte of France and Danny van Poppel of the Netherlands They did not want to wait for a sprint finish Eduardo Affini used his time trial skills and domestique's speed to chase calling for Germany and Belgium to help him There was suddenly only 50 km to race and only 50 or so riders in the peloton due to the intense and fast racing In the attack were Mathieu van der Poel and Danny van Poppel (Netherlands) Jonas Rutsch (Germany) and Arthur Kluckers (Luxembourg) They gave their all but Italy and Belgium combined to drive the chase with France and the Netherlands sitting in their wheels The break and the peloton powered over the Kolmontberg and Zammelenberg climbs with Affini and Maestri pulling for Italy and Teuns and Laurenz Rez for Belgium A crash split the peloton just before the Printhagendreef cobbled sector but the catch finally came with 26km to go the chances of a high-speed sprint finish becoming more certain the Italian team took control of the peloton to set the pace and dissuade other attacks on the ride to the finish only Mosca absent after working a lot earlier in the race also waiting for a sprint finish were Olav Kooij (Netherlands) Jasper Philipsen (Belgium) and Tim Merlier (Belgium) in the 53-rider group The riders passed through the finish with 14.2km to go with Germany and France moving up to the front There was a moment of calm before the sprint Kasper Asgreen tried a solo attack and the Dane was allowed to hang out front only to be swept up with five kilometres to go Søren Kragh Andersen then tried again for Denmark but Italy and especially Affini quickly chased him down Italy led out the sprint but seemed to lack a final acceleration The Dutch train moved up to position Kooj with two kilometres to go on a wide section of road Matteo Trentin led into the final kilometre and then Mattia Cattaneo took over in the final kilometre but the Italians were suddenly swamped before Simone Consonni could drag Milan clear for a run to the line Philipsen surged along the barriers and looked in the perfect position to win Yet he lacked power and his Belgian rival Merlier surged past on the outside to win the sprint and so take the European title and pull on the distinctive European champion's jersey Results powered by FirstCycling Stephen FarrandSocial Links NavigationHead of NewsStephen is one of the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team having reported on professional cycling since 1994 He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022 before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters Dutch rider beats Bräutigam and Dubcova in sprint finish Christina Schweinberger third in 31.2km race against the clock from Heusden-Zolder to Hasselt Lotte Kopecky wins elite women's time trial at the UEC Road European Championships(Image credit: Getty Images)Anna Kiesenhofer competes during the elite women's time trial at the 2024 UEC Road Cycling European Championships (Image credit: Getty Images) The reigning Belgian time trial champion completed the 31.2km course in a time of 39 minutes at an average speed of 47.984kph to claim her first-ever European title Van Dijk took the silver medal at a deficit of 44 seconds, while Christina Schweinberger (Austria) rounded out the podium with bronze a further 19 seconds back I have to thank my coach who drew up a pace plan at the Olympic Games and here,” Kopecky said after her win so it was a very nice time trial where I could ride the power that was set “I gained time at every intermediate point so that was good for the morale along the way The decisive part was definitely between 10 and 15km with a headwind You could make a big difference there.” Norway’s Katrine Aalerud was the quickest of the early runners recording a time of 40:25 to take over the hot seat from Mieke Kröger (Germany) by 24 seconds She’d only last in the provisional lead for a matter of minutes with Van Dijk coming through to set the quickest time at both checkpoints and the finish The Dutchwoman was the 15th starter of 27 competitors and had won the title four times in a row between 2016 and 2019 Her time held strong as the next several riders and Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (Poland) crossed the line Vittoria Guazzini (Italy) was the sixth-last woman to finish taking over second place in the process with a time of 40:10 but she wouldn’t stay on the podium as the late runners came to the line Kopecky’s time at the first checkpoint – 13:25 – was three seconds up on Van Dijk an advantage she extended to 15 seconds at the second checkpoint she had added 29 seconds to that lead to take over the hot seat Only Riejanne Markus (Netherlands) and Schweinberger remained out on the course by that point though both lagged over a minute behind Kopecky Markus’ time of 40:06 saw her briefly take over the bronze medal position before Schweinberger raced home just two seconds up to secure the final spot on the podium behind Kopecky and Van Dijk Dani has reported from the world's top races She has interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars and her favourite races are the Giro d'Italia Dutch squad beats Germany and Norway to win as Belgium finish fourth Roos Müller and Michiel Mouris combined to win The six-rider squad averaged 48.001kph over the 52.4km course to Hasselt beating out Germany by 13 seconds for the nation's fifth medal of the Championships Norway rounded out the medal positions in bronze 23 seconds down while the home squad of Belgium finished fourth at 46 seconds Norwegian part of three-rider long-range attack that stays clear Viktória Chladoňová takes the bronze in 13.3km race Results powered by FirstCycling Germany takes silver while Belgium debuts on podium with bronze Italy reclaimed the European title in the team time trial mixed relay at the UEC European Road Championships in Limburg on Thursday who beat Italy to the title in 2023 did not enter a team in the race The victory marks Italy's second victory in the mixed relay since the event debuted in the European Championships in 2019 and Mirco Maestri were second to Germany at the changeover after 28.3km but the trio of women Elena Cecchini pulled out a 17-second victory over the German team of Nils Politt For the first time in European TTT history and Victor Vercouillie pulled out a 27-second lead over the Polish squad in their laps and Jesse Vandenbulcke held off the Poles by 16 seconds to win the bronze Only six nations entered teams in the event and Agnieszka Skalniak-Sojka taking fourth Tetiana Yashchenko) were fifth and Bulgaria (Martin Papanov The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox! Cyclingnews is the world's leader in English-language coverage of professional cycling Started in 1995 by University of Newcastle professor Bill Mitchell the site was one of the first to provide breaking news and results over the internet in English The site was purchased by Knapp Communications in 1999 and owner Gerard Knapp built it into the definitive voice of pro cycling major publishing house Future PLC has owned the site and expanded it to include top features The site continues to be the most comprehensive and authoritative English voice in professional cycling beating Söderqvist and Mouris on home ground Alec Segaert (Belgium) once again won the U23 men's European time trial title (Image credit: Getty Images)The final podium – Segaert and Mouris(Image credit: Getty Images)Segaert finishes his winning effort in Hasselt(Image credit: Getty Images)Söderqvist took second place(Image credit: Getty Images)Wessel Mouris rounded out the podium(Image credit: Getty Images)Alec Segaert successfully defended his European U23 men's time trial title on home ground in Hasselt The 21-year-old Belgian tackled the 31.3km course in a time of 35:06 to retake the gold medal he won in the Dutch town of Emmen last year He beat out Sweden's Jakob Söderqvist by 31 seconds while Dutchman Wessel Mouris – the older brother of newly crowned junior European time trial champion Michiel – claimed bronze a further four seconds back who this year turned professional with Lotto-Dstny can add his victory here to a plethora of time trial wins at junior and U23 level He has now won the European U23 time trial three times in a row having won the junior title back in 2021.  beating Magnus Sheffield in the time trial at the Renewi Tour Scarlett Souren takes second as Eleonora Gasparrini rounds out the podium for Italy sprinting to victory from a full peloton in Hasselt The 22-year-old scored the Netherlands' third gold medal of the week after a perfect run-in to the line for her and her team Her Dutch teammate and lead-out woman Scarlett Souren finished off a one-two in second place.  Eleonora Gasparrini finished third to take bronze – Italy's fourth medal of the Championships Van Rooijen's win came after her Dutch squad had controlled the final kilometres of the 101km race run over flat roads between Heusden-Zolder and Hasselt which also included Ilse Pluimers and Nienke Vinke shut down attempted late attacks by several Italian riders as well as Julia Kopecky (Czechia) and Wilma Aintila (Finland) to ensure a bunch sprint finish Belgium had attempted several moves to send riders clear once the early break of Mikka Holm (Denmark) and Nela Slanikova (Czechia) had been reeled in though no big names managed to slip clear and disrupt the sprint As the race hit the final of the local laps around Hasselt some 14km out a crash took several riders out of contention Finnish sprint hope and newly crowned U23 time trial champion Anniina Ahtosalo was among them with the 21-year-old eventually rolling home in 74th place at 1:42 down keeping the lead group together for the finishing sprint where Souren delivered a textbook lead out for her trade teammate Van Rooijen staying close to take silver as Van Rooijen sped ahead to the blue-striped jersey of European U23 champion Dutch junior TT champion beats Belgian Jasper Schoofs and German Paul Fietzke who holds the Dutch junior men's time trial title claimed the victory by seven seconds on the flat 31.2km course between Heusden-Zolder and Hasselt 60 riders took on the race with Belgian racer Jasper Schoofs finishing second for the silver medal Paul Fietzke of Germany took third place at 24 seconds down having edged out Czech rider Pavel Sumpik by just three seconds Netherlands sprinters beats Elisa Balsamo and Daria Pikulik after controlled race The 2024 European Championship women's podium (l-r) Elisa Balsamo (Italy Daria Pikulik (Poland) (Image credit: Getty Images)Lorena Wiebes will wear the distinctive European champion's jersey for another year(Image credit: Getty Images)Lorena Wiebes (Netherlands) followed a powerful Dutch lead-out surfed the wheels to perfection and then surged away to win the elite women's road race title at the UEC Road European Championships in Limburg The Dutch team led the field into the final flat kilometres of the 162km race from Heusden-Zolder to Hasselt at speeds reaching more than 53km/h.  Although France and Italy challenged the Netherlands with their own lead-outs jumped on the Italian train and then launched the fastest sprint to the line third-placed Daria Pikulik (Poland) and fourth-place Clara Copponi (France) by several bike lengths Wiebes' victory marks the sixth consecutive win for the Netherlands in the elite women's EUC road race only beaten by Italy's Marta Bastianelli in the 2018 edition The elite women's field faced a 162 km hilly road race from Heusden-Zolder to Hasselt The peloton passed through the finish line for the first time just 27km into the race and then embarked on opening short circuits a large loop and finishing circuits in Hasselt There were six cobbled sectors on the course that added to the dynamics of the race along with four categorised ascents: Kolmontberg (700m at 4.4%) and Zammelenberg (800m at 3.8%) which were tackled a second time on the final lap of the large circuit before entering the Hasselt finish circuits mechanicals and a flurry of attacks as the peloton departed from Heusden-Zolder but the field remained intact as they entered the first cobbled sectors of the race The Dutch team with defending champion Mischa Bredewold managed the pace at the front of the field but after multiple attacks from riders on the Belgian and Spanish teams and then a countermove from Nikola Nosková (Czech Republic) the field split with roughly 50 riders in the front group Mireia Benito (Spain) was the first rider to gain any significant time on the peloton pushing her lead out to 20 seconds ahead of the back-to-back climb over the Kolmontbberg and Zammelenberg on the first large circuit Benito crested the two climbs and maintained a gap of 25 seconds over the peloton while Jade Wiel (France) attempted to bridge across to the solo breakaway rider Wiel's efforts to bridge across were short lived however and both she and Benito's time out front came to an end as the race reached the Op de Kriezel cobblestone sector with 58 km to go Loes Adegeest and Thatlita de Jong formed a new five-rider move but that too was short lived and the reduced field was back together on the second large circuit ahead of the Kolmontbberg and Zammelenberg Another series of attacks came from riders from the Netherlands but Sara Martin (Spain) was the only rider to successfully open a gap inside 30km to go As the Spanish rider pushed her lead out to 20 seconds Germany's Lea Lin Teutenberg and then her teammate Lippert gave chase followed by Nina Berton (Luxembourg) and Marion Norbert (Belgium) but none were strong enough to make it across the gap Martin's gap increased to nearly 30 seconds as she raced through the finish line at the start of the last 15 km circuit But the eight-rider Dutch team pulled to the front of the peloton slashing the gap in half on the flat circuit The Dutch riders led the field into the final kilometres of the race with a lead-out that hit speeds of over 53 km/h They  were eventually challenged by the French and Italian teams inside the last kilometre and the sprint became chaotic as Italy surged on the left.  Wiebes lost her lead out but wisely got on the Italian train and then kicked at the same as Balsamo with two hundred metres to go She was significantly faster than Balsamo and anyone else taking the sixth consecutive elite women's road race title for the Netherlands.  Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006 Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023 Event Website | Rider Information | Live Timing We recap the latest in American bike racing from the past three weeks (December 16 - January 8) (December 23) – In a race that kicked off a busy holiday week, national champion Clara Honsinger(EF Education-TIBCO-SVB) placed 8th in the elite women’s race while David Thompson (Finkraft Junior Cycling) took 10th in men’s juniors in Mol Complete results here (December 26) – Clara Honsinger (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB) placed 6th and U23 National Champion Madigan Munro (Trek Factory Racing) placed 12th in the women’s elite race in Gavere Complete results here (December 27) – American cyclists packed the top-10 in a tight men’s junior race at Heusden-Zolder, with Daniel English (Bear CX) placing 4th, Andrew (AJ) August (Finkraft Junior Cycling) coming in 5th, and Magnus White (Boulder Junior Cycling) and David Thompson (Finkraft Junior Cycling) placing 7th and 8th Complete results here (December 28) – Clara Honsinger (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB) placed 16th in the elite women’s race and Eric Brunner (Blue Competition Cycles p/b Build) was 21st among elite men in the 6th race of the 8-race Superprestige series Complete results here (December 30) – Magnus White (Boulder Junior Cycling) placed 6th and David Thompson (Finkraft Junior Cycling) was 7th at the last pro CX race of 2022 Madigan Munro(Trek Factory Racing) placed 11th missing out on a top-10 placing by a second Complete results here (January 1) – Clara Honsinger (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB) took her third top-10 spot in a week placing 6th in the elite women’s race on New Year’s Day in Belgium followed by Madigan Munro(Trek Factory Racing) who placed 10th with Vida Lopez de San Roman (Bear National Team) earning a spot on the podium (3rd) followed by junior national champion Kaya Musgrave (Bear CX) Daniel English (Bear CX) led the way on the junior men’s side followed by Miles Mattern (CX Hairs Devo/Trek) Complete results here (January 3) – Vida Lopez de San Roman (Bear National Team) and Kaya Musgrave (Bear CX) captured top-10 spots on the women’s junior side for the second time in three days placing 5th and 9thin round 4 of the X20 Trofee series Ian Brown (Bear CX) placed 5th in the junior men’s race Complete results here (January 5) – In round 4 of the X20 Trofee series Americans packed the top-10 in men’s juniors led by David Thompson’s (Finkraft Junior Cycling) podium spot (3rd) He was followed by Andrew (AJ) August (Finkraft Junior Cycling) 5th and Miles Mattern (CX Hairs Devo/Trek) rounding things out in 10th Complete results here (January 7) – Haylee Johnson (Finkraft Junior Cycling Team) captured a podium spot in the junior women’s race, placing 3rd at round 7 of the Superprestige CX series. She was followed by Elsa Westenfelder (Team Stampede) in 8th National Champion Curtis White (Steve Tilford Foundation) Complete results here (January 8) – At the UCI’s first World Cup CX race of the new year Vida Lopez de San Roman(Bear National Team) placed 9th and Samantha Scott (CompEdge Racing) took 10th in the junior women’s race it was their third top-10 placing in a week Q&A With 2022 Junior Coach of the Year Recognized by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and the Union Cycliste Internationale USA Cycling is the official governing body for all disciplines of competitive cycling in the United States View Children's Online Privacy Protection Policy Belgian clips away from Iserbyt on final lap as Nieuwenhuis scores another podium Wout van Aert takes the win in Heusden-Zolder(Image credit: Getty Images)Wout van Aert(Image credit: Getty Images)Iserbyt congratulates Van Aert(Image credit: Getty Images)Tibor Del Grosso impressed in the early laps(Image credit: Getty Images)Eli Iserbyt loses touch with Van Aert(Image credit: Getty Images)Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) claimed his fifth career victory in the Heusden-Zolder round of the Superprestige riding away from Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) on the final lap Joris Nieuwenhuis (Baloise Trek) filled out the podium It is an intense course with a lot of steep climbs I'll try to recover for two days now so that I can take on Pidcock and Van der Poel on Saturday." Damp conditions packed the sand down and the lack of deep mud on the course led to a very fast Superprestige round in Heusden-Zolder In the absence of Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) who took a day off after dominating the World Cup in Gavere Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) was the top favourite Kevin Kuhn (Circus-Reuz-Technord) rocketed off the start line to claim the holeshot drawing out under-23 rider Tibor del Grosso (Alpecin-Deceuninck) but soon the big names came to the fore with Joris Nieuwenhuis (Baloise Trek) taking over midway into the opening lap Van Aert started in a more relaxed fashion Niels Vandeputte (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Kuhn in a 13-rider leading group heading early in lap 2 Van Aert led the reduced group into lap 3 with Ward Huybs (Baloise Trek) Nieuwenhuis and Del Grosso the only riders holding his pace Del Grosso put in a surprisingly confident ride pushing the pace on the fourth lap and forcing Iserbyt and Van Aert to chase it was Iserbyt pushing the pace and Van Aert found himself caught behind Joran Wyseure (Crelan-Corendon) and four seconds back but soon the seven leading riders came back together Van Aert finally came to the fore on lap five after a mistake from Iserbyt drawing out Del Grosso and opening a gap but he didn't seem ready to push the pace He came to the line at the start of lap six with four companions - Vandeputte and Del Grosso but the ease in pace allowed Wyseure and Huybs to rejoin Van Aert finally put the pedal to the metal heading into the penultimate lap and leaving the rest of the group six seconds down Iserbyt tried to match the Jumbo-Visma rider but on the final lap Results powered by FirstCycling World champion outsprints Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado after gripping duel Van Empel had to fight hard for her victory recovering from a mid-race crash and then withstanding some fierce attacking from Alvarado on the final lap The race pitted the world champion’s power against Alvarado’s technical skills and the contest was too close to call for much of the finale once Van Empel resisted Alvarado’s last onslaught the direction of travel finally looked clear but she was unable to match Van Empel’s turn of speed "I was really keen to be good here," Van Empel said afterwards.  Inge van der Heijden (Crelan-Corendon) produced a fine performance pressing clear of the chasers midway through the race and coming home third on the day while Sanne Cant (Fenix–Deceuninck) took fourth at 40 seconds Marie Schreiber (SD Worx) was quickest off the mark at the start racing to the front and stretching out the field on the flat and fast opening section She was soon joined by Superprestige leader Annemarie Worst (777) Van Empel was already beginning to run through her repertoire and it looked as though the world champion was eager to make a statement after her missing out in Gavere 24 hours earlier and the Dutchwoman came to the fore on the second lap launching an acceleration that saw Worst and Schreiber lose contact with the front group and the remainder of the race would be a thrilling duel between the front two who both enjoyed periods of supremacy without ever distancing the other when Van Empel opened a lead on Alvarado on the steepest climb and then tried to press home her advantage on the technical It was almost her undoing: Van Empel crashed on the descent falling on the same knee she injured the previous afternoon while Alvarado cruised past to open a six-second lead by the end of the lap “I fell off my bike with all my weight and landed on my knee I thought for a moment: shit,” Van Empel said “But you might as well get back up and luckily you can’t give Ceylin too much space diligently closed the gap again on lap four and she again proceeded to pile the pressure on Alvarado in the same point on the course while Van Empel was understandably cautious on the descent Van Empel pressed again but Alvarado was already clawing her way back on even before the world champion was stalled by lapped riders The pair took the bell with a winning lead and they slowed as they prepared for the final onslaught Alvarado looked the sharper on the final lap trying repeatedly to open a gap over Van Empel but once the world champion survived the last climb and descent the balance tipped decisively in her favour and she was a comfortable winner in the two-up sprint Van der Heijden was the best of the rest ahead of Cant Kristýna Zemanová (Brilon Racing Team) also impressed among the chasers in the middle portion of the race which means her overall lead in the Superprestige series is cut to just one point ahead of Alvarado with two rounds remaining Alvarado will sense a chance to move into the lead as soon as Thursday when the series resumes in Diegem The dates displayed for an article provide information on when various publication milestones were reached at the journal that has published the article activities on preceding journals at which the article was previously under consideration are not shown (for instance submission All content on this site: Copyright © 2025 Elsevier B.V. Celebrity manager jailed over Gezi Park protests to appear in court on July 7 Turkish ministries block investigation into bureaucrats over deadly hotel fire PKK to soon convene to formalize laying down of arms without Öcalan at the helm: report Turkish main opposition leader attacked after attending politician’s funeral in İstanbul Whistleblower murdered in Netherlands repeatedly told authorities he feared for his life: report 2 executives from Turkey’s top business group face new charges over gov’t criticism Turkey’s annual inflation eases to 37.9 percent Turkey detains 12 in stock market manipulation probe Turkish Airlines posts $47 million first-quarter loss despite revenue growth Turkey starts importing Russian anchovies despite being major global exporter It is with great sadness that the International Korfball Federation has learnt of the passing of Mr Ate van Heusden Ate van Heusden had been involved with the international development of korfball over many years he got involved as the husband of Tineke van Heusden who supported the development of korfball outside of Europe (the “A-continents” as it was called at that time Ate was very active in his club PSV Eindhoven and within the club he supported many international initiatives for many years linked with a close relationship with Chinese Taipei Ate participated as a creative thinker in multiple IKF initiatives including participation at the IKF Congress he was a co-founder of the “Korfball Foundation Netherlands – Morocco” and has been one of the driving forces behind the establishment of the Moroccon Korfball Federation IKF President Jan Fransoo: “We will remember Ate for his endless creativity and energy always seeing opportunities on the bright side of life We wish his wife Tineke and his children Bart and Nienke lots of strength with carrying this loss.” Feature Films Database Southern Mediterranean films database Scriptwriters European Film Schools Production Companies Distributors International Sales Submit a Film Industry Reports Co-Production Podcast Online Screenwriting Training Course Guided Course for Feature Film Writing Script Analysis Analysis of the potential of your series Cineuropa's Training Catalogue Film Festival Photographs Newsletter Photogalleries EUFCN Location Award Euro Film Fest 27 Times Cinema GoCritic! Advertise on Cineuropa Logos and Banners BLACK NIGHTS 2023 Competition by Davide Abbatescianni 14/11/2023 - Jaap van Heusden’s latest feature is a gripping psychological drama about a priest seeking the truth behind a mysterious Crying Madonna One of the features celebrating its international premiere in competition at this year’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival is Jaap van Heusden’s The Man from Rome [+see also: interview: Jaap van Heusden and Rogier…film profile] The picture opens on an intriguing premise: we follow Father Filippo (Michele Riondino) a troubled man who lives with great passion and turmoil his inner conflict between faith and science he is tasked to find out lies and schemes behind many alleged miracles we see the man travelling to a small village in Limburg where four years before a tragic school shooting left a trail of blood and an apparently irreversible sense of doom and hopelessness among the villagers Things seem to change for the better when the statue of a Madonna belonging to a woman and her daughter Térèse (a young girl who survived the attack but became mute as a result begins crying and returns faith to the community Riondino nails his portrayal of a forty-something priest who like a modern-day crusader and a sceptical Saint Thomas seeks the truth and is aware of the sacred mission he needs to accomplish whose voice is at times slightly “chanted.” It’s an interesting trait and makes him quite credible despite his unusual good looks for a young clergyman the cryptic character played by Emma Bading ends up being a powerful presence crucial to the development of the story and able to keep the viewers hooked the script (penned by the helmer in tandem with Rogier de Blok) boasts a good balance between the urge to advance the plot at an adequately fast pace and the need to leave some things unsaid with the sombre score courtesy of Minco Eggersman and the cinematography by Melle Van Essen standouts The flashback scenes depicting the tragic day of the mass murder are exceptionally well crafted enriched by an effective use of slow motion and a very light colour palette The closing of the narrative arc is ambiguous yet surprising The Man from Rome is an intense journey about faith Even though these themes have been thoroughly explored in the past and are not dazzling with originality in Jaap van Heusden’s fourth feature they are treated in a fresh meticulous fashion through the unique lens of a small Dutch village The Man from Rome is produced by IJSwater Films (Netherlands), and co-produced by Fiction Park (Germany) and Evangelische Omroep (the Netherlands). Gusto Entertainment is in charge of the film’s Dutch distribution Please subscribe to our newsletter to receive more stories like this directly in your inbox "With so much bullshit flooding in, you can't operate a society or a democracy if nobody knows what to believe in" The Dutch filmmakers discuss their film centred on a priest, a modern-day crusader on a quest to save mankind from darkness   Jaap van Heusden’s latest feature is a gripping psychological drama about a priest seeking the truth behind a mysterious Crying Madonna   14/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition This year’s programme includes 13 world and 7 international premieres, with new pictures from the likes of Călin Peter Netzer, Vanesa Filho, Emma Dante and Manuel Martín Cuenca   13/10/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition The agency’s contributions are estimated to generate over €43.7 million in production expenses in the Netherlands   21/07/2021 | Production | Funding | Netherlands 02/05/2025goEast 2025 Review: My Magical World 30/04/2025Films / Reviews – Italy Review: San Damiano 30/04/2025Hot Docs 2025 Review: King Matt the First 29/04/2025Films / Reviews – Italy Review: Storia di una notte 29/04/2025Films / Reviews – Peru/Spain Review: Kayara. 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Cineuropa will continue to keep its readers up to date with the latest news and market insights, covering the buzziest events, including Cannes, Kraków, Karlovy Vary, Tribeca, Hot Docs, Annecy, Brussels, Munich and many others Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 02/05/2025Slovak crime-thriller Černák becomes the highest-grossing film in domestic cinemasThe second film in the saga about a local mafia boss, directed by Jakub Króner, outgrossed its first part, which dominated Slovak cinemas last year Animation – 30/04/2025Mirko Goran Marijanac • Media sales executive, DeAPlaneta EntertainmentDuring our chat, the exec shared key insights from this year’s Cartoon Next and touched on the current climate for the animation sector Jaśmina Wójcik • Director of King Matt the First The Polish director discusses her approach to taking on a 1920s children’s literary classic in an unexpected way Želimir Žilnik • Director of Eighty Plus The Serbian director discusses his deep suspicion of ideologies in relation to his irresistibly charming latest feature, which follows a man whose life spans three political systems Paulina Jaroszewicz • Distribution and marketing manager, New Horizons Association Cineuropa sat down with the Polish distributor to discuss her company’s strategy as well as the connection between its distribution line-up and BNP Paribas New Horizons Festival’s programme Lorcan Finnegan • Director of The Surfer The Irish filmmaker discusses his mystery-thriller, how he created the character with Nicolas Cage and his approach to the use of colours in the film Privacy Policy The images used on this website have been provided by journalists and are believed to be free of rights if you are the owner of an image used on this website and believe that its use infringes on your copyright We will remove the image in question as soon as possible We have made reasonable efforts to ensure that all images used on this website are used legally and in accordance with copyright laws About us | Contact us | Logos and Banners Mission | Partners | Team | Donations | Terms and conditions Mathieu van der Poel pulls his foot out of the pedal in final sprint World Champion Tom Pidcock finishes fourth The pair of cyclo-cross Galácticos eased clear from a group of frontrunners on the very first lap of the nine-lap race They then proceeded to duke it out for the remaining eight laps one accelerating on one section before the other hit back later in the lap Van der Poel had tried a final last ditch attempt to distance the Belgian champion in a fast but rutted section in the second half of the course but van Aert clung to within a few bike lengths When the Dutchman slipped out on a corner and had to dismount it appeared his chances were scuppered but he remounted dug deep and the pair came into the tarmacked finishing straight together.  The drama was not over though as they sprinted van der Poel’s foot came out of his pedal to and van Aert cruised to victory Behind them World Champion Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) came home in fourth place.  He had been shuffled back in the pack at the start and had eventually mounted an effort to bridge to the leading pair but at the start of the eighth lap Pidcock had been caught by chasers Lars van der Haar (Baloise Trek Lions), the Dutch champion, and Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal). Pidcock and van der Haar distanced their rival Belgian and van der Haar beat Pidcock in the final sprint. It was enough for Dutchman van der Haar to take the top spot of the Superprestige series standings as his nearest challenger Laurens Sweeck (Crelan-Fristads) finished down in eighth. In the women’s race it was Ceylin Del Carmen Alvardo (Alpecin-Deceuninck) who accelerated away from Inge van der Heijden and Lucinda Brand on the fast but technical terrain. The Dutchwoman moved clear of her countrywomen when she used her punchy acceleration on a uphill section. After the race Alvardo had said shed struggled to get to the head of the field in the first couple of laps before hitting her stride. She added: “I think I was the strongest rider in the race, I had more power on the climbs and I could use that to get rid of Van der Heijden. And on the second try, it worked.” In winning she moved herself within three points of Superprestige series leader Denise Betsema, who came in fifth on the day. Thank you for reading 20 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1 *Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1 ​CategoriesCategoriesEnglishGENERALSix injured in Turkish-Kurdish riots in Limburg25 March 2024 Six people were injured in clashes between people of Kurdish and Turkish origin in Limburg on Sunday Police will increase surveillance at the site of the riots and at nearby schools and mosques in the coming weeks Five people were lightly injured and a sixth person suffered serious injuries One person was arrested and a crisis meeting was held on Monday in the municipality of Houthalen "This confrontation was triggered by a convoy of Kurds from Leuven heading towards Houthalen and Heusden displaying symbols that provoked discussions with people of Turkish origin," said Alain Yzermans "This led to the physical assault of a Turkish man The incident led to several confrontations that spread to the Houthalen and Heusden-Zolder area." a house where people of Kurdish origin went into hiding was targeted but there were also riots in the streets in several places Police forces were deployed en masse on Sunday to separate the fighting parties and calm the situation Police helicopters and water cannon were deployed "All the injured have already been discharged from hospital," said Yzermans a task force will be set up to further analyse facts "There were calls to come to Heusden-Zolder and Houthalen-Helchteren and these investigations can lead to prosecutions," Yzermans said the police will carry out increased surveillance near the targeted house mosques and during high-risk demonstrations The police will inform schools about the situation and We continue to call for dialogue and peace," Yzermans said the Kurdish freedom movement organised a demonstration at the European Parliament in Brussels in response to the riots They described the clashes as "organised violence" by the Turkish ultra-nationalist organisation Grey Wolves against the Kurdish community #FlandersNewsService | A protest by the Kurdish community in Brussels on Monday in response to the riots in Limburg on Sunday © BELGA PHOTO ERIC LALMAND Copy linkGet updates in your mailboxYour email addressSubscribeBy clicking "Subscribe" I confirm I have read and agree to the Privacy Policy rapid and high-quality information 24 hours a day from Belgium and abroad to all Belgian media not to mention entertainment and lifestyle our journalists and press photographers produce hundreds of photos and news stories Since the end of March 2022 English has been added as a language businesses and various organisations that need reliable information Belga News Agency also offers a comprehensive range of corporate services to meet all their communication needs www.belganewsagency.eu Tension remains high between members of the Turkish community and Kurds in the Limburg municipality of Heusden-Zolder. On Monday evening a German-registered car was brought to a halt and its driver dragged out of the vehicle and assaulted by several people. The police reacted swiftly and were able to prevent the situation from escalating further. The daily ‘Het Belang van Limburg’ reports that the incident happened on the Koolmijnlaan in Heusden-Zolder. Images of the incident (see video above) have been published on social media. They show the driver of a German-registered vehicle provoking passers-by by giving a hand signal that is associated with the Kurdish armed separatist group PKK. The driver of the vehicle was also driving in the wrong direction along a cycle lane. The car was eventually brought to a halt. The police say that the driver of the vehicle was then dragged out of his car and then physically assault by a large group of people. A crowd gathered quickly at the scene of the incident. However, the police response was also swift and a further escalation was averted. The Mayor of Heusden-Zolder Mario Borremans (local list) told VRT News that the driver of the car has been detained. "He is in custody and will be prosecuted for inciting hatred”.  ​CategoriesCategoriesEnglishSPORTSConstruction of new velodrome track starts in Flanders18 June 2022 In Heusden-Zolder the construction of the track of a new velodrome in Heusden-Zolder officially started on Saturday "The construction of the sports complex Sport Vlaanderen Heusden Zolder - Velodrome Limburg which in addition to the indoor cycling track of Olympic quality will also contain a gymnastics hall is perfectly on schedule to open its doors in the spring of 2023," says the press release by Sport Vlaanderen Flanders aims to host international cycling tournaments in the velodrome Flanders will soon be able to organise European and World Championships track cycling Both for recreational cycling and for our top athletes the new centre in Limburg means a big step forward." "Cycling is firmly anchored in our DNA The new velodrome will be a fantastic showcase for Flemish cycling" "It will also serve as a training centre that will guarantee a broader intake at the base The new centre is a big step forward for both recreational cycling and for our top athletes We are investing heavily in our sporting future." The complex will consist of more than 15,000 square metres of sports infrastructure The project costs 23 million euros and the opening is planned for spring 2023 one of whom seriously in rioting in the Limburg municipalities of Heusden-Zolder and Houthalen-Helcheren One person has been apprehended and is currently in custody The rioting broke out after a group of people of Turkish descent clashed with a group of Syrian Kurds The Kurds had celebrated the Persian feast of Newruz on Sunday After the festivities the Kurds drove in a convoy to Heusden-Zonder a Limburg municipality with a sizable number of residents that are of Turkish descent VRT News’ reporter Kerlijne Everaet says that the group drove around rather provocatively in an area of Heusden-Zonder that is has a large population of people of Turkish descent Alderman Alain Yzermans (socialist) told VRT News that "The news spread quickly on social media and “Various groups dispersed to several locations in Heusden-Zolder en Houthalen-Helchteren” More and more people came onto the streets and the situation degenerated into brawls between Kurds and Turks and several people were physically assaulted “These included officers from several local police services A helicopter was also deployed and a water canon was used to drive the two groups apart” Vicky Flossy of the CARMA Local Police Service told VRT News that "The police are currently examining CCTV images in an effort to identify additional suspects" Mr Flossy added that "At least 6 people were injured By 11pm the situation was back under control and there were no new incidents during the night The Mayor of Heusden-Zolder Mario Borremans (local list) Told VRT News that the local and federal police services continued to patrol the area during the night A crisis meeting to discuss Sunday evening’s events is taking place this morning Mayor Borremans says that the meeting will examine what further measures can be taken to ensure that the situation remains calm PRODUCTION Netherlands by Vitor Pinto 21/03/2016 - The cast includes Dutch actress Maria Kraakman and promising Romanian talent Bogdan Iancu Co-written by the director along with Jan Willem den Bok the film tells the story of forty-something Dutch flight attendant Lin and gets involved in a confusing mother/lover relationship with him alongside Gérard Depardieu and Harvey Keitel 02/05/2025Production / Funding – Italy 02/05/2025Production / Funding – Belgium 30/04/2025Production / Funding – Italy The final clapperboard slams on Il falsario, starring Pietro Castellitto 30/04/2025Production / Funding – UK/France/Germany Sally Potter’s Alma to star Pamela Anderson and Dakota Fanning 29/04/2025Production / Funding – Spain Claudia Pinto finishes filming Morir no siempre sale bien 29/04/2025Production / Funding – Latvia The National Film Centre of Latvia unveils the recipients of its latest round of funding Wout van Aert clinched his fifth career win at the Superprestige Heusden-Zolder prevailing in a thrilling duel with Eli Iserbyt of Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal…and he did it on a gravel bike Despite relentless pressure from the Superprestige leader during the last two laps Van Aert showcased his strength on the climbs and secured a narrow win on Wednesday — Team NLSportnieuwsNL (@nlsportnieuwsnl) December 27, 2023 As noted first by GCN the Jumbo-Visma athlete decided to swap his Cervélo R5-CX for the Aspero Although the two bikes are similar–there are some notable differences between the machines Review: Cervélo Áspero-5 The R5-CX has narrow seat stays that come together at the seat tube and top tube whereas the Aspero has much wider stays that attach lower on the seat tube The Aspero also has a thicker fork and can take tires of up to 40mm that is moot for ‘cross racing since the UCI max is 33 mm Superprestige Heusden-Zolder: Wout van Aert beats out Eli Iserbyt in hard-fought contest 🇧🇪 – Van Aert takes his fifth career win in Heusden-Zolder, as Iserbyt comes undone on the course’s final climbs. Check out our full race report! ⤵️https://t.co/rxr3GP0Kl6 pic.twitter.com/XNQEqxqGES — GCN Racing (@GcnRacing) December 27, 2023 enabling riders to have a more stretched-out position It’s not clear why van Aert decided to go with the Aspero Heusden-Zolder was not a muddy slog–rather so he may have wanted something more suitable for the parcours The Belgian previously race that Cervélo bike at the 2023 gravel worlds although crashes and flats ruined his chance for a win There aren’t that many races left for van Aert this ‘cross season He is doing a much shorter series of CX races this winer but it is a conscious choice to quickly make the transition to the road season and experience a quiet winter,” van Aert said in December “The world championships are again at the beginning of February I have already done the world championships-spring Classics combination If Belgian championships had been held closer to the Christmas period Get the digital edition of Canadian Cycling Magazine Conor Murphy (Caldwell Cycles) and Cameron Henry (Inspired Cycling) suffered multiple set-backs during their Telenet Superprestige debut in Heusden-Zolder today but the Irish teenagers showed great character in fighting on They were among seven Irish riders in action today including senior men’s and women’s Irish champions Dean Harvey (Trinity Racing) and Maria Larkin (Donkey Label) U23 international Travis Harkness (Scott Bright Motor Group) and former national elite champion a stand-out performer already this season who will ride an international road calendar next year was gridded at the back of the field in the junior men’s race as was his fellow international rider Henry And that meant both were really up against it from the start The size of their challenge was increased when they got caught behind a pile-up immediately after the start Murphy suffered a repeated problem with his chain coupled with trying to find their legs after their journey over to Belgium meant Murphy and Henry did well to finish on the same lap as race winner while Henry was 83rd at 7:32; both gaining invaluable experience on a racing trip organised and financially assisted by Cycling Ulster Harvey was in action a day after taking on the UCI World Cup race in Gavere where he placed 52nd in an event won by world champion Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) 🚴🏻‍♂️🏁 ¡Van Aert no falla y se lleva el Superprestige de Heusden-Zolder Pegó el hachazo a Eli Iserbyt en la vuelta final ante la ausencia de Van der Poel. pic.twitter.com/TkaoE8D2DO — Eurosport.es (@Eurosport_ES) December 27, 2023 Today’s men’s race in Heusden-Zolder – a UCI C1-ranked event – saw Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma) claim victory Doherty rode the elite women’s event Fem van Empel (Jumbo Visma); her 12th major victory of the season with Doherty just a few places behind her in 80th place The Irish riders will compete in Diegem tomorrow before rounding off their trip in Loenhout on Friday We’re determined to make stickybottle.com much better for your enjoyment So become a ‘Stickybottle Supporter’ now from just €5 per month We’ve grown our audience significantly in recent years but the advertising market has become harder and harder each year In order to survive and grow – and create much better content – we need to develop an income from our readers By signing up to become a ‘Stickybottle Supporter’ you’ll be helping to secure independent coverage of Irish cycling for years to come Every cent collected from readers will be used to directly fund content Sign Up and trills: “How are you today?”"},"children":[]}]},{"name":"paragraph","children":[{"name":"text","attributes":{"value":"My youngest daughter stares then she looks across the room to where a knight in full armour is engaging a table of children in a sword display."},"children":[]}]},{"name":"paragraph","children":[{"name":"text","attributes":{"value":"Such is life at Efteling the Netherlands’ enormous fairytale extravaganza where fantasy is to be imbibed with your daily bread the words “theme park” make you shudder or No singing rabbits or anthropomorphised deer No overly gendered or cutesy messages are rammed home refreshingly loyal to its traditional storytelling roots."}}]},{"name":"paragraph","children":[{"name":"text","children":[],"attributes":{"value":"This isn’t to say that there isn’t a commercial side: there is and The sun is out when we arrive and people are stolidly queueing for 45 minutes for the rides There are river-rapid boats that circle you round and roundwhile spraying you with water; 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a donkey that excretes silver coins at the press of a button so children can walk through Sleeping Beauty’s somnolent palace and gaze up at a sugary but lethal gingerbread house that just might swallow them up What baffles me most about Efteling is that I heard only one other British accent there It is a question that returns again and again as we venture farther into Brabant southernmost region of the Netherlands and the birthplace of Hieronymus Bosch and Vincent van Gogh A day or so later we are in the middle of Heusden On a map the town looks like a cartographer’s doodle trying in vain to keep out conquering armies all the while encountering barely another tourist It’s hard to imagine a more perfect place than Brabant for a family holiday Children are not natural flâneurs and in the face of a city amble tend to stage early mutinies My husband and I get our fix of urban wanderings plumblines of light reaching into the dark Need to knowMaggie O’Farrell was a guest of Efteling (efteling.com) and of the Noord-Brabant region (visitbrabant.com) How to get there DFDS (dfds.co.uk) charges from £40pp each way based on a car and four people travelling together from Newcastle to Amsterdam Where to stayA two-night stay in a six-person holiday house in Efteling Holiday Village Bosrijk costs from €690 (£590)