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Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience A Division of NBCUniversal DISCLAIMER: This site and the products offered are for entertainment purposes only and there is no gambling offered on this site This service is intended for adult audiences No guarantees are made for any specific outcome If you or someone you know has a gambling problem Try finding what you're looking for in our search box ...or hit the homepage for the latest news updates Tell us which broken link brought you here if you really think the page you were looking for should be here © 2025 SurferToday.com | All Rights Reserved Veerle is the second PSV Women's player, after Esmee Brugts, to be selected for the NXGN Goal describes her as follows: "At the age of 18 Veerle is already an impressive central defender with leadership qualities reads the game well and positions herself cleverly in defense calm under pressure and strong in the build-up."The Azerion Women's Eredivisie is well represented Daniela Galic (FC Twente) Lilly Yohannes (Ajax) and Toko Kaga (Feyenoord) are also included in the list Belgian actress and singer Veerle Baetens is a self-proclaimed open book she chose a story about someone who had closed themselves off from the world “I wanted to put a spotlight on someone’s loneliness and a microphone in front of this person’s silence I met people who have been silenced after having experienced certain events in life that have caused them pain and later on silence themselves as a sort of mechanism of defense This mechanism is sometimes very difficult to understand for outsiders I wanted to get closer to understanding people who have buried their pain deep inside of them where no one can see it and where it silently hollows them out,” says Baetens discover Baetens’ journey from acting to directing and why stories about quiet people need to be told now It is a universal story that can touch all kinds of people no matter what age (except young kids) or what their gender is her upbringing and experiences in the course of life that prevent her from blooming and becoming a “whole” person Because it’s a story about someone who can’t tell it herself because she’s been blown away by a screamingly loud society a society that often praises the strong and weakens the fragile Tell us an anecdote about casting or working with your actors When we were casting the young Tess (the sister of our main character one of the participants made a huge impression on us while she was auditioning for this role When the actress who plays young Eva had shot her last shot —which is also the last shot of the movie — she together with the adult Eva and the whole crew went dancing together in the fake snow to the song “Dancing On My Own” by Robyn It was a moment of great beauty and utter joy something I’d worked toward for such a long time making it possible for the actors to give the best of themselves supporting me in making a movie that hopefully will touch many hearts What was a big challenge you faced while making this film it being my first film and trying to have everyone on board But the biggest challenge for me was turning the book into a script trying to find out what exactly you want to talk about we managed to distill the elements needed to tell the story we wanted to tell I realized I was in the same shit all over again it only lasted for 9 months and not 6 years Tell us why and how you got into filmmaking I had to decide what I was going to study after finishing high school which is a film school for directors in Brussels Because I passed the entry exam for theater I worked on a television series as a writer and I felt the next step would be directing A producer with whom I worked a lot in the past offered me the book with the question of whether I wanted to turn it into a film I don’t know who was the most overconfident presenting my first long feature to the world for the first time I love digging deep in someone’s life that is not mine and social backgrounds that are not part of my life you do this research for every character and the whole community that brings them together It sometimes feels like anthropological research poured into a story Movies have the power to drag you away from everyday life What is something that all filmmakers should keep in mind in order to be better cinematic storytellers but I read The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini What’s your favorite film that has come from the Sundance Institute or Festival The 46th annual News & Documentary Emmys are just around the corner Sundance Institute–supported projects have gained impressive recognition The 85th annual Peabody Awards were a special moment for Sundance Institute–supported films with six powerful documentaries earning the prestigious award Paul Reubens appears in “Pee-wee as Himself,” an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Michael Ochs Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy© 2025 Sundance.org « Back The latest collaboration between Servier and the Saclay Research & Development Patient Board is the new podcast project with and for patients you can listen to Estelle Jobson and Veerle Aertsen’s stories Estelle and Veerle share two different stories they have had the opportunity to share their views on the value of integrating the patient voice into medical research “I feel like I can bring many different perspectives – of a patient as an expert in patient engagement… What’s more I can make the patient voice heard in many different contexts.” Listen to the podcast on your favorite platform here several Board members have agreed to share their individual experiences and Veerle tell us about their diagnosis and their daily battle with disease their worries and their hopes… but also offer practical advice and explain how research contributes to their story Discover a new episode of “The Patient Side of the Story” every two weeks on servier.com and patients-ensemble.fr as well as on Spotify The Servier Saclay Research & Development Patient Board has 18 patient members who represent ten different pathologies(1) It works closely with our R&D teams so that patients’ views are even more effectively integrated into the new medicine research and development process Janet West was diagnosed with tongue cancer and underwent an eleven-hour operation The first episode of “The Patient Side of the Story” tells her story and gives a strong Listen to Janet’s podcast on your favorite platform here 2: Linda Stone and Tamás Bercecky’s stories Although Linda Stone suffers from Sjögren’s syndrome and Tamás Bercecky was diagnosed HIV-positive and suffers from depression Listen to Linda and Tamás’ podcast on your favorite platform here we are convinced that involving patients in all stages of the medicine life cycle allows them to benefit from the best therapeutic solutions and suitable care over the course of their journey In order to respond effectively to their needs and those of their families their opinions and contributions must be valued We believe that their knowledge of diseases and treatments is essential to advancing research and innovation and improving therapeutic solutions and care (1) Patient volunteers who applied to EUPATI (European Patients’ Academy on Therapeutic Innovation) an innovative pan-European initiative involving 33 organizations led by the European Patients’ Forum with partners from patient associations as well as a number of European pharmaceutical companies Subscribe to email alerts to be informed each time a new article is published on the servier.com website By subscribing to email alerts, you agree to Servier's use of your personal data as described in the data protection policy Schrijf je in op onze nieuwsbrief Veerle Duflou graduated as a classical pianist the year the Berlin Wall fell She then retrained as a conference interpreter and combined making music with freelance interpreting and teaching at UGent's interpreting school after summer academies with Wederik De Backer and Frederik De Clercq she has been studying Sound Design at KASKA-DKO 2024 saw the release of the 5-part podcast series Stoffelijk which she co-created with Wederik De Backer (with music by Frederik De Clercq) Stoffelijk is about what happens to bodies donated to science Veerle wants to know what happens to those bodies She goes to the Antwerp University anatomy lab and follows the people to whom these bodies end up Een project van Journalismfund Europe vzw Contact Vlaamse Vereniging van Journalisten VVOJ  deBuren The 18-year-old centre-back joins the Blues on a four-year deal following impressive performances for PSV in the Vrouwen Eredivisie and Cup last season where she made 14 appearances across both competitions she said: ‘This is the perfect step for my career Chelsea’s vision for my development aligns perfectly with my own and I’m excited to take the next step with Chelsea's support ‘Chelsea is a top club and the reigning champion of England I feel honoured that such a big club has come forward at this stage continuing to develop at the highest level in the Netherlands.’ General manager Paul Green added: ‘We’re really pleased to bring Veerle to the club ‘She is a left-sided centre-back that we have watched come through the ranks at PSV and the young Dutch national teams She did well last season coming into the PSV first team and indeed earning her first senior national team call-up ‘We look forward to seeing her do well again for PSV this season and continuing her development.’ Buurman’s form at club level recently earned her maiden call-ups to the Netherlands’ senior team during the group stages of the European Championship qualifiers Those inclusions follow the success the young defender has had on the international stage at youth level having been a standout performer at the U-17s and U-19s European Championships She is currently representing the Netherlands at the U-20s World Cup in Colombia where she has scored two goals and helped her country reach the quarter-finals where they will play the hosts this Sunday Everyone at Chelsea would like to welcome Veerle to the club and we wish her well during her time on loan at PSV this season Veerle De Laet has been named executive director of AUC Press the leading English-language publisher in the Middle East.  De Laet served as managing director and publisher at Leuven University Press in Leuven “AUC Press is a great publishing house with a long history excellent reputation and appealing international setting,” De Laet said “Joining was a clear next step in my publishing career.” Belgium native is optimistic about living and working in the heart of Egypt’s capital “Coming here is a huge adventure,” she said “This is my first time in Egypt and in the Middle East I trust that I will find my way here and that it will be a very positive experience.” News@AUC sat down with De Laet to learn more about her background and interests Tell us about your career experience before joining AUC Press I have a background as a cultural historian and started my professional career as a researcher I entered the world of academic publishing first as an acquisitions editor then as a managing director and publisher.  What do you enjoy most about working in academic publishing As a former researcher who is now advancing the research of others it is fulfilling to publish new insights and knowledge to a larger audience I also enjoy the teamwork aspect of academic publishing; it’s something you don't do on your own The work is also intellectually fulfilling I couldn't work in a publishing house in which decisions are mainly made on commercial motives or arguments The mission-driven aspect of the publishing program is very dear to me What will your day-to-day look like at AUC Press My role is to oversee all operations at the press involved in advancing its publishing program Navigating the constantly evolving world of academic publishing is also an essential part of my work it is thanks to the many departments within the press staffed with qualified experts What are your priorities in the coming year My very first priority is getting acquainted Then I will work to expand collections lists; add new fields of research book series and publishing programs; and explore different formats like digital publishing and open-access publishing This is something I’m quite experienced with and I think it will be a relevant addition to what AUC Press is already doing I am looking forward to reading Middle Eastern authors I recently bought a collection of short stories by Yusuf Idris I also saw a book review on AUC Instructor Noor Naga’s If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English The Egyptians I’ve met so far are very generous and warm I’ve found everyone eager to communicate I trust that I will find my way here and that it will be a very positive experience What food have you enjoyed the most since coming here I can instead share with you the top three books I’ve read lately: The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah and Circe by Madeline Miller I think that many of us are biased toward Western literature so I very much love to read works of fiction and nonfiction from other regions of the world.  I would like to try to learn singing with the ornamentation or style found in Arabic music There are some excellent musicians with a Middle Eastern background that I’d like to mention here: Ghalia Benali a Tunisian singer living in Belgium; Dhafer Youssef a Tunisian composer who comes from a family of muezzins; and finally Tamino I have exactly the same blue beanie as Charles Lloyd I realized this when I saw him performing last fall in London I’m really proud of it because I’m a big fan Egyptt 20.2.2615.1000hotline: 19282  It’s a complicated route to a ‘home’ Allianz Sailing World Championships and her sailing origin story isn’t much simpler “I got into windsurfing through my brother one day paddleboarding and one day sailing and he did that over the summer holidays in New Zealand,” said Ten Have “I was really into horse riding at the time and I wondered what I was going to do with all this time because I can’t sit still He told me to come windsurfing – we would always battle over whether riding was faster and I still don’t like sailing in the cold I didn’t really like but the racing was so cool I came second to last but that’s irrelevant I just really enjoyed the racing and the vibe that was around.” Having narrowly missed out on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in the RS:X class Ten Have has been one of the more successful early adopters of windfoiling She learned the demands of the new Olympic class on borrowed equipment but soon had two national titles to her name and a clutch of top 10 finishes at major events The 22-year-old won World Cup bronze in Palma and then finished sixth at the Paris 2024 Olympic Test Event Ten Have is still no fan of chilly training days but has been won over by the iQFOiL lifestyle but if you are in places like Marseille or Lake Garda it’s pretty easy to find motivation to train,” she said Ten Have’s next focus is the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships and her Dutch roots will be well represented with family and friends set to descend on The Hague to watch her compete There are 11 Olympic qualification places up for grabs for the women’s iQFOiL field “The World Championships will be a really big event,” she said “It’s the first qualifier for the Olympics and there are limited spaces but there will be heaps of girls It will be a tough regatta because everyone will have peaked for the World Championships “I’ll do my best and hopefully that is in the top ten and on the podium but if I do my best we still have to go through a selection process But the reaction of my family if I qualify will be ecstatic We use Cookies to keep our website safe and secure, to enhance your website experience, to provide social media features and to help us 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To learn more about the cookies we use and to learn how to manage your cookie preferences, please see the Cookie Policy section of our Privacy Policy the milestones continue to pile up for the young central defender Veerle makes the switch from SC Bemmel to PSV in the summer of 2023 after an intensive tailoring program in which she has been training with them for quite some time After only a few months with Young PSV Women she is already transferred to the A-selection and signs her first professional contract Veerle quickly became a fixed value for Roeland ten Berge's team This also caught the eye of national coach Andries Jonker He selected her in the summer for the Dutch National Women's Team Step by step"Chelsea had shown interest before but I wanted to take it step by step and sign with PSV first I'm having a great time at PSV and have been able to take important steps My development has been very fast," says Veerle who recently received another offer from London They offered me a wonderful development path Partly because of my experience with the Orange Lionesses Veerle is proud of her move and at the same time happy to stay with PSV for another season so I don't have to let go of my team right away the focus is on getting more minutes played getting prizes and qualifying for the Champions League it is important for me to continue to develop to become an even better and more complete defender Chelsea offers me the right opportunities and possibilities for this It is a fantastic club in women's football It feels like the right step to further develop into a player who can compete with the absolute top." ProudTechnical Manager Maud Roetgering of PSV Women is extremely proud of Veerle and happy that she will still be playing for PSV on a rental basis in 2024-2025 "She is incredibly talented and for a young player is also already extremely consistent and mature in her game We were therefore not surprised when with Chelsea an absolute top club knocked on the door because it is very special that such a young player makes such a big step all parties also recognized that Veerle can still learn a lot here It is now up to her to leave for England in the summer with as much luggage as possible." has had an immediate impact on the Wolverine field hockey team in her rookie season Michigan's primary stick stopper on the penalty-corner unit Lubbers owns one goal and ranks second on the team with nine assists -- tied for the most by a freshman in program history -- and has started every game in the midfield With the Wolverines prepping for their regular-season finale at Ohio State Veerle took some time to talk about her transition to Michigan and American hockey the team's confidence approaching the postseason and her family and friends following the season from back home Has it been a big adjustment to the American style of field hockey it was difficult to get used to the tactics and the way they play here But I actually think the adjustment went pretty fast The team has been really helpful in explaining how they play the game The biggest difference is the physical part The tactics are quite a bit different too Did you expect to have such a big role as a freshman I know it's not very common in America for freshmen to start or have a big role in corners We had a few games to practice in preseason I actually think I got comfortable really quickly The first two or three weeks were all about getting used to it How has the adjustment been outside of field hockey it's also a big step; from high school to college so I've gotten some tutors and a lot of help from our academic advisors We have a number of international players and an international coach Has that been helpful to have around you during the transition so she knows what I'm used to and can explain sometimes when I don't understand something We have girls from Germany and England so we're in the same position and can help each other They accept if I don't understand something immediately or make a mistake because I didn't completely get it Do you feel like the team has confidence as we near the postseason I'm telling my friends back home that we're at least as good -- sometimes better -- as almost every team we play We've been so close to beating some of these top teams I have an attitude of "we'll get them next time." We just need to get back to our level Are your family and friends back home keeping up with the season They've been able to follow on Twitter and video It's like a personal TV production for them • Previous Spotlight: Mackenzie Ellis This series features our students’ reflections on their aspirations Veerle reveals how a collaborative and diverse environment provided exactly what she needed while pursuing her MBA [It was important to me] to be part of a diverse and tight-knit community Something special — memorable — happens when people from different backgrounds cross paths I have felt the most energized by unexpected conversations that questioned my points of view by ideas building on completely different ideas I found exactly that in the welcoming Stanford GSB community and in the interdisciplinary teams of the d.school; at companies where engineers and business teams work together to build the future; when living in large and dynamic cities; and when sharing a home with friends from all different walks of life It’s definitely the reason I felt so at home at Stanford GSB It drives my career — as a scientist who entered the business world yet dedicates most of her free time to writing And I will continue to seek out this diversity hoping to re-create this sense of “adventure yet belonging” throughout my life For media inquiries, visit the Newsroom By 2022-10-10T09:24:00+01:00 Belgian actress and filmmaker Veerle Baetens knows her directorial debut When It Melts has earned the right not to have a happy ending The film follows a woman who returns to her small Flemish hometown 13 years after a pivotal summer with her best friends “Some people did try to push for a happier ending but you can’t build this up to this stage and then chicken out Baetens is well known from films including The Broken Circle Breakdown and series such as Tabula Rasa and Cheyenne & Lola She nearly studied directing when she was yound but decided to focus on her acting “It was due to being young and wanting to be seen,” she says But she kept getting closer to her directing ambitions as she started co-writing the series Tabula Rasa It was Girl and Broken Circle Breakdown producer Dirk Impens of Ghent-based Menuet who first approached her in 2016 to direct the adaptation of the bestselling novel The Melting (Het Smelt) written by Lize Spit “I was blown away by the book,” Baetens recalls “but I could also see it would be very difficult to turn into a movie because in the present it’s a very passive character But it appealed to me that it’s about a girl who wants to be seen The story also had great elements of tension.” producer Bart Van Langendonck at Savage Films came on board He had previously collaborated with Baetens on The Ardennes “What is good about Bart is that he has a lot of confidence in his artists And he pays a lot of attention to what you say,” she explains The co-producers are Belgium’s Versus and Dutch company PRPL; Kinepolis will handle the Belgian release and Paradiso in the Netherlands Backing comes from Flanders Audiovisual Fund The Party Film Sales handles international sales boarding after the project was presented at the online Connext 2021 Baetens is now showing footage from the work-in-progress at this month’s in-person Connext in Antwerp  and drew upon her directing experience in the theatre She also she worked on a small short during a one-month workshop at the London Film Academy She also read the books of directing guru Judith Weston and even did some Zoom meetings with the author to feel more prepared she did a draft on her own and then brought on Maarten Loix as co-writer and worked together for the next three years “We had such perfect communication,” she says.” If I wasn’t happy with something he kept questioning what I wanted to change and how that would impact other moments.” He also helped her explore several options to nail the film’s challenging ending.  The script is not an exact replica of the book – for instance there is less elaborate set-up time establishing the childhood friendships of the main trio “so they had to be believeable as ‘The Three Musketeers’ more quickly.” Also Baetens wanted to warm up the “quite cold” tone of the book plus she needed the adult protagonist to not be as passive as in the book starting with 2,500 potentials whittling that down to about 15 who started doing acting workshops Newcomer Rosa Marchant was cast; 16 years old but looking younger when they filmed “She had an adult mind and the emotional backpack needed for this character,” the director explains A therapist was on set in case the young cast needed to talk about the dark subject matter – and especially when filming scenes about how they invent dangerous game that gets out of control “I was very careful with the kids,” Baetens explains they’d play games so it wouldn’t get stuck in their heads And we all talked a lot with the therapist and with the parents too.” The film shot in the Belgian villages of Poperinge summer and winter.  After all her preparation Baetens says she found the shooting process enjoyable “The shoot was very well prepared and I knew what I wanted I got what I wanted every day – it was a joy.” Baetens says she will certainly keep acting – she next appears in Delphine Girard’s Le Plus Vivant Possible– but is also scouting projects for her next directorial project Michael Haneke and John Cassavetes and she reckons her directorial projects “will always be a topic that talks about society Maybe the next one will have some dark humour in it.” The posting on Trump’s Truth Social platform is sending shockwaves around the world US industry frantically working out possible next steps EXCLUSIVE: Horror comedy filmed in Detroit The updating list includes titles’ sales agents and key deals The Barcelona producer’s credits include Carlos Marqués-Marcet’s They Will Be Dust Warner Bros./Legendary video game smash passed $720m at the global box office through April 20 Screen International is the essential resource for the international film industry access to the Screen International archive and supplements including Stars of Tomorrow and World of Locations Site powered by Webvision Cloud focusing on geopolitical relations in the Asia-Pacific region Her research interests include China’s foreign policy Veerle worked for the European External Action Service at the Delegation of the European Union to Singapore’s Political she focused on EU-Singapore bilateral relations and Europe’s role in Southeast Asia she has experience of both bilateral and multilateral engagements through internships at the European Commission Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Military Analysis Team of the Office of the Prosecutor Veerle holds an MPhil in Modern Chinese Studies from the University of Oxford an MA in International Relations and Diplomacy from Leiden University and a BA in International Relations from Macquarie University She has attended semester programs at both Peking University and Tsinghua University and has lived and travelled across Asia and speaks Mandarin and French at intermediate level and geopolitical competition: the Indo-Pacific senior research fellow in international security at the Royal United Services Institute believes China presents “both a direct and indirect challenge” to the UK “China’s military modernisation efforts have already transformed it into having the world’s largest navy and coast guard in fleet size while it seeks to further build its capabilities across all domains in order to be a ‘world class military’ by 2049,” said Ms Nouwens “The ambition to increase China’s conventional and nuclear capabilities further add to rising tensions in the region with countries like Japan now looking to build their own counterstrike capabilities “All this stands to destabilise an incredibly important region that is critical to the global economy as was highlighted by a recent assessment by the Rhodium Group that a blockade of Taiwan would cost the global economy well over US$2trn there are potential conflicts in the Indo-Pacific which would stand to have global consequences greater than the conflict in Ukraine External Author | Former RUSI Senior Research Fellow is “clearly signaling” that is seeking to be part of the new partnerships developing in the Indo-Pacific senior research fellow on international security studies at the RUSI think tank “It looks as if the Indo-Pacific tilt is here to stay at least for the foreseeable future,” she said “We’ve seen so much being done in the Indo-Pacific over the past few years since the initial review that this seems to me like a continuation of policy rather than a radical change.” Senior Research Fellow at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) gave evidence security and international affairs to help build a safer UK and a more secure Copyright 2025 | The Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies | RUSI is registered as a charity in England and Wales - Charity number: 210639 | VAT number: GB752275038 Veerle ten Have won bronze in the women's iQFOiL (windfoil) event at the Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta in Spain overnight Veerle ten Have has made a near-perfect start to a new Olympic campaign eight months after impressing at her debut Games The 24-year-old Tauranga sailor claimed bronze in the women's iQFOiL at the 2025 Princess Sofia Trophy regatta in Palma overnight following a strong display of speed and consistency in her first major regatta since finishing 10th in Marseille last August Ten Have won eight races in qualifying this week to advance to the knockout series in third overall winning her semifinal against Lola Sorin of France and Mina Mobekk of Norway to make the four-board final Ten Have finished behind Emma Wilson (Britain) and Zheng Yan (China) in the medal race for her first podium since also winning bronze at the same event in 2023 "It feels great to be back competing with the fleet again and seeing all the faces as many of them have already had a regatta in Cadiz and have been training together in Lanzarote," Ten Have said “I started off pretty rusty on the first day but I managed to slowly get back into fleet racing." Conditions demanded both speed and tactical awareness Ten Have admits it's taken some time to adjust to the new sail sizes introduced by World Sailing at the start of the year The changes have seen women move from an 8m² sail to a 7.3m² version aimed at making the class more inclusive for athletes of all body sizes and easing the transition from youth to senior classes and I'm still figuring out how to make them go fast and what the ideal settings are," Ten Have said "I feel like we're getting a step closer every session and it's quite exciting seeing the fleet coming much closer together than before "I'm pretty happy with my progress this week There's lots to take away and work on over the next couple of months before we get to the world championships [in Aarhus Also impressing in Palma was young windfoiler Aimee Bright who racked up eight top-10 placings in 19 races to narrowly miss out on a medal series spot with her 14th-place finish while Stella Bilger came 22nd among the 67 competitors bowed out at the semifinal stage of the men’s iQFOiL event overnight but a fourth in the semifinal saw him eliminated with the title eventually going to Australia’s Grae Morris with countrymen Eli Liefting 42nd and Blake Hinsley 99th Three other Kiwis also competed in their respective medal races George Gautrey impressed with a fourth in the double-points ILCA 7 decider ending the regatta in eighth overall after qualifying ninth It was the Wellingtonian’s first international competition back in the men’s dinghy class in over a year - the former world championship bronze medallist took an extended break from the boat after being pipped for Olympic selection by Tom Saunders last year "It was by no means an easy week," Gautrey said I remember that,' and feeling like it was an uphill battle." Gautrey will next be on the start line at the French Olympic Week in Hyères in a fortnight "I was just trying to get back into the swing of things and not be too harsh on myself No one comes to these things to finish eighth but I'm happy with how I worked with coach Mark [Howard] and the rest of the team and I'm looking forward to Hyères and then the worlds [in Qingdao Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush wrapped up their regatta with a ninth place in the 49er medal race The duo also finished ninth overall - the best result of their career in the class They were the top-placed of four Kiwi crews in the absence of Marseille silver medallists Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie "We are happy with how we sailed this week "It’s been cool to see the progress from the work we've put in as a 49er squad over the summer we're trying to learn as much as possible over the month." Francesco Kayrouz and Hamish McLaren (29th) and Will Shapland and Campbell Stanton (82nd) also competed alongside Menzies and Rush The regatta ended 24 hours earlier for a handful of other Kiwi sailors Greta Pilkington finished 22nd in the ILCA 6 after breaking into the top 10 on Day 2 while Caleb Armit was 61st in the 174-boat ILCA 7 fleet Lukas Walton-Keim’s 16th was the highest of three New Zealanders in the kitefoil competition with Lochy Naismith 34th and Lucy Bilger 20th in the women’s event Click here for the final results and standings How do you feel about Tauranga’s rapid population growth Back to top Dr. Veerle Spronck works as a researcher at the Maastricht Centre for the Innovation of Classical Music (MCICM) There she investigates the role(s) that classical music can play in today's society and creating a learning model for changing orchestral practice She continued organising and designing such concert experiments in 2023 and 2024 Veerle only works for Maastricht University for 10% of her time Most of the week she is affiliated with HKU (University of the Arts Utrecht) as an associate professor of practice in 'Valuable Entrepreneurship in and through the Arts' she conducts research into the social value and impact of the arts and coordinates the interdisciplinary Minor 'Creative Research for Change' • Innovation in arts and music • Artistic research• Science & Technology Studies• Transdisciplinary collaboration• Science communication By 2024-02-01T16:49:00+00:00 France’s Indie Sales has picked up Come Back, the directorial debut from Flemish brothers Jan and Raf Roosens starring Veerle Baetens and her real-life daughter Billie Vlegels The film is in post and Indie Sales is launching it at the European Film Market later this month Kinepolis Film Distribution is handling the Belgian release.  Vlegels plays the teenage daughter of a once-successful techno DJ couple living with her father after her parents’ divorce When her mother (Baetens) sets off to make an international comeback her daughter is thrust into the nocturnal club scene world and finds herself torn between her mother’s influence and her independence far from strobe lights and dance floors Come Back is produced by Bart van Langendonck of Savage Film who produced Baetens’ Sundance debut When it Melts Roskam’s Bullhead and Robin Pront’s The Ardennes Founder of Belgian electro group The Subs Jeroen De Pessemier is behind the score of the music-driven film The Roosens brothers’ short films have both screened in Cannes – Buddy in Official Selection in 2015 and White Goldfish at Critics’ Week in 2020 – and Come Back was supported by Critics’ Week’s Next Step programme Indie Sales’ head of acquisitions Alfred Deragne called the film “an intimate and universally relatable family drama with beautiful 16mm photography and an entrancing soundtrack,” and added: “Veerle Baetens and her daughter Billie Vlegels deliver emotionally charged that recall films such as Xavier Dolan’s Mommy.” The company is  also kicking off sales at EFM for the festival’s Generation 14plus competition opening film Last Swim, Sasha Nathwani’s feature debut that follows a British-Iranian teenager during a hot summer day in London It is also handling  Teddy Lussi-Modeste’s The Good Teacher co-written with Audrey Diwan and starring François Civil as a teacher fighting to clear his name after being wrongfully accused of sexual misconduct and Blandine Lenoir’s  family portrait Juliette In Spring, Elise Girard’s Sidonie in Japan starring Isabelle Huppert  and Lea Todorov’s Maria Montessori starring Jasmine Trinca and Leila Bekhti EXCLUSIVE: Production scheduled to begin later this month in Utah The film is set in a remote monastery in fourteenth-century England ’Thunderbolts*’ has achieved the third-biggest opening number for a US studio film in 2025 Bookmark this page to keep track of all the latest festival dates Bookmark this page and keep track of the latest film release dates in the UK & Ireland This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Veerle Veldhuis about her tiny home in her parents' backyard The following has been edited for length and clarity I live in a seven-square-meter tiny house in my parents' backyard I moved back into their home in March 2022 after living at university for about two-and-a-½ years I had been struggling with my mental health and came to realize that staying at university wasn't beneficial anymore and that I was pushing myself far beyond my limits After deciding to step away from university I always thought of this as a temporary solution Therapy helped me realize how much I needed space for myself. I first started looking at houses close by. I looked into housing associations and private rentals but they were pricey and there weren't many available in the area and I really enjoyed staying in a tiny house for four nights the idea of living in a tiny home was in the back of my mind and I bought it with some financial help from my parents for 1,800.40 euros I had heard from some people who lived in the area that the local government was quite strict about tiny houses The easiest option was to put it on your own property so my parents and I decided to keep it in their backyard I've now been living here for about 11 months I thought the unfurnished tiny home was affordable but it turns out that it was pricey for its condition The outside structure was OK but the flooring was completely wet and a bit rotten I had started planning how it could look from the inside before I bought it My parents and I looked into the materials we'd need to buy and they — along with some friends — helped me renovate the house We were trying to renovate as cheaply as possible I thought I would spend around 1,000 euros We used a lot of materials we had on-hand and tried to get things we didn't have secondhand or for free We used wood we'd found in a trash bin to make the window frame and installed a wooden kitchen countertop we'd stored in the shed It took us around two months to complete the renovation and I moved in at the beginning of January I woke up and the leftover tea in my cup had frozen I wasn't really used to living in such a cold space during the winter and was used to turning off my heater at night I would have a toilet because I don't always like going to use my parents' — especially at night Having my own space has been helpful for my mental health because I don't have to always pay attention to who's around me and I can do whatever I want I also enjoy having my parents close by and not living completely on my own I've seen some people say they think I'm not really living independently and that I basically have a playhouse in my parents' backyard But I'd say the reaction to my content has been mostly positive I think I'm quite lucky: Not everyone has parents with a big backyard to put a tiny house in I was paying about 419 euros a month in rent but we've agreed that I'll give them 60 euros a month to cover expenses such as electricity and water I can save more money and don't have to worry about making rent I work on a care farm where people with disabilities can live and work alongside farmers and I plan on finishing my studies next academic year I'm thinking of moving closer to my university with my tiny house Living in a tiny space feels so cozy and safe Cloetta Global Travel Retail (GTR) has appointed Veerle Lemstra as Global Travel Retail Manager Lemstra’s experience in the FMCG industry includes work with Henkel and expertise in digital marketing Her appointment comes as Cloetta continues to focus on “seizing opportunities for expansion” in global travel retail Head of Cloetta Global Travel Retail Berend-Jan van Egmond commented: “We are very excited to have Veerle joining the travel retail team “Her enthusiasm and international experience will definitely be valuable for a successful further development of our business in this industry” Cloetta has updated its sustainability strategy with ‘A Sweeter Future’ approach The agenda focuses on improvements across Cloetta’s value chain and includes providing safe and sustainable ingredients and more options for customers As reported Cloetta GTR launched the vegan Red Band Real Fruit line earlier this year Cloetta has now committed to developing further vegan products and to having all its candy and pastilles 100% non-artificially coloured and flavoured this year The company also aims to be a leader in Xylitol products to promote healthier teeth Sustainable sourcing and less and better packaging are also key to Cloetta’s plans It aims for marked decreases in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 100% recyclable packaging by 2025 and 100% packaging from renewable sources or recycled materials by 2030 According to Cloetta, its PlantPack packaging which is partly made from sustainably produced sugarcane to offer “future-proof packaging solutions” Cloetta GTR revealed refreshed paper-based packs for travel retail-exclusive Red Band Swedish Fish and Sour Suckers lines at the recent TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition in Singapore The updated packaging will roll out into travel retail next month And the company’s Jelly Bean Factory was rebranded last year with many products moving from plastic to paper-based packaging Cloetta is encouraging its key suppliers to set their own emission reduction targets by 2025. The company said it will continue to source 100% RSPO segregated certified palm oil and maintain its use of Rainforest Alliance-certified cocoa Cloetta International Markets Global Travel Retail Manager Jana Stroop told The Moodie Davitt Report: “Our overall goal for sustainability is to create long-term value and impact We want to grow as a company while at the same time ensuring that the people and environments that are affected by Cloetta’s operations or products are positively impacted “We believe that our efforts such as PlantPack and cleaner recipes should be easily accessible for consumers so we will communicate these where applicable on our travel retail products’ packaging consumers can make an informed purchase decision.” Subscribe to our newsletter for critical marketing information delivered to your inbox which marked Amicelli’s regional travel retail debut is the first step in a wider global strategy to drive presence in the channel The performance is a timely boost for the travel retailer Among the stand-out performers were confectionery which turned in an extraordinary +84% increase year-on-year The cdf Global Shopping Festival underscores the retailer’s strategic focus on innovation customer engagement and service excellence as key levers to stimulate Chinese consumption during the Labour Day Golden Week and beyond Copyright © The Moodie Davitt Report | Website by Yellowball We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website Please click on one of the buttons below to accept We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze how you use this website and provide the content and advertisements that are relevant to you These cookies will only be stored in your browser with your prior consent You can choose to enable or disable some or all of these cookies but disabling some of them may affect your browsing experience Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " Colossal Do stories and artists like this matter to you? 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See our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy Leonie Helm is a Newsweek Life Reporter and is based in London from abolishing the monarchy to travel to aesthetic medicine Leonie joined Newsweek in 2022 from the Aesthetics Journal where she was the Deputy Editor and had previously worked as a journalist for TMRW Magazine and Foundry Fox She is a graduate of Cardiff University where she gained a MA in Journalism You can get in touch with Leonie by emailing l.helm@newsweek.com either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content As the nights draw in and the chill in the air becomes more prominent many of us will be turning up the thermostat and looking forward to cozy nights in her unusual living situation with only 75 square feet to work with makes keeping warm a bit more difficult moved back in with her parents in 2022 after deciding to take a break from her university studies in Utrecht "I was going through a rough time and the best option was to move back home and take a break from studying to work on my mental and physical health," Veldhuis told Newsweek "However I missed my independence and knew that having my own personal space was really important for my personal development [but] that was very difficult to come by with the current housing shortage in the Netherlands." The Dutch housing crisis is ongoing and getting worse Figures published by ABF Research found that as of 2023 the Netherlands is short by roughly 390,000 homes The country has a population of more than 17.5 million The problem is not unique. In the U.S, a country of 331.9 million people, the National Low Income Housing Coalition says there is a deficit of roughly 7.2 million affordable properties. The shortage is inspiring many people to find alternative ways of living with a 38 percent increase in people living in vans between 2016 and 2019 "I have always liked the idea of tiny living and saw this as an opportunity to go for it," said Veldhuis "I have watched many hours of tiny house content thinking to myself One of my favourite things to do is camping For me tiny living is the luxurious version of this camping feeling I am very fortunate that my parents have a big backyard where I can reside So I found my house online second hand in November 2022 It's made out of metal and wood and it needed a bit of renovation Veldhuis' tiny 75 square-foot house is situated in her parents' large garden and she paid 1,800 euros ($1,929) for the structure "I tried to renovate in a cost-efficient way using recycled material (the window frame is completely made out of wood that was found in a dumpster)," said Veldhuis Many young people crave independence from their families but with the rising cost of living and soaring housing costs a single family home cost a record 5.3 times more than the median household's income Veldhuis says that one of the best things about living in her tiny house is having only what she needs although this does mean she needs to rely on her parents' house for some facilities "I also love living so close to the elements which means I always have to think things through making sure I keep myself warm and making sure the water in my water tank doesn't freeze," she said "Some days this means going to bed earlier and wrapping up warm because I'm cold "Not having a toilet can be a bit annoying for instance when it's raining or very cold Despite this I really enjoy being close to nature and surrounded by green and animals I am following the rhythm of nature more than before I also go outside more often since my living space is tiny a safe space to allow myself to feel and work through things in life It's important for me to share this part of my life too." Newsweek's "What Should I Do?" offers expert advice to readers We can ask experts for advice on relationships money and work and your story could be featured on WSID at Newsweek ET; This article was updated to state that a single family home costs 5.3 times the median household income Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsletters in your inbox See all By 2022-10-04T12:10:00+01:00 the annual industry showcase for new films and TV dramas made in Flanders and Brussels will present new projects from some of the region’s leading filmmakers including Kevin Janssens The 2022 hybrid edition will run onsite in Antwerp from October 9-11 and online from October 10-24 The 82 titles being presented range from project pitches to works in progress through completed films and series.  Many familiar names from Flemish film and TV are participating Janssens will be pitching his new TV series Breendonk star of the Oscar-nominated Broken Circle Breakdown will both be giving a keynote interview and presenting her feature directorial debut When It Melts was picked up by the Party Film Sales after last year’s event New feature film pitches include Heartbreak For Beginners by Bavo Defurne and Yves Verbraeken and Ish and Monir Ait Hamou’s Brussels-set drama BXL made into a hit film in 2009 by Felix Van Groeningen Established auteur Troch is presenting her latest feature Holly as a work in progress screening Peaky Blinders director Tim Mielants will be in town with his work-in-progress drama Will, set in wartime Antwerp Thom Vander Beken’s project pitch The Last Jewish Summer deals with a still sensitive subject the story of how the Jews of Antwerp were arrested and deported in the summer of 1942 Also receiving works in progress screenings are Skunk the latest feature from Koen Mortier (Ex-Drummer) a new untitled project by Bas Devos (Hellhole) and The Silent Treatment from festival regular Robin Pront’s Zillion is one of the completed titles screening Among the documentary projects likely to pique international buyer and festival director interest are A Hiphop Minute by Pascal Garnier Manu Riche’s Carbon; Slave Island by Jimmy Hendrickx and Jeremy Kewuan and Johan Grimonprez’s Soundtrack To A Coup d’Etat Cecilia Verheyden is pitching The Heysel Stadium Disaster about the disastrous European Cup football final between Liverpool and Juventus in 1985 while Malin-Sarah Gozin (the showrunner behind Clan) is pitching Dead End Source: Courtesy of Re<connext< cite=”“> The 2020 and 2021 editions of Connext happened online The event is acknowledged as playing a crucial part in the promotion of Flemish filmmaking which has enjoyed spectacular success internationally It was here that such films as Close by Lukas Dhont and Rebel by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah were first discovered by distributors and festival programmers Connext was conceived as a standalone event in 2016 by Flanders Image executive Christian De Schutter who recognised Flanders lacked its own coproduction forum and screening showcase - and realised that local festivals weren’t ready to step into the breach He explained to Screen why the event has maintained its online presence even after the pandemic “This hybrid format also allows us to present far more titles than we would be able on-site.The hybrid version allows us to have live presentations of works in progress of feature-length content screenings of a selection of recently completed titles four immersive titles,”  De Schutter explained.  we also add pitches of feature-length projects it’s really necessary to support as many filmmakers as possible to reach out to international professionals This includes Thom Vander Beken’s latest project which puts the participant in the position of an immigration officer CAD $90,000 in cash and prizes presented at Friday’s ceremony in Toronto The extended version of Anselm Chan’s ‘The Last Dance’ also picked up two awards By 2021-10-11T08:16:00 The project is being showcased in the Work in Progress section of Re>Connext SIGN IN if you have an account Access premium content Subscribe today If you have an account you can SIGN IN now Veerle ten Have finished 10th at her first Olympics after bowing out in the quarterfinals of the women's windsurfing event Men's and women's kitefoiling officially makes its Olympic debut today with Lukas Walton-Keim and Justina Kitchen as the New Zealand competitors Only 24 hours after the elation of winning their first medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Friday the New Zealand sailing team are experiencing the heartbreak of falling agonisingly short of a second Josh Armit finished fourth in the men's windsurfing event on day 7 at the Marseille Marina following a third-place finish in the semifinal of the high-octane event He entered the four-board elimination race after finishing third overall in qualifying with only the first two riders advancing from the semifinal to the medal race Josh was in impressive form throughout the regatta with top-five placings in half of his races a sluggish start in the knockout forced him to play catch-up with Dutchman Luuc van Opzeeland and eventual gold medalist Tom Reuveny of Israel and it's hard to come back from that in tight racing like this." Tom surprised Australia's Grae Morris in the final Josh's rise in the sport has been remarkable A former youth world champion in the ILCA 6 Josh only started windfoiling in late 2020 And he already has one eye on Los Angeles 2028 "I've learned a lot this campaign and especially over the last few weeks," says Josh "I have high expectations of what I want to achieve but I am ready to get straight back into it The same applies to 23-year-old Veerle ten Have who bowed out at the quarterfinal stage of the women's windsurfing competition Veerle finished seventh in her final race to be 10th overall at her first Games but I left everything out there," says Veerle The experience in Marseille has been invaluable for me looking ahead - seeing how the other teams and my teammates operate and how everyone deals with the pressure is just amazing "Seeing the 49er boys (Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie) win silver yesterday added a lot of extra motivation Seeing them do it made the rest of us want to win a medal even more." continued his push for a podium with his lowest score of the regatta locking in a three in his second race of the day with only eight points separating him and second-placed Brit Michael Beckett Four qualifying races remain ahead of the double-points medal race but just not quite converting some chances out there at the moment World champion Matt Wearn leads the fleet on an impressive 18 points having trained with the Aussie for several months leading up to the Olympics "Matt's obviously the benchmark at the moment we can put a few more scores together and make it a bit harder for him." Greta Pilkington also enjoyed her best day of the women's dinghy (ILCA 6) contest so far She's moved up six places to 30th in the event led by Dutch veteran Marit Bouwmeester "It's pretty cool knowing you're on the same start line and sailing the same course as the likes of Marit and knowing that Micah Wilkinson and Erica Dawson opened their Olympic campaign in the mixed multihull (Nacra 17) with three impressive runs to sit in fourth place especially with those boys (McHardie and McKenzie) getting the silver yesterday "You're always a bit nervous at the start of the regatta The Italians (Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti) are ripping By 2020-12-15T14:10:00 Co-production funds to support the directorial debuts of the two actresses Five athletes who honed their sailing skills on Tauranga Moana are making waves at the 2024 America’s Cup While Peter Burling — Tauranga Boys’ College old boy and skipper of Emirates Team NZ,often takes the spotlight — he’s joined by Molly Meech With their respective journeys to the international stage years in the making the Weekend Sun spoke to three of the athletes’ parents to learn more about the path that led them there sold their house in the UK and moved onto a boat The family spent a decade sailing before settling in New Zealand “Molly sailed mainly because Sam did and they had a great little group of friends through it,” their mother Deb Meech said It wasn’t until Molly was around 14 that she said: ‘I love sailing’ and that was it.” Sam and Molly’s talent blossomed from there Sam won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the Laser class a 49er FX world champion and Olympic silver medallist is part of New Zealand’s Women’s America’s Cup team “Molly’s been in Barcelona for a month and has only seen Sam twice That’s when you’ve got to hand it to them,” Deb said competed at two Olympic Games and is flight controller for both France’s America’s Cup and SailGP teams His love for sailing began at a young age at Kulim Park “Jason always had this ‘never give up’ attitude and determination,” his father Pete Saunders said He recalled a particular race where Jason capsized at the start but fought back to qualify for the world’s team “He knuckled down and got on with it.” became national sailing champions together though the competition between them added a unique dynamic “If one won and the other didn’t the car ride home was...interesting,” Pete said “We’d be torn between celebrating and commiserating.” Pete said: “Blood is thicker than water It’s been an exciting journey with Jason is considered one of the next generation of Kiwi sailors She competed in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games and placed 10th at the Paris Olympics before heading to Barcelona for the Youth America’s Cup Her introduction to sailing was somewhat serendipitous — initially more passionate about horse riding it was only after her horse was injured that she fully shifted her focus to windsurfing “She was always sporty,” her mother “When she was in her last year of primary school she did a three-day sailing course and loved it.” A key turning point for Veerle was competing in the world championships in Italy She loved the vibe of the competition and was hooked.” Veerle was inspired by sportspeople such as Barbara Kendall and coaches along the way but remains a big believer in making sure enjoyment is the key factor she was on her own on the water with bare feet and no gloves but she kept on going — even in winter.” Watching Veerle’s determination develop has been both rewarding and nerve-wracking for her parents I’m proud she’s living her dream and making it come true What she’s achieved is very special.” The 37th America’s Cup is being raced in Barcelona as a first-to-seven series that began on October 12 It is expected to be completed on or before October 21 - SunLive 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 SUNDANCE 2023 World Cinema Dramatic Competition "I wanted to try to understand this silence by Aurore Engelen 20/01/2023 - The internationally renowned Flemish actress spoke to us about her first feature film an uncompromising movie about a young woman haunted by her past Cineuropa: Where does your passion for film come from and how did you move from acting to directing?Veerle Baetens: We had lots of DVDs at home I thought at one point about going to RITS but at the same time I sat the entrance exam for the Conservatoire’s musical section How did Lise Spit’s novel The Melting (Het Smelt) become your first film?A few years ago, producer Dirk Impens suggested I adapt a book which he’d acquired the rights to. I read it and the story blew me away. I thought it was such a wonderful gift. Dirk Impens ended up leaving the world of production and I had to find myself a new producer (Bart Van Langendonck of Savage Film) So you might say that it’s a commissioned project at heart What chords did this story strike with you?That feeling that Eva sometime has that she’s not beautiful is something that I myself experienced as a child And her loneliness once she’s an adult opened a few of my own personal wounds I’ve always wondered how people get by with such a lack of communication but I feel like I can identify with Eva’s sensitivity I wanted to try to understand this silence Some people think it’s too easy to continually "hide" behind the traumatic events of our past in order to explain our present situation but I wanted to help people understand that some people just aren’t able to get back up and fight Eva does everything she can to get others to love her before closing herself off and clinging on to her sister the people surrounding Eva are all very cold but I wanted to show that people aren’t necessarily fundamentally bad They might be wounded or weakened and losing themselves in silence too What has wounded Eva the most: the cruelty of children or the betrayal of adults?When I read the book the worst thing for me was the betrayal of the adults Children do things which stem from a succession of acts which aren’t necessarily nasty But all those absent parents caught up in their problems or overwhelmed by events is what destroys her Eva leaves childhood behind her and realises she’s a woman (or not She struggles because her two best friends At no point do they see her through the prism of seduction or desire societal pressures pit boys and girls against one another I felt like Eva does when I was small; I wanted people to like me I think I wanted to distance myself from that submission to other people Actresses are often objects of desire for filmmakers Moving into film direction was also a way of becoming a subject and of becoming a custodian of that desire to try to turn it into something fair and respectful What was the greatest challenge you faced with this first film?The hardest thing was managing to arouse empathy for Eva as an adult I wanted people to cry for her as an adult The film explores some very heavy-going subjects but I didn’t want it to be heavy-going in its form We had to find a certain fluidity and create a connection between the emotion that Eva exudes as a child and then as a closed off and lonely young woman Please subscribe to our newsletter to receive more stories like this directly in your inbox 02/05/2025 Annegret Richter • Artistic director, Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film“There’s no definition of which target group it has to be for; you can tell any story with stop motion” 02/05/2025 Sanja Božić-Ljubičić • CEO, Pickbox, Mediatranslations, Mediavision and NEM“We will always stay focused on the CEE region, a region that’s unique – it can be challenging, but it’s also incredibly rewarding” 30/04/2025 Mirko Goran Marijanac • Media sales executive, DeAPlaneta Entertainment“It’s all about using AI ethically, and making the most of its tools to boost efficiency in animation and distribution” 29/04/2025 Anne Pouliquen • Founder and Director, Futura Cinema“Futura Cinema acts as a bridge between cinemas, cultural innovation and technological solutions” 28/04/2025 Paulina Jaroszewicz • Distribution and marketing manager, New Horizons Association“What has changed in recent years is that we buy half of our line-up based on script – like for Carla Simón’s Cannes Competition title Romería” all interviews Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the most important daily or weekly news on European cinema Distribution / Releases / Exhibitors Europe European Arthouse Cinema Day set to return on 23 November Cannes 2025 Marché du Film Indie Sales presents a three-star line-up at Cannes HOFF 2025 The Shadow and U Are the Universe win at Estonia’s Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival Crossing Europe 2025 Awards The New Year That Never Came and The Flats crowned at Crossing Europe Cannes 2025 Marché du Film Be For Films to sell Love Me Tender in Cannes Cannes 2025/Sponsored Latvia set to shine bright at Cannes, led by Sergei Loznitsa’s competition entry Two Prosecutors Las Palmas 2025 MECAS/Awards Manuel Muñoz Rivas and Joana Carro win awards at the eighth MECAS Cannes 2025 Marché du Film Playtime to present some high-impact and entrancing trump cards at Cannes Production / Funding Italy Shooting begins on Walter Fasano’s Nino, a portrait of scoring maestro Nino Rota goEast 2025 Review: My Magical World Production / Funding Belgium Wallimage is backing Michaël R Roskam's Le Faux Soir Box Office Slovakia Slovak crime-thriller Černák becomes the highest-grossing film in domestic cinemas Market TrendsFOCUSA busy spring festival season awaits the European film industry. 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