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Diamond Film
The Diamond Film ( nl, Diamanten Film) is a film award recognising domestic box office achievements in the Netherlands. The Diamond Film is awarded to films from the Netherlands once they have sold 1,000,000 cinema tickets or more during the original circulation. The award is initiated by the Netherlands Film Festival and the Netherlands Film Fund in addition to the Golden Film for 100,000 visitors, the Platinum Film for 400,000 visitors, and the Crystal Film for 10,000 visitors of a documentary film. History The first Diamond Film was awarded to '' Black Book'' (2006) on 31 January 2007. The director of the Netherlands Film Festival presented the trophies to the producer San Fu Maltha, director Paul Verhoeven, and the film cast, during a dinner for the film crew and cast organized by San Fu Maltha. ''Black Book'' was the first film since the introduction of Dutch box office awards in 2001 that reached an audience of one million visitors. ''Black Book'' had a budget of €17, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Box Office
A box office or ticket office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through a hole in a wall or window, or at a wicket. By extension, the term is frequently used, especially in the context of the film industry, as a synonym for the amount of business a particular production, such as a film or theatre show, receives. The term is also used to refer to a ticket office at an arena or a stadium. ''Box office'' business can be measured in the terms of the number of tickets sold or the amount of money raised by ticket sales ( revenue). The projection and analysis of these earnings is greatly important for the creative industries and often a source of interest for fans. This is predominant in the Hollywood movie industry. To determine if a movie made a profit, it is not correct to directly compare the box office gross with the production budget, because the movie theater keeps nearly half ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euro
The euro ( symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the member states of the European Union (EU). This group of states is known as the eurozone or, officially, the euro area, and includes about 340 million citizens . The euro is divided into 100 cents. The currency is also used officially by the institutions of the European Union, by four European microstates that are not EU members, the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, as well as unilaterally by Montenegro and Kosovo. Outside Europe, a number of special territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency. Additionally, over 200 million people worldwide use currencies pegged to the euro. As of 2013, the euro is the second-largest reserve currency as well as the second-most traded currency in the world after the United States dollar. , with more than €1.3 trillion in circulation, the euro has one of the highest combined values of banknotes and coins in ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Delight (1973 Film)
''Turkish Delight'' ( nl, Turks fruit) is a 1973 Dutch erotic romantic drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven from a screenplay by Gerard Soeteman, based on the 1969 novel '' Turks Fruit'' by Jan Wolkers. It is a love story of an artist and a young woman, starring Rutger Hauer in his film debut and Monique van de Ven. ''Turkish Delight'' is the most successful film in the history of Dutch cinema. The film was a massive success at the Dutch box office; according to Alle Record, 3,338,000 people saw the film, while the Netherlands Film Festival puts it at 3.5 million,Turks-fruit on the official website of the , in Dutch. Accessed 4 April 2016. corresponding to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by '' The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gooische Vrouwen 2
''Gooische Vrouwen 2'' is a 2014 Dutch film directed by Will Koopman. The film is the sequel of the 2011 film '' Gooische Vrouwen'' and both films are based on the '' Gooische Vrouwen'' television series. The film was released on 4 December 2014 and went on to become the best-visited film in the Netherlands in 2014. The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets and on 28 December 2014 also the Diamond Film for reaching 1 million tickets. It went on to have more than 2 million admissions, making it one of the ten most popular Dutch films of all time. In 2015, the film won the Rembrandt Award. Cast * Linda de Mol as Cheryl Morero * Tjitske Reidinga as Claire van Kampen * Susan Visser as Anouk Verschuur * Lies Visschedijk as Roelien Grootheeze * Peter Paul Muller as Martin Morero * Leopold Witte as Evert Lodewijkx * Derek de Lint as Dokter Rossi * Alex Klaasen as Yari * Beppie Melissen as Tante Cor * Elise van 't Laar as Daphne * Stefan Rokebrand as Alfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gooische Vrouwen (film)
''Gooische Vrouwen'' (English title: ''Vipers Nest'') is a 2011 Dutch film. It is based on the television series '' Gooische Vrouwen''. After the creators announced that the fifth season of the series would be the last, they revealed on 7 November 2009 that they were working on a film adaptation. It earned more than 41.7 million Euro in the box office. The sequel '' Gooische Vrouwen 2'' became the best-visited film in the Netherlands in 2014. Plot The film follows the four main characters from the TV series. Cheryl catches her husband cheating on her, Anouk half-accidentally commits art fraud, Claire leaves her fiancé at the altar, and Roelien fights with her family because of her pro-environment views. To escape from all this, they decide to attend a self-help seminar in a French castle. When this turns out to not help them at all, they then go shopping in Paris. Meanwhile, their husbands' lives become a mess and they miss their wives so much. After a tearful call from Cheryl's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Kids Turbo
''New Kids Turbo'', sometimes promoted as ''New Kids: Turbo!'', is a Dutch black comedy film based on the television series ''New Kids''. The film premiered on 6 December 2010 and was released in all Dutch cinemas on 9 December. It was one of the most popular Dutch films of all time. It is Comedy Central's first film to be produced outside the United States and also Paramount Pictures' first film to be produced by Comedy Central in the Netherlands. A second New Kids movie followed in 2011: '' New Kids Nitro''. The tagline of the film is 'Niemand komt aan Maaskantje!' (No one messes with Maaskantje!). Plot Set in the small village of Maaskantje in North Brabant, a group of friends: Gerrie, Richard, Rikkert, Robbie and Barrie lose their jobs. The group perceives themselves as being victims of the widely reported credit crisis, although in actuality their misfortune is the direct result of their idleness, lack of common sense, and poor punctuality. Gerrie, for instance, turns up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stricken (2009 Film)
''Stricken'' ( nl, Komt een vrouw bij de dokter) is a 2009 Dutch drama film directed and produced by Reinout Oerlemans and based on the book by the same name by writer Ray Kluun. The film was the highest-grossing Dutch film of the year with a gross of €9.3 million and is one of the 20 most popular Dutch films of all time. Plot Stijn (Barry Atsma) is a rich, handsome and self-centered advertising executive who lives in a hedonistic world. Everything revolves around him. He has a successful career and a loving marriage with Carmen (Carice van Houten). Occasionally he cheats, but it is tolerated due to his enthusiastic and impetuous character. Fate strikes as it turns out that Carmen is suffering from breast cancer. He supports her, but as it can sometimes be difficult, he will often go between meeting with Roos ( Anna Drijver), with whom he has a tempestuous affair, and lying to Carmen. After Carmen is declared cured, Stijn comes clean with his cheating, and breaks up with Roos. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alles Is Liefde
''Alles is Liefde'' ( en, Love Is All) is a 2007 Dutch romantic comedy film directed by Joram Lürsen, and starring Carice van Houten, Paul de Leeuw, Wendy van Dijk, and Daan Schuurmans. Plot The actor who annually plays Sinterklaas dies just before the arrival of the television crew. A mysterious new Sinterklaas named Jan ( Michiel Romeyn) replaces him. Shortly after his public appearance, he rescues a child who fell into a canal, but runs away when people realize what happened and begin crowding around. He is found by the production assistant of the television show next day, and agrees to appear in television shows, when he is informed that playing Sinterklaas is a paying job. He becomes quite popular on television because of his alternative style. Klaasje (Wendy van Dijk) has left her husband Dennis ( Peter Paul Muller), because he cheated on her with a young and attractive elementary school teacher ( Chantal Janzen). Dennis wants her back, but his chances seem to plummet wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands Association Of Film Distributors
Netherlands Association of Film Distributors ( nl, Nederlandse Vereniging van Filmdistributeurs) is an association for film distributors in the Netherlands, based in Amsterdam. Sixteen film distributors in the Netherlands are member organizations. Weekly, the association publishes information about new film releases and box office results in the Netherlands. The box office awards Crystal Film The Crystal Film ( nl, Kristallen Film) is a film award recognising domestic box office achievements in the Netherlands. The Crystal Film is awarded to documentary films from the Netherlands once they have sold 10,000 tickets. The award is an ..., Golden Film, and Platinum Film are based on this information. References External linksNederlandse Vereniging van Filmdistributeurs Trade associations based in the Netherlands {{Netherlands-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Soeteman
Gerard Soeteman (born 1 July 1936 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch screenwriter. He worked together with Paul Verhoeven on several films, such as ''Turkish Delight'' and '' Black Book''. He also wrote the screenplay for '' The Assault'', which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1986. Film credits *''Business Is Business'' (1971) *''Turkish Delight'' (1973) *'' Katie Tippel'' (1975) *'' Max Havelaar'' (1976) *''Soldier of Orange ''Soldier of Orange'' ( nl, Soldaat van Oranje, ) is a 1977 Dutch romance-thriller film directed and co-written by Paul Verhoeven and produced by Rob Houwer, starring Rutger Hauer and Jeroen Krabbé. The film is set around the German occupation of ...'' (1977) *' (1979) *'' Spetters'' (1980) *'' All Things Pass'' (1981) *'' The Fourth Man'' (1983) *'' Flesh & Blood'' (1985) *'' The Assault'' (1986) *'' The Bunker'' (1992) Also director. *'' Claim'' (2002) *'' Floris'' (2004) *'' Black Book'' (2006) External links * 1936 births Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania and Southern Africa. The most widely spoken Germanic language, E ..., after its close relatives German language, German and English language, English. ''Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat Mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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