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Sex In The Cinema? Censorship In The Netherlands, Deleted Scenes In Belgium
27 February 2024
The Netherlands was long considered more progressive in cinema than Belgium thanks to Blue Movie, Mira and Turkish Delight. Those films made a splash in the 1970s with nudity and sex. Surprisingly enough, film censorship was more robust in the Netherlands than in Belgium.
The State of Flemish Cinema: Professionalisation Pays Off
5 September 2022
It took protests and demands by directors and producers to get a proper Flemish film fund up and running. And while the region was late to the party, the progress it has made in the sector in twenty years is nothing short of remarkable.
Demolishing the Stereotypes
23 April 2019
White verandas, gently swaying palm trees, indigenous nannies playing with Dutch children in the grass, white men in spotless white uniforms and exotic landscapes. This is a prime example of the image many Dutch people have of the overseas territories during the colonial occupation. But where do the