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Yulia and Juliet Short Film — Zara Dwinger‘s Yulia & Juliet (2018) short film has been released and stars Sara Luna Zoric, Dylan Jongejans, Jaike Belfor, Suzan Boogaerdt, Issa de Jong, Cleo Duivelshof, Sjaan Flikweert, Nadja Hüpscher, Agnes Montecinos Muñoz, Dionne Verwey, Daan Westra, and Lidija Zelovic. Crew Jolein Laarman wrote the screenplay for Yulia & [...]

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Winner of a special mention from the Berlinale Generation KPlus’ adult jury, the family-friendly, light drama “My Extraordinary Summer With Tess” is straightforward youth cinema with surprising emotional depth. Based on a prize-winning novel by Anna Woltz, a beloved Dutch writer of work for young readers, it explores family relationships and emphasizes the importance of human connection. Fronted by two charismatic tween performers, the title marks the feature debut of Dutch helmer Steven Wouterlood, who already holds an international Emmy Kids Award. The New York Intl. Children’s Film Festival will host the film’s international premiere at the end of February.

The story unfolds from the perspective of sensitive 10-year-old Sam whose voiceover musings not only provide the narrative’s momentum and glue but also articulate the film’s ultimate lessons. Sam, his parents and older brother Jorre (Julian Ras) are on a week’s vacation on a Dutch island,...