Director İlker Çatak explores the role of art under authoritarian rule in his award-winning film Yellow Letters. The movie follows a theater-making couple facing persecution from the Turkish regime, illustrating the enduring power of cinema to provoke impact.
Based on reporting by parool. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.
The Allard Pierson museum is returning an ancient pyxis to Sicily after a 1976 wedding photograph helped confirm the artifact's origins. Officials determined that keeping the object was ethically unjust, leading to the decision to repatriate it.
Author Paulien Cornelisse has set a posthumous record by securing seven positions on the Dutch Bestseller 60 list. This achievement, described by the CPNB as unprecedented, occurred shortly after the author passed away at the age of fifty in Amsterdam.
The podcast series Het verraad van de familie Zilversmit, in which journalist Judith Zilversmit explores her father's wartime betrayal, has been nominated for a 2026 Dutch Podcast Award. The series, which examines the intergenerational impact of the past, is up for an award with the winner to be announced on November 2.
Presenter Harry Mens has criticized the Dutch television viewership measurement system, arguing that the small sample size fails to accurately reflect the audience for his program Business Class. He disputes official data showing zero viewers for his recent episode, claiming his affluent target demographic is not represented by the current tracking methodology.
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