YezWeCan - SIBfest - Levend Schaakspel

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Het Levend Schaakspel van Musapha Eljamouni (Schaakschool Zeeburg) en Simone Hoogervorst (Serafijn) heeft terecht 1e prijs gewonnen voor het mooiste gepresenteerde initiatief op het Samen Indische Buurtfestival op 16 mei jl. Met heel veel inzet en bijzonder veel creativitiet hebben ze een onvergetelijk visuele spektakel gemaakt. Het was een van de hoogtepunten van een mooie dag. Is dit niet een goede voorbeeld van community art? Kijk naar de video - de beelden spreken voor zich.

Contact Schaakschool Zeeburg: meljarmouni@online.nl

YezWeCan - Samen Indische Buurtfestival

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Op zaterdag 16 mei 2009 worden de Timorplein en de Sumatrastraat in Amsterdam omgetoverd tot een bruisend festivalterrein ten behoeve van het Samen Indische Buurtfestival. Er komen een culturele markt met presentaties van buurtprojecten, een podium met buurttalent, een kinderdorp met alles erop en eraan, een levend schaakspel en 's avonds een openluchtbioscoop - hapjes, drankjes en veel gezelligheid. Iedereen is welkom.
Kijk naar de clip. Kijk voor meer informatie op www.samenibfestival.nl

Bedrijfsfilm - online video commercial

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Wij kunnen elke stap in het proces van videoproductie, vanaf het bedenken van een concept tot het online distribueren van het uiteindelijk video, en alles daartussen, voor ons rekening nemen. Het is dus niet meer nodig je aan te melden bij tien verschillende bedrijven om tot een productie te komen

Deepstream verzorgt jouw online video van concept tot laatste click. Wij beiden de volgende diensten; concept, script, regie, high definition videoproductie, montage en post productie, hoogwaardig video encoding en distributie op internet.
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Het Flevopark Festival - The Making Of

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Zeeburg is een snel groeiend, dynamisch, veelzijdig en divers stadsdeel van Amsterdam. In de laatste jaren is Het Oostelijke Havengebied herontwikkeld en is het nieuwe eiland Ijburg gebouwd. Dit zijn nieuwe, welvarende en moderne wijken van Zeeburg en vormen een scherpe tegenstelling met de oudste wijk van het stadsdeel, de Indische Buurt.
De Indische Buurt heeft een zeer diverse bevolkingsamenstelling en biedt onderdak aan meer allochtonen dan autochtonen en deelt dan ook samen met de aangrenzende Transvaalbuurt en Oosterparkbuurt veel van de sociaal maatschappelijke problemen die een dergelijke demografie met zich meebrengt.

Na 2001 ontstond vanuit de buurt initiatieven om de cohesie van een buurt met zo veel diversiteit te verbeteren. In 2008 is een daarvan uitgemond in Het Flevopark Festival. De Stichting Indische Buurt Wereldwijk en een leger aan vrijwilligers hebben vanaf begin dit jaar koortsachtig samengewerkt om het feest te bouwen, voor de buurt en voor de stad. Hier maak ik een documentaire over " Het Flevopark Festival - The Making Of ". Verwacht eind 2008. Het is dus nog in de maak - maar hier is alvast een trailer.

Ron Langdon

Shakespeare Theater Diever - Macbeth Trailer

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Shakespeare Theater Diever hebben dit jaar gekozen voor een van grootste theatrale meesterwerken ooit; William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Wederom heeft regisseur Jack Nieborg op geniaal en nauwkeurige wijze de script in Nederlands vetaalt zonder een enkele concessie te doen. En dan hebben we de hoofdrollen van Lord and Lady Macbeth gespeelt met ijzingwekkende overtuiging door Dick van Veen en Josien Kragt. Zij laten zien wat de consequenties van ernstig doorgeschoten ambities kunnen zijn. De Diever spelers zullen weer jouw aandacht stevig vastgrijpen en niet loslaten totdat al het nodige bloed is gemorst. Overtuig jezelf en kijk naar de trailer.

Videotrailer: Produced Amsterdam by Deepstream.nl New MediaAmsterdam
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Flevopark Festival 2008 #2

Vrijwilligers Gezocht voor de Flevopark Festival 2008

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Dutchvlog in Da HipHop Club 20/02/07

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The Hip Hop Club now every Tuesday at Studio 80 Amsterdam

Thanks to Heron we can now feast our ears on the freshest hip-hop talents in Amsterdam at the HipHop Club every Tuesday night in Studio 80 on the Rembrandtplein. The kick off last Tuesday was hosted by Stand Up Rachid Larouz who will bust your sides, followed by MC's Kiddo Cee and Merage. Come and get inspired. Support your MC and make some noise at the hot-hot Hip Hop club.

Live audio stream from the club every Tuesday at www.hiphopclub.nl

Next week
27/02/07 :- Dodeneters & 81 project >>>> Be There !!?!

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Cable Conference 2007 Amsterdam # 4

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A quick round of the HD ready exhibitors.

Cable Conference 2007 #3

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The backdrop for this years Conference is the Five Star Okura Hotel in Amsterdam.

Politicized #1

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Whilst I type, the Dutch TV exudes more political debate between primary candidates of the major parties. It is more of the same appalling and meaningless "€10 this way" - "€20 that way" ;-"Yes you did" - "No I didn't" provincial pre election bla bla spiced up unintelligible statistics having ultimately a marginal influence on the real quality of life.

I certainly heard no mention of a report published this week by leading marine biologists concluding that with the present rate of deterioration of marine life there will be virtually no fish left in the seas by the year 2050. Integration; presently the country's most pressing issue has been demoted to an empty sociological buzzword. Nor have they mentioned how they aim to tackle the deepening international divide between east and west. The concept of culture, as in the arts, has certainly no place in these Dutch pre election battles, nor the pending European reliance on unstable Russian energy sources.

Of all the wasted hours of Dutch pre election BS I have witnessed in the last weeks the governments Foreign Policy was not mentioned once and I would have to go to great lengths to recollect mention of an issue such as Global Warming. Nor even the fact that Nation of China undoes all the annual environmentally friendly measures taken by the EU collectively in a mere 84 days....or even the passionate romance flowering between Africa and China....or the fact that Global Warming is warming Africa the most.

Since the murders of Pim Fortyn and Theo van Gogh Holland has become hopelessly lost, polarised and politically fragmented in every conceivable political hue and the politicians scramble - as if in the most undignified way they possibly can - to secure, if not kidnap the votes of an undecided segment which has never been so large, confused and volatile……so without any sign of visionary leadership on the flat Dutch horizon I wish them goodnight…….and good luck.

Meanwhile the Dutch media coaches laugh all the way to the bank and Holland gets the politics it deserves!

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INSIDE AMSTERDAM - PIANVLOG

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I’ve often wondered what impression the Damrak provides to visitors of Amsterdam? As far as first impressions go, the stretch of Amsterdam between the Central Station and the Dam Square is probably one of the most important. It is however crammed full by stinking snack bars and tourist boutiques selling expensive but useless crap of unimaginable ugliness, and manned by employees who rarely speak decent Dutch and obviously do not come from this neck of the woods. If that were my first impression I would run away frothing, screaming and deluded – as I often do. Whenever I visit a strange city, I like to look beyond the repulsive tourist boutiques and see if I can sense what makes this particular place unique. Finding out what the real natives do usually provides an interesting trail to a city’s hidden, living potential.

If a tourist were to wander beyond the inanimate city exterior in the right place at the right time, for example at Mascha Rutten’s Décor Studio at Sloterdijk they may see Justice Smits exercising his passion; playing the blues on a grand. At the distinguished Artists Club Arti et Amicitiae on the Rokin they may find him at the big black grand beneath a famous Breitner rolling out Softly as in the Morning Sunrise in the spacious classical hall. If they are especially lucky they might see him together with singer Marion Bentoera at Café ‘t Bruine Paard on the Prinsengracht whilst an audience is riveted to their blues. This is what brings Amsterdam to life! This is what goes on beyond the facades - on the inside of Amsterdam.

In the series Inside Amsterdam, DutchVlog is going to reveal just some of the uniqueness that distinguishes Amsterdam from everywhere else. In the next episode DutchVlog will go inside the bustling Hip Hop Amsterdam – so check your life insurance and brace yourselves!

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If you would like more information about Justus Smits or to book him you can send a mail to jcasmits@xs4all.nl or call (int.) 00 31 (0)20 6814773 (local) 020 6814773. You can also leave a comment on this Vlog and we will pass on your request.

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Tags: music-video, amsterdam, blues, dutchvlog, netherlands, dutch, culture

HampiVlog

The Queens bath tub at Hampi

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Hampi - Once the capital of the Vijayangara Empire
Now a World Heritage site.

In 1522 a Portuguese traveller, Domingo Paes wrote “Hampi is as large as Rome and very beautiful to the sight, the best provided city in the world”. It is now a World Heritage Site.
By the measure of the middle ages Hampi was an immense, powerful, wealthy and thriving metropolis, strategically well protected by mountains and rivers from unwelcome intruders . Its environment was permeated with rich, fertile vegetation providing all that was needed to sustain the city comfortably, and more. It was also a religious centre and a seat of learning in a intensely beautiful décor of palaces and temples sculpted out of the mysterious volcanic, moonlike, landscape of hard granite.
This place is truly the genus loci tangibly personified. It’s reputation became known far and wide but especially, and more importantly with the Moguls to the north who found the existence of place so close to paradise intolerable and made it their prime mission to see that it was destroyed.
In one blow, the city of Hampi was violated and every single sculpture and palace defaced. To destroy something made of massive granite requires extreme conviction.
The Virupaksha Temple seen in the video was the only building spared and therefore still standing to this day.
Yet another example of senseless destruction driven by ignorance, hatred, greed and intolerance.

This video is a short compilation of many hours of footage shot in 2000 on a Cannon X65 Hi8 so the quality leaves much to be desired but it's good enough to give a good impression of this amazing place.

LINKS
Hampi in the (vlog)map
World Heritage
Karnataka Toutist Bureau
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SailVlog - Sail o5 Amsterdam

Sailo5 Amsterdam - Tall Ship Festival

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Sometimes a city is momentarily transformed, leaving it’s daily metropolitan struggle and strife to focus on and celebrate its roots. Such was the case in last August in Amsterdam. I live in the transformed and revitalised harbour area on the eastern side of the central city, on a group of islands called Zeeburg and surrounded by water. This location is often the stage for the four yearly Tall Ship Festival - this year it was Sail o5. All the famous operational Tall Ships from all the great seafaring nations of the world – from Chilli to Iceland - gathered here, just around the corner from my house, to show themselves proudly to Europe. Within the space of four days more than three million visitors came to see the unbelievably spectacular event. For these four days Amsterdam was momentarily released from the stranglehold of the blanket of shock, disbelief and shame of an event the year before that changed the city for good - and from which Amsterdam has not yet recovered. In these for days Amsterdam was imbued with some of the magic that drew me to this city in the first place many years ago, and there was a true and tangible sense of civil pride. You could see and feel what an incredible place The Port of Amsterdam must have been a hundred year ago and more, when those elegant, slender masts still adorned the waterfront, beckoning young men to adventure in far off places. History was truly alive and kicking. Just around the corner from my house in the other direction, now just over a year ago, another event took place in a very dull and ordinary shopping street around nine in the morning when everybody was on their way to work. Theo van Gogh, the director, filmmaker and criticaster was ritually slaughtered by a radical Moslem in the middle of the street. After shooting him several times the assassin calmly attempted to ritually decapitate Van Gogh with a ceremonial knife but ceased his efforts due to lack of progress and calmly walked away commenting “he had it coming to him” in perfect Dutch to an astounded onlooker. The trail has gripped the nation for the past year as the unimaginable details became public bit by bit. These were indeed truly difficult parts of reality to deal with. But for those four days Amsterdam again acquired the frivolous innocence for which it was famous.