Europe’s Dark Economy is a short-form three-part documentary series for Euronews exploring the scale and impact of illicit trade, and what allows it to thrive. Filmed across Europe, the series will combine real-world access and expert insight to reveal how illegal goods move through legitimate… Read More
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In a direct and personal way senior Dutch researcher & field producer Sjoerd de Vries gathers complete background information on practically any topic. Decades of reporting has given him a broad network of experts, contributors and institutions in the Netherlands. He doesn’t just find people. He understand stories, sources and editorial context.
The fundament for a high-quality reportage- and documentary production is created in offering in-depth information and in finding the right approach, storyline(s), interviewees and locations. When needed Sjoerd can do research on location and meet protagonists to setup and prepare filming.
Oysters are crucial to a healthy ecosystem. A single adult oyster can filter up to 200 litres of water a day. Furthermore, oyster reefs provide shelter for countless marine animals, enhance biodiversity, remove nitrogen from seawater and protect the coast from erosion. In the past,… Read More
In the Netherlands, Buurtzorg’s self-managed nurses provide holistic home care and social support, helping older people live independently with dignity. For Buurtzorg community nurse Deborah, care is about more than medical treatment. She works for Buurtzorg, the Netherlands’ largest home-care organization. Its name literally means… Read More
ITN is thinking about producing a documentary about designer drug sales and use in Amsterdam nightlife for Channel 4. A designer drug is a structural or functional analog of a controlled substance that has been designed to mimic the pharmacological effects of the original drug,… Read More
Cuisines from around the world come together at the Dutch restaurant chain A Beautiful Mess. The website of the Dutch restaurant chain states: ‘Each dish at A Beautiful Mess has its own story, as do the people who work there. Food connects people through stories,… Read More
On the 29th of October 2025, general elections were held in the Netherlands. After two years of right-wing government in the Netherlands and the populist politician Geert Wilders from the Party for Freedom (PVV) bringing it down, the question is whether Wilders will be able… Read More
In the Channel 4 TV program Amazing Spaces, architect and presenter George Clarke explores the extraordinary world of architecture. In addition to his focus on special architecture in England, Clarke also examines and analyses buildings abroad. In the Netherlands, he is primarily interested in experimental… Read More
To inform politicians, consumers and future cannabis entrepreneurs about professional cannabis production, the Dutch organisation CannaPro is producing a series about the Dutch cannabis industry. In every episode a Dutch legal cannabis production company is portrayed. The CEO, the genetics specialist, the cultivation manager, the… Read More
For an eight part documentary series with the title Naufrages et Naufragés Agence Capa is producing for the European broadcaster ARTE, research needs to be done for secure drone filming in the Netherlands. The documentary is about the European colonial expansion through eight major shipwrecks…. Read More
On the 27th of May the French Lower House approved a law to legalise ’aid in dying’ in cases of ongoing mental or physical suffering. It should also give terminally ill patients an enforceable right to palliative care, which is now often poor or inaccessible…. Read More
‘Cocaine: Europe Under the Influence’ is an ambitious investigative documentary that explores the profound and growing impact of cocaine trafficking across Europe. This 90 minute prime time film, directed by Kamal Redouani and produced for France Télévisions (France 2), offers an in depth look at… Read More
Dutch farms emit too much nitrogen. As targets slip, ecosystems suffer, and EU green goals hang in the balance. Can food production and nature conservation coexist in Europe? The Netherlands is the second world exporter for agricultural products and ground zero for Europe’s nitrogen crisis…. Read More











