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Netherlands Film Festival
The Netherlands Film Festival () is an annual film festival, held in September and October of each year in the city of Utrecht. During the ten-day festival, Dutch film productions and co-productions are exhibited. Besides feature films, the program also consists of short subjects, documentary films, and television productions. On the closing evening of the festival, the Golden Calves are awarded to the best films, directors, and actors. Together with the Netherlands Film Fund, the festival also recognises box office results of Dutch film productions during the year with the Crystal Film (10,000 visitors of documentary films), Golden Film (100,000 visitors), Platinum Film (400,000 visitors), and Diamond Film (1,000,000 visitors). History The Netherlands Film Festival was founded in 1981 by the Dutch film maker Jos Stelling, who called it the "Netherlands Film Days" ('). Initially, the festival was oriented towards film makers only, but it gradually reached a broader audi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The municipality of Utrecht is located in the eastern part of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Netherlands, and includes Haarzuilens, Vleuten and De Meern. It has a population of 376,435 as of . Utrecht's ancient city centre features many buildings and structures, several dating as far back as the High Middle Ages. It has been the religious centre of the Netherlands since the 8th century. In 1579, the Union of Utrecht was signed in the city to lay the foundations for the Dutch Republic. Utrecht was the most important city in the Netherlands until the Dutch Golden Age, when it was surpassed by Amsterdam as the country's cultural centre and most populous city. Utrecht is home to Utrecht University, the largest university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaap Speyer
Jaap Speyer (1891–1952) was a Dutch film director. He was married to the German actress Mia Pankau. Selected filmography * ''Hedda's Revenge'' (1919) * ''Entblätterte Blüten'' (1920) * ''Colombine (film), Colombine'' (1920) * ''Die rote Nacht'' (1921) * ''King of Women'' (1923) * ''Jimmy: The Tale of a Girl and Her Bear'' (1923) * ''Der allmächtige Dollar'' (1923) * ''The Flower Girl of Potsdam Square'' (1925) * ''The Doll of Luna Park'' (1925) * ''The Elegant Bunch'' (1925) * ''The Morals of the Alley'' (1925) * ''The Three Mannequins'' (1926) * ''White Slave Traffic (film), White Slave Traffic'' (1926) * ''Valencia (1927 film), Valencia'' (1927) * ''Bigamy (1927 film), Bigamie'' (1927) * ''Hotelratten'' (1927) * ''Liebeshandel'' (1927) * ''The Schorrsiegel Affair'' (1928) * ''Miss Chauffeur'' (1928) * ''Die drei Frauen von Urban Hell'' (1928) * ''Tales from the Vienna Woods (1928 film), Tales from the Vienna Woods'' (1928) * ''Ein kleiner Vorschuß auf die Seligkeit'' (1929 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tars
''The Tars'' or '' De Jantjes '' is a 1934 Dutch comedy film drama directed by Jaap Speyer. The film was a remake of the 1922 film of the same name, which itself was based on a 1920-play by Louis Davids and Margie Morris. Reception and influence The film was the second Dutch sound film to be released after the 1934 film Willem van Oranje, released just one month earlier. The film became a big commercial success and popularised the genre of ''Jordaanfilms'', a Dutch film-genre popular in the 1930s. Jordaanfilms followed working class protagonists in the impoverished Jordaan-area of Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ... who speak and sing in local dialect. The film also led to a romanticized and idolised version of the Jordaan. This imaged existed in Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 In Film
This is an overview of 1929 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1929 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on. * February 1 – '' The Broadway Melody'' is released by MGM and becomes the first major musical film of the sound era, sparking a host of imitators as well as a series of ''Broadway Melody'' films that will run until 1940. * February 18 – The first Academy Awards, or Oscars, are announced for the year ended August 1, 1928. * March 3 – William Fox announces that he has taken control of Loews Inc., including its subsidiary Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, buying shares from Marcus Loew's widow and sons and Nicholas Schenck for $50 million. The acquisition eventually falls through. * May 16 – The first Academy Awards are distributed at The Hollywood Roo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joris Ivens
Georg Henri Anton "Joris" Ivens (18 November 1898 – 28 June 1989) was a Dutch documentary filmmaker. Among the notable films he directed or co-directed are '' A Tale of the Wind'', ''The Spanish Earth'', ''Rain'', ''...A Valparaiso'', '' Misère au Borinage'' (''Borinage''), '' 17th Parallel: Vietnam in War'', '' The Seine Meets Paris'', '' Far from Vietnam'', ''Pour le Mistral'' and '' How Yukong Moved the Mountains''. Early life and education Born Georg Henri Anton Ivens on 18 November 1898 at Nijmegen, Netherlands, into a wealthy family, Ivens went to work in one of his father's photo supply shops and from there developed an interest in film. Under the direction of his father, he completed his first film at 13. He studied first at the Rotterdam School of Economics (1916–17, 1920–21), before serving as a field artillery lieutenant in World War I. In 1922 and 1923 he studied photochemistry in Germany. Returning to Amsterdam in 1926, he joined the family business, but left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rain (1929 Film)
''Rain'' ( ) is a 1929 Dutch short documentary film directed by Mannus Franken and Joris Ivens. It premiered on 14 December 1929, in the Amsterdam Filmliga's theater, De Uitkijk. Historical significance and context ''Regen'' has four key elements that have cemented its place in documentary history: its place in the long career of director Joris Ivens, the Dutch Film Canon, the city symphony film movement, and the history of avant-garde documentaries. Joris Ivens lived from 1898 to 1989 and in that time created thirteen noteworthy documentaries, whose interrelation and evolution loosely model the trajectory of documentary film as a whole. Over his career, he made art films, commercial films, political documentaries, war (and indeed anti-war) documentaries. His final film, '' A Tale of the Wind'', was an autobiographical piece contemplating the divide between realism and fantasy. Additionally, Ivens was one of the inaugural voices of Dutch Film, establishing traditions in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 In Film
The year 1919 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top six 1919 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *February 5 – Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D. W. Griffith launch United Artists. *March – Oscar Micheaux premieres ''The Homesteader'', the first feature-length race film, starring pioneering African American actress Evelyn Preer, becoming the first African American to produce and direct a motion picture. *May 13 – D. W. Griffith's first film to be released by United Artists, ''Broken Blossoms'', has its premiere in New York City. * August 29 – '' The Miracle Man'' displayed Lon Chaney's talent for make-up and made him famous as a character actor. * September 1 – United Artists release their first film, '' His Majesty, the American'' starring Douglas Fairbanks. * September 18 – Ufa-Palast am Zoo in Berlin opens rebuilt as a permanent cinema with the première of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurits Binger
Maurits Binger (5 April 1868 – 9 April 1923) was a Dutch film director, film producer, producer and screenwriter of the silent film, silent era. He directed 39 films between 1913 and 1922 and is considered one of the pioneers of fictional films in the Netherlands. Binger's studio and base of operations was in Haarlem, North Holland. Between 1919 and 1923 he was managing director of Anglo-Hollandia an attempt to break into the larger British market. There is a film institute in the Netherlands in his name. He is sometimes referred to as Maurice Binger. Filmography * ''De leugen van Pierrot'' (1922) * ''Mottige Janus'' (1922) * ''The Bluejackets, De jantjes'' (1922) * ''Rechten der jeugd'' (1921) * ''The Black Tulip (1921 film), De zwarte tulp'' (1921) * ''Sister Brown'' (1921) * ''The Other Person, Onder spiritistischen dwang'' (1921) * ''The Little Hour of Peter Wells, De heldendaad van Peter Wells'' (1921) * ''John Heriot's Wife'' (1920) * ''As God Made Her'' (1920) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Carmen Of The North
''A Carmen of the North'' () is a 1919 Dutch silent film, silent romantic drama film directed by Maurits Binger. Plot Jozef (Adelqui Migliar) is a young farmer who has been ordered to leave his mother (Paula de Waart) and childhood sweetheart Mareike (Jeanne van der Pers), in order to join the army during the World War I, Great War. Carmen (Annie Bos) is a fatally attractive Flirting, coquette living in the poor quarters, and working in a cigarette factory. One day, she plays a practical joke on one of her co-workers. The girl can't appreciate this and starts a fight; to which Carmen responds by stabbing her with a knife. Stationed in the factory, Jozef is ordered to hold Carmen. While being guarded, Carmen successfully seduces Jozef and convinces him to undo her from her handcuffs: ''"For Carmen's heart was fickle. Her passions wild and bold. Proud of every conquest. And fond of foolish gold."'' She gratefully thanks him and then escapes through the window. While she joins her co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 In Film
The year 1905 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Events *The Manaki brothers make the first motion picture in the Balkans, ''The Weavers''. *Pathé Frères colors black-and-white films by machine. *Filmmaking takes an unexpected historical role by recording activities along Market Street, in the year preceding the destruction from the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 (footage in the modern film ''Trip Down Market Street 1905/2005''). *Aleksandr Khanzhonkov begins filming his first documentaries. *'' The Misadventure of a French Gentleman Without Pants at the Zandvoort Beach'', the oldest surviving Dutch fictional film is released by Alberts Frères. Later to be included in the canon of Dutch cinema as released by the Netherlands Film Festival. *June 19 – John P. Harris and his brother Harry in Pittsburgh open the first theater in the U.S. devoted exclusively to the exhibition of motion pictures. *December 16 – '' Variety'', an entertainment trade newspaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberts Frères
Alberts Frères, founded around 1899, was one of the first film production companies in the Netherlands. The company was founded by brothers Albert (1879–1941) and Willy Mullens (1880–1952); they were the main filmmakers and exhibitors in the Netherlands in the first two decades of the twentieth century. History Willy and Albert's father, Albertus Abraham Mullens (30 July 1847 Hoorn – 1890), alias "A. Alber(t)", and a German by the name of Ernst Ahrens Basch (1838-1908) had founded a theater company, Koninklijk Nederlandsch Cagliostro-Théâtre Alber & Basch, specializing in "mysterious and pseudo-scientific spectacles". After Albert Senior's death, their mother, Christina Mullens-Verpoort, continued to direct the company. Christina took her sons to Paris, where they saw Auguste and Louis Lumière's films in the Salon Indien du Grand Café. With financial aid from their mother, they bought a number of films and started to show them in the Netherlands. They chose the French n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
