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In the Netherlands and abroad, the rise of film – and certainly its enormous popularity among the masses – led to the question of whether film shows were suitable for all audiences and if films should be censored before viewing. There was...

On 1 March 1928, the Bioscoopwet (‘Cinema law’) of 1928 officially went into effect. On that day, the first films were censored by the Centrale Commissie voor de Filmkeuring (CCFK). The honour of being the first film went to the advertisement...

As early as the 1910s it was observed that film had an irresistible attraction for children, although the films that were shown in the cinemas were rarely suitable for the delicate sensibilities of a child. This led to local film censorship...

On 18 May 1912 the Maatschappij voor Wetenschappelijke Cinematografie was founded in Haarlem. D. de Clerq was the director...

The rapid increase in educational film shows for children at the end of the 1910s meant that there was a big demand for educational films. This demand led to a wide variety of initiatives and activities in this area. 

Stoop and the...

An educational device

The NOF distributed its films mainly to primary schools (attended by children between six and twelve years of age) and what was known at the time as ‘continued’ or ‘extended’ primary schools (in most cases vocational...

The introduction of the sound film in the Netherlands occurred quite rapidly. In 1930, more than half of all Dutch cinemas had sound projectors, making this country one of the forerunners in Europe; within a few years, that percentage had...

During film’s early years in the days of travelling cinema music was used only sporadically. One exception was the films shown during the variety programmes put on by variety theatres.
These theatres (such as...