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The Arrival of Television
Foresight is the essence of government. The Nederlandse Bioscoopbond must have had this in mind 1936 when it added an extra clause in its contracts stating that films could not be broadcast on...
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At Last: Support for Dutch Feature Films
After WWII, the Dutch government’s attitude towards film changed drastically. While prior to the war, topics such as censorship and tax rates defined the relationship between the government and the film industry in the Netherlands, after the war...
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Dutch Film Academy
The Dutch Film Academy was established in 1958. Its goal was to educate students in the broadest sense of the word, from directors to studio secretaries. In its first few months, the academy offered only two subjects: ‘Film trade’ and ‘screenplay...
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Boudewijn de Groot
Dutch singer.
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Herman van der Horst
Dutch film director, producer and screenwriter.
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Spiegel van Nederland. No. 13 (1959)
A Dutch newsreel with sound, including items on a Miss Eyeglasses pageant held in Amsterdam’s Apollo pavilion, and about an elocution competition held on the market in Leiden with the comedian Paul van Vliet.
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Spiegel van Nederland. No. 25 (1958)
A Dutch newsreel with sound, including items on the annual shooting competition for the Silver Rifle, the World Speedway World Championship and the final for the Dutch football championship between SC Enschede and DOS.
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Spiegel van Nederland. No. 3 (1960)
A Dutch newsreel including items on a dressage act with lions, tigers, and goats in Amersfoort, and about the fashion show “Cotton 1960” in Amsterdam, featuring creations by Dick Holthaus.
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Spiegel van Nederland. No. 5 (1958)
A Dutch newsreel including items on the train derailment of the Ruhr Express, the launch of the tugboat Simon, and the sculptor Mari Andriessen.
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Spiegel van Nederland. No. 10 (1958)
A Dutch newsreel including items on the planetarium of Eise Eisinga in Franeker, the Zeiss planetarium in The Hague, and the sale of the memoirs of Queen Wilhelmina on the occasion of Book Week.