De Bilt is a municipality and town in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. It had a population of 43,384 in 2021. De Bilt houses the headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI).
Jan Decleir is a prolific Belgian movie and stage actor born in Niel, Antwerp.
Godfried Jan Arnold Bomans was a Dutch author and television personality. Much of his work remains untranslated into English.
The Stripschapprijs is a Dutch prize awarded to comic creators for their entire body of work. It is awarded annually by the Stripschap, the Dutch Society of comics fans, since 1974. The prize is non-pecuniary, but is considered the most important award for comics in the country.
Jack Wouterse is a Dutch actor. His career as a movie actor took off with his role in the 1992 film The Northerners, directed by Alex van Warmerdam. Wouterse made his international debut in an episode of the TV series Band of Brothers. He frequently worked with murdered Dutch director Theo van Gogh.
Eric in the Land of the Insects, originally called Erik of het klein insectenboek in Dutch, is a 1941 Dutch children's novel by Godfried Bomans. It is widely seen as a children's classic and Bomans' magnum opus.
The Counterfeit Traitor is a 1962 espionage thriller film starring William Holden, Hugh Griffith, and Lilli Palmer. Holden plays an American-born Swedish citizen who is forced to spy on the Nazis in World War II. It was based on a nonfiction book of the same name by Alexander Klein. The film was directed by George Seaton.
Søren Juul Petersen is a Danish independent film producer who in 1997 created the production company Zeitgeist, which has produced a number of fairly successful, award-winning theatrical feature films.
Tradewind Pictures is a German production company, founded in 1998. It produces both feature films – primarily children's films and family films – and documentaries. Among its productions are Erik of het klein insectenboek (2004), Niceland (2004), and Fíaskó (2000). The company was founded by Thomas Springer and Helmut G. Weber, and has offices in Cologne and Erfurt.
Het Meisje met de Blauwe Hoed is a 1934 Dutch comedy film directed by Rudolf Meinert.
Jan van Dommelen was a Dutch film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 44 films between 1911 and 1939.
Maurits Binger was a Dutch film director, producer and screenwriter of the 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.
Willem van der Veer was a Dutch film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 32 films between 1913 and 1937.
Bernhard Droog was a Dutch actor who appeared in 17 films, including the 1997 Academy Award-winning Character, and numerous television and theatre roles. Droog was a recipient of the Order of Orange-Nassau in 1970.
Dick Matena is a Dutch comics writer and cartoonist. He has also published under the pseudonyms A. den Dooier, John Kelly and Dick Richards. He has made several kinds of comics, from humor comics to erotic comics, but is best known for his comic book adaptations of famous literary novels.
Mattheus Marinus "Matthieu" van Eijsden was a Dutch film and television actor..
The Jan Campert Prize is a Dutch literary prize established in 1948, which is awarded annually for works of poetry by the Jan Campert Foundation. The foundation was created in 1948 to honour Jan Campert, considered by many to be an icon of the Dutch resistance.
Koen De Bouw is a Belgian actor.
Yannick van de Velde is a Dutch actor who is best known for his role in the film In Orange. He is the son of Jean van de Velde, a film director.
Hans de Weers is a Dutch television- and film producer. Apart from box office hits like Oysters at Nam Kee's and New Kids Turbo he is most notable for producing the film Antonia's Line that enjoyed critical success and several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards.
