Cinema of the Netherlands refers to the film industry based in the Netherlands. Because the Dutch film industry is relatively small, and there is little or no international market for Dutch films, almost all films rely on state funding. This funding can be achieved through several sources, for instance through the Netherlands Film Fund or the public broadcast networks. In recent years the Dutch Government has established several tax shelters for private investments in Dutch films.
Luv' were a Dutch girl group that scored a string of hit records in Continental Europe as well as Israel, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Argentina and Mexico in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The original members were Patty Brard, José Hoebee and Marga Scheide. In 1979, Luv' was 'Holland's best export act' and thus received the Conamus Export Prize.
The Netherlands Film Festival is an annual film festival, held in September and October of each year in the city of Utrecht.
Klaartje Quirijns is a Dutch film and television director and producer. In The Netherlands she worked as a documentary director and producer for the public stations VPRO, IKON and NPS.
Willy Geertje van Ammelrooij, known as Willeke van Ammelrooy, is a Dutch actress.
The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time is a 2001 Dutch drama history film in the West Frisian language. It is a costume drama film about the life of Nienke van Hichtum and Dutch socialist and politician Pieter Jelles Troelstra. It is written and directed by Pieter Verhoeff.
Antonia's Line is a 1995 Dutch feminist film written and directed by Marleen Gorris. The film, described as a "feminist fairy tale", tells the story of the independent Antonia who, after returning to the anonymous Dutch village of her birth, establishes and nurtures a close-knit matriarchal community. The film covers a breadth of topics, with themes ranging from death and religion to sex, intimacy, lesbianism, friendship and love.
Joram Lürsen is a Dutch film and television director, as well as screenwriter and producer.
The following is a list of winners of the Golden Calf for best long feature film at the NFF.
ShortCutz Amsterdam is an annual film festival promoting short films in Amsterdam, Netherlands held the whole year through.
Sonia Herman Dolz is a Dutch film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker, who gained international fame in 1993 with her documentary "Romance de Valentía" about the Spanish bullfighting.
Hanneke Niens is a Dutch Oscar nominated producer of films, dramaseries and documentaries and owner and CEO of the production company KeyFilm. She incidentally guest tutored at the Netherlands Film Academy and the international audiovisual organization EAVE.
KeyFilm is a filmproduction company located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, specialized in the development and production of motion pictures, dramaseries and documentaries for many platforms. The company was founded in 2008 by owner and producer Hanneke Niens. Co-founder and producer Hans de Wolf has been associated with KeyFilm as an advisor as of 2022. The production company has built up an extensive international network of co-producers and financers. This resulted in collaborations with ITVS, Eurimages, the British Film Institute, Chios Investments, Al Jazeera and Netflix.
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.
Redbad is a 2018 Dutch drama film directed by Roel Reiné. It is based on the life of Radbod, an early medieval Frisian leader. The film was intended as the middle part of a trilogy about iconic Dutch/Frisian heroes, starting with the film Michiel de Ruyter, about the 17th century admiral Michiel de Ruyter and ending with an unmade film about William of Orange.
The Marriage Escape (Dutch: De Beentjes van Sint-Hildegard is a 2020 Dutch comedy-drama film directed by Johan Nijenhuis. The film is an adaptation of the 2016 Czech film Tiger Theory, and it is the first cinema film predominantly spoken in the Tweants variety of Low Saxon, although the title is in Dutch.
Soof 3 is a 2022 Dutch romantic comedy film directed by Anne de Clercq. On the day of the film's release, it won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets. The film also won the Platinum Film award after having sold 400,000 tickets. The film is the sequel to the 2016 film Soof 2.
