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Johan Heesters died aged 108, | Posted on 30 December 2011

24 December Dutch-German actor and operetta singer Johan Heesters died aged 108. In the 1920s and 1930s,  he acted in several Dutch feature films, after which he moved to Germany.

Swedish films online, | Posted on 20 December 2011

In February 2011 the Swedish Film Institute (Svenska Filminstitutet) launched a website in collaboration with the National Library of Sweden on which a number of films from the Institute’s archive

Films from the 1910s in a special episode of Andere Tijden, | Posted on 24 October 2011

The Dutch television programme called Andere Tijden (Other Times), a history programme made by VPRO and NTR, devoted an entire episode to the 1910s entitled ‘Jaren van vooruitgang’ (‘Years of progr

EYE receives award, Special award for preservation of Jean Desmet Collection | Posted on 17 October 2011

During the 30th edition of the Le Giornate del Cinema Muto in Pordenone (Italy), EYE received a special award for its work in preserving the Jean Desmet Collection.

Desmet Collection inscribed on UNESCO Memory of the World Register, | Posted on 4 October 2011

The Desmet Collection at the EYE Film Institute Netherlands has been inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.