Timeline

Society for Scientific Cinematography Founded

The Maatschappij voor Wetenschappelijke Cinematografie (‘Society for Scientific Cinematography’) and the Maatschappij voor Aristieke Cinematografie (‘Society for Artistic Cinematography’) were founded in Haarlem on 18 May 1912. The director of both societies was D. de Clerq and their commissioner – and major inspiration – was the Haarlem industrialist, Maurits H. Binger.
 
The societies merged together in 1913 and, under the name Filmfabriek Hollandia, they grew to become the most important producer of feature films during the Dutch silent era.
 
In 1919, Hollandia’s documentary department would split off from the organisation to become the independent Filmfabriek Polygoon.