In the spotlight: two educational programmes in Eye that allow pupils to actively find out all about the world of film. Directors discuss how filmmakers tell their stories.
© Maarten Nauw
A conversation between Janis Rafa and Filipa Ramos on animals in art.
Filmmaker Wytse Koetse
Ed van der Elsken captured Amsterdam on 16mm film. But what makes taking photographs and making films on the streets special, and what role does the medium itself play?
Andrea Arnold and Lynne Ramsay both emerged around the turn of the century; both excel in female portraits. Now they are the joint focus of our film programme Britain’s Brightest.
De verliefde camera © Ed van der Elsken, Nederlands Fotomuseum
Most films by photographer/filmmaker Ed van der Elsken (1925-1990) have been re-digitized and now for the first time ever can be seen online in HD quality on Eye Film Player.
‘Het leven van een jager’, Paulus Potter, 1647
Philosopher and cultural geographer Clemens Driessen describes how Janis Rafa portrays animals in a way that resonates with the work of the painter Paulus Potter.
Eye Filmmuseum announces its exhibitions and film programmes' selection for 2024.
Barbara Meter is one of the Netherlands’ most important experimental filmmakers. As part of our celebration of one hundred years of 16mm film, we are spotlighting her work.
US artist and filmmaker Garrett Bradley is the winner of the Eye Art & Film Prize 2023.