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The archives of the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (Sound and Vision) in Hilversum, of EYE in Amsterdam, and of the National Archive in The Hague contain the visual history of the past 100 years. Films, documentaries, radiobroadcast, and television programmes comprise more than 700.000 hours worth of material. The costs for creating this oeuvre have run into the billions. The educational, cultural, and economical value of this material is unprecedented.

Organisation

Information about de consortium partners responsible for the project Images for the Future. Images for the Future is a project by EYE Film Institute Netherlands, Dutch Institute for Sound and Vision, National Archives and Knowledgeland.

Images for the Future partner in Open Cultural Data

01 February 2012 a network that facilitates open access to cultural data and stimulates the development of value-added cultural applications. Images for the Future supports the Open Culture Data network by providing access to as many available open datasets in the project as possible, making special cultural awards available and by jointly organising hackathons.

Launch Celluloid Remix 2: 'Found Footage'

26 January 2012 Second edition of the successful video-remix competition containing historical fragments from EYE's film collection. Professionals and amateurs remix special film material from the Bits & Pieces collection into new short films. The deadline for submissions of new remixes is 25 April 2012.

Launch of ‘60 Years of TV in the Netherlands’ Timeline

23 September 2011 Online timeline provides a clear overview of 60 years of TV in the Netherlands. For this 60th anniversary, the project Images for the Future has collected highlights from the collections of the Netherlands Institute of Sound and Vision, the Dutch National Archives and the EYE Film Institute Netherlands on www.tv60jaar.nl.

Film in the Netherlands: discover the history of Dutch film online

15 September 2011 EYE Film Institute Netherland brings early Dutch film to life. This site contains the remarkable stories of around 2300 old films. Most of the films which have been preserved can be watched free of charge. www.filminnederland.nl