Dutch Documentary Film

Many famous documentary filmmakers have emerged from the Netherlands. Think of filmmakers like Joris Ivens, Bert Haanstra, Herman van der Horst, Johan van der Keuken who had almost been forgotten, had their films not been restored and rediscovered in the digital era. Every year Holland sets forth its documentary tradition with the largest documentary filmfestival in the world: the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam, which takes place in november, lasts about twelve days and has about 165.000 visitors every year. This list aims to give a bit of insight into Dutch documentary cinema with information on classics as well as...