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EYE will be presenting 40 comedies from the early teens at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. In this exclusive episode of the Cruel and Unusual comedy series, 6 programs will be presented around the themes "sexual misconduct", "tales of madness", ''mass destruction", ''science fiction", "musical comedy" and "domestic abuse".

EYE is participating to the centennial anniversary exhibition of the Flying A Studio at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
 

Inspired by the interviews and research they conducted for their book Van Abeltje tot Zoop, about the history and success of Dutch children’s films, film producer Sabine Veenendaal and film marketeer Esther Schmidt have written an additional booklet on the subject for the international film audience.

EYE, the new film museum located on Amsterdam’s waterfront, will open its doors to the public on April 5, 2012. Starting on that day, visitors can watch films on the four screens, explore the exhibition area, the interactive basement, the museum store, and the restaurant and café.

It may only be a small fragment, but it’s there all the same: Martin Scorsese’s latest film Hugo includes thirty seconds of footage from Georges Méliès’ Les quatre cents farces du diable. The copy he used came from the EYE institute’s collection.

Bullhead, the Belgian-Dutch co-production by director Michaël R. Roskam, is one of this year’s Oscar nominees for the Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday 26 February 2012.

In the spotlight

In the spring of 2012, EYE Film Institute Netherlands will move into its new location on the northern bank of the IJ.

EYE International’s goal is to generate both cultural and commercial interest in Dutch films abroad in order to strengthen the position of Dutch film on the international market.
 

Internationally, EYE is a pioneer in the restoration and digitalisation of film.

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