All programmes
Themes, series, and festivals
Now and soon in Eye
Amsterdam Forever Young
Filmmakers discovered Amsterdam’s photogenic qualities at an early stage. Every month, Eye gives a new look at films set in Amsterdam.
Celluloid
In Eye Filmmuseum kun je film op celluloid ervaren – er worden regelmatig analoge films op 35- en 70mm filmstrips vertoond.
Cinemini
Every Sunday morning, children aged 2 to 6 are treated to a film, followed by experiments with light and shadow in small play tents.
Eye Classics
Eye now brings film history even closer with Eye Classics. On the big screen, screened in 35mm whenever possible.
Eye on Art
Ongoing series with programming on the intersection between film and other arts.
Eye on Sound
Eye focuses on the dynamic relationship between sound and vision in different thematic programmes. Together they are Eye on Sound.
Feat or Failure
Rondom Coppola's Megalopolis zijn meer grootse films te zien die later hun tijd ver vooruit bleken, maar in hun eigen tijd niet goed begrepen werden.
Filmmagie
Filmmagie is watching and making. Discover the magic of cinema with short animations from Eye’s extensive collection. The children will draw their own flipbooks.
Icons of Dutch cinema – Matthijs van Heijningen and Guurtje Buddenberg
Iconic film producer Matthijs van Heijningen has turned 80. A selection of the best films he and Guurtje Buddenberg made for Sigma Pictures.
IDFA 2024
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is once again bringing an exciting selection of the world's best documentaries to Eye, from 14 through 24 November.
Koolhoven & Simons
Martin Koolhoven and Ronald Simons present a monthly ode to genre cinema. A tribute to rarely screened trailers and forgotten classics, where possible in 35mm.
Meet the Archive
Eye curators talk about Eye’s eclectic collection and everything that makes the filmmuseum a true museum of film.
MUBI Exclusive in Eye
Films from the MUBI streaming platform will now also be screened exclusively at Eye. MUBI attends film festivals selecting the most exciting and original new films.
Previously Unreleased
Selected for (inter)national festivals, but never shown in Dutch cinemas on wide release. Every summer, Eye puts an end to this injustice with Previously Unreleased.
Restored & Unseen
Restored classics and rediscovered films, with introductions by experts.
Satyajit Ray – In Search of the Modern
Back on the big screen: Indian-Bengali maestro Satyajit Ray. Eye is screening thirteen of his films, alongside a nationwide re-release of restored classic Pather Panchali.
Underground – American Avant-Garde Film in the 1960s
Eye highlights the American avant-garde cinema in the 1960s. The exhibition, along with an extensive film programme, features screenings of both iconic and lesser-known works.
Virtual Reality in Eye
Virtual Reality in Eye presents VR experiences by artists and filmmakers that offer alternative and challenging views of our world, touch our emotions, and make us stop and think.