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In a black and white still from a film by Ed van der Elsken, a father in a white suit cycles a bike. A young child sits on the front of the bicycle, the city rushes by in the background.

still Een fotograaf filmt Amsterdam (Ed van der Elsken, NL 1982)

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.

campaign image Cinedans 2025 (still West (Thomas Bos & Erik Bos))

Cinedans Festival 2025

Cinedans FEST returns to Eye from 20 through 23 March with a programme full of the most beautiful, exciting and poetic dance films from around the world.

In an illustration on a pink background, abstract colourful shapes make up a multitude of clown-like faces expressing different emotions

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.

Xtended: Venice VR Expanded in Eye © Tibor Dieters

Extended Reality in Eye

Extended 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.

Eye Classics

Eye now brings film history even closer with Eye Classics. On the big screen, screened in 35mm whenever possible.

still Uit het rijk der kristallen (J.C. Mol, NL 1927)

Eye International Conference 2025

25 through 28 May 2025, the 10th Eye International Conference will take place in Eye Filmmuseum.

still #59 (Joost Rekveld, 2023)

Eye on Art

Ongoing series with programming on the intersection between film and other arts.

Eye on Sound: live music in Eye's arena

Eye on Sound

Eye focuses on the dynamic relationship between sound and vision in different thematic programmes. Together they are Eye on Sound.

In a photo by Bertien van Manen from the 1970s, Angela Leerkes (l) and Nicolaine den Breejen (r) check the analogue film in a film projector

Feministisch Filmkollektief Cinemien

Eye celebrates the legacy of Feministisch Filmkollektief Cinemien, which blazed a trail when it came to raising the profile of female filmmakers.

In a brightly coloured illustration, a green frog looks at the white building of Eye, which some people say looks like a sitting frog

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.

Kaboom Animation Festival 2025

27 through 30 March, Kaboom Animation Festival 2025 dives headfirst into the bold, the rebellious, and the unapologetic.

campaign image Martin Koolhoven & Ronald Simons

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.

still from Yannick (Quentin Dupieux, FR 2023)

still Yannick (Quentin Dupieux, FR 2023)

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.

In a sloping landscape along a dirt road, several cars are parked next to a lone tree. A group of men are gathered, including a police car and what appear to be policeman. It is not entirely clear what is happening.

Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Once Upon A Time in Anatolia (2011) (courtesy of Dirimart)

Nuri Bilge Ceylan – Inner Landscapes

Eye hosts the first Dutch exhibition on Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan, showcasing his award-winning films and rarely seen landscape photographs together for the first time.

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.

In an absurdist film still, two young women's heads appear to be floating against a haphazardly wallpaper wall. One of the women wears a flower crown and smiles as the woman in pigtails pulls a funny face. Still from from Sedmikrásky (Daisies) by Věra Chytilová

still Sedmikrásky (Daisies) (Věra Chytilová, CS 1966)

Restored & Unseen

Restored classics and rediscovered films, with introductions by experts.

The Lady with the Torch

Legendary Hollywood studio Columbia Pictures is celebrating its centenary, and we’re marking this with a rich programme on the glory days of this idiosyncratic business.

In a colourised vintage film still, a pair of hands work on an intricate embroidery of bright flowers on dark fabric

This is Film! 2025

Annual public lecture series devoted to notable projects in the fields of film restoration and film heritage, with international guest speakers and film screenings.

Who Are You? – Dutch Extended Reality

Eight groundbreaking Extended Reality productions by Dutch makers can be seen in Eye from 12 to 25 April.

Themes, series, and festivals

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