For the 10th edition of the Eye International Conference, we revisit the topic of colour in film, in celebration of 10 years since The Colour Fantastic: Chromatic Worlds of Silent Cinema Conference which took place in Eye in 2015. In 2025, we broaden the focus to the study of film colour globally, both within and beyond the silent film era, exploring the current themes and emergent challenges in the field across academic and professional realms, throughout film history.
Eye International Conference 2025
The Colour Fantastic Revisited: Across Global Histories, Theories, Aesthetics, and Archives
25 — 28 May 2025
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The annual Eye International Conference is an opportunity for scholars, archivists, curators, filmmakers, students, artists, and film enthusiasts from across the world to gather together and explore contemporary professional and academic issues affecting audiovisual heritage today.
On 25 - 28 May 2025, Eye Filmmuseum, the University of Amsterdam and the University of Utrecht, in collaboration with Colour in Film (Colour Group GB & HTW Berlin), will present the 10th Eye International Conference, this time under the topic ‘The Colour Fantastic Revisited: Across Global Histories, Theories, Aesthetics, and Archives’.
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still Uit het rijk der kristallen (J.C. Mol, NL 1927)
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Schedule
The Eye International Conference 2025 will take place in Amsterdam from Sunday 25th to Wednesday 28th May 2025. The official opening of the Eye International Conference will take place in the evening of Saturday 24th May in combination with the annual Meet the Archive programme. Wednesday 28th May will consist of an Open House at the Eye Collection Centre, a programme of guided tours and poster presentations (limited capacity).
Participants are also invited to join the annual Meet the Archive, a public programme highlighting recent projects with the Eye Collection, on Saturday, 24th May.
Tickets
Passe-partouts
On-site Regular Conference Passe-partout (4 days): 100 euro
On-site Student Conference Passe-partout (4 days): 50 euro
Virtual Conference Passe-partout (3 days*): 25 euro
Day tickets (for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday)
On-site Regular Conference Ticket (1 day): 50 euro
On-site Student Conference Ticket (1 day): 25 euro
Online tickets
*the Open House on Wednesday 28th May will not be recorded or live-streamed
Practical Information
Conference Programme Outline
Conference Programme Booklet
Virtual Conference
This year we will be streaming the conference on Vimeo. This means that, unfortunately, depending on your location, there may be geo-blocking restrictions in place due to local government regulations. Please be sure to research this before you register as each sale is final. We are happy to offer you technical support at productionconference@eyefilm.nl.
Via the virtual conference platform, you can attend the day sessions. After the conference, both in-person and online attendees will be able to watch back the recordings on-demand for the remaining month, we will send a link to all registrants via email. Note that the evening screenings and activities on Wednesday 28th May will not be live-streamed and recorded.
Drinks and food
We will offer lunch, coffee and tea throughout the day from Sunday to Tuesday. However, we will not serve dinner. There are many food options around the Eye Film Museum and Eye Collection Centre.
You are welcome to join us for Opening Drinks on Saturday 24th May at 21:00.
Looking for information on how to reach us?
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Meet the Archive
Meet the Archive provides a kaleidoscopic look at the work of Eye’s restorers and curators. Eye’s collection comprises over 60,000 films as well as dozens of directors’, film professionals’ and institutions’ archives. The past year’s most remarkable, surprising (research) projects will be highlighted on 24 May 2025.
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Open House at the Eye Collection Centre
On Wednesday 28th May, the conference concludes with a programme of guided tours and poster presentations at the Eye Collection Centre. The tours have limited capacity. A physical sign-up sheet will be available at the guest desk throughout the conference.
Organisation
Programme committee
Eleni Tzialli (Eye)
Elif Rongen-Kaynakçi (Eye)
Meike Bartlema (Eye)
Giovanna Fossati (Utrecht University)
Asli Özgen-Havekotte (UvA)
Floris Paalman (UvA)
Advisory Board
Kaveh Askari (Michigan State University)
Sreya Chatterjee (HTW Berlin)
Rafael de Luna (Universidade Federal Fluminense)
Ulrich Rüdel (HTW Berlin)
Sarah Street (University of Bristol)
Elza Tantcheva (The Colour Group (GB))
Joshua Yumibe (Michigan State University)
This event is organised by Eye Filmmuseum in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and Utrecht University (UU). It is supported by Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA), Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory and Material Culture (AHM), Amsterdam University Press (AUP), The Colour Group, Het Instituut voor Cultuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek (ICON) and Clariah.
This event is organised by
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still Uit het rijk der kristallen (J.C. Mol, NL 1927)
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