After more than a hundred years of analogue film projection, all Dutch theatres switched to digital screening in 2012. On the eve of a new era, two projectionists talk about the charm of their trade.
In 2012, all Dutch movie theatres switched to digital film projection. This marked the end of more than one hundred years of analogue screening and the projectionist’s original task. Who was the film operator and what tied him to that cramped room with the giant, reliable film projector? In the digital era, do they still feel irreplaceable and lords of their tiny but magical universe?
Credits
Director
Producer
Co-producer
Sound Design
Montage
Muziek
Production company
Dyzlo Film
Kimoptilt!
Houwen Media
Kimoptilt!
Houwen Media
GeschiedenisKunst & Cultuur
NFF Archive
You are now in the NFF Archive. The archive contains contains information on film, TV and interactive productions that were screened at past festival editions. The NFF does not dispose of this material. For this, please contact the producer, distributor or broadcaster. Sometimes, older films can also be found at the Eye Film Museum or the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision.
Stills
More movies
Duration: 40 minutes
Duration: 40 minutes
Duration: 40 minutes
Duration: 40 minutes
Duration: 40 minutes
Duration: 40 minutes