Images for the Future
During the next seven years, the Images for the Future project will secure a core collection of Dutch audiovisual heritage for future use through digitization. In total, 137.200 hours of video, 22.510 hours of film, 123.900 hours of audio, and 2.9 million photos from these archives will be restored, conserved, digitized, and opened for access via various services.The digitized material will become accessible for education, the creative industry and the general audience. The focus in the coming year is directed towards developing services for educational purposes and stimulating users to become involved.
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Sound and Vision publishes invitation to tender for the preservation of film
This tender encompasses two of Dutch television history’s most valuable sub-collections: NOS-Journaal – the national news broadcasts, and TV-Programma.
'TV-Programma' contains among others documentaries, magazines, shows, reports, interviews, church services, dramas, operas, plays, and music. The recordings took place between 1952 and 1968, Dutch television’s pioneering era.
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second invitation to tender
