PRESENTATION OF THE 2009/2010 FILM YEARBOOK

On Friday afternoon, June 4, actress Lotte Verbeek, lead actress in the film Nothing Personal, will receive the first copy of the Film Yearbook 2009/2010. The presentation will take place at 3:30 PM (reception from 3:00 PM) at the Filmmuseum Vondelpark (Film Hall 2), Amsterdam.

The Film Yearbook 2009/2010 contains descriptions and extensive credits of all theatrical films released in the Netherlands in 2009. An indispensable source of information for every film enthusiast.

This Film Yearbook contains various articles:

Author of the Year - Michael Haneke
The 2009 Golden Palm winner was Michael Haneke with *Das Weisse Band*. His ominous message is roughly the same in all his films: what we repress from our lives will return in another, more destructive form. Under the watchful eye of the camera, he plays a sophisticated game with the viewer, as described by Jann Ruyters of the newspaper *Trouw*.

3D is back
The most striking event of 2009 was the breakthrough of 3D. Once written off as carnival entertainment, 3D made its glorious comeback. Due to the meteoric success of Avatar, it briefly seemed as if James Cameron was single-handedly responsible for the 3D revival, but that impression requires some nuance. Film journalist Leo Bankersen dives deep into the dual world and looks back and forward with 3D glasses on.

The soap opera surrounding Wit Licht and The Silent Army
Few films have experienced such a turbulent year as Wit Licht and the re-edit The Silent Army. A reconstruction of the commotion surrounding Marco Borsato's brainchild, by film journalist Jan Pieter Ekker.

Nazis in the leading role - The Good German exists
After a number of failed Iraq films, Hollywood turned to a more manageable war period, World War II, but reversed the roles: good Germans instead of bad ones, and heroic Jews instead of passive victims. An article by film critic Joost Broeren

Annual Review
The year-end review written by Karin Wolfs reveals that the film year 2009 was a year of crisis, lost souls, and failing psychiatrists. But also of historic attendance extras. Cinematically, 2009 seemed like a year of extremes in which skepticism and optimism vied for supremacy.

Actresses on their love of film
The Film Yearbook is pleased that the sponsorship agreement with Film1 is being continued, as well as the collaboration with the editors of internet subsidiary Filmfocus, who, under the banner of Filmliefde, asked a new generation of actresses about their funniest, most moving, and scariest film. The answers can be read in this Film Yearbook. On the website www.film1.nl, the film descriptions from the Film Yearbook can be read alongside the films to be broadcast.

Furthermore, the Film Yearbook contains a list of the most important film awards, attendance extras, and addresses of film and DVD distributors.
Once again, the utmost care has been taken in researching titles released in the Netherlands and gathering the names of actors and technicians, attendance extras, soundtracks, correct aspect ratios, and DVD data. Digitally projected films are also included in the book with credits and descriptions. For the substantive reviews, a selection of established and emerging film writers was once again called upon, who together represent a wide range of daily newspapers, weekly magazines, and film journals, as well as film companies.



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