Jaarverslag 2012 - NIAf

In 2012 the Animatie Collectie Nederland
inventory study was completed and presented
to the Ministry of Education, Cultural Affairs
and Science, EYE Film Instituut Nederland and
Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid.
These institutes contributed to the realisation
of this study. Work on the study began in 2010
and it was intended to provide the Beelden
voor de Toekomst project with an overview
of animation films that could be restored,
archived and digitalised. Owing to the
spending cuts by the Ministry of Education,
Cultural Affairs and Science this project was
prematurely terminated in 2010.
In October 2012 the first open access issue
of Tijdschrift voor Mediageschiedenis was
presented. This first number was a special issue
featuring animation film and the NIAf assisted
with the editing.
De Fantasie Fabriek, Animatie in Nederland was
the largest exhibition that the NIAf organised
in the period 2009 – 2012. It was on display in
Noordbrabants Museum (January – April 2010).
Handelingen by Maarten Isaäk de Heer was
subsequently presented during the Expo 2010
World Exhibition in Shanghai. In 2011 and 2012
the NIAf was one of the organisations that
contributed to the successful workshops at the
Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven: this included
presentations, installations, film screening and
debate.
P R O M O T I O N
In the knowledge that the NIAf’s activities
would have to be phased out, promoting
Dutch animation, and the NIAf in particular
and entering into new collaborations was no
easy task. In 2012 we continued searching
for alternatives for a new start. This was also
important in order to maintain our motivation
and ability to produce the best work possible,
right to the end.
At the close of 2010 we appointed a staff
member to develop our publicity and
promotional activities further and, in particular,
to highlight the importance of the NIAf for the
film sector. Unfortunately we were only able to
take advantage of the situation for one year.
We were unable to continue the contract
owing to the uncertain financial situation.
D I S T R I B U T I O N
Producers and filmmakers regret the
disappearance of the NIAf’s distribution
activities. By pooling the distribution to festivals
abroad and due to the fact that such festivals
could apply to the NIAf for information and
films, we have been able to make a valuable
contribution to the promotion of Dutch
Animation. The NIAf has hired out films since
1993, but it did so predominantly for the films
that the NIAf itself produced and those in the
distribution collection. In 2000 the NIAf received
an extra subsidy from the Ministry of Education,
Cultural Affairs and Science making it possible
to expand this activity. Producers and the then
Animatie Producenten Overleg requested the
NIAf to take over the specific festival distribution
for newly-produced animation films. In 2000
and 2001 we were able to demonstrate our
capabilities with the intensive festival distribution
of the much sought-after, highly successful film
FATHER AND DAUGHTER by Michael Dudok de
Wit, that won an Oscar in March 2001.
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