Zondag 15 oktober 2023 viert Stichting Amateurfilm Home Movie Day! Tijdens deze bijzondere editie vieren we het 100-jarig bestaan van de amateurfilm.
In 1923 – precies honderd jaar geleden – kwamen de eerste succesvolle filmcamera’s op de markt waarmee amateurs zelf konden filmen: de Ciné-Kodak 16mm en Pathé Baby 9,5mm filmcamera’s. Op zondag 15 oktober vieren we dit met een Home Movie Day in ons filmtheater!Oud amateurfilmers en -verzamelaars komen vertellen over het gebruik, de techniek en geschiedenis van het amateurfilmen. Daarnaast worden diverse historische 9,5mm films én nieuwe 16mm films op analoge wijze geprojecteerd. Ook beleeft de internationale documentaire '9½ mm', geproduceerd door INEDITS – Amateur Films-Memory of Europe, haar Nederlandse première. Bezoekers kunnen amateurfilms uit eigen collectie meenemen om op locatie te bekijken.
Toegang
Toegang tot dit programma is gratis: wel vragen we je om je van tevoren aan te melden via info@filmtheaterhilversum.nl.Over de film: '9½ mm Centenary'
A montage film featuring 9.5mm amateur films from around the globe.
In 1922, thanks to the Pathé company, 9.5mm film was born in France. It was the first film format designed for home-made cinema. The movies therefore began to come out of the theatrical space and enter directly into the homes of spectators, transforming them into operators, directors and experimenters. From Japan to New Zealand, from Brazil to Chile, from Congo to Canada, the amateur camera became the medium to capture family moments, scenic travel episodes and the nuances of everyday life over time.
Constructed in three movements - travelogues, interactions with loved ones and experiments - '9 1⁄2' is a visual symphony of everyday life, through 9.5mm footage shot by amateurs from all over the world.
The film celebrates the centenary of the Pathé Baby film gauge, projector and camera.
Curated by Anna Briggs, Michele Manzolini and Mirco Santi
Archival research by Anna Briggs
Edited by Giulia Goy and Michele Manzolini
Home Movie Day 2023
During this special edition of Home Movie Day we celebrate the 100 year anniversary of amateur film. In 1923 – exactly hundred years ago – the first succesful cameras that allowed amauteurs to film were introduced: The Ciné-Kodak 16mm and Pathé Baby 9,5 mm film camera. These cameras gave amateurs the opportunity to film their own lives and make amateur films. A beloved medium for the starting professional filmmaker; many renowned (ánd infamous) films and documentaries were shot on 16mm since the 1960sm.
For this edition of Home Movie Day, Dutch and Belgian filmmakers have prepared new 16mm films, which wil be screened on the big screen fort he first time. Former amateurs and collectors will share their stories about the use, technique and history of amateur film. A variety of historic 9,55 mm films will be screened with analogue projectors. We will also present the Dutch premiere of the international documentary 9½ mm, produced by INEDITS – Amateur Films-Memory of Europe.
Visitors will be encouraged to bring amateur films from their own collection to view them in the cinema on dubbel8, super8, 9,5 mm and 16mm.