Bert Haanstra Movies

How the location and size of an oil field is measured. With animated explanations.

Bert Haanstra's first film.

In 1952, Haanstra made Panta Rhei , another view of Holland through the eyes of a painter and filmmaker. Its poetic images of water, skies and clouds...

Eight newspaper-columns by Dutch writer Simon Carmiggelt were turned into a film in honor of his 70st birthday.

Documentary on oil exploration, the phase before drilling.

Hein Slotter, unpopular director of a pram factory, reluctantly agrees to celebrate his 25th anniversary. His only wish is that his successor and...

The glass factories of Leerdam and Schiedam commissioned Bert Haanstra to make film about glass manufacturing. The entire process can be seen: the...

In Rembrandt, Haanstra shows that it is possible to make a fascinating film only with images from paintings. He had to travel though all over Europe...

Documentary about Queen Juliana of The Netherlands in honor of her 70st birthday, including a short interview with the queen.

A subtle account of the chimpanzees' behaviour in Burgers Dierenpark in Arnhem, on the occasion of the publication of the book Chimpansee Politiek by...

Bert Haanstra was commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to make a short film about his own country. It had to be a piece of the work that...

Short poetic documentary about the southern sea in the Netherlands.

Documentary about the current state of German cinema. Produced for German television.

Dutch sculpture in the late Middle Ages.