Animation in the Netherlands: Perspectives on the History, Culture and Art of Dutch Animated Film

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Ton Gloudemans

Animation in the Netherlands

Perspectives on the History, Culture and Art of Dutch Animated Film

Ton Gloudemans

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CRC Press
19 December 2025

Animated movies & films; Media studies; Digital animation

Series: European Animation

This book uncovers the rich, often overlooked history of Dutch animation, offering fresh insights into the films and the cultural and political influences that shaped them. Enriched with film stills, sketches and behind-the-scenes visuals, it culminates in 18 personal filmmaker profiles, exploring their inspirations and creative journeys.

How did animation techniques and styles evolve in the Netherlands and what influence did the digital revolution exert on the Dutch animation film production and the animation films that were made? What role did cultural institutions like Film Fund, Holland Animation Association, the Holland Animation Film Festival, the Netherlands Institute for Animation Film, Eye Film Museum, Kaboom Animation Festival and art schools play? How do animation films and visual art intertwine in the Netherlands? These subjects are explored and interspersed with critical analyses of the works of Dutch animation masters.

This book will be of great interest to academics, students and professionals working and researching in the field of animation.

By: Ton Gloudemans
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 690g
ISBN: 9781032579405
ISBN 10: 1032579404
Series: European Animation
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 19 December 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Ton Gloudemans studied Theatre, Film and Television Studies at Utrecht University from 1980 to 1984 and was the first student in the Netherlands to graduate with a thesis on animated film. From 1987 to 2001, he was editor of the Holland Animation Bulletin. Together with Piet Kroon, he was editor-in-chief of the programme ANIMATIE, which was broadcast by the NOS between 1989 and 1992. He has written many dozens of articles about Dutch animated films and filmmakers for newspapers, magazines, yearbooks and festival catalogues in the Netherlands and abroad, as well as several historical treatises on the subject. He also wrote two monographs, one on Gerrit van Dijk and one on Paul Driessen (the last one together with Marc Glassman). From 2002 to 2010, he was responsible for the Animation Concept Cooker, a masterclass offered by the Holland Animation Film Festival in collaboration with the Netherlands Film Fund. From 1993 to 1997 and from 2008 to 2012, he was animation advisor for the Netherlands Film Fund. From 1985 to 1993, he held a lectureship in Media, Culture and Education at Utrecht University. From 1993 to 2024, he held a position as lecturer, educational designer and IT-policy advisor at Inholland University of Applied Sciences and its predecessors.