J.W. Merkelbach
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Johannes Wilhelm Merkelbach (known as Wim; born 1873, died 1922) was a Dutch
photographer and cinematographer who was co-founder (together with M.H. Laddé
, who was his son-in-law) of the Eerst Nederlandsch Atelier tot het vervaardigen van Films voor de Bioscoop en Cinematograaf M.H. Laddé & J.W. Merkelbach, the first Dutch film studio
. In 1896 he co-directed the first Dutch fictional film
Gestoorde hengelaar
and later he co-directed the 1900 film Solser en Hesse
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
photographer and cinematographer who was co-founder (together with M.H. Laddé
M.H. Laddé
M.H. Laddé was a Dutch photographer and film director. He was the director of the first Dutch fictional film, the 1896 comedy Gestoorde hengelaar ....
, who was his son-in-law) of the Eerst Nederlandsch Atelier tot het vervaardigen van Films voor de Bioscoop en Cinematograaf M.H. Laddé & J.W. Merkelbach, the first Dutch film studio
Movie studio
A movie studio is a term used to describe a major entertainment company or production company that has its own privately owned studio facility or facilities that are used to film movies...
. In 1896 he co-directed the first Dutch fictional film
Fictional film
Fictional film or narrative film is film that tells a fictional story or narrative. Narrative cinema is usually contrasted to films that present information, such as a nature documentary, as well as to some experimental films...
Gestoorde hengelaar
Gestoorde hengelaar
Gestoorde hengelaar was the first Dutch fictional film, made by M.H. Laddé in 1896 and was produced by the studio Eerst Nederlandsch Atelier tot het vervaardigen van Films voor de Bioscoop en Cinematograaf van M.H. Laddé en J.W...
and later he co-directed the 1900 film Solser en Hesse
Solser en Hesse
Solser en Hesse was a short Dutch silent film by M.H. Laddé and J.W. Merkelbach from 1900, featuring the comedians Lion Solser and Piet Hesse. the film was first distributed in the Netherlands by by 'Edison's Ideal' in 1900, and second film starring the two men and under the same name was released...
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