Toronto International Film Festival 2010 - Amsterdam

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This is a short documentary of my life in Amsterdam Vs. Living here in Ontario Canada. I decided to make short film to capture the life that I live when back home in Amsterdam - Some of the scenes are a little over the top, but I doo that too keep all audiences interested. UNDERGROUND TV FROM CANADA 2 Amsterdam (pronounced /ˈæmstərdæm/; Dutch Nl-Amsterdam.ogg [ɑmstərˈdɑm] (help·info)) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country. The city, which had a population (including suburbs) of 1.36 million on 1 January 2008, comprises the northern part of the Randstad, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in Europe, with a population of around 6.7 million. Its name is derived from Amstellerdam,[7] indicative of the city's origin: a dam in the river Amstel. Settled as a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world during the Dutch Golden Age, a result of its innovative developments in trade. During that time, the city was the leading center for finance and diamonds.[8] In the 19th and 20th centuries, the city expanded and many new neighbourhoods and suburbs were formed. The city is the financial and cultural[9] capital of the Netherlands. Many large Dutch institutions have their headquarters there, and 7 of the world's top 500 companies, including Philips and ING, are based in the city.[10] The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the oldest stock exchange in the world is located in the city centre. Amsterdam's main attractions, including its historic canals, the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, Hermitage Amsterdam, Anne Frank House, its red-light district, and its many cannabis coffee shops draw more than 3.66 million international visitors annually, as of 2009[update].[11] Contents [hide] * 1 History * 2 Geography o 2.1 Climate * 3 Cityscape and architecture o 3.1 Canals o 3.2 Expansion of Amsterdam o 3.3 Architecture * 4 Government o 4.1 Definitions o 4.2 City government o 4.3 National government o 4.4 Symbols * 5 Economy o 5.1 Tourism o 5.2 Retail o 5.3 Fashion The Canadian Film Encyclopedia, the CFE, is an online reference project from the Film Reference Library, a leading educator and research and information resource for Canadian film. Publishing online, we've been able to bring you the first two phases of the CFE, while we continue developing and expanding the CFEs content and interactive elements for future phases. Can't get enough of a good thing? Enjoy your visit and sign up for the FRL mailing list at eNews (below) and add us to your Bookmarks or Favorites — well be your ultimate Canadian film resource! Search the CFE now! — click here. Whats in it? Currently, the CFE includes over 750 film title, biographical and subject entries, covering some of Canadas foremost historical and modern films and filmmakers. The film title entries include plot summaries, commentary and credits, and the biographical entries have a comprehensive list of film and video works indicating the persons key creative roles. Please note that not all the films that have entries are available for viewing in the Film Reference Library. For a list of Canadian video/DVD reference copies in our collection please click here. The CFE also includes original writing from Canadian film critics, professionals, academics and theorists. You can read the authors bios and sort by author name to read all contributions by a particular writer. Some of the other key features youll discover are the Canadian film Bibliography section, a useful list of print and electronic resources specially selected by the FRL staff, and the Image Credits, where youll find valuable descriptive and source information matched with thumbnails of images from the CFE and FRL web pages. CFE Credit Any use of CFE information must include the following credit: The Canadian Film Encyclopedia, a publication of The Film Reference Library/a division of the Toronto International Film Festival Group Acknowledgements This project was made possible by funding provided through the Heritage Policy Branch of the Department of Canadian Heritage, produced with the assistance of the AV Preservation Trust.