Identity Statement

Reference Code

HU OSA 406

Title

Collection of Home Movies on Srebrenica

Date(s)

1992 - 1995

Description Level

Fonds

Extent and medium (processed)

25 Digital container, 0.03 linear meters

Context

Name of creator(s)

Verdenius, Jaap

Archival history

Dutch journalists Frank Westerman and Bart Rijs, covering the war for various newspapers in 1992-1995, came across an office in Belgrade called the "Serbian Institute for Research on War Crimes in Bosnia", which happened to have a collection of videos that were gathered by the Bosnian Serb Army when they conquered Srebrenica. Rijs and Westerman managed to obtain copies of these videos, which were later handed over to the filmmaker Jaap Verdenius in Amsterdam. He donated them to OSA in August 2010.

Content and Structure

Scope and Content (Abstract)

The fonds consists of home movies on various aspects of life in Srebrenica in 1992-1995, including military activities such as patrolling, field drills and meetings, shelter and other aid projects, refugees, the presence of the UN in the area and propaganda, as well as street interviews with local people, weddings and musical concerts.

Accruals

Not Expected

Conditions of Access and Use

Conditions governing access

Open for research

Languages

Bosnian, Serbian

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Digital movie files

Description Control

Archivist's note

Arranged by Branislav Kovacevic; described by Csaba Szilagyi, May, 2011.