How does BC1® help policymakers?

By capturing real-world examples of how policies, schemes, or programmes play out in practice, factually, with room for what still falls short.

Is this the same as an evaluation or impact assessment?

No. A film shows what's happening in practice; it's not a substitute for formal evaluation or research.

What themes do you make films about?

Innovation in the broad sense, from new products and technology to innovative ways of working. That touches on a wide range of societal themes, from sustainability and the circular economy to education and the labour market.

Real-world stories of policy in action

What these films are, and what they aren't

Stientje van Veldhoven, former State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management BC1® is an independent, freely accessible media platform and knowledge archive for innovation. The films here aren't temporary, they stay: public, ad-free, and easy to find, even years after a project or programme has wrapped up.

If you work in policy, this archive is a valuable way to show how that policy actually plays out on the ground: at the companies, educational institutions, and civil society organisations putting a scheme, grant, or programme into practice.

The films explain how something works, with room for what still falls short. They're made journalistically: factual and verifiable. That means a film isn't made to prove that a policy is a success, but to show what's actually happening in practice. If the outcome is nuanced, it stays nuanced.

And that's exactly what makes them useful: a colleague, a journalist, or a fellow policymaker can still draw on the material as a source years later, precisely because it wasn't written to persuade.

Why this works for policy implementation

Real examples from the field. The films show how organisations deal with a policy, a partnership, or a transition in practice, from circular business models to labour-market policy.
Always findable. A film doesn't disappear once a programme has ended. That makes it useful for evaluation, even years down the line.
International subtitling. The films are subtitled in five languages, ready for international partnerships or for sharing Dutch examples abroad.
Cross-sector. Topics often touch several domains at once, education, the labour market, innovation, and show how they come together in practice.

An example

Interview with William Moorlag about hydrogen In Hydrogen, the documentary about the hydrogen transition, we put the same questions on the subject to four members of the Dutch House of Representatives from different parties, among them William Moorlag. What emerges is a picture of where there's consensus and where views diverge, without singling out any one answer as "the right one."

Use and licensing

The films are free to watch via bc1.eu and to use for:

Inspiration within your organisation;
Supporting policy documents, with attribution;
Presentations or events.

If you want to use clips at public events, in reports, or in communications beyond this scope, a licence may be required. In that case, get in touch.

Publishing an existing film, or making one together

The BC1® team interviewing Agnes Mulder at the Binnenhof If you already have material about how a programme or scheme plays out in practice, it can be published here: public, subtitled, and findable, even after the programme has ended.

If no film exists yet, the BC1® team can make one. The editors set the journalistic angle, and the approach is fixed before the camera starts rolling. You'll find more about how that process works on the information page.