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A-Film.nl
A-Film B.V. is a Dutch film distribution company based in Amsterdam that releases movies and home video titles to the Netherlands market. It has distributed a range of titles including Lord of the Rings, Chicken Run, The Pianist, Costa!, and Manga DVDs, spanning mainstream and art-house cinema. The company operates under the name A-Film Distribution and is located on Meeuwenlaan in Amsterdam.
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2006 · 1 registrar change since Jan 22, 2025 · 2 ownership changes since 2009 · last checked Oct 5, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageSep 16, 2006 – Mar 28, 2014An AboutUs wiki page described a-film.nl from Sep 16, 2006 to Mar 28, 2014 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“A-Film B.V. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: o.a. distributeur van Lord of the Rings, Costa!, Chicken Run, the pianist, Phileine zegt Sorry, Adrenaline, Taxi, The Emperors Wife en Manga dvd's.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006Current AboutUs recordJul 2, 2026 – Aug 17, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 17, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Registrar
team.blue nl B.V.Jan 22, 2025 – Feb 24, 2025Registrar team.blue nl B.V. in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for a-film.nl, from Jan 22, 2025 to Feb 24, 2025.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)RegistrarHubRegistrarHubAug 30, 2025 – Oct 2, 2026 (latest)Registrar RegistrarHub in the registration data recorded, first on Aug 30, 2025 and most recently on Oct 2, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jul 2, 2026
Ownership
Ownership recordsAug 27, 2009 – Jun 13, 2026Registration records for a-film.nl are held from Aug 27, 2009 to Jun 13, 2026 (11 records). 2 changes of registrant name or organization are marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization onlyOwnership changeJan 22, 2025The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Jan 22, 2025. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization onlyOwnership changeAug 30, 2025The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Aug 30, 2025. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
2 ownership changes, 2009–2026
Zone file
Nameservers: empire-technology.netJan 22, 2025 – Feb 24, 2025Registration records listed empire-technology.net nameservers (ns3.empire-technology.net, ns4.empire-technology.net, ns5.empire-technology.net…) for a-film.nl from Jan 22, 2025 to Feb 24, 2025.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)Nameservers: mijndnsserver.eu, mijndnsserver.net, mijndnsserver.nlAug 30, 2025 – Jun 13, 2026Registration records listed mijndnsserver.eu, mijndnsserver.net, mijndnsserver.nl nameservers (ns1.mijndnsserver.nl, ns2.mijndnsserver.nl, ns3.mijndnsserver.eu…) for a-film.nl from Aug 30, 2025 to Jun 13, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)DNS moved to mijndnsserver.eu, mijndnsserver.net, mijndnsserver.nlAug 30, 2025a-film.nl's nameservers moved from empire-technology.net to mijndnsserver.eu, mijndnsserver.net, mijndnsserver.nl at some point between Feb 24, 2025 and Aug 30, 2025. Last seen at empire-technology.net: Feb 24, 2025 (registration record). First seen at mijndnsserver.eu, mijndnsserver.net, mijndnsserver.nl: Aug 30, 2025 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 6 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Certificate
Let's EncryptMay 10, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026 (latest)Let's Encrypt issued 3 certificates for a-film.nl from May 10, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 6, 2026. Seen in use on Oct 5, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 5, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (12)
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “A-Film B.V. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: o.a. distributeur van Lord of the Rings, Costa!, Chicken Run, the pianist, Phileine zegt Sorry, Adrenaline, Taxi, The Emperors Wife en Manga dvd's.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Sep 16, 2006 – Mar 28, 2014AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described a-film.nl from Sep 16, 2006 to Mar 28, 2014 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Aug 27, 2009 – Jun 13, 2026Ownership: Registration records for a-film.nl are held from Aug 27, 2009 to Jun 13, 2026 (11 records). 2 changes of registrant name or organization are marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jan 22, 2025 – Feb 24, 2025Registrar: Registrar team.blue nl B.V. in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for a-film.nl, from Jan 22, 2025 to Feb 24, 2025.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Jan 22, 2025Ownership: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Jan 22, 2025. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jan 22, 2025 – Feb 24, 2025Zone file: Registration records listed empire-technology.net nameservers (ns3.empire-technology.net, ns4.empire-technology.net, ns5.empire-technology.net…) for a-film.nl from Jan 22, 2025 to Feb 24, 2025.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Aug 30, 2025 – Oct 2, 2026Registrar: Registrar RegistrarHub in the registration data recorded, first on Aug 30, 2025 and most recently on Oct 2, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jul 2, 2026
Aug 30, 2025Ownership: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Aug 30, 2025. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Aug 30, 2025 – Jun 13, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed mijndnsserver.eu, mijndnsserver.net, mijndnsserver.nl nameservers (ns1.mijndnsserver.nl, ns2.mijndnsserver.nl, ns3.mijndnsserver.eu…) for a-film.nl from Aug 30, 2025 to Jun 13, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Aug 30, 2025Zone file: a-film.nl's nameservers moved from empire-technology.net to mijndnsserver.eu, mijndnsserver.net, mijndnsserver.nl at some point between Feb 24, 2025 and Aug 30, 2025. Last seen at empire-technology.net: Feb 24, 2025 (registration record). First seen at mijndnsserver.eu, mijndnsserver.net, mijndnsserver.nl: Aug 30, 2025 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 6 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
May 10, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 3 certificates for a-film.nl from May 10, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 6, 2026. Seen in use on Oct 5, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 5, 2026
Jul 2, 2026 – Aug 17, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 17, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
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Current facts
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latest result
Domain registered May 5, 2025 — 1 year old.
latest result
Registrar on record: RegistrarHub — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Aug 3, 2026).
latest result
HTTPS request succeeded for www.a-film.nl.
checked Oct 3, 2026
The site names A-Film Distribution as the organisation behind it.
checked Oct 3, 2026
The live front page reads as an entertainment site that sells products, mainly for the public as customers.
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Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 73 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 73 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
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What a-film.nl said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
A-Film B.V. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: o.a. distributeur van Lord of the Rings, Costa!, Chicken Run, the pianist, Phileine zegt Sorry, Adrenaline, Taxi, The Emperors Wife en Manga dvd's.
Site history
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