Goldenes Kalb (Film Award) / Best Long Feature Film
The Golden Calf for the best long feature film ( Gouden Kalf voor de beste long speelfilm ) honors the best feature film at the annual Dutch Film Festival . The award was first presented at the premiere of the film festival in 1981. A competition jury will vote on the award of the prize.
Award winners
| year | Award winners | German distribution title | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Het teken van het beest | Pieter Verhoeff | |
| 1982 | De stilte rond Christine M. | The silence around Christine M. | Marleen Gorris |
| 1983 | Hans, het leven voor de dood | Louis van Gasteren | |
| 1984 | De illusionist | The illusionist | Jos Stelling |
| 1985 | Flesh & Blood | Flesh and Blood , Fleisch und Blut (reference title) | Paul Verhoeven |
| 1986 | Abel | Abel | Alex van Warmerdam |
| 1987 | Vroeger is dood | Time to say goodbye | Ine Schenkkan |
| 1988 | Spoorloos | Disappeared without a trace | George Sluizer |
| 1989 | Boda Secreta | A dead man returns | Alejandro Agresti |
| 1990 | De Avonden | Rudolf van den Berg | |
| 1991 | Prospero's Books | Prospero's books | Peter Greenaway |
| 1992 | Kyodai makes the big time | Ian Kerkhof | |
| 1993 | De little blonde dood | Jean van de Velde | |
| 1994 | 1000 roses | 1000 roses | Theu Boermans |
| 1995 | Zusje | Little sister , little sister (reference title) | Robert Jan Westdijk |
| 1996 | Lang Leve de Koningin | Long live the Queen | Esmé Lammers |
| 1997 | Character | Character | Mike van Diem |
| 1998 | Felice ... Felice ... | Peter Delpeut | |
| 1999 | Abeltje | Abeltje, the flying lift boy | Ben Sombogaart |
| 2000 | Lek | Treason in your own ranks | Jean van de Velde |
| 2001 | Nynke | Pieter Verhoeff | |
| 2002 | Minoes | The mysterious Minush | Vincent Bal |
| 2003 | De tweeling | The Twins | Ben Sombogaart |
| 2004 | Simon | Simon | Eddy Terstall |
| 2005 | Paradise Now | Paradise Now | Hany Abu-Assad |
| 2006 | Zwartboek | Black Book | Paul Verhoeven |
| 2007 | Kruistocht in spijkerbroek | Crusade in jeans | Ben Sombogaart |
| 2008 | Everything is running | Joram Lürsen | |
| 2009 | Nothing staff | Urszula Antoniak | |
| 2010 | Joy | Mijke de Jong | |
| 2011 | Black Butterflies | Paula van der Oest | |
| 2012 | Het meisje en de dood | Jos Stelling | |
| 2013 | Borgman | Alex van Warmerdam | |
| 2014 | Aanmodderfakker | Iris Otten , Sander van Meurs and Pieter Kuijpers | |
| 2015 | Good luck for | Remy van Heugten | |
| 2016 | The Paradise Suite | Joost van Ginkel | |
| 2017 | Brimstone | Brimstone | Martin Koolhoven |
| 2018 | Banker van her verzet | Joram Lürsen | |
| 2019 | Dirty God | Sacha Polak |