Golden Calf (Film Award)

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Golden calf

The Golden Calf ( Dutch : Gouden Kalf ) is the award of the Dutch Film Festival , which is held once a year in Utrecht . The prize has been awarded since 1981 and initially in the categories: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Film, Best Short Film, Cultural Award and Honorary Award. In 2012 there were a total of 19 categories.

Well-known Dutch directors and actors who received the Golden Calf include Rutger Hauer , Louis van Gasteren , Paul Verhoeven , Eddy Terstall , Carice van Houten , Fons Rademakers , Martin Koolhoven , Alex van Warmerdam , Fedja van Huêt , Jean van de Velde , Dick Maas , Marleen Gorris , Ian Kerkhof , Jeroen Krabbé , Monic Hendrickx and Rijk de Gooyer .

statue

The golden calf statue depicts a golden calf looking into the sky. It was created in 1980 by the sculptor Theo Mackaay for the creator of the festival, Jos Stelling . Jos Stelling credits director Wim Verstappen with the idea for the golden calf , while Theo Makaay claims it for himself. The statue itself is a 33 cm high cast bronze sculpture. In the early years the calf was mounted on a marble base . In order to make it easier for the winners to raise the prize above their heads, that variant has now been replaced by a lighter version (also by Theo Mackaay).

Name and meaning

As in other European film awards - the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival or the Golden Lion in Venice - the name of the award refers to an animal. In addition, cows are one of the most common farm animals in the Netherlands.

Apart from this direct reference, the name also alludes to the biblical story of the golden calf ( Ex 32  EU ). The biblical calf was made on the God's mountain Horeb / Sinai by the priest Aaron at the urging of the Israelites lying at the foot of the mountain for worship. They had fallen away from believing in the liberating but invisible, incomprehensible God who had freed them from slavery in Egypt and led them through the desert. Unable to recognize the new and liberating in God's actions in them and stuck in old beliefs, they wanted to create an image of God that was visible and tangible for them and that they could worship. When Moses, at God's command, descends from the mountain with the two stone tablets ( Ten Commandments ) described by God himself and sees the idol , he destroys it, gathers the remaining believers and has the Israelites who have fallen from the faith killed. The remaining people lead Moses to the Promised Land .

By making and worshiping the golden calf, the Israelites are violating parts of the Ten Commandments that God gives his people through Moses on the Mount of God, in particular the prohibition of images . It says:

"I am Yahweh , your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the slave house. You are not to have any other gods besides me. You are not to make an image of God for yourself and any representation of anything in the sky above, on the earth below or in the water You shall not prostrate yourself to other gods or undertake to serve them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God: to those who are enemies of me I pursue the guilt of the fathers to the sons of the third and fourth generations; to those who love me and keep my commandments, I show my graces to thousands. You shall not abuse the name of the Lord your God; for the Lord does not leave him unpunished misused his name. (...) " (Ex 20,2-7, EÜ )

Categories

In 2007 Golden Calves were awarded in the following categories:

category Original designation awarded since
Best long feature film Best long peel film 1981
Best director Best director 1983
Best Actor Best actor 1981
Best main actress Best Actrice 1981
Best supporting actor Best Mannelijke Bijrol 2005
The best supporting actress Best Vrouwelijke Bijrol 2005
Culture Filmcultuur (formerly: Cultuurprijs) 1981
Best script Best scenario 1999
Best short film Best Korte film 1981
Best long documentary Best Long Documentaire 1982
Best short documentary Best Korte Documentaire 1993
Best television drama Best television drama 1993
Special prize from the jury Special jury awards 1983
Best camera Best camera 2003
Best cut Best assembly 2003
Best music Best music 2003
Best production design Best production design 2003
Best sound design Best sound design 2003
Audience award Publieksprijs 2001

In the past, Golden Calves were also awarded in the following categories. Some of the prizes only existed for a short time or were awarded irregularly, while the specialist prize was included in the prizes for Best Camera / Editing / Music / Production Design / Sound Design / Script.

category Original designation Period
Best Actor in a Television Drama Best Actor in Televisiedrama 1998-2001
Best Actress in a Television Drama Best Actrice in Televisiedrama 1998-2001
Best Acting Performance in a Television Drama Best Acteerprestatie in Televisiedrama 1994-1997
Professional award Vakprijz 1982-2002

criticism

In the 1995 reality TV series Taxi , Rijk de Gooyer threw his Golden Calf on the street when he got into a taxi after an unsatisfactory closing ceremony at the Dutch Film Festival.

Web links

Sources and Notes

  1. ↑ a b c d Bart Jungmann: Hé, het lijkt de Oscars wel . In: Cinema.nl . October 3, 2002. Retrieved January 7, 2007.
  2. ↑ Gouden Kalf . In: www.filmfestival.nl . Dutch film festival . Archived from the original on January 4, 2007. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 7, 2007. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.filmfestival.nl
  3. ↑ On the ban on images from a Judeo-Christian point of view, see for example: [1] , from: bibelwerk.de, accessed on August 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ not 1982
  5. ↑ irregular
  6. ↑ 2003, two prizes: “Best Long TV Drama” and Best Short TV Drama; 2006, 2007: "Best Long TV Drama"