Goldenes Kalb (Film Award) / Best Director
The Golden Calf for the best director ( Gouden Kalf voor de beste regie ) honors the best performance by a director in a competition film at the annual Dutch Film Festival . The award was first presented in 1983. A competition jury will vote on the award of the prize.
Award winners
| year | Award winners | Movie | German distribution title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Dick Maas | De lift | Elevator of horror |
| 1984 | Rudolf van den Berg | Bastille | |
| 1985 | Paul Verhoeven | Flesh & Blood | Flesh and Blood , Fleisch und Blut (reference title) |
| 1986 | Alex van Warmerdam | Abel | Abel |
| 1987 | Dick Maas | Flodder | Flodder - A family to smooch |
| 1988 | Pieter Verhoeff | Van geluk sprouted | |
| 1989 | Frans Weisz | Leedvermaak | Lea's wedding |
| 1990 | Frouke Fokkema | Crash | |
| 1991 | Frans Weisz | Bij nader inzien | |
| 1992 | Alex van Warmerdam | De noorderlingen | Noorderlingen , Die Noorderlinger (reference title) |
| 1993 | Ben Sombogaart | Het zakmes | The pocket knife |
| 1994 | Rosemarie Blank | Rit over de grens | Ride over the border , Crossing Borders (reference title) |
| 1995 | Marleen Gorris | Antonia | Antonia's world |
| 1996 | Theo van Gogh | Blind date | |
| 1997 | Rudolf van den Berg | For my baby | |
| 1998 | Karim Traidia | De Poolse bruid | The Polish bride |
| 1999 | Roel Reiné | The Delivery | The Delivery , The Delivery - Full Speed (cross-reference) |
| 2000 | Jean van de Velde | Lek | Treason in your own ranks |
| 2001 | Martin Koolhoven | De grot | |
| 2002 | Alejandro Agresti | Valentine | Mother wanted |
| 2003 | Pieter Kuijpers | Go Van God | Godforsaken |
| 2004 | Eddy Terstall | Simon | Simon |
| 2005 | Nanouk Leopold | guernsey | |
| 2006 | Paul Verhoeven | Zwartboek | Black Book |
| 2007 | Mijke de Jong | Tussenstand | |
| 2008 | Joram Lürsen | Everything is running | |
| 2009 | Urszula Antoniak | Nothing staff | |
| 2010 | Rudolf van den Berg | Tirza | |
| 2011 | Nanouk Leopold | Brownian Movement | Brownian Movement |
| 2012 | Paula van der Oest | The Domino Effect | |
| 2013 | Jim Taihuttu | wolf | |
| 2014 | Saskia Diesing | Nena | |
| 2015 | Remy van Heugten | Good luck for | |
| 2016 | Boudewijn Koole | Beyond Sleep | |
| 2017 | Martin Koolhoven | Brimstone | |
| 2018 | Jaap van Heusden | In blue | |
| 2019 | Sacha Polak | Dirty God |