After movies like black book , Banker of the resistance and Thecondemnation the Golden Calves will soon have a new winner. The nominationsfor the film awards will be announced on Saturday evening. How are theyactually determined?
By Fabian Melchers
The Golden Calf Gala, invariably the highlight of the Netherlands FilmFestival, certainly does not happen overnight. The organization needs threemonths to come up with the list of contenders. That voting process will startat the end of June with a pre-selection.
Between 1981 and 2015, a jury awarded the film prizes, but nowadays everythingruns through the Dutch Academy For Film. That organization consists of 625professionals from various branches of the film industry. They are firstassigned fifteen titles per person to determine a pre-selection. That way,members don’t have to watch an impossible amount of movies in a short time.
But that does have consequences. Several popular movies, such as Moroccanwedding and Pregnant & Co, did not make it to the pre-selection and willtherefore not be mentioned on Saturday evening. There is an exception for thethree most visited films. Everything on the table , Bon Bini Holland 3 and_costa!!_ still have a chance to win the Audience Award. You can vote onlineuntil September 26.
Voorselectie speelfilms Gouden Kalveren (en hoe je ze buiten het NFF kuntzien)
- Along the Way (NPO Start) * ANNE+ (Netflix, Pathé Thuis, NLZIET) * Bo (vanaf 29 september in de bioscoop) * Captain Nova (Netflix, Pathé Thuis, Picl) * Do Not Hesitate (Pathé Thuis, Picl) * Femi (vanaf 29 september in de bioscoop) * Forever Rich (Netflix) * Knor (nu in de bioscoop) * Met Mes (Prime Video, Pathé Thuis, Picl) * Mijn beste vriendin Anne Frank (Netflix, Pathé Thuis) * Moloch (Pathé Thuis, Ziggo) * Narcosis (vanaf 14 oktober in de bioscoop) * Nr. 10 (HBO Max, Pathé Thuis) * Pink Moon (nu in de bioscoop) * Splendid Isolation (vanaf 5 oktober op Picl) * Strijder (nu in de bioscoop) * The Last Ride of the Wolves (Prime Video, Pathé Thuis) * White Berry (Picl)
Nominations only within own field
At the beginning of September, Academy members were allowed to vote for thenominations, but only within their own field. So actors determine the actingnominations, directors choose directors, and so on. Anyone can participate inthe Best Film category. Other major film awards, such as the American Oscarsand the German Lola’s, operate on a similar system.
The result will therefore become clear on Saturday evening, and then a newround of voting will immediately start. Academy members can choose from allnominees until September 28. The climax follows two days later in the UtrechtCity Theater.
If you want to follow the ceremony live, you can do so on Friday evening viathe official website of the Netherlands Film Festival. Tickets for the programwill also be sold there from Sunday morning Nominated! on September 27 and28. All contenders for Best Film and Best Long Documentary can then be seen in