Arne Toonen | |
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Born | Boxmeer, Netherlands | 9 January 1975
Occupation | Film director |
Arne Toonen (born 9 January 1975) is a Dutch film director. Several of his films won the Golden Film and Platinum Film awards.
In 2010, Toonen directed the film Dik Trom . [1] The film won both the Golden Film and Platinum Film awards. The film also won the Golden Calf for Best Production Design award at the 2011 Netherlands Film Festival. [2]
His short film Drop Dead won the Competition for the Short Film Award at the Osnabrück Independent Film Festival. In 2012, he directed the film Black Out . [1] In 2015, he directed the film The Little Gangster (De Boskampi's). [1] The film won the Michel Award at the 2015 Filmfest Hamburg.
In 2019, Toonen directed the film Amsterdam Vice (Baantjer: Het Begin) based on the novels of A. C. Baantjer. The film won the Golden Film award two weeks later after having sold 100,000 tickets. [3]
He also directed a 2023 episode of the Van der Valk television series.
Toonen married Birgit Schuurman in July 2008. [4] They divorced in February 2019. [4] Schuurman also played roles in several films directed by Toonen. [4] They have a son. [4]
Toonen has tattoos related to several of his film projects and he is aiming to get one for each film. [5] [update]
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