Tamara Bos (born 13 August 1967, Ede) is a Dutch screenwriter who won the Golden Calf for Best Script for Winky's Horse . She is the daughter of film producer Burny Bos.
Sinterklaas or Sint-Nicolaas is a legendary figure based on Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children. Other Dutch names for the figure include De Sint, De Goede Sint and De Goedheiligman. Many descendants and cognates of "Sinterklaas" or "Saint Nicholas" in other languages are also used in the Low Countries, nearby regions, and former Dutch colonies.
Jan Decleir is a prolific Belgian movie and stage actor born in Niel, Antwerp.
Gunter Segers is a Belgian children's book author, Belgian non-fiction book author, graphic designer and illustrator.
The Gouden Griffel is an award given to authors of children's or teenagers' literature in the Netherlands.
Zwarte Paard is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 7 km north of Tiel.
De Club van Sinterklaas was a Dutch seasonal children's telenovella between 1999 and 2009 based on the legend of Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet. Since 2010, De club van Sinterklaas continues as a YouTube channel and a film series.
Johan Hoogewijs is a Flemish Belgian composer and sound designer, best known for his music to Flemish and Dutch TV series such as Heterdaad, Russen and Witse. Hoogewijs composed also the scores for the Dutch movies Zinloos (2004) and Winky's Horse with Jan Decleir (2005).
Winky's Horse is a 2005 Dutch Sinterklaas drama film directed by Mischa Kamp, produced by Burny Bos and written by Tamara Bos, based on her book Winky en het paard van Sinterklaas.
Where Is Winky's Horse? is a 2007 Dutch Sinterklaas film directed by Mischa Kamp and written by Tamara Bos. It is the sequel to Winky's Horse.
The following is a list of winners of the Golden Calf for best script at the NFF. This category was awarded since 1999.
Mamoun Elyounoussi is a Dutch actor of Moroccan descent. His early roles include Polleke and Winky's Horse.
Zwarte Piet, also known in English by the translated name Black Pete, is the companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore of the Low Countries. Traditionally, Zwarte Piet serves as an assistant to the saint and distributes sweets and gifts to well-behaved children.
The Cinekid Festival is the largest international film, television and new media festival for children aged 4 to 14 held at the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It started as a small children's film festival and has now grown into a large organisation that develops activities for children in the areas of film, television and new media throughout the year. These activities are presented alongside the festival, whereas the festival itself screens films from all over the world and a selection of the best television programs for children. It also organises several new media activities. Each year the festival is attended by over 50,000 children, parents and (international) guests.
Sallie Harmsen is a Dutch actress having had roles in In Real Life for which she won Golden Calf for Best Actress at the Netherlands Film Festival 2008. Harmsen appeared in De Geheimen van Barslet Golden Calf for Best Actress in a TV drama in 2012. She has been recognised for her work in The Heineken Kidnapping (2011), Polleke, Vrijdag, and Tasso (2014-2015), Accused (2014), and Moloch (2022).
Mischa Kamp is a Dutch film director best known for the 2014 TV film Jongens.
Bernard Gerrit "Burny" Bos was a Dutch film producer, screenwriter and children's book writer. He also worked as an actor in children's programs on radio and television.
Bram van der Vlugt was a Dutch actor. He is known for playing the role of Sinterklaas for over two decades. He died on 19 December 2020, at the age of 86, after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.
The Flemish Horse, also known as Belgian Horse (US) or Flanders Horse, Dutch: Vlaams Paard, French: Cheval Flamand, is a Belgian breed of draught horse originating in Flanders, Belgium.
Britt Dekker is a Dutch equestrian, actress and television presenter. She has presented several television shows, including Britt's Beestenbende, We Want More and First & Last. Dekker is also known for her role as Megan in the films Whitestar (2019) and Silverstar (2022).