Arne Toonen
Born (1975-01-09) 9 January 1975 (age 49)
Boxmeer, Netherlands
OccupationFilm director

Arne Toonen (born 9 January 1975) is a Dutch film director. Several of his films won the Golden Film and Platinum Film awards.

Career

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.

Personal life

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]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c "Arne Toonen verfilmt boek De Boskampi's" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Beste Production Design" (in Dutch). Netherlands Film Festival. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Baantjer Het Begin bekroond met Gouden Film vanwege 100.000e bezoeker" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 4 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Birgit Schuurman en Arne Toonen na tien jaar uit elkaar" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 21 February 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Baantjer-regisseur Arne Toonen in dubio over volgende tattoo" (in Dutch). RTL Boulevard. 11 April 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

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