André van Duren (born 20 June 1958) is a Dutch film director. He has directed several films which won the

Golden Film The Golden Film () is a film award recognizing domestic box office achievements in the Netherlands. The Golden Film is awarded to films from the Netherlands once they have sold . The award is an initiative by the Netherlands Film Festival and t ...

award for success at the box office.

Career

His 1992 film '' Heading for England'' won the Dutch Film Critics Award at the

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. In 2000, he directed the film '' Mariken'' which is based on

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's children's book ''Mariken'' which itself is based on the early sixteenth-century text ''

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''. The film won the Audience Award at the

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that year. ''Mariken'' also won the Adult's Jury Award at the 2001

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. Lastly, the film also won the Audience Award as the 2001

. In 2011, he directed the film '' The Gang of Oss'' which received the

award that year. In 2016, the film '' The Fury'' won several Golden Calf awards:

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won the

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award for her role in the film and

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won the Golden Calf for Best Supporting Actress award. The film is based on the book of the same name by A. F. Th. van der Heijden. He also directed the 2022 thriller film ''

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''. The film won the

award after having sold 100,000 tickets. Van Duren also directed episodes of the television series ''

Van God los ''Godforsaken'' () is a 2003 Dutch drama film directed by Pieter Kuijpers from a screenplay he co-wrote with Paul Jan Nelissen. It stars Tygo Gernandt, Angela Schijf, and Egbert Jan Weeber. The film received a Golden Film (100,000 visitors), an ...

'', ''

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'', '' Flight HS13'', ''

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'', '' Nieuwe buren'' and '' De 12 van Schouwendam''.

Selected filmography

* 1991: '' Een dubbeltje te weinig'' * 1992: '' Heading for England'' * 2000: '' Mariken'' * 2000: ''

Young Kees ''Young Kees'' () is a 2003 Dutch-language drama film directed by André van Duren, based on the 1923 novel ''Kees the boy'' by Theo Thijssen. The film was released on 27 November 2003, It received mixed reviews from critics. Plot Cast * R ...

'' * 2011: '' The Gang of Oss'' * 2016: '' The Fury'' * 2022: ''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duren, André van 1958 births Living people Dutch film directors Dutch television directors 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch people