The Golden Film (Gouden 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 the Netherlands Film Fund to increase media attention for Dutch films. Since its introduction in 2001, the public's interest in Dutch films in the Netherlands has increased. The Golden Film has been awarded to 49 films.
While the recipients of the award have considered the receiving films to be successful, critics have said that films are not commercially successful when they have sold only the tickets needed to receive the Golden Film. And therefore the fact that Dutch newspapers have reported about this award is also criticized.
