The Silver Curling Tails were awarded to the writers of the best film and television scripts of 2023 on Saturday afternoon, 21 September, during the Day of the Screenplay at the Netherlands Film Festival. Once started as a giants award due to the lack of a Golden Calf for screenplay, the Zilveren Krulstaarten have now become the Dutch professional awards for screenwriters. The winners...
The winners are chosen annually by members of the Authors' Union's Screenwriters Network. With this award, the Authors' Association aims to generate more interest in screenwriters. After all, without screenwriters, there are no films and series.
The Winners are:
Best screenplay Film
THE RETURN JOURNEY - Marijn de Wit, Jelle de Jonge
Jaap and Maartje travel through Europe in their old car. Along the way, Jaap comes to the painful realisation that his wife is demented. Realising that everything might change, they re-learn why they love each other.
Best screenplay TV series
BODEM - Eva Crutzen
Comic drama series about the single and destructive life of Cat (Eva Crutzen) trying to hold her own in a world that goes on while hers has come to a standstill with a bang.
Best scenario Short (up to 60 minutes)
WANDER TO WONDER - Nina Gantz, Simon Cartwright, Daan Bakker, Stienette Bosklopper
Mary, Billybud and Fumbleton star in the 1980s children's television series called Wander to Wonder. After the show's creator dies, they are left alone in the studio. Struggling to find enough to eat, they continue making - increasingly strange - episodes for their fans.
