Announcement of nominations Kees Holierhoek Scenario Prize 2025

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The Kees Holierhoek Scenario Prize will be awarded on 9 December for the 16th time to the screenwriter(s) of the best original Dutch series. The winner will receive a sum of €25,000. This makes the Kees Holierhoek Scenario Prize one of the biggest scenario prizes in the Dutch language area.

Eligible are originally Dutch series that premiered on television or online between 2023 and 2024.

The nominees are:

BODEM - Eva Crutzen

Destructive Cat tries to hold her own in a world that goes on while her life has ground to a halt after a great loss. All she wants to do is disappear. Around her, everyone is busy with careers, settling down, having babies and buying houses, but Cat herself has no appetite for that. But is disappearing the solution?

THE JEWISH COUNCIL – Roos Ouwehand and Paul Jan Nelissen

Historical drama series about the Jewish Council, the body set up by the German occupying forces and charged with organising the deportations of the Jewish population from the Netherlands.

ONE OF US – Willem Bosch

Years-long search for the perpetrator of the murder and rape of 16-year-old Anneke. The murder case grips the entire village and eventually the whole of the Netherlands gets involved. The crime remains unsolved for years until a large-scale DNA investigation breaks the case open. Inspired by the murder of Marianne Vaatstra.

The winner will be announced at Felix Meritis on 9 December.

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Jury

The jury consists of Philip Huff (writer, screenwriter, director), Simone Atangana Bekono (poet and writer), Marijn Bloemen (script and story editor), Isis Cabolet (actor, director and screenwriter) and Ernie Tee (script coach, script editor and dramaturg).

Kees Holierhoek Scenario Prize

The Kees Holierhoek Scenario Prize is the largest screenplay prize for TV series in the Dutch-speaking region. The winner receives €25,000. The prize was established in 1993 by the Lira Foundation and is awarded every other year to a screenwriter or writing team of Dutch television drama within a general or specific dramatic genre.

In 2016, Kees Holierhoek, founder and president of Lira, took his leave after 30 years. As a tribute to his unwavering commitment to writers of all blood groups, this professional award was named after him. Since 2019, the prize has been administered by Stichting Auteursprijzen.

More information

More information on the nominated series and the jury can be found on our website.

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About Author Prizes Foundation / Authors' Association

The Author Prizes Foundation has existed since 1 January 2018 and manages several prizes, including the Kees Holierhoek Scenario Prize. The day-to-day management of the foundation falls under the Authors' Association.