| Winky's Horse | |
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| Directed by | Mischa Kamp |
| Screenplay by | Tamara Bos |
| Based on | Winky en het paard van Sinterklaas by Tamara Bos |
| Produced by | Burny Bos Michiel de Rooij Sabine Veenendaal |
| Starring | Ebbie Tam Aaron Wan Hanyi Han Jan Decleir |
| Cinematography | Lennert Hillege |
| Edited by | Sander Vos |
| Music by | Johan Hoogewijs |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | Netherlands Belgium |
| Languages | Dutch Chinese |
| Box office | $3,193,767[1] |
Winky's Horse (Dutch: Het Paard van Sinterklaas) is a 2005 Dutch-Belgian Sinterklaas drama film directed by Mischa Kamp, produced by Burny Bos and written by Tamara Bos, based on her book Winky en het paard van Sinterklaas.[2] The film follows Winky Wong, who develops a fascination with horses amist her struggles with her family immigrating from China to the Netherlands, When she hears about the arrival of Sinterklaas, she decides to get one from him this season.
The film was released in the Netherlands by Warner Bros. Pictures on 12 October 2005 and received a re-release the following year.[3] The film received multiple award nominations and wins, it won a Golden Calf award for Best Screenplay of a Feature Film and the film received a Golden Film for 100,000 visitors.[4]
A sequel, Where Is Winky's Horse?, was released in 2007.
- ^ "Winky's Horse (2005)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Het paard van Sinterklaas". Netherlands Film Festival (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Franken, Guido (15 October 2006). "Het Paard van Sinterklaas". Nederlands Filmdoek (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Gouden Film voor familiefilm Het paard van Sinterklaas". goudenfilm.nl (in Dutch). Netherlands Film Festival / Netherlands Film Fund. 26 October 2005. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2024.