The Crystal Film is a film

Film

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 award

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 recognising domestic box office

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 achievements in the Netherlands

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. The Crystal Film is awarded to documentary film

Documentary film

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s from the Netherlands once they have sold 10,000 tickets. The award is an initiative of the Netherlands Film Festival

Netherlands Film Festival

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 and the Netherlands Film Fund

Netherlands Film Fund

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 to increase media attention for Dutch documentary films, in addition to the existing Golden Film

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 the Netherlands Film Fund to increase media attention for...

 and Platinum Film

Platinum Film

The Platinum Film is a film award recognising domestic box office achievements in the Netherlands. It is awarded for the first 400,000 visitors of a Dutch film production...

 for Dutch films in general. They announced the introduction of the Crystal Film on April 28, 2005. The first Crystal Film was awarded on June 21, 2005 to Shape of the Moon

Shape of the Moon

Shape of the Moon is a Dutch/Indonesian documentary film from 2004 directed by Leonard Retel Helmrich. The documentary released on 24 November 2004 as opening film of IDFA ....

(2004). Every year, two Crystal Films have been awarded. Since its introduction, the Crystal Film has been awarded to six films.

Crystal Film for 10,000 tickets sold
Year	#	Film	Release date	Crystal Film
2005	1	Shape of the Moon Shape of the Moon Shape of the Moon is a Dutch/Indonesian documentary film from 2004 directed by Leonard Retel Helmrich. The documentary released on 24 November 2004 as opening film of IDFA ....	January 6, 2005	June 21, 2005
	2	Souls of Naples	August 18, 2005	December 21, 2005
2006	3	Buddha's Lost Children Buddha's Lost Children Buddha's Lost Children is a 2006 documentary film by Dutch director Mark Verkerk. The feature film tells the story of Khru Bah Neua Chai Kositto, a Buddhist monk who has dedicated his life to orphaned children in the Golden Triangle area of Thailand...	September 7, 2006	September 25, 2006
	4	Forever	October 12, 2006	November 23, 2006
2007	5	4 Elements	November 30, 2006	January 10, 2007
	6	Goud	October 4, 2007	October 17, 2007

External links

• Kristallen Film
• Golden and Platin Film Netherlands at the Internet Movie Database
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