Arne Toonen

Arne Toonen (born 9 January 1975) is a Dutch film director. He directed the films Dik Trom, The Little Gangster (2015) and Amsterdam Vice (2019). Several of his films won the Golden Film and Platinum Film awards.

Career

In 2010, Toonen directed the film Dik Trom based on the characters of the Dik Trom book series by Cornelis Johannes Kieviet. The film won both the Golden Film and Platinum Film awards. Toonen is also the director of the 2012 film Black Out.

His short film Drop Dead won the Competition for the Short Film Award at the Osnabrück Independent Film Festival. Toonen directed the 2012 film Black Out.

In 2019, Toonen directed the film Amsterdam Vice (Baantjer: Het Begin) based on the novels of A. C. Baantjer. The film won the Golden Film award two weeks later after having sold 100,000 tickets. He is one of the directors of the 2025 television series Safe Harbor.

Personal life

Toonen married Birgit Schuurman in July 2008. They divorced in February 2019.

Selected filmography

2010: Dik Trom 2012: Black Out 2015: The Little Gangster (De Boskampi's) 2019: Amsterdam Vice (Baantjer: Het Begin)