Amsterdam, September 12, 2025 – During a festive and sold-out edition of The Night of CineMusic in the Concertgebouw, the CineMusic Honorary Rembrandt Award was presented to actor and director Jeroen Krabbé tonight. He received the lifetime achievement award for everything he has meant and still means to Dutch film.
Krabbé broke through with the classic Soldaat van Oranje (Soldier of Orange) and grew into one of the most versatile actors of his generation. His international roles in films such as The Fugitive and James Bond confirmed his charisma and allure. As a director, he made a deep impression with Left Luggage (1998), awarded the Audience Award at the Berlin Film Festival, and with The Discovery of Heaven (2001), in which he brought Mulisch’s monumental novel to life. His work is praised for the visual power and personal involvement with which he tells stories.
Jeroen Krabbé was present in the hall with his friends and family and received a minute-long standing ovation from the audience. As a special tribute, the CineMusic orchestra played the iconic music from Soldaat van Oranje at the award ceremony – a moment that visibly made a big impression.
The award was presented by film journalist René Mioch, who himself is celebrating a special anniversary: forty years of making television about film.
Mioch about the CineMusic Rembrandt Award: “I am extremely happy that, together with CineMusic, we have once again found a platform for this wonderful award. It is primarily a public award, with the Honorary Rembrandt chosen by a professional jury. From next year, the public will be able to vote again. This year we have chosen to only present the Honorary Rembrandt.”
The award was created in 1992 by René Mioch to give the public a chance to reward their favorites. Within this framework, the CineMusic Honorary Rembrandt Award is a lifetime achievement award given to an artist with a long-term and special contribution to film, series, and film music.
The Night of CineMusic also offered an evening full of film music, performed by the large CineMusic orchestra and choir conducted by Henk Ummels. Iconic film music sounded in a spectacular concert show that took the audience along highlights in film history.