Arno Coenen’s INNERVERSE Selected for Gouden Kalf

We are proud to announce that INNERVERSE, created by Dead End Gallery artist Arno Coenen, has been selected for the competition for the Gouden Kalf for Best Digital Culture Production 2026 at the Nederlands Film Festival.

INNERVERSE is one of twelve digital culture productions competing for this prestigious Dutch award. The selected works use forms such as immersive installations, virtual reality, apps and performances to explore storytelling beyond the traditional boundaries of film and television. A recurring theme within this year’s selection is the relationship between people, technology and meaning.

The selection marks an important recognition of Coenen’s ongoing exploration of technology, visual culture and the rapidly changing relationship between human creativity and digital systems.

During the first weekend of the festival, a professional jury will select three productions from the competition as official nominees. The winner of the Gouden Kalf for Best Digital Culture Production will be announced on Friday 2 October 2026, during the Gouden Kalveren Gala.

See INNERVERSE at Storyspace

INNERVERSE can be experienced by the public as part of the Storyspace exhibition at Bibliotheek Utrecht on the Neude.

Storyspace brings together all twelve productions selected for the competition. Through immersive and interactive forms, the exhibition presents stories that unfold outside the conventional formats of cinema and television.

The exhibition is open daily during the Nederlands Film Festival, from 25 September through 1 October 2026.

We warmly congratulate Arno Coenen on this wel deserved selection!!!