In 1989, Kamp studied communications science at the New School for Information Services in Amsterdam.
It received multiple award nominations and wins, and screenwriter Tamara Bos won a Golden Calf award for Best Screenplay of a Feature Film.
The 2007 sequel titled Waar is het paard van Sinterklaas?
also received the Golden Film after it also sold 100,000 cinema tickets.
With Jongens, a gay-themed TV film broadcast in 2014 that was also shown in movie theatres owing to its huge popularity.