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{{Short description|Film festival held in Toruń, Poland}}

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{{Infobox film or theatre festival

| name = The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage

| image = Camerimage w Toruniu, 2019.jpg

| image_size = 260px

| caption = Camerimage 2019, Jordanki Cultural Centre, Toruń

| location = Poland

| founded = 1993

| number =

| last = 32nd International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage

| artistic_director = Marek Żydowicz

| website = {{URL|http://camerimage.pl/en/}}

}}

The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage ({{Langx|pl|Międzynarodowy Festiwal Sztuki Autorów Zdjęć Filmowych Camerimage}}) is a festival that celebrates and awards cinematography and cinematographers. The festival is held in Toruń, Poland, at the end of November every year. It spans the course of one week, with multiple events at one time.{{cite news |url=https://camerimage.pl/en/o-nas/ |title=About Us |access-date=17 November 2019 |archive-date=April 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430211523/https://camerimage.pl/en/o-nas/ |url-status=live }}

The first seven events (1993–1999) were held in Toruń, and the next ten events (2000–2009) were held in Łódź. From 2010 until 2018, the festival took place in Bydgoszcz, before returning to Toruń in 2019, where it currently remains. In 2007, the name of the festival was changed from Camerimage to Plus Camerimage, but it was changed back in 2013 after the sponsorship deal with Plus ended.

The festival has hosted many prominent filmmakers including Darren Aronofsky, Jon M. Chu, Alfonso Cuarón, Peter Greenaway, Agnieszka Holland, James Ivory, Jim Jarmusch, Aki Kaurismäki, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Andrei Konchalovsky, Emir Kusturica, Ang Lee, Ken Loach, David Lynch, Paweł Pawlikowski, Roman Polański, Robert Richardson, Gus Van Sant, Ridley Scott, Volker Schlöndorff, Oliver Stone, István Szabó, Quentin Tarantino, Tom Tykwer, Denis Villeneuve, Andrzej Wajda, Peter Weir, and Wim Wenders.{{cite news |url=https://camerimage.pl/en/goscie/ |title=Guests. Cameriamge |access-date=17 November 2019 |archive-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503190651/https://camerimage.pl/en/goscie/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.wprost.pl/prime-time/10270642/quentin-tarantino-w-toruniu-plejada-slaw-na-zakonczenie-camerimage.html |title=QUENTIN TARANTINO W TORUNIU. PLEJADA SŁAW NA ZAKOŃCZENIE CAMERIMAGE |access-date=17 November 2019 |archive-date=December 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206162037/https://www.wprost.pl/prime-time/10270642/quentin-tarantino-w-toruniu-plejada-slaw-na-zakonczenie-camerimage.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/tarantino-among-winners-at-international-film-festival-in-torun-8757 |title=Tarantino among winners at international film festival in Torun |access-date=17 November 2019 |archive-date=December 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207142946/https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/tarantino-among-winners-at-international-film-festival-in-torun-8757 |url-status=live }}https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/wicked-to-close-energacamerimage-2024/

A controversy erupted shortly before the festival’s 32nd edition, which took place from November 16 to 23, 2024, and stemmed from an editorial Żydowicz published in Cinematography World magazine.

In the editorial, Żydowicz appeared to argue that increasing the representation of female cinematographers and directors in the festival’s programming could compromise artistic quality, potentially leading to the inclusion of “mediocre film productions” at the expense of “works and artists with outstanding artistic achievements.” He questioned whether festivals should “sacrifice” high-quality works to accommodate social changes, suggesting that Camerimage’s commitment to artistic merit set it apart from other festivals like Cannes or Berlin, which he implied had bowed to ideological pressures.

These comments triggered a swift and widespread backlash from the film industry. Many interpreted them as misogynistic, arguing that they dismissed the talent and contributions of women in cinematography and perpetuated gender biases in an already male-dominated field. The British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) issued an open letter condemning Żydowicz’s “profoundly misogynistic comments and aggressive tone,” calling them indicative of deep-rooted prejudice. The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and the International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE Local 600) echoed this sentiment, expressing disappointment and support for the BSC’s stance. Women in Cinematography, an advocacy group, highlighted the festival’s historical underrepresentation of women—noting that only 3.1% of films in the main competition over 30 years were shot by female cinematographers—and criticized Camerimage for sidelining acclaimed works by women, such as Mudbound and The Power of the Dog, from its top competitions. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/camerimage-controversy-cinematography-meeting-representation-1236067459/

Awards

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  • Main Competition{{cite web|url=http://www.camerimage.pl/en/miedzynarodowy-festiwal-sztuki-autorow-zdjec-filmowych-camerimage.html|title=CAMERIMAGE - International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography|publisher=International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography|access-date=February 11, 2016|archive-date=August 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819072356/http://www.camerimage.pl/en/miedzynarodowy-festiwal-sztuki-autorow-zdjec-filmowych-camerimage.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfestivallife.com/CAMERIMAGE-International-Film-Festival-of-the-Art-of-Cinematography|title=CAMERIMAGE, International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography|publisher=FilmFestivalLife|access-date=February 11, 2016|quote=22nd edition|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815054858/https://www.filmfestivallife.com/CAMERIMAGE-International-Film-Festival-of-the-Art-of-Cinematography|url-status=dead}}
  • Golden Frog ({{langx|pl|Złota Żaba}})
  • Silver Frog ({{lang|pl|Srebrna Żaba}})
  • Bronze Frog ({{lang|pl|Brązowa Żaba}})
  • Student Études Competition ({{lang|pl|Konkurs etiud studenckich}})
  • Golden Tadpole ({{lang|pl|Złota Kijanka}})
  • Silver Tadpole ({{lang|pl|Srebrna Kijanka}})
  • Bronze Tadpole ({{lang|pl|Brązowa Kijanka}})
  • Documentary Films Competition
  • Documentary Shorts Competition
  • Documentary Features Competition
  • Feature Debuts Competition
  • Directors' Debuts Competition
  • Cinematographers' Debuts Competition
  • Music Videos Competition
  • Best Music Video
  • Best Cinematography in Music Video
  • 3D Films Competition{{cite web |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/CAMERIMAGE-Announces-3D-Film-Competition-20140926 |title=CAMERIMAGE Announces 3D Film Competition |date=September 26, 2014 |publisher=TV News Desk |work=Broadway World |access-date=February 11, 2016 |archive-date=February 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215235427/http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/CAMERIMAGE-Announces-3D-Film-Competition-20140926 |url-status=live }}
  • Polish Films Competition
  • Camerimage Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Cinematographer - Director Duo Award
  • Special Krzysztof Kieślowski Award for Director{{Cite news |last=Giardina |first=Carolyn |date=2022-10-18 |title=Sam Mendes to Be Honored at 2022 Camerimage Festival |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/camerimage-2022-sam-mendes-award-1235244121/ |access-date=2022-10-24 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=October 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024080040/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/camerimage-2022-sam-mendes-award-1235244121/ |url-status=live }}
  • Production Designer Award{{cite web |url=https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/wicked-to-close-energacamerimage-2024/ |title=Wicked to close EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2024 |work=British Cinematographer |date=October 10, 2024 |access-date=February 8, 2025 }}

Main competition

=Golden Frog winners=

"†" indicates a nominee for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.

class="sortable wikitable" width="80%" cellpadding="5"
width="5%"| Year

!width="25%"| Film

!width="20%"| Original title

!width="20%"| Cinematographer(s)

!width="5%" class="unsortable" | Ref

style="text-align:center;"| 1993colspan="2"|The Piano †Stuart Dryburgh
style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 | 1994colspan="2"|Woyzeck (shared)Tibor Máthé
Crows (shared)WronyArthur Reinhart
style="text-align:center;"| 1995The Seventh RoomA hetedik szobaPiotr Sobociński
style="text-align:center;"| 1996colspan="2"|Secrets & LiesDick Pope
style="text-align:center;"| 1997CharacterKarakterRogier Stoffers
style="text-align:center;"| 1998Central StationCentral do BrasilWalter Carvalho
style="text-align:center;"| 1999colspan="2"|Elizabeth †Remi Adefarasin
style="text-align:center;"| 2000colspan="2"|Amores perrosRodrigo Prieto
style="text-align:center;"| 2001The King is DancingLe Roi danseGérard Simon
style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 | 2002colspan="2"|Edi (shared)Krzysztof Ptak
colspan="2"|Road to Perdition (shared) †Conrad Hall
style="text-align:center;"| 2003City of God †Cidade de DeusCésar Charlone
style="text-align:center;"| 2004colspan="2"|Vera DrakeDick Pope
style="text-align:center;"| 2005FatelessSorstalanságGyula Pados
style="text-align:center;"| 2006Pan's Labyrinth †El laberinto del faunoGuillermo Navarro
style="text-align:center;"| 2007The Diving Bell and the Butterfly †Le scaphandre et le papillonJanusz Kamiński
style="text-align:center;"| 2008colspan="2"|Slumdog Millionaire †Anthony Dod Mantle
style="text-align:center;"| 2009LebanonלבנוןGiora Bejach
style="text-align:center;"| 2010VeniceWenecjaArthur Reinhart
style="text-align:center;"| 2011In DarknessW ciemnościJolanta Dylewska
style="text-align:center;"| 2012War WitchRebelleNicolas Bolduc{{center|{{cite web|url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/59928-war-witch-wins-top-prize-at-20th-plus-camerimage/#.VtMEEYwrJPE|title=War Witch Wins Top Prize at 20th Plus Camerimage|last=Harris|first=Brandon|date=December 3, 2012|publisher=Filmmaker Magazine|access-date=February 28, 2016|archive-date=March 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311101030/http://filmmakermagazine.com/59928-war-witch-wins-top-prize-at-20th-plus-camerimage/#.VtMEEYwrJPE|url-status=live}}}}
style="text-align:center;"| 2013colspan="2"|Ida †Łukasz Żal
Ryszard Lenczewski		{{center|{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/camerimage-ida-wins-top-cinematography-659583|title=Camerimage: 'Ida' Wins Top Cinematography Honor|last=Giardina|first=Carolyn|date=November 23, 2013|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=February 28, 2016|archive-date=November 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110013416/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/camerimage-ida-wins-top-cinematography-659583|url-status=live}}}}
style="text-align:center;"| 2014LeviathanЛевиафанMikhail Krichman{{center|{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/leviathan-wins-top-prize-at-camerimage-film-festival-for-cinematographers-1201362759/|title='Leviathan' Wins Top Prize at Camerimage, Film Festival for Cinematographers|last1=Barraclough|first1=Leo|last2=Tizard|first2=Will|date=November 22, 2014|work=Variety|access-date=February 28, 2016|archive-date=February 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222091210/http://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/leviathan-wins-top-prize-at-camerimage-film-festival-for-cinematographers-1201362759/|url-status=live}}}}
style="text-align:center;"| 2015colspan="2"|Carol †Edward Lachman{{center|{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/camerimage-carol-wins-golden-frog-842667|title='Carol' Wins Golden Frog at Camerimage|last=Giardina|first=Carolyn|date=November 21, 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=November 23, 2015|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417212948/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/camerimage-carol-wins-golden-frog-842667|url-status=live}}}}
style="text-align:center;"| 2016colspan="2"|Lion †Greig Fraser{{center|{{cite web|url=http://www.camerimage.pl/en/Camerimage-2016-Winners.html|title=Camerimage 2016 Winners!|date=November 19, 2016|publisher=Camerimage – International Film Festival|access-date=November 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120160330/http://www.camerimage.pl/en/Camerimage-2016-Winners.html|archive-date=November 20, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/artisans/global/lion-cinematographer-greig-fraser-camerimage-golden-frog-1201922960/|title='Lion' Cinematographer Greig Fraser Wins Camerimage's Golden Frog|last=Tizard|first=Will|date=November 19, 2016|work=Variety|access-date=November 20, 2016|archive-date=November 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120145400/http://variety.com/2016/artisans/global/lion-cinematographer-greig-fraser-camerimage-golden-frog-1201922960/|url-status=live}}}}
style="text-align:center;"| 2017On Body and SoulTestről és lélekrőlMáté Herbai{{center|{{cite web|url=https://camerimage.pl/en/laureaci-camerimage-2017/|title=Camerimage 2017 Winners!|date=November 18, 2017|publisher=Camerimage – International Film Festival|access-date=November 20, 2016|archive-date=December 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226044722/https://camerimage.pl/en/laureaci-camerimage-2017/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/global/on-body-and-soul-camerima-1202618317/|title=Hungary's 'On Body and Soul' Wins Top Award at Camerimage Film Festival|last=Tizard|first=Will|date=November 18, 2017|work=Variety|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119000429/http://variety.com/2017/film/global/on-body-and-soul-camerima-1202618317/|url-status=live}}}}
style="text-align:center;"| 2018The FortressNamhansanseongJi Yong Kim{{center|{{cite web |title=EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2018 WINNERS – Camerimage 2018 |url=https://camerimage.pl/en/laureaci-energacamerimage-2018/ |website=camerimage.pl |access-date=17 November 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181117181251/https://camerimage.pl/en/laureaci-energacamerimage-2018/ |archive-date=November 17, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}}}
style="text-align:center;"| 2019colspan="2"|Joker †Lawrence Sher{{center|{{cite web |title=LAUREACI EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2019! |url=https://camerimage.pl/laureaci-energacamerimage-2019/ |access-date=16 November 2019 |archive-date=May 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511193953/https://camerimage.pl/laureaci-energacamerimage-2019/ |url-status=live }}}}
style="text-align:center;"| 2020colspan="2"|Nomadland †Joshua James Richards{{center|{{Cite web|last=Giardina|first=Carolyn|date=2020-11-21|title=Camerimage: 'Nomadland' Wins Golden Frog|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/camerimage-nomadland-wins-golden-frog-4095932/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-11|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510075833/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/camerimage-nomadland-wins-golden-frog-4095932/ |archive-date=May 10, 2021 }}}}
style="text-align:center;"| 2021colspan="2"|C'mon C'monRobbie Ryan{{center|{{cite web|last=Tizard|first=Will|date=2021-11-20|access-date=2021-11-20|title='C'mon C'mon' Wins Top Prize for Cinematography at EnergaCamerimage Film Festival|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/cmon-cmon-energacamerimage-winners-1235116622/|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=November 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121031941/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/cmon-cmon-energacamerimage-winners-1235116622/|url-status=live}}}}
style="text-align:center;"| 2022colspan="2"|Tár †Florian Hoffmeister{{center|{{cite web|last=Giardina|first=Carolyn|date=2022-11-19|access-date=2022-11-19|title='Tár' Wins Golden Frog at EnergaCamerimage|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/camerimage-tar-wins-golden-frog-1235265053/#recipient_hashed=8aa090a1f465d0003fdc79b8178f1cdb85b35327812243d395e898c0f119d6fc&recipient_salt=f342cf50148234d1985d9cef23f61603951ff0ef0282ac04a1e7e6050b04a345/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|archive-date=November 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119184822/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/camerimage-tar-wins-golden-frog-1235265053/#recipient_hashed=8aa090a1f465d0003fdc79b8178f1cdb85b35327812243d395e898c0f119d6fc&recipient_salt=f342cf50148234d1985d9cef23f61603951ff0ef0282ac04a1e7e6050b04a345/|url-status=live}}}}
style="text-align:center;"| 2023colspan="2"|The New BoyWarwick Thornton
style="text-align:center;"| 2024colspan="2"|The Girl with the NeedleMichał Dymek{{center|{{cite web|last=Brzeski|first=Patrick|date=2024-11-23|access-date=2024-11-23|title=Camerimage: Gripping Danish Drama 'The Girl With the Needle' Wins Golden Frog|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2024-camerimage-winners-the-girl-with-the-needle-golden-frog-1236070038/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}}}

Additional festival events

  • Camerimage Market
  • Equipment showcases
  • Various exhibitions and live music performances
  • Student Panorama (screenings of student films which did not make it into the main competition)
  • Camerimage Forum (a seminar devoted to authorship rights and working conditions of cinematographers)
  • Special screenings and premieres, reviews, retrospectives, meetings, seminars, and workshops led by well known filmmakers

Academy Awards

Since 2013, short documentary films awarded the Golden Frog during Camerimage festival are granted consideration in the Documentary Short Subject category of the Academy Awards without having to meet the standard theatrical run requirement. To meet all requirements, the running time limit of selected short documentary was decreased from 60 to 40 minutes. This way requirements for short documentary films selected at both Camerimage festival and the Academy Awards are the same.{{cite web|title=Camerimage chosen as an Oscar qualifying festival|url=http://www.camerimage.pl/en/camerimage-festiwalem-kwalifikujacym-do-oscara.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123193842/http://www.camerimage.pl/en/camerimage-festiwalem-kwalifikujacym-do-oscara.html|archive-date=November 23, 2015|access-date=November 23, 2015|publisher=International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography|df=mdy-all}}

References

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Further reading

  • [http://www.arri.com/news.html?article=621&cHash=1503de8ef4 Congratulations to Camerimage winners], Arri, 2010
  • [http://www.filmneweurope.com/news/poland-news/item/105065-plus-camerimage-gets-oscar-nod Plus Camerimage Gets Oscar Nod], Film New Europe, March 12, 2013
  • [https://variety.com/2015/film/features/camerimage-draws-cream-of-cinematography-crop-1201634345/ For Cinematographers, All Roads Lead to Camerimage], Variety, November 6, 2015
  • [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/21/arts/international/camerimage-a-film-festival-where-cinematographers-are-the-stars.html Camerimage: A Film Festival Where Cinematographers Are the Stars], The New York Times, November 20, 2015
  • [http://filmmakermagazine.com/96498-where-the-cinematographer-is-in-first-position-the-2015-camerimage-festival/#.Vr0pZmQrKCk Where the Cinematographer is in First Position: The 2015 Camerimage Festival], Filmmaker Magazine, December 9, 2015
  • [http://www.cinephiliabeyond.org/camerimage-a-unique-festival-honoring-the-art-and-craft-of-cinematography/ CAMERIMAGE: A Unique Festival Honoring the Art and Craft of Cinematography], Cinephilia & Beyond, November 15, 2015
  • [http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Polands-Camerimage-Film-Festival-to-Partner-with-AFI-ASC-for-Winner-Showcase-in-LA-20130920 Poland's Camerimage Film Festival to Partner with AFI, ASC for Winner Showcase in LA], Broadway World, September 20, 2013

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.camerimage.pl/en/}}

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