Camerimage is a festival dedicated to the work of cinematographers. With 11 competition sections, ranging from international feature films to advertising spots and student films, awards were plentiful. Poland took prizes and special mentions in documentary and student film competitions, along with the advertising spot and best Polish film competitions.
Among the several special awards handed out during the festival, Polish director Marcel Łoziński received the festival’s award for Outstanding Achievements in Documentary Filmmaking.
A complete list of awards follows:
Golden Frog: Carol (UK, US)
DoP: Ed Lachman
Directed by Todd Haynes
Silver Frog: Rams (Denmark, Iceland)
DoP: Sturla Brandt Grøvlen
Directed by Grímur Hákonarson
Bronze Frog: Son of Saul (Hungary, France)
DoP: Mátyás Erdély
Directed by László Nemes
Produced by Laokoon Film
Supported by Hungarian Film Fund
Best Polish Film: Summer Solstice/ Letnie przesilenie (Poland, Germany)
DoP: Jerzy Zieliński
Directed by Michał Rogalski
Produced by Prasa i Film
Supported by the Polish Film Institute
Laszlo Kovacs Student Award, Golden Tadpole: America (Poland)
DoP: Bartosz Bieniek
Directed by Aleksandra Terpińska
School: Uniwersytet Śląski - Wydział Radia i Telewizji im. K. Kieślowskiego (UŚ WRiTv)
Silver Tadpole: Stavanger (Germany)
Dop: Simon Drescher
Directed by Arto Sebastain Buhmann
School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Bronze Tadpole: What I Want (Poland)
DoP: Damian Kocur
Directed by Damian Kocur
School: Uniwersytet Śląski - Wydział Radia i Telewizji im. K. Kieślowskiego (UŚ WRiTv)
Golden Frog Grand Prix, Best Documentary: The Look of Silence (Israel, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, France, Norway, Germany, UK, Indonesia)
DoP: Lars Skree
Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer
Special Mention, Documentary Competition: Brothers (Poland)
DoP: Wojciech Staroń
Directed by Wojciech Staroń
Production: Staron Film
Co-financed by Polish Film Institute
Golden Frog Grand Prix, Best Short Documentary: A Tale of Love, Madness and Death (Chile, Germany)
DoP: Alvaro Anguita
Directed by Mijael Bustos
Special Mention, Short Documentary Competition: The Conversation (Russia)
DoP: Pavel Skvortsov
Directed by Anastasia Novikova
Best Directorial Debut: Perfect Obedience (Mexico)
DoP: Serguei Saldívar Tanaka
Directed by Luis Urquiza Mondragón
Best Cinematography Debut: Songs My Brothers Taught Me (US)
DoP: Joshua James Richards
Directed by Chloe Zhao
Best 3D Film: Love (Belgium, France)
DoP: Benoît Debie
Directed by Gaspar Noé
Best Music Video: Kendrick Lamar Alright (US)
DoP: Rob Witt
Directed by Colin Tilley
Best Cinematography In A Music Video: Kendrick Lamar Alright
Best TV Pilot: Penny Dreadful: Night Work (UK, US, Ireland)
DoP Xavi Giménez
Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona
Advertising Spots Competition “European Funds in Focus”
Main Award Lubuskie - Zatrzymaj Słońce - Lubuskie Voivodeship Office
Production: FlyFilm