2024 edition of film festival
The 32nd International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage , also named EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2024 for its sponsorship from Polish power company Energa , is scheduled to take place from 16 to 23 November 2024 in Toruń , Poland , to recognize and reward the best in cinematography in film, television and music videos.
Steve McQueen 's historical war drama Blitz Jon M. Chu 's two-part musical fantasy film Wicked
On 6 June 2024, Australian actress Cate Blanchett was announced as the jury president for the main competition.[ 1] Blitz Wicked [ 2] [ 3] [ 2] aurora borealis and Toruń 's gothic architecture.[ 4]
A special screening of Pablo Larraín 's biographical film Maria Edward Lachman , will take place during the festival. Additionally, to celebrate the thirty year anniversary of American film studio Searchlight Pictures , six films from the studio will be screened.[ 5] Steve McQueen is set to be awarded with the Outstanding Director Award.[ 6] Nathan Crowley will receive the Special Award for Production Designer.[ 7] Hiroyuki Sanada will receive the inaugural Best TV Series Performance award for his work in FX ' historical drama series Shōgun Gianfranco Rosi will be honoured with the Outstanding Achievements in Documentary Filmmaking award.[ 8] [ 9] William Goldenberg will receive the Film Editor award and will screen his directorial debut Unstoppable [ 10]
Among the special screenings, the festival announced the world premiere of Joel Souza 's western film Rust [ 11] shooting incident that took place during the movie's filming, where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
In November 2024, the festival's director Marek Żydowicz wrote an op-ed for Cinematography World , where he expressed his thoughts on the changes in the industry, including the growing numer of female directors and cinematographers.[ 15] [ 16] British Society of Cinematographers , who released an article where they expressed their dissaproval, writing "we are disheartened and angered by your profoundly misogynistic comments and aggressive tone, which we view as symptomatic of a deep-rooted prejudice".[ 17] Steve McQueen , who was a guest of honor for this year's festival and was set to receive a special award, announced he was no longer attending the festival.[ 18] Coralie Fargeat and cinematographer Benjamin Kračun announced they were pulling their film The Substance [ 19]
The jury members were as follows:[ 20]
Cate Blanchett , actress, producer, artistic director (jury president)Anthony Dod Mantle , cinematographerJolanta Dylewska, cinematographer, documentary filmmaker
Anna Higgs , producer, columnistSandy Powell , costume designerRodrigo Prieto , cinematographerŁukasz Żal , cinematographerVictor López González, film critic
Diana Martirosyan, film critic
Paweł Mossakowski, film critic Polish Films Competition [ edit ] [ edit ] Jarin Blaschke , cinematographer (jury president)Lawrence Grobel, writer, journalist, lecturer
Michael Neubauer, cinematographer, manager [ edit ] Jan Roelfs , production designer (jury president)Amjad Al Rasheed, director, writer
Johannes Kirklechner, cinematographer
TV Series Competition [ edit ] Documentary Features Competition [ edit ] Lara Vilanova, cinematographer, colorist (jury president)
Consuelo Althouse, cinematographer, artist, documentary filmmaker
Jeff Gibbs, producer, director, writer, documentary filmmaker Documentary Shorts Competition [ edit ] Maiti Gámez, director, cinematographer, documentary filmmaker (jury president)
Kirstine Barfod, producer
Stephen Lightbill, cinematographer Music Videos Competition [ edit ] Film and Art School Etudes Competition [ edit ] Shelly Johnson, cinematographer (jury president)
Martin Gschlacht , cinematographer, producerAdam Habib, cinematographer, animation layout artist and camera lead
The films and projects selected for each announced section are as follows, though the TV Series lineup are yet to be revealed:[ 2] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25] [ 26] [ 27] [ 28]
Highlighted title indicates section's Golden Frog winner.Highlighted title indicates section's Silver Frog winner.Highlighted title indicates section's Bronze Frog winner.
English Title
Original Title
Cinematographer(s)
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
Blitz (opening film) Yorick Le Saux Steve McQueen United Kingdom, United States
The Brutalist Lol Crawley Brady Corbet United Kingdom
Cabrini Gorka Gómez Andreu
Alejandro Monteverde United States
Conclave Stéphane Fontaine Edward Berger United Kingdom, United States
The Devil's Bath Des Teufels Bad Martin Gschlacht Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala Austria, Germany
Dune: Part Two Greig Fraser Denis Villeneuve United States, Canada
Emilia Pérez Paul Guilhaume
Jacques Audiard France, United States
The Fire Inside Rina Yang
Rachel Morrison United States
The Girl with the Needle Pigen med nålen Michał Dymek
Magnus von Horn Denmark, Poland, Sweden
Gladiator II John Mathieson Ridley Scott United Kingdom, United States
Small Things like These Frank van den Eeden
Tim Mielants
Ireland, Belgium, United States
Vermiglio Mikhail Krichman
Maura Delpero Italy, France, Belgium
English Title
Original Title
Cinematographer(s)
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
Special Screenings
The Battle of Monte Cassino Czerwone maki Arkadiusz Tomiak
Krzysztof Łukaszewicz
Poland
The Girl from the Wardrobe Dziewczyna z szafy Arkadiusz Tomiak
Bodo Kox
Here Don Burgess Robert Zemeckis United States
Inside Out 2 Adam Habib, Jonathan Pytko
Kelsey Mann
Maria Edward Lachman Pablo Larraín Italy, Germany, United States
Rust (world premiere) Halyna Hutchins , Bianca ClineJoel Souza United States
The Seasons Sezony Edgar de Poray
Michał Grzybowski
Poland
The Seed of the Sacred Fig دانهی انجیر معابد / Les Graines du figuier sauvage / Die Saat des heiligen Feigenbaums
Pooyan Aghababaei
Mohammad Rasoulof Iran, France, Germany
September 5 Markus Förderer
Tim Fehlbaum Germany
Unstoppable Salvatore Totino William Goldenberg United States
Wicked (closing film) Alice Brooks Jon M. Chu
Young Woman and the Sea Óscar Faura Joachim Rønning United States, Hungary, Italy, United Kingdom, France
30 Years of Searchlight Pictures
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Emmanuel Lubezki Alejandro González Iñárritu United States
The Favourite Robbie Ryan Yorgos Lanthimos United Kingdom, Ireland, United States
The Grand Budapest Hotel Robert Yeoman Wes Anderson United States, Germany
Nomadland Joshua James Richards
Chloé Zhao United States
Sideways Phedon Papamichael Alexander Payne United States
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Ben Davis Martin McDonagh United States, United Kingdom
Documentary Features Competition [ edit ]
English Title
Original Title
Cinematographer(s)
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
Cyborg Generation Martí Herrera
Miguel Morillo Vega
Spain
I Am the Creation of Fiction Jestem postacią fikcyjną Kacper Wójcicki
Arkadiusz Bartosiak
Poland
Koka Aliaksandr Tsymbaliuk
Aliaksandr Tsymbaliuk
When Harmattan Blows Marcin Sauter
Edyta Wróblewska
Mistress Dispeller Elizabeth Lo Elizabeth Lo
China, United States
Mother Vera Cécile Embleton, Alys Tomlinson
Cécile Embleton, Alys Tomlinson
United Kingdom
Viktor Olivier Sarbil
Olivier Sarbil
Ukraine, United States, Denmark
[ edit ]
English Title
Original Title
Cinematographer(s)
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
Brief History of a Family 家庭简史
Jiahao Zhang
Jianjie Lin
China, France, Denmark, Qatar
Daddio Phedon Papamichael Christy Hall United States
In the Land of Brothers در سرزمین برادر
Farshad Mohammadi
Alireza Ghasemi , Raha AmirfazliIran, France, Netherlands
Los Frikis Santiago Gonzalez
Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz
United States, Dominican Republic, Cuba
Nickel Boys Jomo Fray
RaMell Ross United States
Pedro Páramo Rodrigo Prieto , Nico AguilarRodrigo Prieto Mexico
Red Path Les enfants rouges Wojciech Staroń
Lotfi Achour Tunisia, France, Belgium, Poland
Santosh Lennert Hillege
Sandhya Suri United Kingdom, France, Germany
The Substance [ a] Benjamin Kračun Coralie Fargeat United Kingdom, United States, France
Valentina or the Serenity Valentina o la serenidad Carlos Correa
Ángeles Cruz Mexico
White Courage Biała Odwaga Marcin Koszałka
Marcin Koszałka Poland
Who Do I Belong To ماء العين / Là d'où l'on vient
Vincent Gonneville Meryam Joobeur Tunisia, France, Canada
[ edit ]
English Title
Original Title
Cinematographer(s)
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
Banzo Leandro Ferrão
Margarida Cardoso
Portugal, France, Netherlands
Brief History of a Family 家庭简史
Jiahao Zhang
Jianjie Lin
China, France, Denmark, Qatar
Edge of Summer Rachel Clark
Lucy Cohen
United Kingdom
Los Frikis Santiago Gonzalez
Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz
United States, Dominican Republic, Cuba
My Place Is Here Il mio posto è qui Emilio Maria Costa
Cristiano Bortone , Daniela PortoItaly, Germany
The Queen's Orphans As Órfãs da Rainha Fernanda Tanaka
Elza Cataldo
Brazil
Tatami Todd Martin
Zar Amir Ebrahimi , Guy Nattiv United States, Georgia
Who Do I Belong To ماء العين / Là d'où l'on vient
Vincent Gonneville Meryam Joobeur Tunisia, France, Canada
Music Videos Competition [ edit ] TV Series Competition [ edit ] Polish Films Competition [ edit ]
English Title
Original Title
Cinematographer(s)
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
Kulej. All That Glitters Isn't Good Kulej. Dwie strony medalu Marian Prokop
Xawery Żuławski Poland
Minghun Kacper Fertacz
Jan P. Matuszyński
Scarborn Kos Piotr Sobociński Jr.
Paweł Maślona
Travel Essentials Rzeczy Niezbędne Tomasz Naumiuk
Kamila Tarabura
Poland, Germany
Under the Grey Sky Pod Szarym Niebem Krzysztof Trela
Mara Tamkovich
Poland
White Courage Biała Odwaga Marcin Koszałka Marcin Koszałka
Wrooklyn Zoo Adam Pietkiewicz
Krzysztof Skonieczny
Film and Art School Etudes Competition [ edit ] Film and Art School Etudes Panorama [ edit ] Documentary Shorts Competition [ edit ]
English Title
Original Title
Cinematographer(s)
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
A Body Called Life Fabian Kimoto
Spencer MacDonald
United States, Poland, Switzerland
Don Benjamín Adro Molina
Iván Zahínos
Spain
Dust Pył Paweł Chorzępa
Paweł Chorzępa
Poland, Saudi Arabia
Eternal Father Roxana Reiss
Ömer Sami
Denmark
Ready to Die Christoph Bockisch
Basilio Maritano Sailer
Italy
Shotplayer J. Daniel Zúñiga
Sam Shainberg
United States
Tropa Pauwel Billiau
Niels Devlieghere
Belgium
We Beg to Differ Daniel Sedgwick
Ruairi Bradley
Ireland, United Kingdom
Documentary Special Screenings [ edit ]
English Title
Original Title
Cinematographer(s)
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
Afterwar Troels N'koya-Jensen, Marek Septimus Wieser
Birgitte Stærmose
Denmark, Kosovo, Sweden, Finland
Agent of Happiness Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya Zurbó
Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya Zurbó
Bhutan, Hungary
As the Tide Comes In Før Stormen Juan Palacios
Juan Palacios
Denmark
The Basement Andriy Noha, Mikhail Volkov
Roman Blazhan
France, Ukraine
Echo of You Ekko af kærlighed Jacob Sofussen
Zara Zerny
Denmark
Life and Deaths of Max Linder Vie et morts de Max Linder Joo Joostberens
Edward Porembny
Poland
Look into My Eyes Stephen Maing
Lana Wilson United States
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio Gianluca Gattabria, Alessandro Nucci
Alessandro Nucci
Italy
New Kind of Wilderness Silje Evensmo Jacobsen, Karine Fosser, Espen Gjermundrød, Line K. Lyngstadaas, Natalja Safronova, Fred Arne Wergeland
Silje Evensmo Jacobsen
Norway
The New Man Omi Nobu Arilson Almeida
Carlos Yuri Ceuninck
Cape Verde, Belgium, Sudan, Germany
No Other Land Rachel Szor
Yuval Abraham , Basel Adra , Hamdan Ballal, Rachel SzorPalestine, Norway
Per Forever Tomasz Gezela, Łukasz Śliwa
Tomasz Gezela
Poland, Sweden
Sugarcane Emily Kassie , Christopher LaMarcaEmily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat
United States, Canada
Ula Urszula Dudziak
Agnieszka Iwańska
Poland
The Wolves Always Come at Night Michael Latham
Gabrielle Brady
Australia, Mongolia, Germany
English Title
Original Title
Cinematographer(s)
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
Anora Drew Daniels
Sean Baker United States
Being Maria Maria Sébastien Buchmann
Jessica Palud France
From Hilde, with Love In Liebe, Eure Hilde Judith Kaufmann Andreas Dresen Germany
Führer and Seducer Führer und Verführer Klaus Fuxjäger
Joachim Lang
Meeting with Pol Pot Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot Aymerick Pilarski
Rithy Panh Cambodia, France, Turkey, Taiwan, Qatar
Münter & Kandinsky Namche Okon
Marcus O. Rosenmüller
Germany
The Piano Lesson Mike Gioulakis Malcolm Washington United States
Sew Torn Sebastian Klinger Freddy Macdonald United States, Switzerland
Simona Kossak Jakub Stolecki
Adrian Panek
Poland
The Summer Book Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
Charlie McDowell United States, Finland
The Village Next to Paradise Mostafa El Kashef
Mo Harawe France, Australia, Somalia
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