At the just-concluded 24th International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, Camerimage, in Bydgoszcz, Poland on Saturday 19th November, Greig Fraser’s cinematography on director Garth Davis’ Oscar-contender Lion won the top prize, the Golden Frog.
Bradford Young’s photography on Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi film Arrival took home the Silver Frog, whilst Anthony Dod Mantle’s work on Oliver Stone’s Edward Snowden biographical thriller Snowden collected the Bronze Frog.
The full list of award winners were as follows:
Main Competition
Golden Frog: Lion
cin. Greig Fraser
dir. Garth Davis
Silver Frog: Arrival
cin. Bradford Young
dir. Denis Villeneuve
Bronze Frog: Snowden
cin. Anthony Dod Mantle
dir. Oliver Stone
Polish Films Competition
Best Polish Film: The Last Family
cin. Kacper Fertacz
dir. Jan P. Matuszyński
Student Etudes Competition
Laszlo Kovacs Student Award – Golden Tadpole – Han
cin. Rachel Liew
dir. Jonathan Choo
school: Nanyang Technological University of Singapore – School of Art Design and Media
Silver Tadpole: Summer
cin. Martyna Jakimowska
dir. Martyna Jakimowska, Karol Lindholm
school: Uniwersytet Śląski – Wydział Radia i Telewizji im. K. Kieślowskiego (UŚ WRiTv)
Bronze Tadpole: Yahrzeit
cin. Arend Krause
dir. Thomas Eggel
school: Hamburg Media School (HMS)
Documentary Features Competition
Golden Frog — to a documentary film: Tempestad
cin. Ernesto Pardo
dir. Tatiana Huezo
Golden Frog — to a docudrama: Notes on Blindness
cin. Gerry Floyd
dir. Peter Middleton, James Spinney
Documentary Shorts Competition
Golden Frog — Grand Prix: I’m Not From Here
cin. Pablo Valdes
dir. Maite Alberdi, Giedre Žickyte
Special Mention: The Sniper of Kobani
cin. Nina Badoux
dir. Reber Dosky
Directors’ Debuts Competition
Under the patronage of the Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP)
Best Directorial Debut: Aloys
cin. Simon Guy Fässler
dir. Tobias Nölle
Cinematographers’ Debuts Competition
Under the patronage of the Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP)
Best Cinematography Debut: My Angel
cin. Juliette Van Dormael
dir. Harry Cleven
Music Videos Competition
Best Music Video: Massive Attack “VOODOO IN MY BLOOD” (ft. Young Fathers)
cin. Franz Lustig
dir. Ringan Ledwidge
Best Cinematography In A Music Video: Mykki Blanco “HIGHSCHOOL NEVER ENDS” (ft. Woodkid)
cin. Martin Ruhe
dir. Matt Lambert
First Look – TV Pilots Competition
Best Pilot: The Night Of: The Beach
cin. Robert Elswit
dir. Steven Zaillian
Advertising Spots Competition – “European Funds In Focus”
Organised in co-operation with Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region
Main Award: Lubuskie Voivodeship Office and FlyFilm production company for Nauka i Biznes – związek idealny
Special Mention: Dolnośląski Labour Office for Power dla młodych
