EnergaCAMERIMAGE Special Award for an Actor recipient revealed as Adam Driver

He is a versatile actor who brings quiet intensity and emotional understanding to every role. His impressive filmography consists of collaborations with many of the industry’s leading filmmakers, including J.J. Abrams, Noah Baumbach, Leos Carax, Joel and Ethan Coen, Francis Ford Coppola, Lena Dunham, Clint Eastwood, Jim Jarmusch, Rian Johnson, Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, … Read more

EnergaCAMERIMAGE’s Film and Art School Etudes Panorama line-up revealed

Film and Art School Etudes Panorama is a non-competitive section at the EnergaCAMERIMAGE International Film Festival featuring student fiction shorts whose high visual and artistic qualities make them a must-see at our film festival. BALLAD OF KYCHIEV During the war, in eastern Ukraine, Dmytro, a 50-year-old volunteer, transports humanitarian supplies to Kychiev, a city occupied by Russian troops. … Read more

EnergaCAMERIMAGE announce Cinematographers’ Debuts Competition line-up

Cinematographers’ Debuts Competition was initiated in 2010 due to the Festival’s increasing openness to the noteworthy artists and the new film phenomena they create. The selection committee nominates first or second non-documentary feature films made by young directors and cinematographers. The idea of creating additional competition sections was a natural consequence of our previous activities. … Read more

EnergaCAMERIMAGE reveals TV Series Competition line-up

EnergaCAMERIMAGE announce the line-up of the TV Series Competition of the 31st edition of EnergaCAMERIMAGE International Film Festival. ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE Cr. Katalin Vermes/Netflix © 2023 Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, All the Light We Cannot See is a groundbreaking limited series that follows the story of Marie-Laure, a blind French girl and her father, … Read more

EnergaCAMERIMAGE to present Superpower with Sean Penn

When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the world as we knew it changed for ever. As a film festival dedicated to the art of cinematography, EnergaCAMERIMAGE wishes to remain apolitical, but they tried to help their Ukrainian friends any way they could, including bringing the OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival and the Ukrainian … Read more

EnergaCAMERIMAGE reveals Documentary Shorts Competition line-up

EnergaCAMERIMAGE announce the line-up of the Documentary Shorts Competition of the 31st edition of the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography EnergaCAMERIMAGE. The aim of the competition is to recognise the art of documentary filmmaking as creative interpretation of reality. Putting emphasis on the visual and aesthetic aspects of the selected nonfiction entries, the jury awards the … Read more

EnergaCAMERIMAGE reveal final Main Competition films

EnergaCAMERIMAGE reveal three final films that will be screened in the Main Competition of the 31st edition of EnergaCAMERIMAGE Film Festival. – LEE The film explores the most significant decade of Lee Miller’s (Kate Winslet) life. As a middle-aged woman, she refused to be remembered as a model and male artists’ muse. Lee Miller defied the expectations and … Read more

The Brothers Quay to receive Camerimage award for Directors with Unique Visual Sensitivity

Throughout the last three decades EnergaCAMERIMAGE have bestowed their special awards to a number of directors who use the visual language of film not only for aesthetic reasons but mostly to enhance their storytelling with polysemous images that speak louder than words ever could. Thus the term ‘unique visual sensitivity’ which signifies people who are … Read more

EnergaCAMERIMAGE reveals Documentary Features Competition 2023 line-up

EnergaCAMERIMAGE announce the line-up of the Documentary Features Competition of the 31st edition of the EnergaCAMERIMAGE International Film Festival. The aim of the competition is to recognize the art of documentary filmmaking as creative interpretation of reality. Putting emphasis on the visual and aesthetic aspects of the selected nonfiction entries, the jury awards the best cinematographers in the … Read more

Sony returns to EnergaCAMERIMAGE showcasing BURANO & more

Sony is excited to return once again as a sponsor to EnergaCamerimage 2023 where the team looks forward to connecting with cinematographers and professionals across the industry to help them push the boundaries of digital cinematography using the latest technology. Festival attendees will be able to get hands-on with Sony’s solutions across shooting and on-set, … Read more

EnergaCAMERIMAGE announce 2023 Music Videos Competition line-up

EnergaCAMERIMAGE announce 2023 Music Videos Competition line-up. Out of more than 300 submissions and recommendations received from all over the world, 20 music videos have been selected and nominated for Best Music Video award. The set of nominated videos will be presented at a special screening for the Jury and the festival audience in CKK Jordanki’s Main Screening Room. The … Read more

Three more Main Competition films announced by EnergaCAMERIMAGE

It is getting closer to the 31st edition of EnergaCAMERIMAGE Film Festival. Today, we present another three titles that were qualified to be part of our Main Competition. EL CONDE Cr. Pablo Larraín / Netflix ©2023 Pablo Larraín, a director recognized for thought-provoking films about different shades of lives of well-known cultural and political figures (Neruda, Jackie, Spencer), presents … Read more

EnergaCAMERIMAGE announce Film and Art School Etudes Competition line-up

EnergaCAMERIMAGE announce the line-up of the Film and Art School Etudes Competition of the 31st edition of EnergaCAMERIMAGE International Film Festival. First held in 1997, Film and Art School Etudes Competition (formerly Student Etudes Competition) supports the development of novice filmmakers and provides unique opportunity to confront cinematic achievements of students from various parts of the world. Each year, … Read more

Krzysztof Zanussi to be presented with EnergaCAMERIMAGE Lifetime Achievement Award

Krzysztof Zanussi is one of the most prominent representatives of auteur cinema in the world. As a director and screenwriter of all his works, he has developed his own model of intellectual cinema, focused not so much on storytelling as on presenting philosophical and ethical issues. His films have been an inspiration for many other … Read more

EnergaCAMERIMAGE present three more main competition titles

EnergaCAMERIMAGE present another three titles that have qualified to be part of their Main Competition: KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON Martin Scorsese’s latest cinematic opus transports the audience to the 1920s to tell a heartbreaking story of love, greed and betrayal. Based on a true story and told through the improbable romance of Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo … Read more

EnergaCAMERIMAGE to showcase 100 Years of Disney shorts

In 1923 Walt and Roy Disney established their Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio – which in time became the Walt Disney Animation Studios we all know – with producing short animated films in mind. And even though eleven years later, in 1934, they started preparations for their first feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs … Read more

Poor Things to open 31st edition of EnergaCAMERIMAGE

We are less than five weeks away from the beginning of the annual celebration of the art of cinematography – the 31st edition of EnergaCAMERIMAGE International Film Festival. The Festival will commence on Saturday, November 11th, with an Opening Ceremony followed by a screening of a truly unique motion picture that has already been named … Read more

Peter Zeitlinger & Werner Herzog to be presented with the cinematographer/director duo award at EnergaCAMERIMAGE

This year, the special award for the cinematographer-director duo will be received by cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger and director Werner Herzog. Both creators will personally receive the award during the 31st edition of the EnergaCAMERIMAGE, meeting with the festival audience in Toruń and presenting a retrospective review of their films, including both feature and documentary productions. … Read more

Peter Bizou BSC to be awarded EnergaCAMERIMAGE Lifetime Achievement Award

Peter Biziou BSC is that rare kind of cinematographer that has garnered universal acclaim among his co-workers for his professionalism and the ability to make an impact on the production while abiding by the director’s cues and respecting his vision. Having won an Oscar for Best Cinematography among other prestigious awards, he has become one … Read more

EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2023 opens for submissions

The preparations for EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2023 are underway with EnergaCAMERIMAGE announcing their 2023 call for entries and official selection. The 31st edition of EnergaCAMERIMAGE is scheduled to take place between 11-18 November in Toruń, Poland and all filmmakers, producers and distributors are invited to submit feature films, documentaries, music videos, TV series episodes and student etudes … Read more