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EnergaCAMERIMAGE full line-up announced

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The extended line-up for EnergaCAMERIMAGE, including Main Competition, Cinematographers’ Debuts Competition, TV Series Competition, Polish Film Competition, Documentary Feature Competition and Director’s Debuts Competition, has officially been announced. The line-up is as followed: Main Competition: The Main Competition with the Golden Frog Award has been the most important part of the EnergaCAMERIMAGE Festival from its beginning. The Competition exists since 1993 i.e. since … Read more

The Tragedy of Macbeth to open EnergaCAMERIMAGE

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We are less than three weeks away from the beginning of the annual celebration of the art of cinematography – the 29th edition of EnergaCAMERIMAGE International Film Festival. The Festival will commence on Saturday, November 13th, with an Opening Ceremony followed by a screening of a riveting motion picture that has already been named one of the major cinematic … Read more

2021 EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2021 music video nominations announced

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EnergaCAMERIMAGE has announced the 2021 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 on Thursday, … Read more

EnergaCAMERIMAGE announces 2021 Film and Art School Etudes Competition line-up

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EnergaCAMERIMAGE has announced the line-up of the Film and Art School Etudes Competition of the 29th 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 … Read more

Winners announced of competition for architectural concept of the European Film Centre CAMERIMAGE

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The Austrian architecture studio Baumschlager Eberle Lustenau won the Competition for Development of Architectural Concept for the European Film Center CAMERIMAGE in Toruń. The results of the competition were announced during a press conference organised at the ECFC headquarters, attended by Michał Zaleski, the President of the City of Toruń, Marek Żydowicz, president of the Tumult Foundation and director … Read more

Industry creatives and leading associations embrace the FilmLight Colour Awards

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FilmLight recently launched a new event honouring colourists and the art of colour worldwide, with winners due to be celebrated at EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2021 in Poland. The programme has met with spontaneous acclaim. Colourists, renowned cinematographers and directors, and other professionals from the imaging industry across the globe, all support the initiative. The judging and awards … Read more

The official poster for EnergaCAMERIMAGE has been released

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The twenty-ninth edition of this year’s EnergaCAMERIMAGE International Film Festival that will start on November 13 in Toruń. In order to honour their cherished tradition, they have presented the EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2021 poster, created by recognised illustrator and designer – Przemek Kotynski. The optimistic, graphic form of the poster through the pictorial “sunrise” represents a symbolic … Read more

EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2020 Review

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THE SHOW MUST GO ON While the filmmaking industry strived to overcome 2020’s obstacles to continue to create magic on screen, the event sector was also impacted by pandemic restrictions. Like many festival organisers, the dedicated team behind the 28th edition of EnergaCAMERIMAGE – the cherished event celebrating cinematography which attracts filmmakers and film enthusiasts … Read more

Camerimage Silver Frog winner DP Rauno Ronkainen’s technical breakdown of Helene

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New on the #shotoncooke curated motion gallery is Camerimage main competition Silver Frog winner, director of photography Rauno Ronkainen, with a selected sequence, technical breakdown and testimonial from Ronkainen on the feature film Helene. Helene is is a story about the life of famous Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck (who lived between 1862 – 1946). The … Read more

EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2020 winners revealed

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Congratulations to the winners of this year’s EnergaCAMERIMAGE competitions. British cinematographer Joshua James Richards won the Golden Frog in the main competition and the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize for his incredible work on director Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland. Read on to find out which other filmmakers were crowned victorious.   MAIN COMPETITION Golden Frog: Nomadland cin. Joshua James … Read more

Join EnergaCAMERIMAGE online for seminars and panels with the masters of modern cinema

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This year’s edition of EnergaCAMERIMAGE Film Festival may by fully online, but it’s still packed with fascinating seminars and discussion panels. Here is a preview of just some of the live events the holders of entry cards can participate in during the festival week (with no limitation on the number of virtual seats). • On … Read more

Book your ticket for Cooke Optics’ ‘DOP Roulette’ event at Camerimage

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Cooke Optics brings an element of showbiz to virtual Camerimage 2020 by finishing the festival week with a studio-based experiential event called DOP Roulette. Book a ticket for the event at 6-8pm GMT/7-9pm CST on Friday 20th November and you will meet croupier host, comic actor and impressionist Anil Desai in the Cooke Virtual Casino. … Read more

Tomasz Naumiuk PSC / Mr Jones

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Unsung Hero Tomasz Naumiuk PSC / Mr Jones Unsung Hero Tomasz Naumiuk PSC / Mr Jones BY: Darek Kuzma All photos: Robert Palka Working with writer/director Agnieszka Holland on the harrowing Mr. Jones has not only given Tomasz Naumiuk PSC a boost of confidence but has also earned him international recognition. Holland is known for … Read more

Vladimír Smutný / The Painted Bird

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Apocalypse Then Vladimír Smutný / The Painted Bird Apocalypse Then Vladimír Smutný / The Painted Bird BY: Darek Kuzma Vladimír Smutný’s exquisite B&W photography on director Václav Marhoul’s traumatically beautiful The Painted Bird is a towering achievement and represents the veteran Czech cinematographer’s most personal work to date. The Painted Bird, based on a controversial … Read more

Steven Poster ASC “Caveat Emptor”

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Caveat Emptor Letter from America / Steven Poster ASC Caveat Emptor Letter from America / Steven Poster ASC I’m writing to you on the plane home from the 2019 celebration of the art of cinematography called EnergaCamerimage in Toruń, Poland. This grand event happens every year in November and allows us a wonderful week to … Read more

Joining Forces

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IMAGO and ASC Join Forces Kees van Oostrum ASC, the president of the American Society Of Cinematographers, announced during the Camerimage 2019 opening ceremony in Torun, Poland, Saturday November 9th, that the Board of the American Society of Cinematographers ASC, has decided to join IMAGO as an associate member, an important step in increasing international … Read more

Inside The New Issue: 97

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Feast your eyes on the new edition of British Cinematographer magazine – digitally* via our website, or in print**, from 29th January 2020 onwards. On the Cover Roger Deakins CBE BSC ASC on 1917 In our latest cover feature, Roger Deakins CBE BSC ASC speaks to us about the multi-awarded nominated production, 1917. Deakins tells … Read more

Nominations announced for 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA)

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BSC member Roger Deakins CBE BSC ASC is amongst five nominees named for the ‘Cinematography’ award at the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards, taking place on Sunday 2nd February. Deakins is a contender for the award for his work on 1917 and the nomination adds to his selection for contention in the 34th ASC … Read more

Festivals, Conferences and the Way Forward

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Manaki Brothers Film Festival The Manaki Brothers International Cinematographer’s Film Festival was arranged from 14th to 21st of September in Bitola, Macedonia. It was the festival’s 40th anniversary and, established in 1979, it is the world´s oldest and first cinematographer’s film festival. And what a celebration it was. The festival´s anniversary Award For Lifetime Achievement … Read more

EnergaCamerimage 2019: Joker wins Golden Frog, Richardson, Tarantino and BSC honoured

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The 2019 EnergaCamerimage festival in Toruń, dedicated to the art of cinematography, concluded at a gala closing-night ceremony on Saturday night (16th November), with Joker taking away the prestigious ‘Golden Frog’. Cinematographer Lawrence Sher was awarded the top prize, the Golden Frog, in addition to the Audience Prize, while The Bronze Frog was awarded to … Read more