Camerimage Explained
| The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage |
| Location: | Poland
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| Founded: | 1993 |
| Artistic Director: | Marek Żydowicz |
The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage is a festival that celebrates and awards cinematography and cinematographers. The festival is held in Toruń, Poland at the end of November every year. It spans the course of one week, with multiple events at one time.[1]
The first seven events (1993–1999) were held in Toruń, and the next ten events (2000–2009) were held in Łódź. From 2010 until 2018, the festival took place in Bydgoszcz, before returning to Toruń in 2019, where it currently remains. In 2007, the name of the festival was changed from Camerimage to Plus Camerimage, but it was changed back in 2013 after the sponsorship deal with Plus ended.
The festival has hosted many prominent filmmakers including Darren Aronofsky, Alfonso Cuarón, Peter Greenaway, Agnieszka Holland, James Ivory, Jim Jarmusch, Aki Kaurismäki, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Andrei Konchalovsky, Emir Kusturica, Ang Lee, Ken Loach, David Lynch, Paweł Pawlikowski, Roman Polański, Robert Richardson, Gus Van Sant, Volker Schlöndorff, Oliver Stone, István Szabó, Quentin Tarantino, Tom Tykwer, Denis Villeneuve, Andrzej Wajda, Peter Weir, and Wim Wenders.[2] [3] [4]
Awards
- Main Competition[5] [6]
- Golden Frog (Złota Żaba)
- Silver Frog (Srebrna Żaba)
- Bronze Frog (Brązowa Żaba)
- Student Etudes Competition (Konkurs etiud studenckich)
- Golden Tadpole (Złota Kijanka)
- Silver Tadpole (Srebrna Kijanka)
- Bronze Tadpole (Brązowa Kijanka)
- Documentary Films Competition
- Documentary Shorts Competition
- Documentary Features Competition
- Feature Debuts Competition
- Directors' Debuts Competition
- Cinematographers' Debuts Competition
- Music Videos Competition
- Best Music Video
- Best Cinematography in Music Video
- 3D Films Competition[7]
Polish Films Competition
Camerimage Lifetime Achievement Award
Cinematographer - Director Duo Award
Special Krzysztof Kieslowski Award for Director[8]
Main competition
Golden Frog winners
"†" indicates a nominee for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
Additional festival events
- Camerimage Market
- Equipment showcases
- Various exhibitions and live music performances
- Student Panorama (screenings of student films which did not make it into the main competition)
- Camerimage Forum (a seminar devoted to authorship rights and working conditions of cinematographers)
- Special screenings and premieres, reviews, retrospectives, meetings, seminars, and workshops led by well known filmmakers
Academy Awards
Since 2013, short documentary films awarded the Golden Frog during Camerimage festival are granted consideration in the Documentary Short Subject category of the Academy Awards without having to meet the standard theatrical run requirement. To meet all requirements, the running time limit of selected short documentary was decreased from 60 to 40 minutes. This way requirements for short documentary films selected at both Camerimage festival and the Academy Awards are the same.[9]
Further reading
- Congratulations to Camerimage winners, Arri, 2010
- Plus Camerimage Gets Oscar Nod, Film New Europe, March 12, 2013
- For Cinematographers, All Roads Lead to Camerimage, Variety, November 6, 2015
- Camerimage: A Film Festival Where Cinematographers Are the Stars, The New York Times, November 20, 2015
- Where the Cinematographer is in First Position: The 2015 Camerimage Festival, Filmmaker Magazine, December 9, 2015
- CAMERIMAGE: A Unique Festival Honoring the Art and Craft of Cinematography, Cinephilia & Beyond, November 15, 2015
- Poland's Camerimage Film Festival to Partner with AFI, ASC for Winner Showcase in LA, Broadway World, September 20, 2013
Notes and References
- News: About Us . 17 November 2019 . April 30, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210430211523/https://camerimage.pl/en/o-nas/ . live .
- News: Guests. Cameriamge . 17 November 2019 . May 3, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210503190651/https://camerimage.pl/en/goscie/ . live .
- News: QUENTIN TARANTINO W TORUNIU. PLEJADA SŁAW NA ZAKOŃCZENIE CAMERIMAGE . 17 November 2019 . December 6, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201206162037/https://www.wprost.pl/prime-time/10270642/quentin-tarantino-w-toruniu-plejada-slaw-na-zakonczenie-camerimage.html . live .
- News: Tarantino among winners at international film festival in Torun . 17 November 2019 . December 7, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201207142946/https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/tarantino-among-winners-at-international-film-festival-in-torun-8757 . live .
- Web site: CAMERIMAGE - International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography. International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography. February 11, 2016. August 19, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160819072356/http://www.camerimage.pl/en/miedzynarodowy-festiwal-sztuki-autorow-zdjec-filmowych-camerimage.html. live.
- Web site: CAMERIMAGE, International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography. FilmFestivalLife. February 11, 2016. 22nd edition. August 15, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200815054858/https://www.filmfestivallife.com/CAMERIMAGE-International-Film-Festival-of-the-Art-of-Cinematography. dead.
- Web site: CAMERIMAGE Announces 3D Film Competition. September 26, 2014. TV News Desk. Broadway World. February 11, 2016. February 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160215235427/http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/CAMERIMAGE-Announces-3D-Film-Competition-20140926. live.
- Web site: Giardina . Carolyn . 2022-10-18 . Sam Mendes to Be Honored at 2022 Camerimage Festival . 2022-10-24 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US . October 24, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221024080040/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/camerimage-2022-sam-mendes-award-1235244121/ . live .
- Web site: Camerimage chosen as an Oscar qualifying festival. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151123193842/http://www.camerimage.pl/en/camerimage-festiwalem-kwalifikujacym-do-oscara.html#. November 23, 2015. November 23, 2015. International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography. mdy-all.
