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 will serve as the festival's opening film, while the first half of Jon M. Chu 's two-part musical fantasy film Wicked will close the festival. Both films will be honoured with special awards for their director and production designer, respectively.
On 6 June 2024, Australian actress Cate Blanchett was announced as the jury president for the main competition.[ 1] Later, on 19 September, Blitz was revealed as the opening film, while the following month, on 10 October, Wicked was announced as the closing film.[ 2] The films competing in the main competition were revealed in groups of three, finally announcing the complete lineup on 30 October.[ 3] [ 2] The festival's poster was designer by Polish illustrator and graphic artist Marcin Wolski and was inspired by aurora borealis and Toruń 's gothic architecture.[ 4]
A special screening of Pablo Larraín 's biographical film Maria , shot by 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] British filmmaker Steve McQueen is set to be awarded with the Outstanding Director Award.[ 6] English production designer Nathan Crowley will receive the Special Award for Production Designer.[ 7] Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada will receive the inaugural Best TV Series Performance award for his work in FX ' historical drama series Shōgun , while Italian-American documentary filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi will be honoured with the Outstanding Achievements in Documentary Filmmaking award.[ 8] [ 9] American film editor and director William Goldenberg will receive the Film Editor award and will screen his directorial debut Unstoppable as a part of the special screenings.[ 10]
Among the special screenings, the festival announced the world premiere of Joel Souza 's western film Rust .[ 11] The decision to include the film within the festival was met with controversy, due to the shooting incident that took place during the movie's filming, where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot.[ 12] Multiple cinematographers expressed their discontent with the film's premiere in the festival, with some deeming it "distasteful" and considering it not an appropriate way to honour Hutchins work.[ 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] Some of Żydowicz comments were met with backlash from various cinematographers as well as the 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] Żydowicz issued an apology, describing the situation as a "misunderstanding", also writing "I assure you that we will prevent this kind of ambiguity from occurring in our communications in the future". Director 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] Similarly, director Coralie Fargeat and cinematographer Benjamin Kračun announced they were pulling their film The Substance out of the competition and were also not attending the festival.[ 19]
The jury members were as follows:[ 20]
Cate Blanchett , actress, producer, artistic director (jury president)
Anthony Dod Mantle , cinematographer
Jolanta Dylewska, cinematographer, documentary filmmaker
Anna Higgs , producer, columnist
Sandy Powell , costume designer
Rodrigo Prieto , cinematographer
Łukasz Żal , cinematographer
Victor López González, film critic
Diana Martirosyan, film critic
Paweł Mossakowski, film critic
Polish Films Competition [ edit ]
Cinematographers' Debuts Competition[ edit ]
Jarin Blaschke , cinematographer (jury president)
Lawrence Grobel, writer, journalist, lecturer
Michael Neubauer, cinematographer, manager
Directors' Debuts Competition[ 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, producer
Adam 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]
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 Cline
Joel 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
Director's Debuts Competition[ 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 Amirfazli
Iran, 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 Aguilar
Rodrigo 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
Cinematographer's Debuts Competition[ 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 Porto
Italy, 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 Szor
Palestine, Norway
Per Forever
Tomasz Gezela, Łukasz Śliwa
Tomasz Gezela
Poland, Sweden
Sugarcane
Emily Kassie , Christopher LaMarca
Emily 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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