33rd International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage
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Opening filmAnemone
Founded1993
AwardsGolden Frog: Late Shift – Judith Kaufmann
Silver Frog: Sound of Falling – Fabian Gamper
Bronze Frog: Chopin, a Sonata in Paris – Michał Sobociński
Silver Frog: Sound of Falling – Fabian Gamper
Bronze Frog: Chopin, a Sonata in Paris – Michał Sobociński
 Official poster by Marek Żydowicz and Nadia Kasprowicz. | |
| Opening film | Anemone |
|---|---|
| Location | Toruń, Poland |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Awards | Golden Frog: Late Shift – Judith Kaufmann Silver Frog: Sound of Falling – Fabian Gamper Bronze Frog: Chopin, a Sonata in Paris – Michał Sobociński |
| Festival date | 15–22 November 2025 |
| Website | camerimage |
The 33rd International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage, also named EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2025 for its sponsorship from Polish power company Energa, is took place from 15 to 22 November 2025 in Toruń, Poland, to recognize and reward the best in cinematography in film, television and music videos.
Ronan Day-Lewis directorial debut Anemone served as the festival's opening film.[1] The Golden Frog went to Judith Kaufmann for her work in Petra Volpe's drama Late Shift. Fabian Gamper for Mascha Schilinski's Sound of Falling and Michał Sobociński for Michał Kwieciński's Chopin, a Sonata in Paris, received the Silver and Bronze Frog respectively.[2]
Throughout October 2025, the films and projects included for each section were announced, with the full official lineup for the main competition being revealed on 29 October.[3] [4] Later, on 31 October, the psychological drama Anemone, directed by Ronan Day-Lewis with cinematography work done by Ben Fordesman, was announced as the opening film for the festival.[1]
The festival's official poster was revealed on 25 August and features a magician taking a frog out of a hat, making reference to the festival's main award, the Golden Frog, which represents "a spark of a new idea, the seed of a story which, in the right hands, takes on form, colour, and true magic". Its concept was created by Marek Żydowicz with its visual framework developed by Nadia Kasprowicz. [5]
Australian actress Cate Blanchett, who served as the jury president for the festival's previous edition, received the Icon Award, while American documentary filmmaker Liz Garbus was honored with the Award for Outstanding Achievements in Documentary Filmmaking.[6][7] Australian actor Joel Edgerton received the Actor's Award.[8]
The FilmLight Colour Awards, organized by FilmLight in association with Colorist Society International, recognized the best in colour grading across six juried categories whose winners were revealed on 16 November during the festival. The nominees were announced on 22 October.[9] American cinematographer Bradford Young will serve as the jury president while South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook was announced as the jury guest of honor.[10][11]
Official selection
The films and projects selected for each announced section are as follows:[3][12]
- Highlighted title indicates section's Golden Frog winner.
- Highlighted title indicates section's Silver Frog winner.
- Highlighted title indicates section's Bronze Frog winner.
Main Competition
Documentary Features Competition
| English Title | Original Title | Cinematographer(s) | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All the Mountains Give | Arash Rakhsha | Arash Rakhsha | Iran, United States | |
| Dear Tomorrow | Kaspar Astrup Schröder | Kaspar Astrup Schröder | Denmark, Japan, Sweden | |
| Iron Winter | Benjamin Bryan | Kasimir Burgess | Australia | |
| Messengers | Adam Crosby | Jeffrey Zablotny | Canada | |
| The Queen and the Smokehouse | Bałtyk | Kacper Gawron | Iga Lis | Poland |
| Silver | Stanisław Cuske | Natalia Koniarz | Poland | |
Director's Debuts Competition
| English Title | Original Title | Cinematographer(s) | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagger Drama | Pascal Reinmann | Piet Baumgartner | Switzerland | |
| The Chronology of Water | Corey Waters | Kristen Stewart | United States, France, Latvia | |
| East of Wall | Austin Shelton | Kate Beecroft | United States | |
| Eleanor the Great | Hélène Louvart | Scarlett Johansson | United States | |
| Girl | 女孩 | Yu Jing-pin | Shu Qi | Taiwan, China |
| If I Had Legs I'd Kick You | Christopher Messina | Mary Bronstein | United States | |
| Reedland | Rietland | Sam du Pon | Sven Bresser | Netherlands, Belgium |
| Sand City | বালুর নগরীতে | Mathieu Giombini | Mahde Hasan | Bangladesh |
| Solitary | David Christopher Lynch | Eamonn Murphy | Ireland | |
| Truth & Treason | Bianca Cline | Matt Whitaker | Lithuania, United States | |
Cinematographer's Debuts Competition
| English Title | Original Title | Cinematographer(s) | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Censurada | Nicolás Aguado, Ianire Beriain | Mario Garza | United States, Spain, Mexico | |
| East of Wall | Austin Shelton | Kate Beecroft | United States | |
| Father | Otec | Adam Suzin | Tereza Nvotová | Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland |
| In the Shadow | La sebarda | Amir Aliveisi | Salem Salavati | Kurdistan, Iran, Sweden |
| Raptures | Rörelser | Mimmo Hildén | Jon Blåhed | Sweden, Finland |
| Reedland | Rietland | Sam du Pon | Sven Bresser | Netherlands, Belgium |
| Solitary | David Christopher Lynch | Eamonn Murphy | Ireland | |
Music Videos Competition
| Music video | Performing artist(s) | Cinematographer(s) | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" | Adonxs | Marián Ontko | Jiří Horenský | Czech Republic, Slovakia |
| "Salve Mater" | Amenra | Thomas Vercauteren | Sam Debaecke | Belgium |
| "Supernatural" | Ariana Grande | Jeff Cronenweth | Christian Breslauer, Ariana Grande | United States |
| "Chains & Whips" | Clipse & Kendrick Lamar | Jake Gabbay | Gabriel Moses | United States |
| "It's Amazing to Be Young" | Fontaines D.C. | Jaime Ackroyd | Luna Carmoon | Ireland |
| "Luther" | Kendrick Lamar & SZA | Adam Newport-Berra | Karena Evans | United States |
| "Afterglow" | Klangkarussell & Givven | Rupert Höller | Matthias Helldoppler | Austria |
| "Giuseppe" | Labasco | Mattia Bernabè, Ludovica Dri | Valentina Branella | Italy |
| "The Dead Dance" | Lady Gaga | Andrés Arochi | Tim Burton | United States |
| "Cruel Love" | Leon Vynehall featuring Beau Nox | Dustin Lane | Alex Takács | United Kingdom |
| "Flood" | Little Simz | Rina Yang | Salomon Ligthelm | United States |
| "Consider Me Venus" | Sei Selina | Andreas Johannessen | Niels Windfeldt | Norway |
| "Altamaha-ha" | Stacy Subaro | Juliette Lossky | Adrian Villagomez | Canada |
| "Flames" | Will Swinton | Guido Raimondo | Brandon Chen | United States |
| "Zombie" | Yungblud | Courtney Bennett | Charlie Sarsfield | United Kingdom |
TV Series Competition
| Television series | Episode | Cinematographer(s) | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | "A Dream and a Memory" | Corrin Hodgson, Ben Richardson | Ben Richardson | United States |
| Adolescence | "Episode 2" | Matthew Lewis | Philip Barantini | United Kingdom |
| The Day of the Jackal | "Episode 1" | Christopher Ross | Brian Kirk | United Kingdom, United States |
| Lockerbie: A Search for Truth | "Episode 1" | Ashley Rowe | Otto Bathurst | United Kingdom, United States |
| Monster: The Ed Gein Story | "Buxom Bird" | Michael Bauman | Max Winkler | United States |
| One Hundred Years of Solitude | "Remedios Moscote" | Maria Sarasvati Herrera | Laura Mora | Colombia |
| The Residence | "The Fall of the House of Usher" | Paula Huidobro | Liza Johnson | United States |
| Severance | "Hello, Ms. Cobel" | Jessica Lee Gagné | Ben Stiller | United States |
| The Studio | "The Oner" | Adam Newport-Berra | Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen | United States |
| A Thousand Blows | "Episode 4" | Milos Moore | Ashley Walters | United Kingdom |
Polish Films Competition
| English Title | Original Title | Cinematographer(s) | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photosensitive | Swiatloczula | Michał Englert | Tadeusz Sliwa | Poland |
| Winter of the Crow | Tomasz Naumiuk | Kasia Adamik | Poland, Luxembourg, United Kingdom | |
| Brother | Brat | Jolanta Dylewska | Maciej Sobieszczański | Poland |
| The Altar Boys | Ministranci | Piotr Sobociński Jr. | Piotr Domalewski | |
| This Is Not Happening | To się nie dzieje | Ernest Wilczyński | Artur Wyrzykowski | |
Film and Art School Etudes Competition
| English Title | Original Title | Cinematographer(s) | Director(s) | School | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Are You a Friend of Dorothy? | Andres Bernal | Andrés García Aguirre | New York Film Academy | United States | |
| Dandelion | Bruce Puyu Wang | Fiona Obertinca | AFI Conservatory | United States | |
| Ever After | Felix Pochlatko | Helen Hideko | Vienna Film Academy | Austria | |
| Fathers | Otcové | Mikuláš Hrdlička | Petr Vlček | Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts | Czech Republic |
| Haiphongpol | Witold Prokopczyk | Leon Korzyński | Warsaw Film School | Poland | |
| Neverlandex | Nibylandex | Mateusz Gzel | Agata Kapuścińska | Poland | |
| The Hotel | Halil Tanisan | Halil Tanisan | Łódź Film School | Poland | |
| NS4 | Paweł Jach | Paweł Jach | Poland | ||
| Service | Serwis | Nikodem Marek | Michał Edelman | Poland | |
| Inkubus | Luca Louis Hain | Reza Sam Mosadegh | Hamburg Media School | Germany | |
| Who We Used to Be | Wie Es War | Marvin Rizzo | Lukas Treudler | Germany | |
| The Lighting Rod | Matalapaine | Annika Miettinen | Helmi Donner | Aalto University | Finland |
| A Man Fate Forgot | Yash Bhatnagar | Jake R. Fuzak | Dodge College of Film and Media Arts | United States | |
| Marina | Francesca Avanzini | Paoli de Luca | Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia | Italy | |
| Memory Merchant | Alberts Bērziņš | Adrian Breza | Baltic Film, Media and Arts School | Estonia | |
| Not to Come Back | Niepowrót | Katarzyna Lewek | Katarzyna Lewek | Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School | Poland |
| Photo Play XX | Max Losson | Zolomon Zelko | Florida State University | United States | |
| Skin on Skin | Nico Schrenk | Simon Schneckenburger | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg | Germany | |
| They Made You Into a Weapon and Told You to Find Peace | Antonia Schäfer | Roxana Stroe | National Film and Television School | United Kingdom | |
| Tough Love | Maiya Rice | Oisin Mckeogh | National Film School | Ireland | |
| The USB Paradox | Felix Foltas | Felix Foltas, Jonas Perkmann | Salzburg University of Applied Sciences | Austria | |
| Walud | Henri Nunn | Daood Alabdulaa, Louise Zenker | University of Television and Film Munich | Germany, Syria | |
| Where Time Stood Still | Sadac Dro Idga | Shuli Huang | Nino Benashvili | NYU Tisch School of the Arts | Georgia, United States |
Special Screenings
| English Title | Original Title | Cinematographer(s) | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankenstein | Dan Laustsen | Guillermo del Toro | United States | |
| Mulan | Mandy Walker | Niki Caro | United States | |
| The Testament of Ann Lee | William Rexer | Mona Fastvold | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Ballad of a Small Player | James Friend | Edward Berger | United Kingdom | |
| Amrum | Karl Walter Lindenlaub | Fatih Akin | Germany | |
| Sorry, Baby | Mia Cioffi Henry | Eva Victor | United States | |
| Sentimental Value | Affeksjonsverdi | Kasper Tuxen | Joachim Trier | Norway, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom |
| Father Mother Sister Brother | Frederick Elmes, Yorick Le Saux | Jim Jarmusch | United States, Ireland, France, Italy, Japan | |
| Train Dreams | Adolpho Veloso | Clint Bentley | United States | |
| Legend of the Happy Worker | Reed Smoot | Duwayne Dunham | United States | |
| The Lost Bus | Pål Ulvik Rokseth | Paul Greengrass | United States | |
| Bagger Drama | Pascal Reinmann | Piet Baumgartner | Switzerland | |
| Artistic Experiments, Non Finito | ||||
| Bugonia | Robbie Ryan | Yorgos Lanthimos | Ireland, South Korea, United States | |
| 28 Years Later | Anthony Dod Mantle | Danny Boyle | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Motor City | John Matysiak | Potsy Ponciroli | United States | |
| The Lake | Le Lac | Joseph Areddy, Fabrice Aragno | Fabrice Aragno | Switzerland |
| The Delights of the Garden | Las delicias del jardín | José Luis Alcaine | Fernando Colomo | Spain |
| Documentary Special Screenings | ||||
| Bedrock | Hanna Linkowska | Kinga Michalska | Canada | |
| The Eyes of Ghana | David Feeney-Mosier, Brandon Somerhalder | Ben Proudfoot | United States | |
| The Golden Spurtle | Dimitri Zaunders | Constantine Costi | United Kingdom, Australia | |
| Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna | Craig Boydston, Halyna Hutchins, Oliver Lukacs, Michael Pessah, Olesia Saveleva, Serge Svetnoy, Corey Weintraub, Dennis Zanatta, Daniel Zollinger | Rachel Mason | United States | |
| Letters from Wolf Street | Listy z Wilczej | Arjun Talwar | Arjun Talwar | Poland, Germany |
| Megadoc | Mike Figgis | Mike Figgis | United States | |
| Mensch | Bartosz Bieniek | Paweł Wysoczański | Poland | |
| A Teddy Bear for Michael | Miś dla Michaela | Grzegorz Hartfiel | Grzegorz Zasępa | Poland |
| Underland | Ruben Woodin Dechamps | Rob Petit | United States, United Kingdom | |
Film and Art School Etudes Panorama
| English Title | Original Title | Cinematographer(s) | Director(s) | School | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Call Samba | Volej, Samba | Nikolas Sand | Jana Švadlenková | Akademie Michael Higher Vocational School | Czech Republic |
| Close to September | Casi Septiembre | Gemma de Miguel Morell | Lucía García Romero | Cinema and Audiovisual School of Catalonia | Spain |
| The Dissident | Rohelise seljakotiga mees | Villem Sooster | Mathias Albrecht | Baltic Film, Media and Arts School | Estonia |
| Lily in the Rain | Lily sous la pluie | Félix Fradélizi, Tim Saillant | Salomé Brocard, Léonard Faugières | École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière | France |
| Probably... See You Later! | No to pa! | Bartosz Gaczyński | Bartosz Gaczyński | Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School | Poland |
| Quicksand | Treibsand | Paul Nägl | Nevin Çubuk | Internationale Filmschule Köln | Germany |
| Rock Paper Scissors | 가위바위보 | Seunghyun Lee | Eunjung Kang | Chung-Ang University | South Korea |
| Rooftop Lempicka | Lempicka Trên Mái Nhà | Carlos Estrada | Hằng Lương Nguyễn | University of Texas | Vietnam, United States |
| Sárú | Adam McCormack | Elena Walsh O'Brien | National Film School | Ireland | |
| Sonata | Sonata a Quattro Mani | Alessandro Massaroni, Carlo Salsilli | Tullio Edoardo Rocca | Gian Maria Volonté School of Cinematic Art | Italy |
| Strangers | Yue Ma | Eric Zhang | NYU Tisch School of the Arts | United States | |
| Sweden | Schweden | Annemarie Chladek | Nik Azad | Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg | Germany |
| The Things We Keep | Daeil Kim | Joanna Fernandez | University of Southern California | United States | |
Documentary Shorts Competition
| English Title | Original Title | Cinematographer(s) | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Believers | Bill Kirstein | Evan Newman | Thailand, United States | |
| Lanawaru | Angello Faccini | Angello Faccini | Colombia, Mexico, United States | |
| No Mean City | Ronnie McQuillan | Ross McClean | United Kingdom | |
| Plongeurs | Jaime Ackroyd | Hector Aponysus | France | |
| A Quiet Storm | Alexandre Nour | Benjamin Nicolas | Canada, Japan | |
| Voices from the Abyss | Las voces del despeñadero | Eliott Reguera Vega | Víctor Rejón, Irving Serrano | Mexico |
| Welcome Home Freckles | Benjamin Kodboel | Huiju Park | United Kingdom | |
Retrospectives
| English Title | Original Title | Cinematographer(s) | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lynch's World of Imagination | ||||
| Blue Velvet (1986) | Frederick Elmes | David Lynch | United States | |
| Duran Duran: Unstaged (3011) | Peter Deming | United States | ||
| DumbLand (2002) | David Lynch | United States | ||
| Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) | Ron García | France, United States | ||
| Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014) | Ron García | United States | ||
| David Lynch: The Art Life (2016) | Jason Scheunemann | Olivia Neergaard-Holm, Rick Barnes, Jon Nguyen | United States, Denmark | |
| Lucky (2017) | Tim Suhrstedt | John Carroll Lynch | United States | |
| More Things That Happened (2007) | David Lynch | David Lynch | United States, France, Poland | |
| Liz Garbus Retrospective | ||||
| Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011) | Robert Chappell | Liz Garbus | United States | |
| Becoming Cousteau (2021) | Liz Garbus | United States | ||
| There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (2011) | Michael Tucker | United States | ||
| The Farm: Angola, USA (1998) | Sam Henriques, Bob Perrin | Liz Garbus, Wilbert Rideau, Jonathan Stack | United States | |
| What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015) | Igor Martinovic | Liz Garbus | United States | |
Special awards
- Icon Award: Cate Blanchett
- Outstanding Achievements in Documentary Filmmaking: Liz Garbus
- Actor's Award: Joel Edgerton