Cinematographer and director Warwick Thornton scored high honors Saturday on the Camerimage cinematography movie pageant for his magical story of an aboriginal youth, “The New Boy,” which movie jurors referred to as a particular “portrait of an extinguished spirituality.”
Thornton, in accepting the Golden Frog, stated he had been so moved by the cinematography work onscreen on the fest, a high international occasion for administrators of images, he’d been “tearing for per week.”
Ed Lachman, director of images for Pablo Larrain’s horror fantasy “El Conde,” impressed by the lifetime of Chilean tyrant Augusto Pinochet, received the Silver Frog for what the jury referred to as “cinematic excessive poetry,” whereas the Bronze Frog and Audience Award went to cinematographer Robbie Ryan for his Gothic dream-like imagery in Emma Stone-starrer “Poor Things,” directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.
Actor Peter Dinklage, honored with a pageant director’s prize, expressed his gratitude for the Frog statuette, noting actors are “nothing with out our collaborators,” adopted onstage by cinematographer Mandy Walker, who additionally served as major jury president, additionally honored for her work on movies equivalent to “Elvis” and “Mulan.”
Polish director Krzysztof Zanussi, one of many founders of the European Film Academy, was additionally feted for lifetime achievement in directing, as was cinematographer Peter Biziou (“The Wall,” “The Truman Show”) within the closing gala, held in Camerimage’s cavernous Jordanki screening corridor.
The thirty first version of Camerimage, set within the historic Polish city of Torun, was highlighted by movies showcasing exceptional filmmaking imagery, typically adopted by talks with administrators of images that drew lots of of attendees.
Crowds of movie college students and business professionals additionally turned out for appearances by the likes of Sean Penn, Adam Driver and Bob Geldof, every discussing in-depth how movies like Ukraine doc “Superpower,” biopic “Ferrari” or 80s Pink Floyd adaptation “The Wall” have been made.
Filmmaker Floria Sigismondi, honored with the director’s award for achievement in music movies, expressed her thanks, saying she is aware of of “nothing extra magical” than imagining a picture after which utilizing movie to make it manifest.
Meanwhile, three-time Oscar-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan (“A Room With a View,” “Mad Max: Fury Road”), honored for distinctive visible sensitivity, stated being acknowledged by cinematographers, “a lot the gods of our world,” had nice which means to her.
Rodrigo Prieto, cinematographer of Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” was additionally honored as a “titan” of cinematography because the fest wrapped.
Camerimage 2023 winners
Golden Frog
The New Boy
Warwick Thornton, cinematographer/director
Silver Frog
El Conde
Ed Lachman, cinematographer
Pablo Larrain, director
Bronze Frog
Poor Things
Robbie Ryan, cinematographer
Yorgos Lanthimos, director
Audience Award
Poor Things
Robbie Ryan, cinematographer
Yorgos Lanthimos, director
Cinematographer/Director Duo
Peter Zeitlinger, cinematographer
Werner Herzog, director
FIPRESCI Award
The Zone of Interest
Lukasz Zal, cinematographer
Jonathan Glazer, director
Polish Film
Doppelganger. The Double
Bartłomiej Kaczmarek, cinematographer
Jan Holoubek, director
Film and Art School Etudes
Golden Tadpole Laszlo Kovacs Student Award
Cremation, or The Quarantine Hotel
Wen Lau, cinematographer
Ning Qian, director
National Taiwan University of Arts (NTUA)
Silver Tadpole
Plastic Touch
Celia Morales, cinematographer
Aitana Ahrens, director
The Madrid Film School (ECAM)
Bronze Tadpole
Poor Boy Long Way from Home
Tuur Oosterlinck, cinematographer
Jonas Hollevoet, director
Sint-Lucas School of Arts, Brussel (LUCA)
Documentary characteristic
Golden Frog
The Echo
Ernesto Pardo, cinematographer
Tatiana Huezo, director
Documentary quick
Golden Frog
Oasis
Myriam Payette, cinematographer
Justine Martin, director
Director Debut
Inshallah a Boy
Kanamé Onoyama, cinematographer
Amjad Al-Rasheed, director
Cinematographer Debut
A Song Sung Blue
Jiayue Hao, cinematographer
Zihan Geng, director
Music Video
Son Lux “Undertow”
Drew Bienemann, cinematographer
Alex Cook, director
TV Series
The Offer – Episode: A Seat on the Table
Salvatore Totino, cinematographer
Dexter Fletcher, director
