18-11-2019

FESTIVALS: Joker Wins Main Prize at Camerimage 2019

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    Joaquin Phoenix in Joker by Todd Phillips Joaquin Phoenix in Joker by Todd Phillips Credit: Nico Tavernise

    TORUN: Joker DoP Lawrence Sher won the Golden Frog in the main competition of the 27th edition of Camerimage, a festival which celebrates the art of cinematography. The Bronze Frog went to the venerated Czech DoP Vladimír Smutný for his work on The Painted Bird directed by Václav Marhoul. The film also won the FIPRESCI Prize. The festival took place 9 – 16 November 2019.

    Winners of Camerimage 2019:

    MAIN COMPETITION

    Golden Frog:
    Lawrence Sher for Joker (USA)
    Directed by Todd Phillips

    Silver Frog:
    César Charlone for The Two Popes (UK, Italy, Argentina, USA)
    Directed by Fernando Meirelles

    Bronze Frog:
    Vladimír Smutný for The Painted Bird
    Directed by Václav Marhoul
    Produced by Silver Screen
    Coproduced by the Czech Television, Directory Films, PubRes, RTVS
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, Creative Europe – MEDIA, the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the Ukrainian State Film Agency

    FIPRESCI AWARD

    Vladimír Smutný for The Painted Bird
    Directed by Václav Marhoul

    AUDIENCE AWARD

    Camerimage Audience Award:
    Lawrence Sher for Joker
    Directed by Todd Phillips

    POLISH FILMS COMPETITION

    Best Polish Film:
    Artur Bajerski for Mister T. (Poland)
    Directed by Marcin Krzyształowicz
    Produced by Propeller Film
    Coproduced by the Mazovia Culture Institute, Non Stop Film Service, Heliograf, Studio Produkcyjne Orka
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    STUDENT ETUDES COMPETITION

    Laszlo Kovacs Student Award - Golden Tadpole:
    Alfonso Herrera Salcedo for Lefty/Righty (USA)
    Direced by Max Walker-Silverman
    Film school: NYU - Tisch School of the Arts

    Silver Tadpole:
    David Bajerski for Mariam and Natan (Poland)
    Driected by David Bajerski
    Film school: Łódź Film School

    Bronze Tadpole:
    Felix Pflieger for The Last Children in Paradise (Germany)
    Directed by Anna Roller
    Film school: HFF München - Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film

    DOCUMENTARY FEATURES COMPETITION

    Golden Frog — best documentary feature:
    Luke Lorentzen for Midnight Family (Mexico, USA)
    Directed by Luke Lorentzen

    Golden Frog — best docudrama:
    Jakub Kijowski, Jolanta Dylewska for Marek Edelman... and There Was Love in the Ghetto (Poland)
    Directed by Jolanta Dylewska
    Produced by Otter Films
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    DOCUMENTARY SHORTS COMPETITION

    Golden Frog — Grand Prix:
    Jake Gabbay for Kamali (India)
    Diected by Sasha Rainbow

    Special Mention:
    Christiaan van Leeuwen for Oneself (Netherlands)
    Directed by Carolien van Maaswaal

    DIRECTORS’ DEBUTS COMPETITION

    Best Director's Debut:
    Laura Merians for Pacified 2 (Brazil, USA)
    Directed by Paxton Winters

    CINEMATOGRAPHERS’ DEBUTS COMPETITION

    Best Cinematographer's Debut:
    Laura Merians for Pacified 2 (Brazil, USA)
    Directed by Paxton Winters

    MUSIC VIDEOS COMPETITION

    Best Music Video:
    Mauro Chiarello for James Massiah "Natural Born Killer (Ride for Me)" (Argentina, USA)
    Directed by Ian Pons Jewell

    Best Cinematography in a Music Video:
    Khalid Mohtaseb for Jon Hopkins "Singularity" (UK)
    Directed by Seb Edwards

    FIRST LOOK - TV PILOTS COMPETITION

    Best Pilot:
    Marcell Rév for Euphoria (USA)
    Directed by Augustine Frizzell