The 2022 EnergaCamerimage 30th International Film Festival concluded today in Toruń, Poland, with “Tár,” the first film in 16 years from Academy Award-nominated writer-director Todd Field, taking the Golden Frog, the festival’s highest honor, with kudos going to first-time winner Florian Hoffmeister, who shot the picture.
The awards further elevate the status of a number of Oscar-contender hopefuls in the coming months, as previous winners for the Golden Frog include Robbie Ryan for Mike Mills’ “C’mon C’mon” in 2021, Joshua James Richards for Chloe Zhao’s Best Picture winner “Nomadland” in 2020, and Lawrence Sher for Todd Phillips’ “Joker”2019
The runners-up Silver Frog and Bronze Frog went respectively to cinematographer Darius Khondji’s work on filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s “Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” and cinematographer Jamie D. Ramsay for Oliver Hermanus’ “Living,”Bill Nighy is the star of this much-buzzed-about performance.
The Audience Award went to Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis,”This was a better choice than crowd-pleasers like “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”And “Top Gun: Maverick”For this prize. Last year’s winner, “C’mon C’mon,”So the winner of both the Golden Frog Award and the Audience Award was also the recipient “Elvis”It was even more remarkable to win.
Here is a full winners’ list for Camerimage 2022:
MAIN COMPETITION
Golden Frog: “Tár”
cin.Florian Hoffmeister
dir. Todd Field
Silver Frog “Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”
cin. Darius Khondji
dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Bronze Frog: “Living”
cin. Jamie D. Ramsay
dir. Oliver Hermanus
FIPRESCI AWARD
The International Federation of Film Critics Award: Best Film “Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”
cin. Darius Khondji
dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu
POLISH FILMS COMPETITION
Polish Film of the Year: “Woman on the Roof”
cin. Ita Zbroniec-Zajt
dir.Anna Jadowska
COMPETITION FOR FILM AND ART SCHOL ETUDES
Laszlo Kovacs Student Award – Golden Tadpole – “Magdalena”
cin. Enrico Silva
dir. Michael Lazovsky
American Film Institute Conservatory (AFI), school
Silver Tadpole: “The Creature”
cin. Ignacy Ciszewski
dir. Damian Kosowski
school: Łódź Film School
Bronze Tadpole: “Entreterrestres”
cin. Dani Benejam
dir. Lucas Parra
school: Cinema and Audiovisual School of Catalonia, (ESCAC).
COMPETITION DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
Golden Frog — best feature documentary: “Kash Kash”
cin. Jonas Schneider
dir. Lea Najjar
DOCUMENTARY SORTS COMPETITION
Golden Frog — best short documentary: “A Mouthful of Petrol”
cin.Adric Watson
dir. Jess Kohl
DIRECTORS’ DEBUTS COMPETITION
Under the patronage Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP).
Best Director’s Debut: “Love According to Dalva”
cin. Caroline Guimbal
dir. Emmanuelle Nicot
CINEMATOGRAPHERS’ DEBUTS COMPETITION
Under the patronage Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP).
Best Cinematographer’s Debut: “Love According to Dalva”
cin. Caroline Guimbal
dir. Emmanuelle Nicot
MUSIC VIDEOS COMPETITION
Best Music Video: Emmit Fenn“Light That Shines Through”
cin. David Okolo
dir.Conner Bell
COMPETITION TV SERIES
This is the best episode: “Landscapers” (HBO)
cin. Erik Wilson
dir. Will Sharpe
AUDIENCE Award
“Elvis”
cin. Mandy Walker
dir. Baz Luhrmann
