The 34th Camerimage Film Festival has announced its official program for the upcoming edition running November 7–14 in Toruń, Poland. The festival, renowned for awarding the Golden Frog for outstanding cinematography, has selected 15 features for its main competition, each chosen for the distinct contribution its visual storytelling makes to the cinematic experience.
This year’s roster assembles a heavy concentration of awards-season contenders. Leading the pack are Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s Project Hail Mary, lensed by Greig Fraser; Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, photographed by longtime collaborator Janusz Kamiński; and Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine, with cinematography by Ben Davis. The competition also includes Tony Gilroy’s Behemoth! (Damián García), Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur (Mikhail Krichman), and May el-Toukhy’s Venice winner Woman Unknown (Jasper J. Spanning).
The lineup underscores the festival’s global scope, balancing major studio productions with work from established international auteurs. Rounding out the main competition are Paweł Pawlikowski’s Fatherland (Łukasz Żal), Hans Petter Moland’s Growth of the Soil (Oskar Dahlsbakken), and Volker Schlöndorff’s Visitation (Axel Schneppat).
Beyond the primary contest, the festival’s special screenings feature Cannes Palme d’Or winner Fjord from Cristian Mungiu (Tudor Vladimir Panduru) and Lee Chang-dong’s Netflix contender Possible Love (Kim Ji-yong). The documentary section showcases NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor with cinematography by Szor, which earned a Special Jury Prize in Venice.
Now in its thirty-fourth year, Camerimage remains dedicated to honoring the artistic authorship of cinematographers, convening directors of photography and filmmakers to examine and celebrate the craft of the moving image.
