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WINNERS SHOWIN LOS ANGELES

9– 11.02.2018AMERICAN FILMINSTITUTE

Camerimage, the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography is the largest

and most recognized festival dedicated to the art of motion picture photography and its

creators - cinematographers. Their profession, vitally important to the film industry but

often underestimated, has found its place at Camerimage. The festival contributes to the

continuing growth of cinematographers’ prestige and the event’s unconventional format,

which awards films according to their visual and aesthetic values, has turned out to be a

great alternative for other film festivals. Once a year, established artists meet with novice

filmmakers to share their experience. Unique visual language created by recognized

cinematographers provides a wonderful source of inspiration for budding DOPs

attending the festival.

As all our guests emphasize: Camerimage is one of a kind. Over the years, it has served as

a great forum for presentation of the finest achievements in the art of cinematography

and a perfect venue for an open debate about its current condition and immediate future.This annual celebration of cinematic excellence has been named by major media outlets

as one of the 50 unmissable film festivals in the world. Camerimage attracts the biggest

names in the international film community and the most important film industry

companies that influence the essence, development and the future of cinema.

The spectacular success of Camerimage Film Festival and the top visual quality of the

films showcased and awarded at the event have encouraged the organizers to hold a

presentation of Camerimage prizewinners in the US. The idea behind Camerimage

Winners Show is to present selected motion pictures and music videos recognized by the

festival juries to audience in Los Angeles, building up the festival’s excellent worldwide

reputation. The first Camerimage Winners Show was held in LA in 2008 and was very

well received as a great cultural and social event. This year marks the eighth time that we

are screening selected winners of Camerimage at this unique showcase. It’s also the fifth

time we’re doing it in cooperation with American Society of Cinematographers and

American Film Institute Conservatory - Cinematography Discipline.

th thFrom February 9 through 11 , you will get a chance to enjoy a sample of the unique spirit

of Camerimage Film Festival, experience the best of the international cinematography and

try some excellent Polish cuisine.

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SCHEDULE

Cocktails

BLACK SPOT: STRANGER COMES TO TOWN

cin. Christophe Nuyens, dir. Julien Despaux, Thierry Poiraud

Best TV Pilot – First Look – TV Pilots Competition

ROCCO

cin. Martín Urrea, dir. Gerard Nogueira

Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya

(ESCAC)

Bronze Tadpole – Student Etudes Competition

ACROSS THE STREET

cin. Tom Durand, dir. Jeanne Privat

Institut National Superieur des Arts du Spectacle

et des Techniques de Diffusion (INSAS)

Silver Tadpole – Student Etudes Competition

ALL OF US

cin. Felix Striegel, dir. Katja Benrath

Hamburg Media School (HMS)

Laszlo Kovacs Student Award – Golden Tadpole

Student Etudes Competition

Break – Polish Cuisine Delicacies Served

ZHALANASH - EMPTY SHORE

cin./dir. Marcin Sauter

Golden Frog – Documentary Shorts Competition

Break – Polish Cuisine Delicacies Served

BORG/McENROE

cin. Niels Thastum, dir. Janus Metz

Best Director's Debut – Directors’ Debuts Competition

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Cocktails

RADIO KOBANÎ

cin. Nina Badoux, dir. Reber Dosky

Golden Frog – Best Documentary

Documentary Features Competition

Break – Polish Cuisine Delicacies Served

THE ART OF LOVING.

STORY OF MICHALINA WISLOCKA

cin. Micha³ Sobociñski, dir. Maria Sadowska

Break – Polish Cuisine Delicacies Served

LOVELESS

cin. Mikhail Krichman, dir. Andrei Zvyagintsev

Silver Frog – Main Competition

Best Polish Film

Polish Films Competition

Cocktails

POTENTIAE

cin. Ricardo Garfias, dir. Javier Toscano

Golden Frog – Best Docudrama

Documentary Features Competition

WINTER BROTHERS

cin. Maria von Hausswolff, dir. Hlynur Pálmason

Best Cinematographer's Debut

Cinematographers’ Debuts Competition

Break – Polish Cuisine Delicacies Served

Break – Polish Cuisine Delicacies Served

ON BODY AND SOUL

cin. Máté Herbai, dir. Ildikó Enyedi

Golden Frog – Main Competition

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3:30 PM

5:20 PM

5:50 PM

7:35 PM

8:05 PM

Hosted by

American Film Institute - Cinematography Discipline

Mark Goodson Screening Room at Louis B. Mayer Library building

AFI Campus, 2021 N. Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027

THE IDEA

SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

CAMERIMAGEINTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF THE ART OF CINEMATOGRAPHY

thSunday, February 11 , 2018

thSaturday, February 10 , 2018

Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland and Polish Film Institute

INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHERS GUILD

During the three days we will present a total of twelve screenings: five fiction features, three documentaries, three student shorts thand one TV pilot awarded at the 25 Camerimage Film Festival. Below you will find more information about each of them, including

their respective award or recognition. You can also read jury statements quoted for all the titles in the program.

Enjoy this sample of the Camerimage spirit and experience the best of international cinematography brought to you, for the eighth time, to the very heart of the film industry by: Camerimage Film Festival, American Society of Cinematographers, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland and Polish Film Institute. Hosted by: American Film Institute - Cinemato-graphy Discipline.

* QUOTE FROM THE JURY VERDICT

thFRIDAY February 9 , 2018 - start at 5:00 PM

CAMERIMAGE 2017 WINNERS SHOW PROGRAM

Extraordinary combination of naturalistic lighting, bold camera operation and lens choices placed the audience deeply inside the story.*

ALL OF US cin. , dir. Katja BenrathFELIX STRIEGEL

For almost a decade, Kenya has been targeted by Al-Shabaab’s terrorist attacks. An atmosphere of anxiety and mistrust between Muslims and Christians is growing. That is, until December 2015, when Muslim bus passengers show that solidarity can prevail.

Hamburg Media School (HMS)

Namibia, Germany, 22 min

GOLDEN TADPOLELASZLO KOVACS

STUDENT AWARD

cin. , dir. Jeanne PrivatTOM DURAND

The cinematography was in synch with the story and the director at every step, demonstrating a masterful control of light where darkness revealed the psychology of the characters.*

ACROSS THE STREET

Rose spends her entire days spying on her neighbours trying to find a criminal among them. Her husband quietly endures his wife’s insanity until one day her paranoia seems to become reality…

Institut National Superieur des Arts du Spectacle et des Techniques

de Diffusion (INSAS)

Belgium, 15 min

SILVER TADPOLESTUDENT ETUDES

COMPETITION

ROCCOcin. , dir. Gerard NogueiraMARTÍN URREA

Dynamic use of natural light, nimble and fluid camera operation combined without pretension to elevate a simple story into our hearts.*

Carlos’ crisis seems to get worse when he gets home and finds out that his dog, Rocco, bit the neighbours’ son. It seems that his son Luis is the only one who can save the dog by telling the truth…

Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya (ESCAC)

Spain, 9 min

BRONZE TADPOLESTUDENT ETUDES

COMPETITION

We were impressed with the cinematographer’s tight, controlled visual style that evoked emotion, atmosphere, and enhanced the story. *

BLACK SPOT:STRANGER COMES TO TOWN cin. CHRISTOPHE NUYENS, dir. Julien Despaux,

Belgium, France, 55 min

Thierry Poiraud

A small bordertown lost in the heart of a large forest. A place like no other increasingly deserted by its inhabitants with the crime rate six times higher than elsewhere in the area. Newly appointed prosecutor, Frank Siriani, decides to settle in Villefranche to figure out the phenomenon.

BEST TV PILOT

COMPETITIONFIRST LOOK - TV PILOTS

thSATURDAY February 10 , 2018 - start at 3:00 PM

BORG/McENROEcin. Niels Thastum, dir. JANUS METZ

Biographical sports drama focusing on the famous rivalry between tennis players Björn Borg and John McEnroe at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships, culminating in their encounter in the final.

Sweden, Denmark, Finland, 110 min

One of the most difficult tasks is to make a film based on a well-known event. This young director scored an ace in his first serve.*

BEST DIRECTOR'SDEBUT

COMPETITIONDIRECTORS' DEBUTS

GOLDEN FROGBEST DOCUMENTARY

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES

COMPETITION

cin. NINA BADOUX, dir. Reber Dosky

Netherlands, 70 min

The Syrian border town of Kobanî was occupied and destroyed by IS. When liberation came, 20-year-old Kurdish reporter Dilovan started a radio station. She and her friend Biter report on refugee camps, talk to survivors, and interview fighters and musicians.

RADIO KOBANÎ

As seen through the eyes of young women journalists living in a town on the Syrian/Turkish border, this film presents a rare perspective on the brutality of war and the promise of recovery. For its story of resilience and courage.*

THE ART OF LOVING.STORY OF MICHALINA WISLOCKA cin. , dir. MARIA SADOWSKA

MICHA£ SOBOCIÑSKI

The movie reveals the life of Michalina Wis³ocka the author of “The Art of Loving” - an erotic guidebook published in 1978 (during the communist era) which broke taboos and sold nearly 7 million copies. It focuses on her amazing character and her struggle to publish the book against political and religious obstacles.

Poland, 121 min

For its spirited, vibrant execution of a biographical tale that doesn't fear to entertain and for cinematography that boldly captures the spirit and playfulness of this unique story in its very own and distinct language.*

BEST POLISH FILM

COMPETITIONPOLISH FILMS

LOVELESS

SILVER FROGMAIN COMPETITION

cin. MIKHAIL KRICHMAN, dir. Andrei Zvyagintsev

Alyosha a 12-year-old boy lacks just one thing: love. His parents can’t stand each other and have turned his life into a living hell. When he mysteriously disappears one day the parents organise a search party, and begin to realise that they may have lost what should be dearest to them.

Russia, France, 127 min

This film deals with very familiar territory, a police procedural, in a restrained and strikingly beautiful way.*

ZHALANASH - EMPTY SHORE cin./dir. MARCIN SAUTER

Zhalanash was a beautiful fishing village on the Aral Sea. A place of prosperity, full of life. Owing to the absurd plans of the Soviet authorities, it became a desert village covered with pesticide-poisoned sand. The residents adapted to their new conditions, just like a person can get used to an illness.

For capturing the tragedy and absurdity of life after an environmental disaster.*

Poland, 40 min

GOLDEN FROG

SHORTSCOMPETITION

DOCUMENTARY

thSUNDAY February 11 , 2018 - start at 3:00 PM

CAMERIMAGE WINNERS SHOW GUESTS

WINTER BROTHERS cin. , dir.

MARIA VON HAUSSWOLFF Hlynur Pálmason

Two brothers live in a mining community in the middle of a snow-covered forest somewhere on the edge of Western civilisation. Their life is filled with the hard work. One day, when one of them is ostracised by the group, a tragedy begins to unfold, setting in motion events that will put all the relationships to the test.

Iceland, Denmark, 94 min

This film stands out as an extraordinary and consistent work on every level of all creative departments. We were impressed by the aesthetics and the high quality of the 16mm film images, which greatly contributed to the story.*

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER'SDEBUT

DEBUTS COMPETITIONCINEMATOGRAPHERS'

POTENTIAE

Potentiae is an intimate portrait of people with different disabilities. The camera follows them closely in their everyday activities, and a minimal story serves as an excuse to bring them all together in a thread of perceptual experiences that lasts one single day.

cin. RICARDO GARFIAS, dir. Javier Toscano

Filmed in Mexico City, a group of courageous, physically-challenged individuals find that by working together they are able to achieve both the ordinary and extraordinary. For its arresting images and compelling, deeply personal style. *

Mexico, 98 min

GOLDEN FROGBEST DOCUDRAMA

FEATURESCOMPETITION

DOCUMENTARY

ON BODY AND SOUL cin. MÁTÉ HERBAI, dir. Ildikó Enyedi

A blood-soaked slaughterhouse is one of the least romantic places for two delicate and sensitive souls to start an intimate relationship. But it is exactly there, among the daily work of cutting cows’ corpses into pieces of quality meat, that Endre and Mária begin their tender love story.

Hungary, 116 min

A beautiful and clearly observed movie with exquisite lighting in the service of an unconventional love story.*

GOLDEN FROGMAIN COMPETITION

MARIA SADOWSKA MICHA£ SOBOCIÑSKI MARCIN SAUTER director THE ART OF LOVING. STORY OF MICHALINA WISLOCKA

cinematographer THE ART OF LOVING. STORY OF MICHALINA WISLOCKA

director and cinematographer ZHALANASH - THE EMPTY SHORE

2017 AWARD-WINNING POLISH FILMMAKERS

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thThe 25 International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography CAMERIMAGE 2017 was held th thbetween November 11 and 18 in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

thDuring the 25 edition of Camerimage a total of 283 visually outstanding films were presented on six

different screens. Among our guests there were 820 cinematographers from 51 countries, 855 students

representing 185 film schools from 37 countries, 173 journalists and 965 film industry representatives.

We invited nearly 185 special guests: directors, actors, editors, production designers, producers and

others. 4520 entry cards and 2422 single tickets were issued for the screenings at the main festival venue -

Opera Nova, with 12895 tickets distributed for Multikino screenings. Altogether, the 2017 festival

audience gathered 72000 film enthusiasts.

Camerimage 2017 special guests included: John Toll, Frederick Wiseman, David Lynch, Paula Wagner,

Haris Zambarloukos, Kenneth Branagh, Phillip Noyce, Paul Hirsch, Adam Stockhausen, Wayne Isham,

Vittorio Storaro, Richard Gladstein, John Bailey, Michael Apted, Gregory Crewdson, Lana Wachowski,

Anthony Dod Mantle, Richard Andry, Larry Blake, Louis-Philippe Capelle, Charlotte Bruus Christensen,

Chris Doyle, Stuart Dryburgh, Andrew Dunn, Markus Förderer, Stephen Goldblatt, Magdalena Górka,

Sturla Brandth Grovlen, Mate Herbai, Rainer Klausmann, Martin Koolhoven, Eric Kress, Mikhail Krichman,

Ed Lachman, Dan Laustsen, Denis Lenoir, Sam Levy, Stephen Lighthill, Karl Walter Lindenlaub, John

Carroll Lynch, Tibor Mathe, Anastas Michos, Claudio Miranda, Rachel Morrison, Guillermo Navarro,

Crescenzo Notarile, Steven Okazaki, Daniel Pearl, James Plannette, Steven Poster, Jan Roelfs, Jay

Rosenblatt, Kristine Samuelson, Roberto Schaefer, Volker Schlöndorff, Michelle Schumacher, Brad

Silberling, J.K. Simmons, Oliver Stapleton, Jim Stark to name but a few.

thDuring the 8 Camerimage Winners Show we will present selected winners from the competitions held at

the festival: Main Competition, Polish Films Competition, Student Etudes Competition, Documentary

Features Competition, Documentary Shorts Competition, Music Videos Competition, Directors’ Debuts

Competition, Cinematographers’ Debuts Competition and First Look - TV Pilots Competition.

The following Camerimage 2017 award winning titles will not be presented at the Winners Show:

Bronze Frog - Main Competition:

FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER, cin. Anthony Dod Mantle, dir. Angelina Jolie

Special Mention in Documentary Shorts Competition:

FIND FIX FINISH, cin. Nikolai Huber, dir. Sylvain Cruiziat, Mila Zhluktenko

Special Mention in Documentary Features Competition:

NORMAL AUTISTIC FILM, cin./dir. Miroslav Janek

Best Music Video - Music Videos Competition:

LENINGRAD "KOLSCHIK", cin. Genrih Meder, dir. Ilya Naishuller

Best Cinematography in Music Video - Music Videos Competition:

alt-J "3WW", cin. Dustin Lane, dir.Young Replicants

FIPRESCI Award:

SWEET COUNTRY, cin. Dylan River, Warwick Thornton, dir. Warwick Thornton

Audience Award:

THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI, cin. Ben Davis, dir. Martin McDonagh

Apart from the competitions, Camerimage 2017 also featured several out-of-competition sections: John

Toll Retrospective, Frederick Wiseman Retrospective, Remembering the Masters: Raoul Coutard, Special

Screenings, Contemporary World Cinema, European Panorama, Baltic Cinema Review, Irish Cinema

Review, Music Videos Special Screening, Documentary Special Screenings, The Best of HBO, ICG ECA

Winners Show, Student Etudes Panorama, The Best of the National Film School at IADT.

Camerimage 2017 honorary award recipients:

John Toll – Lifetime Achievement Award

Frederick Wiseman – Award for Outstanding Achievements in Documentary Filmmaking

Kenneth Branagh – Krzysztof Kieœlowski Award

Phillip Noyce – Lifetime Achievement Award for Directing

Wayne Isham – Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Music Videos

Paula Wagner – Award to Producer with Unique Visual Sensitivity

Paul Hirsch – Award to Editor with Unique Visual Sensitivity

Adam Stockhausen – Award to Production Designer with Unique Visual Sensitivity

Haris Zambarloukos & Kenneth Branagh – Cinematographer - Director Duo Award

Camerimage is also famous for its numerous seminars, workshops and meetings with recognized

cinematographers, directors, editors and other film industry professionals. The year 2017 was no different

and the accompanying events program was packed solid throughout the festival week.

Camerimage Market is where companies like ARRI, Vantage Film, Panavision, Zeiss, Aaton, Angenieux,

BEIKS, Canon, Codex Digital, Cooke Optics, CW Sonderoptic, Dedo Weigert Film, Digital Sputnik, DMG

Lumiere, DoPchoice, FujiFilm, G-Technology, J.L.Fisher, MAT, K5600, Pajak, Panasonic, Rag Place, Red,

Samyang Xeen, Sony, The Studio-B&H, Transvideo, had their booths, providing a great opportunity to get

an up-to-date view on the cutting edge technologies and the latest filmmaking solutions.

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KENNETH BRANAGH - KRZYSZTOF KIEŒLOWSKI AWARD

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th25 CAMERIMAGE 2017

THE FESTIVAL CO-FINANCED BY THE CITY OF BYDGOSZCZ, THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND NATIONAL HERITAGE OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND, POLISH FILM INSTITUTE, KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE VOIVODESHIP AND NATIONAL FILM ARCHIVE - AUDIOVISUAL INSTITUTE

AWARD RECIPIENTS AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY

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JOHN TOLL - LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Festival Organizer: Tumult Foundation, Rynek Nowomiejski 28, 87-100 Toruñ, Poland

phone +48 56 6210019, fax +48 56 6522197, office@camerimage.pl, camerimage@camerimage.pl