Polish-born cinematographer Michal Dymek has won Golden Frog — the main compeition prize — at this year’s Camerimage Film Festival.
Dymek was handed the award this evening at the festival’s closing ceremony by the Camerimage competition jury, which was headed by Cate Blanchett. She was joined by Anna Higgs, Sandy Powell, Anthony Dod Mantle, Rodrigo Prieto, Lukasz Zal, and Jolanta Dylewska.
Directed by Magnus von Horn, The Girl with the Needle debuted at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and has been selected as Denmark’s submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the Oscars.
The film follows Karoline (Sonne), a young factory worker, who is struggling to survive in post-World War I Copenhagen. When she finds herself unemployed, abandoned, and pregnant, she meets Dagmar (Dyrholm), a charismatic woman running an underground adoption agency, helping mothers find foster homes for their unwanted children. With nowhere else to turn, Karoline takes on the role of a wet nurse. A strong connection is formed between the two women, but Karoline’s world shatters when she stumbles upon the shocking truth behind her work.
In other main competition awards, Lol Crawley won the Silver Frog for lensing The Brutalist while Paul Guilhaume won the Bronze Frog for Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez.
This year marked Camerimage’s 32nd edition. The festival opened with a screening of Steve McQueen’s latest Blitz. The festival closed this evening with Universal’s Wicked.
Check out the full list of winners below:
- Golden Frog EnergaCamerimage 2024 MAIN COMPETITION goes to MICHAŁ DYMEK for The Girl with the Needle, Special mention goes to director Magnus von Horn
- Silver Frog EnergaCamerimage 2024 MAIN COMPETITION goes to LOL CRAWLEY for The Brutalist directed by Brady Corbet
- Bronze Frog EnergaCamerimage 2024 MAIN COMPETITION goes to PAUL GUILHAUME for Emilia Pérez directed by Jacques Audiard
- Jury of the International Federations of Film Critics Award for Best Film goes to The Devil’s Bath, cinematography by MARTIN GSCHLACHT, directed by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala
- Golden Frog in the Cinematographers’ Debuts Competition goes to TODD MARTIN for Tatami directed by Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Guy Nattiv.
- Golden Frog in the Directors’ Debuts Competition goes to SANDHYA SURI for Santosh
- Grand Prix Documentary Features Competition – Golden Frog goes to cinematographer ELIZABETH LO for Mistress Dispeller, directed by ELIZABETH LO.
- Grand Prix Documentary Shorts Competition – Golden Frog goes to cinematographer J. DANIEL ZÚÑIGA for Shotplayer, directed by Sam Shainberg
- Grand Prix Music Videos Competition – Taylor Swift – Fortnight (Feat. Post Malone) directed by TAYLOR SWIFT. Golden Frog goes to: RODRIGO PRIETO.
- Grand Prix TV Series Competition – Golden Frog goes to cinematographer ROBERT ELSWIT for Ripley: A Hard Man to Find, directed by Steven Zaillian
- Grand Prix Polish Films Competition – Golden Frog goes to PIOTR SOBOCIŃSKI JR for SCARBORN, directed by: PAWEŁ MAŚLONA
- The Golden Tadpole Award goes to cinematographer TIN BRENDEL from Łódź Film School for Orchid directed by TIN BRENDEL.
- The Silver Tadpole Award goes to cinematographer DANIEL LE HAI from Krzystof Kieslowski Film School for I am Not Here directed by DANIEL LE HAI.
- The Bronze Tadpole Award goes to cinematographer LISA JILG from Filmakademie Baden-Wittenberg for Titans directed by JANNIK WEIßE.
