Camerimage 2024 in Poland: Golden Frog Awarded to Michał Dymek for “The Girl with the Needle”
The EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2024 festival in Toruń, Poland, concluded with a grand celebration of global cinematographic excellence, awarding its prestigious Golden Frog in the Main Competition to Polish cinematographer Michał Dymek for his work on The Girl with the Needle. Directed by Magnus von Horn, the film also received a special mention.
Other major accolades in the Main Competition included the Silver Frog, awarded to Lol Crawley for The Brutalist directed by Brady Corbet, and the Bronze Frog, which went to Paul Guilhaume for Emilia Pérez, directed by Jacques Audiard.
The Jury of the International Federation of Film Critics honored The Devil’s Bath, shot by Martin Gschlacht and directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, as the Best Film.
In the Cinematographers’ Debuts Competition, Todd Martin took the Golden Frog for Tatami, co-directed by Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Guy Nattiv. Sandhya Suri won the Directors’ Debuts Golden Frog for Santosh.
Elizabeth Lo claimed the Grand Prix in the Documentary Features Competition for her work on Mistress Dispeller, while the Documentary Shorts Golden Frog went to J. Daniel Zúñiga for Shotplayer. In the Music Videos Competition, Rodrigo Prieto earned the Golden Frog for Taylor Swift’s Fortnight, featuring Post Malone and directed by Swift herself.
The TV Series Competition celebrated Ripley: A Hard Man to Find, with Robert Elswit winning the Golden Frog for cinematography and Steven Zaillian directing. Piotr Sobociński Jr. won the Grand Prix Polish Films Golden Frog for Scarborn, directed by Paweł Maślona.
Student filmmakers were also recognized, with the Golden Tadpole Award going to Tin Brendel from Łódź Film School for Orchid. The Silver Tadpole went to Daniel Le Hai from Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School for I Am Not Here, and the Bronze Tadpole was awarded to Lisa Jilg from Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg for Titans.
The audience award, Nagroda Publiczności „Totalizator Sportowy,” was also claimed by Tatami, further highlighting its impact at the festival.
Complete List of Awards – EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2024
Main Competition
- Golden Frog: Michał Dymek for The Girl with the Needle / Director: Magnus von Horn
- Special Mention: Magnus von Horn, director of The Girl with the Needle
- Silver Frog: Lol Crawley for The Brutalist / Director: Brady Corbet
- Bronze Frog: Paul Guilhaume for Emilia Pérez / Director: Jacques Audiard
Jury of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Award
- Best Film: The Devil's Bath / Cinematography: Martin Gschlacht / Directors: Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala
Cinematographers' Debuts Competition
- Golden Frog: Todd Martin for Tatami / Directors: Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Guy Nattiv
Directors' Debuts Competition
- Golden Frog: Sandhya Suri for Santosh
Grand Prix Documentary Features Competition
- Golden Frog: Elizabeth Lo for Mistress Dispeller / Director: Elizabeth Lo
Grand Prix Documentary Shorts Competition
- Golden Frog: J. Daniel Zúñiga for Shotplayer / Director: Sam Shainberg
Grand Prix Music Videos Competition
- Golden Frog: Rodrigo Prieto for Fortnight (Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone) / Director: Taylor Swift
Grand Prix TV Series Competition
- Golden Frog: Robert Elswit for Ripley: A Hard Man to Find / Director: Steven Zaillian
Grand Prix Polish Films Competition
- Golden Frog: Piotr Sobociński Jr. for Scarborn / Director: Paweł Maślona
Student Etudes Competition (Tadpole Awards)
- Golden Tadpole: Tin Brendel for Orchid / Director: Tin Brendel / Łódź Film School
- Silver Tadpole: Daniel Le Hai for I Am Not Here / Director: Daniel Le Hai / Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School
- Bronze Tadpole: Lisa Jilg for Titans / Director: Jannik Weiße / Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Audience Award (Nagroda Publiczności „Totalizator Sportowy”)
- Winner: Tatami / Cinematography: Todd Martin / Directors: Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Guy Nattiv