Camerimage Festival Announces 15 Film Competition for November

The 34th Toruń Camerimage Film Festival has released its official lineup for a competition featuring 15 films. The event, which honors outstanding cinematography with the Golden Frog award, will take place from November 7 to 14 in Toruń, Poland. The selection prioritizes visual storytelling and includes a mix of major studio productions and independent international films.

Several high-profile titles anchor the main competition. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller direct Project Hail Mary, with cinematography by Greig Fraser. Steven Spielberg directs Disclosure Day, shot by Janusz Kamiński, while Martin McDonagh helms Wild Horse Nine, photographed by Ben Davis. The slate also includes Tony Gilroy’s Behemoth! and Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur, which features photography by Mikhail Krichman.

May el-Toukhy’s Woman Unknown, a winner at the Venice Film Festival, is represented by cinematographer Jasper J. Spanning. Other main competition entries include Paweł Pawlikowski’s Fatherland, shot by Łukasz Żal, and Hans Petter Moland’s Growth of the Soil, photographed by Oskar Dahlsbakken. Volker Schlöndorff’s Visitation, with cinematography by Axel Schneppat, rounds out the list of selected works.

The festival program extends beyond the main competition to include special screenings and documentary features. Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes this year, is part of the special screenings. Netflix’s Possible Love, directed by Lee Chang-dong and shot by Kim Ji-yong, is also included in the wider program.

The documentary section features NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. Szor also served as the cinematographer for the film, which received a Special Jury prize at the Venice Film Festival. The 34th edition of the festival continues its focus on the artistic contributions of directors of photography.