Camerimage
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The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography CAMERIMAGE is the greatest and most recognized festival dedicated to the art of cinematography and its creators - cinematographers[1].
The first seven events (1993-1999) were held in Toruń, Poland. Since 2000, the festival has taken place in Łódź.
At the end of November every year, CAMERIMAGE brings together professional cinematographers, students and other people associated with the film industry.
The main awards are:
- Golden, Silver and Bronze Frog for best cinematography
- Golden, Silver and Bronze Tadpole for best student work (Student Etudes Competition)
- CAMERIMAGE Lifetime Achievement Award
The festival is also comprised of:
- Polish Films Competition
- Student Panorama - screenings of student films which did not make it into the main competition
- Camerimage Forum - a seminar devoted to authorship rights and working conditions of cinematographers
- special screenings and premieres, reviews, retrospectives, meetings, seminars and workshops led by well known filmakers
- equipment showcases
- various exhibitions and live music performances
The CAMERIMAGE festival spans over a course of one week, with multiple events at one time.
[edit] Opinions
"They're the greatest bunch, these guys who run the festival, the hardest workers. They've been putting on this festival for 14 or 15 years now, on their own against all odds and it gets bigger and bigger every year. Really beautiful" (David Lynch)[2].
