This year’s winners at Camerimage Film Festival in Toruń, Poland were unveiled Saturday 18th November 2023, with The New Boy, Warwick Thornton’s drama about an indigenous boy taken in at a mysterious remote monastery, taking the top prize.

Poor Things, Searchlight’s Yorgos Lanthimos drama starring Emma Stone, won the Audience Award at the festival, which focuses on the art of cinematography.

Camerimage’s Golden Frog is widely considered an Oscar precursor, with three of the past five Golden Frog winners going on to earn Oscar nominations in cinematography. Those titles include Lion (2016), Joker (2019) and Nomadland (2020).

Below is the complete list of this year’s winners.

 

MAIN COMPETITION

Golden Frog: The New Boy
cin. Warwick Thornton
dir. Warwick Thornton

Silver Frog: El Conde
cin. Ed Lachman
dir. Pablo Larraín

Bronze Frog: Poor Things
cin. Robbie Ryan
dir. Yorgos Lanthimos

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FIPRESCI AWARD

The International Federation of Film Critics Award for Best Film: The Zone of Interest
cin. Łukasz Żal
dir. Jonathan Glazer

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POLISH FILMS COMPETITION

Best Polish Film: Doppelgänger. The Double
cin. Bartłomiej Kaczmarek
dir. Jan Holoubek

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FILM AND ART SCHOOL ETUDES COMPETITION

Laszlo Kovacs Student Award – Golden Tadpole – Cremation, Or The Quarantine Hotel
cin. Wen Lau
dir. Ning Qian
school: National Taiwan University of Arts (NTUA)

Silver Tadpole: Plastic Touch
zdj. Celia Morales
reż. Aitana Ahrens
szkoła: The Madrid Film School (ECAM)

Bronze Tadpole: Poor Boy Long Way from Home
zdj. Tuur Oosterlinck
reż. Jonas Hollevoet
szkoła: Sint-Lucas School of Arts, Brussel (LUCA)

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DOCUMENTARY FEATURES COMPETITION

Golden Frog — best feature documentary: The Echo
cin. Ernesto Pardo
dir. Tatiana Huezo

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DOCUMENTARY SHORTS COMPETITION

Golden Frog — best short documentary: Oasis
cin. Myriam Payette
dir. Justine Martin

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DIRECTORS’ DEBUTS COMPETITION
under the patronage of the Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP)

Best Director’s Debut: Inshallah a Boy
cin. Kanamé Onoyama, AFC
dir. Amjad Al-Rasheed

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CINEMATOGRAPHERS’ DEBUTS COMPETITION
under the patronage of the Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP)

Best Cinematographer’s Debut: A Song Sung Blue
cin. Jiayue Hao
dir. Zihan Geng

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MUSIC VIDEOS COMPETITION

Best Music Video:  Son Lux “Undertow”
cin. Drew Bienemann
dir. Alex Cook

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TV SERIES COMPETITION

Best Episode: The Offer: A Seat at the Table
cin. Salvatore Totino
dir. Dexter Fletcher

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AUDIENCE AWARD

Poor Things
cin. Robbie Ryan
dir. Yorgos Lanthimos